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The Belt of Truth
We drove from early this morning until afternnon but made it to Hoover where we packed 2 more suitcases. A friend blessed us (as an anniversary gift) with 4 days in a hotel where we can rest. Jacob and Ana Ruth were married by the attorney which is…
Breastplate #2
Alex and Jefferson are doing so well due to great adoptive parents. We are so proud. I was hoping to have photos but evidently I could not receive them via email. Larry & Sue are coming back to Casa even before Dottie & I return. So they will…
The Breastplate of Righteousness
Drove to Sarepta for morning services and stayed in the guest house of Milton and his extended family.. Rested well the last 2 days. Anxious to share tomorrow. Two of our childen, Alex and Jefferson, attend Cook Baptist so we hope to see them at Cook Baptist in…
Sandals of Peace #2
I know you folks may think I am a dummy but I did accidently send two updates last night. Sorry for the extra reading you had to endure. Karen is back in the hospital due to trouble with the transplant still not functioning correctly. Estephnie was hospitaliized and…
Sandals of Peace
Sunday morning we will be at New Sarepta Baptist at 10:30am in Sarepta, La and in the evening at Cook Baptist in Ruston, La at 6pm. ALERT!! There is a group from Fayetteville Arkansas coming to Guatemala and can bring duffle bags for the children. Debbie can drive…
The balance
Sunday morning we will be at New Sarepta Baptist at 10:30am in Sarepta, La and in the evening at Cook Baptist in Ruston, La at 6pm. ALERT!! There is a group from Fayetteville Arkansas coming to Guatemala and can bring duffle bags for the children. Debbie can drive…
Faith or Faithfulness?
Had lunch with George & his son & then shared at Trinity. Chad emailed to say the visiting dentist pulled 45 wisdom teeth. Most of the windows are completed and functioning in the hospital. The electrical power is on!! The blue building (dining area) has new lights as does the…
Shield of Faith
Bubba & Sandra said that their little Antony is bleeding again. That child has experienced so much pain. Please make him a matter of your prayer life. Sebastian informed me we received a family of one girl and 3 boys. He also said he was doing fine. Tim…
The helmit of salvation #2
Brother Todd asked what I was going to do to keep touching churches since I am getting older. Many of the churches who supported us in the past and had us speak at their church no longer do. Pastors move on and pastors die and as I age…
Helmit of Salvation #1
Seeing the folks at Family Life, Brothers Todd and Francis, as well as so many old friends is always a joy and a blessing. The reaction and reception was wonderful. It was our first time at Calvary Baptist in the evening and Brother James was so gracious to us.…
Demons have roles
Dottie & I drove to Lafayette where we had dinner with our daughters, Tanya and Crissy, and our gramdchildren. The stay at Mark & Gina's this week refreshed us tremendously. When Satan came into the garden of evil and destroyed Adam and Eve he has forevermore wanted to…
Do you believe in Satan?
The weather was so cold in Guatemala yesterday that for the first time in 27 years our children had a "snow day". No snow but freezing temperatures. The Zika virus is nowhere in Guatemala. Not one case in the entire country and we are so high up that…
Self pity #4
Brayan has been cleared to go to school. He has been in isolation for two months but was given a clean bill of health today. Genesis had her checkup and her transplanted kidney continues to work at 100%. We began buying vitamins for the next six months. The…
Incredible
Jesus is the greatest thing to ever happen to me. Second to that was the day that I married Dorothy Ann Buckner. Why God blessed me with this gift of God I will never know. The ride has been bumpy and is not over yet. But I can…
Self pity #3
Tony took us to the airport at 3am & we arrived in Lake Charles at 1:30 in the middle of Mardi Gras. The team had popsicles for the baby dorm pizza for Esperanza Up, Down and Doncillias. A new dentist came from the university & we will now have…
Self Pity #2
An overtime devil! I am leaving Tuesday from Casa at 3am and the banking transfers are out of whack. Pray that we can work between the US bank and our transfers to the Guatemalan bank we have used for years but had been sold. A large team from…
Self pity #1
It is important for you to know that if you are interested in helping as a dorm parent for these 7-8year old boys there is only a small one bedroom apartment for the couple to live in. Sorry! The Americans began installing the windows in the new building.…
Real Need
We have a need for dorm parents for a group of only 9-10 little boys ages 7-8. Pray God will touch someone's heart. The teams from Virginia and Ohio are helping us so much with various projects. Our visitors bless us so much. We began packing today although…
My heart
Bryan is still in isolation after a number of weeks and one of the younger boys had surgery on his nose, throat, etc. I have an even stronger belief that the transgression is going in the right direction. The young people who have assumed the challenges of leadership…
Endure
A very difficult day. Sebastian, Tim & I left at 5:15am and the traffic ws horrible causing us to be 35 minutes late for a meeting with the insurance company. (3 hours driving). But they were gracias & saw us late. Then I returned to another bad situation…