Mexico City had a 7.1 earthquake but it was not felt by the folks at Casa. The washer/ dryer for the university boys and the other older boys has broken down. We need you to pray that we can somehow replace them. We had another inspection today &…
Dottie’s brother, John Wordy, drove down from Springdale to see her so we had a pleasant day with Jim & Linda. One of the boys broke his nose playing soccer and needed surgery. We should have a new dentist on staff by Wednesday. Our nephew, Matt, came to…
What a great day! I preached in the morning & showed the power point in the evening. We had lunch with the pastor & friends . Walt & Randi had hot dogs for their dorm for Independence Day“Count your blessings, name them one by one. See what God…
We were able to spend time with Jim & Linda. I shared the powerpoint as they have been so involved in Casa for so many years. Jim was president of the Fayetteville Rotary Club when they helped us equip the kitchens and dining areas as well as providing…
I was so saddened today when I drove to one of my most favorite Christian bookstores. It was closed. So many bookstores are closing and it is getting more difficult to browse and see what books there are to help you to grow. I want a book I…
Three more of our girls have graduated as child-care professionals. It takes a special heart for that. We drove from Norma to Fayetteville, Ar. to see Dottie’s brother & wife(Jim & Linda). They just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The Independence week ended today with math & spelling…
Our high school band participated in band competition in San Bartolome’ from 2pm until 6pm. There was a marching competition also. The civic awards were given today and the children presented traditional Mayan dances. The teens participated in a cooking competition. We drove to Trinity Baptist in Norman,…
Activities continue today with oratory & speech competition. This will be followed by rhythmic gymnastics competition. Gladys shared with us that Mexico/Guatemala had a large earthquake last week while we were traveling. The children always run outside the buildings which they are taught to do. Casa did not…
We drove 7 hours but it was not too tiring. Vilma & Adam are working on her residency for the USA so they will stay in the states a while. Activies for Independence week begin today with art/drawing competition. Also the presentation of the girls who are vying…
The services went well & the children of the church had a “penny” collection for our children. They had $511 for the kids. It is great when churches teach their children to give. Tomorrow is the start of Independence week in Guatemala. The children will be involved in…
The first item on our agenda in the visits to the USA is getting the vitamins we need in Guatemala. It took three days but Dottie was able to find everything we needed. Irma, the hurricane is coming into West Florida so that will bring more rains into…
Michelle called Dottie so I guess Gladys taught her enough to do that. I finished the Christmas cards so that is a stress removed. We took our son Chad to lunch. Cooke says that the sad truth about many longtime Christians is that they have never understood…
The girls who make the soy milk delivered some to a village nearby. A blessing! Marlin passed her orals & now just writes her thesis & ill graduate on schedule. Proud of her! I am sure you realize that love is the main topic of the Word.…
Brandi’s mother is cancer free!! Aleluya!! Gladys took Michelle, our special needs daughter, & bought her a telephone. She will teach her how to use it. I sent Dottie shopping while I wrote Christmas cards. There are nearly 1900 to write. I did take time to go the…
Tony took us to the airport & the traffic was so bad it took longer to get to get there than it took the airplane to bring us to Houston. The devastation is horrible. Water is everywhere. John & Sharon Harvey were on our flight. They were our…
Quique hurt himself in a soccer game so he was taken to the hospital. The finances are low due to the increase of the cost of food and the low dollar. Pray for Quique & our finances. It was announced today that I-10 will open today. God is…
My last sermon before I go to the states was on self-worth. So many of our children have a struggle with self-esteem. Dottie had to set her boys up to work in her gardens the four weekends we are gone. Michael, Susie & Christopher, our grandchildren, came to…
To give you an idea of what the government has done look at this statistic. In 2015 we had 350 students in our school. Now we had 261. That is a loss of 89 children. Decisions by the government are not helping the children. San Carlos University’s law…
Jacobo & Tony who live in our home as well as other students began their practicum which is where they get experience in the areas they studied in high school. We had a major meeting with Billy concerning plans for the 2018 school year. We also had our…
It appears the airport will be in operation Tuesday so now we just need to pray I-10 will open so Malcolm can pick us up & drive us to Lake Charles. We finished the grocery shopping for the month we will be gone. I worked on the August…