Griselda in dialysis had the covid-19 test because she had contact with another child in the hospital when she went for her treatment. We await the results. One of the two local grocery stores we use found 4 of their workers with the virus. One of the teams…

The President is still not removing the curfew. In fact he is making it more difficult. Travel is limited and our state is one of four that the residents living in them cannot leave their borders. The entire country will be limited to driving with odd license plates…

Christine has a live blog every Saturday at 2:30 central time. I shared with the children this morning “But God” and I want to encourage you through this virus, these protests and the overall anger in the world today. No matter what happens God wants you to have…

Right now our country as well as the entire world is frightened. Everything seems to be falling apart. We need to return to Jesus. These battles may appear physical but they are spiritual. Only God can change this. Pray, Fast, Read the Bible and hold fast to your…

The President announced this afternoon there are 58 members in the congressional palace with the virus.  Aroldo & the dialysis girls just finished 15 days of quarantine & this morning came into contact with a dialysis child in the hospital. So thet now they begin another 15 days…

Oscar has Bible study with the college boys followed by hamburgers. Today I began paying the extra salaries along with the regular 2 week salaries & it totaled $29,222 so you see why I need your prayers. There are three more groups to pay every other week. Bible…

Bubba was one of our first children back in 1989. He went & spoke to the mayor & the mayor sent us a great offering of food & drink. Dottie went to a medical lab. Nothing serious! But she also went to the grocery store for the first…

The president is slowly opening the country. People can drive through the Mexican border but no guarantee you can pass from Mexico into the USA. There are no commercial buses, the schools are closed, the curfew is in effect, folks ages 60 & above cannot leave their homes,…

The school principal & one teacher were able to get to school today. The president still has a lockdown for the most part. So no one can travel from one state to or through another. Josue’ was able to get permission for me to go with him to…

All of the teenage boys in Buen Pastor have been in quarantine as have all of the children & staff in dialysis. Candida is moving back to Casa. She is a nurse. She also will be quarantined. There are 5 virus cases within ½ mile of Casa.  Dottie…

The news was saying “In the name of George Floyd” but I watched Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King say, “We need to be saying In the name of Jesus”. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Today was the first day in nearly 2 weeks when we…

The wind was so strong during the night that I went outside at 4am to see if everything was ok. Bob sent a photo of one on our beautiful eucalyptus trees had been uprooted. There are now 158 coronavirus deaths in Guatemala. It is going to take months…

We are at war. The covid-19 virus is in the subdivision behind us as well as in our village of San Bartolome’. The brother of one of our nurses has the virus so we have to quarantine for 21 days.   Add the destruction & anger in the USA…

The brother of one of our dialysis nurses tested positive for covid-19 so she will have to stay home. So we need more prayers for the protection of all staff & children. It is still raining so the kids are staying inside. lkjhgMy internet is not working &…

There have been 17 deaths due to the heavy rains which are off and on every day. Debbie, my office manager, will not have telephone or internet until Monday June 8th. I also do not have all my internet. Grandson

It is horrible as we watched what is happening all over America with the rioting and theft. This is so dishonoring to the memory of George Floyd. I fear that with all of these people in the street face to face the virus will explode. Guatemala’s president has…

I woke up at 3am with what felt like a nail stuck in my side. I was determined to minister but at 8am the pain was so bad I just could not stand. The rains have been continual for the last week. Sadly we will be under quarantined…

I am so embarrassed as I watch the violence over the murder of George Floyd as in all my years I have seen anything like it here in Guatemala. Guatemala is more civilized than the USA. Add the coronavirus to this & you just have to believe that…

This virus causes us more and more problems. Our smallest dorm of only 10 young boys needs house parents. Please pray with me that God would move on a couple’s heart. Of course there is no ability to travel so we are hanging on.  Dottie with one of…

People have become so desperate that the government has set up emergency phone numbers to call if you are attacked or robbed. We celebrated Minor, our son, 26thbirthday. Our son Minor is also our IT man