Heidy S. presented a music concert with every dorm in costume & singing songs. She worked so hard but it was impressive. The US Immigration Service sent the non-Guatemalan family to Guatemala from Texas. Guatemala is accepting immigrants from El Salvador & Honduras who had passed through Guatemala…

You cannot imagine how happy I am for Cindy 2. Suffering for 18 years with kidney disease thinking that that she had no family only to discover that she has a mother who wants her & her remaining time to live she will be with her mom. How…

CNA came and went through dorms as well as interviewing both children & staff. They do this twice a year. Their report for the most part was very positive. So Sebastian & Billy feel good about it. We do have problems with to of our bathrooms and the…

Walmart from Guatemala City came in a massive bus with many clowns, piñatas, food and very nice toys for all the children 17 years old and younger. Alex brought some Aroldoand Lori who had beans, rice, etc. for us. They were working with Alex ministering to the villages,…

We are now into the busiest time of the year. Josue’ enrolled all the university before he left for the states. Today Sober begins music practice with every dorm & will present a concert on Saturday. This group is coming; the Sims leave & Walmart will host an…

6th: One of the boys who was raised here and left a few years ago was found murdered in El Tejar. His body was burned beyond recognition. Pray for his siblings. Marlin took the winners of the Family Dinner competition that was a year long project on a…

The girls in Doncillas took bags of clothes & gifts to a village and distributed them to the poor. Roy & Janice have been sponsoring Samuel & William for many years. He is a pastor in Charlotte, NC & they came here to spend a few days with…

Bob left for a couple of weeks in the states. There were 60 winners in our year long “Let’s play together” so today they went to water park & playground from 7am until 7pm in Esquintla. The Hunts arrived & are looking at what is needed in the…

Josue’ left early & texted me from Houston where he will be visiting and ministering. We had another two teenagers give their lives to Jesus this morning. The New York team left at 9am. We only have two couples coming this week so it will be a quiet…

This day began so sadly as Tony & Quique found Ginger, our Doberman, dead. The vet said she was carrying 10 puppies. Dottie, Tony, Quique, Mynor & myself buried her on the back property. Of all Dottie’s dogs over the years Ginger was more special than any of…

The New York team of medical personal are doing an eye clinic, dermatology & general medical checkups on the children today. Christy had a baby boy so we are grandparents again. I worked on the finances as we have started paying the extra month’s salaries to all employees.…

Estephany, dialysis, was hospitalized because her catheter is failing. Please pray for a miracle. Gladys has done an incredible job of getting and packing Christmas gifts and a bag of clothes for every child. My trip to the dentist went quickly & he installed a false tooth. Two…

Part of the Louisiana team worked in the flowers with Dottie while the rest of the team had crafts with the younger girls in the morning and then crafts with Esperanza as well a dinner for the dialysis children and then a time of sharing with the university…

Ezdras & Marlin took their teenage girls in Doncillas to a water park and will be there from 10aam to 10pm so they will be worn out. Please be praying for two sets of house parents we need. Dottie & I will be in the states the month…

Physically I had a difficult day and would appreciate your prayers. Today was visiting day so we had Bible services in the evening. There are 19 visitors here. Dedicating a baby 6/17/2003. Today is Father’s Day in Guatemala so I attended a party at the school for the…