As you know Dottie’s favorite Doberman passed away & today Josue’, Minor & Tony bought her a beautiful grey dog. She was so excited. It is a Weimaraner. She named him Spot. A couple of the visitors helped Dottie in her garden. The kids just love the new…

I was carrying an aluminum ladder yesterday and fell falling on the ladder and cutting both my arm and leg. Getting old is a bummer! Two suggestions: First we need scientific calculators for both the 30 high school seniors and the 43 university students. They are not that…

Pastor Teddie from Grand Bay, Alabama is the most ardent Alabama fan I know. So he humbled himself & purchased me an LSU National Championship shirt & gave it to me today. I failed to share something so sweet that happened. Earl & Pat in the Woodlands, Texas…

Allen & Kim arrived from W. Va. and the Virginia team went on an outreach to a village. Yesterday the women on the team were able to darn some of the baby dorm clothes. 12/10/2003. One of our social workers took a new girl to the forensics clinic…

One of our children adopted years ago is Alex & he lives in Ruston, La. He is a senior in high school & wants to come stay with us a month & study Spanish. That will be a blessing for us. Dottie had a women’s breakfast & she…

This Sunday, February 2, if you were a child who lived at Casa in the past & want to be in our Christmas photo please come at 8:45am & immediately after the church service we will take your picture. Put it on social media please. If you cannot…

Today was visiting day so I spent the morning making 60 five minute radio shows for KAJN. Today also was the first service for the latest church that we along with your help have built. One of our teen girls had successful eye surgery. Cindy 2 who is…

I brought the older boys over to the girl’s side for the morning. I made radio shows in the afternoon. Mike F. left today after a full week of working with our administrative team. Adela lives in our house and helps Dottie and Michelle 11/27-28/2003. Tonight was graduation…

Our hearts were broken today as the 5 year old triplets & their brother & sister were sent back to the parents. The judge took 20 minutes to make his decision & the mother cried because she is scared for the children. This is why we need your…

Mike F. extended his visit a he is working with the Casa team on the new web site & our new accounting system which will keep me from having to do the finances. Cristine & McKenna took Michelle & Adela out for two movies, two meals & a…

We have a team of 14 expert carpenters, electricians, etc. to reroof the clinic. The next building needing a roof is the dialysis house. These are both single story buildings. Then we have to look at reroofing my house and Eesperanza that are both 2 floors high &…

I was supposed to visit Dr. Lou’s new dialysis facilities with Aroldo but felt so bad last night I cancelled then woke up feeling better but it takes nearly 2 hours in the morning traffic to get to Roosevelt hospital. Aroldo actually teaches a class on dialysis with…

OPPORTNITY:This year we have 40 university students so the costs is $10,000 per month or $250 per student. If you, your church or Sunday school class would like to help at least partially for a student that would be wonderful. We received the first two sets of commercial…

The Texas team left today. Mike F. began working with us on the new web site. The Pa. team had bingo and pizza for the transition & university students. Quique's birthday The government of Guatemala that thousands of people from other central American countries have stormed the Guatemala/Mexican…

Mike F. arrived to help us understand the new web site. The Texas team had pizza for the older girls. They also played “Musical Chairs” & it did not matter who won—they all received a prize. This is our son, Orlando Minor, who is on staff as our…

17th: The Pennsylvania team went shopping in Antigua. The Texas team fed pizza to the boys in Vencedores and Buen Pastor. We ordered the first two sets of commercial washers and dryers. We will be going on our new web site hopefully in a day or two so…

I received the greatest news today although I will not share with you what it is. Just be happy for me! The Pennsylvania team is composed of seamstresses so they are making skirts & repairing old skirts, etc. This is a huge job so we are so blessed…

Rosario, who was raised at Casa and a great kid who worked in the dialysis house, married Wilbur who also was raised here came by to show me she is graduating as a psychologist and wants me to escort her. I am so proud of her. Duke &…

My LSU Tigers are National Champions but Jesus doesn’t care. The Maryland team went on another outreach. Oscar went to get the prices on two commercial washers and dryers so we can purchase them & install them. Today is inauguration day so we have a new president &…

We had our first school assembly of 2020. Each teacher was introduced. Jim showed “Pilgrim’s Progress” in his class. Two of the children raised here, Abraham & Angelica, are new teachers in our school. Angelica and Abraham. Raised here and now on the school staff. 11/1/2003. We were…