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#596 Our story
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…
#595 our story
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…
#594 our story
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 &…
#593 our story
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 &…
#592 our story
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…
#589 our story
Jim had a devotional for our staff this morning. We still are lacking two teachers for the new school year that begins Monday. Mike F and Dorcas along with Sebastian are still working on the finances. Blanca who was raised here and is studying accounting on weekends began…
#591 our story
The sermon this morning was on why we need to read the Bible everyday. The Lord wants us to know Him & the better we know Him the stronger we will be. Dottie along with Minor, Quique, Tony & Oscar barbecued hamburgers. Tomorrow the new school year begins…
#590 our story
A number of folks helped and Oscar now has an office area for his architect work. So we dedicated it today. Jose’ came to tell me he finished the church, school & pastor’s home that we built. Thank you all who send us money to build churches. Adela…
#589 our story
Jim had a devotional for our staff this morning. We still are lacking two teachers for the new school year that begins Monday. Mike F and Dorcas along with Sebastian are still working on the finances. Blanca who was raised here and is studying accounting on weekends began…
#588 our story
The weather has turned cold. Felipe is still working on the drainage pipes as they had to break 6 inches of cement to get the problem which was a tree trunk that had sprouted and the roots completely clogged up 3 feet of pipe. This affected the dialysis…
#587 our story
The stoppages were tree roots growing through the pipes. The Maryland team arrived and had s’more & a piñata for the three youngest dorms. Felipe had to break a lot of concrete to find the roots in the pipes 10/16/2003.Construction is everywhere as Ricardo is digging a canal…
#586 our story
The teachers are working hard and the children are playing hard because next Monday school begins. We hired a new social worker like the government asked me too. I want to thank everyone who faithfully gave in 2019. We had another prosperous year of paying all of our…
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Duke & Elias are still working on the welding project. Mike F. is meeting with our staff on the new web site as well as a new accounting system. Dottie is trying to figure out how to get Michelle’s medication since Dr. Hines passed away. We need a…
#585 our story
Mike F. arrived to meet this week with our administration staff. We had an excellent Bible service as I shared on Psalms 1 10/11/2003. We received a new teenage girl today and she was so shook up we put a pallet on the floor & she slept next…
#584 our story
Dr. Lou & his family came by. He is head of nephrology who oversees our dialysis children. Casa gives them an offering monthly to help with transplants & this year 11 transplants were done. Gladys and the house parents pleasured the shoe sizes for every child on campus.…
#583 our story
MOVING DAY! The children made the annual moving to their new dorms. The hardest part throughout the years is when a child leaves. Susie is studying to be a dialysis technician & must do 300 hours of internship. She has to enter the hospital at 5am & leave…
#582 our story
1st: The kids fired off fireworks at midnight then ate tamales and punch. Duke arrived & will be here about 3 weeks. We will try to figure out the water line situation. Duke began work on safety bars for the high school. 2nd: The water lines running throughout…
#581 Our story
Kevin was robbed on a bus. Happy New Year! 10/1/2003. Malcolm drove us to Houston. His driving us from Lake Charles when we would fly out and also be there when we flew into Lake Charles would be a task of love for 20 years. We would spend…
#580 our story
A team from South Louisiana arrived. Some folks from Indiana who have an orphanage in Xela stopped by to ask what they could do with the problems with government agencies & the ridiculous rules. I told them that I had no idea. They have 20 kids. We have…
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We had over 30 children come forward for prayer this morning. It has been a difficult year for me but still God has moved so mightily concerning the children. 9/25/2003.Dottie and I have always liked walking on the River Walk in New Orleans so took a couple of…