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Success
Three teams are here so we should be able to get much work done. Candida will have her baby by c-section at 6:30am Monday so pray for her. I have always struggled with the idea of success. From an early age I always wanted to succeed. But the…
Old folks
This morning I was doing my walking in the dark when I fell & hit my head. Two hours later Dottie fell in the kitchen & cut her arm. It looked as though she forearmed me & busted my head and damaged her arm. The last two days…
Hunger
I was blown away when I returned from the states. The dialysis construction is going so well. The clinic now has a digital-ray; a digital dental x-ray; a urine analyzer; a blood analyzer; a new examining room & that isn’t all of it. The mechanical cow house and…
my problem
The rains, flooding and winds continue throughout the states of Louisiana, Texas & Arkansas.We paid our respects to Sarah at the funeral home on the way to the airport. Heavy rains but we were able to fly out of LC. Friends called from Shreveport & Monroe who were…
It hurt Jesus to love us
Rain and high winds with tremendous flooding all through Louisiana and East Teas so we need everyone praying Dottie and I can get back to Guatemala Thursday. United informed us there will be cancellationsof some flights. Candida, Ezdras's wife and our adopted daughter, will have a C-section Monday…
Do you hear many “Thank yous”?
We had dinner with our son Chad & granddaughter Dana. There are very strong winds with warnings all along the coast. I had a very positive (future-changing) phone call with our board chairman, Wes Hall. The plans for the future will be awesome. Transition, transition, transition! Sebastian emailed…
His mighty love #3
We woke up still tired from the long day yesterday so we walked around the lake. Then we began to pack for the trip home. We love coming to the states but we are always ready to return to Casa. Two Tennessee teams are at Casa. The wall…
His mighty love #2
Brandi’s father will have pelvic surgery & more rods put in Monday so keep praying for him. Driving to church we had tire trouble & had to leave the car with a mechanic so Don came & got us. Lake View Baptist just received the message & were…
His mighty love #1
Nearly 40 years ago God brought Kenny N into my life & he was responsible for so much of the success of our ministry in Lake Charles. His son-in-law is the one who suffered the Argon gas poisoning & he is brain dead. Pray for his wife, Sarah,…
Broken Promise
Brandi's father had spinal surgery Friday morning fusing L1 through L5. He will have pelvic surgery Monday. Praise God he is alive. Keep praying. The husband of a young lady who attended our school and is the daughter of one of our closest friends was accidently gassed with…
Hospitality
Emergency prayer: Brandi's father had an accident at work and is in serious condition. Thy reattached his artery in his crushed leg but he will need more surgeries tonight on his pelvis, leg, etc. He said he was waiting for Brandi. She leaves Friday morning for home. Everyone…
Make a difference #5
Larry and Sue arrived back in Guatemlla. They will be there through the peak work season. Dr Hines also arrived for a week to work wih the medical staff. The meeting tonight at 1st United Methodist in San Augustine went well. We will leave Joe & Millie's home…
Make a difference #4
Karen is out of the hospital but Keiser went into the hospital due to infection in the catheter. Dottie and I are in San Augustine with her cousin, Millie and her husband Joe so they are catching up on years of family history. Gladys taught the girls about…
Make a difference #3
We drove nearly 500 miles today and will be at First Methodist in San Augustine, Texas on Wednesday evening. Then we will go to Lake View Baptist in Cave Springs, Arkansas on Sunday morning and then drive all the way back to Lake Charles that evening. We are…
Make a difference #2
The reception at GracePoint was wonderful and the evening meeting at Summit Crossing was just as great. Dottie and I had a blessed day driving from Wetumpka to Huntsville. Josh and Carla opened their home to us. We will leave early for San Augustine, Texas Monday. I shared…
Make a Difference #1
Drove to Wetumpka & had dinner with pastors Adam & Brandon. The concrete roof is on the new outdoor sanitary facilities. Chad, his father and sons built a new wall in the gringo dorm. Sebastian emailed to say we received another baby yesterday. I read 3 biographies: one…
Rest
I wrote a new last will & testimony yesterday but not because I am ill or worried. Dottie & I have Michelle, a special needs child, and we want to make sure she is cared for should anything happen to us. Gladys voice mailed me to say that…
We are called to be heroes.
Each year we are in the states when it is Michelle’s birthday. She has special needs. Gladys is stay in our house with the 5 boys and 2 girls. So she had the boy’s cook a special meal and the girls baked a cake and they made the…
Heros
Dottie shopped while I stayed inside reading and working on ideas about the transition and the finances. The weather is cold and wet so I had the better day. Dr You from Orange County, California has offered to come 3 months at a time and examine the children…
Tighten Your Belt
The rain has been constant so we are snuggled in reading which is our favorite past time. There is a Jewih/Christian bookstore in Hoover so we went there in spite of the rain. I love that store. This Sunday we will be at Grace Community Church in Wetumpka,…