Dottie´s last photo with her father in the year 2000. Dottie has the sweetest attitude. She is so very happy even during such a terrible disease. She is totally unable to walk and even turn over in the bed. She can sit only if we place her in…

In spite of everything oiur family is happy. Adela who lives with us and runs the household and is Dottie´s main caretaker turned in her dissertation. She is finished with all her classes and dissertation and is eligible to graduate with a degree in psychology. She has worked…

The courts want to give is more children and of course I want all we can get. But they have said homes will only be given children 13 years old down to new borns. So pray that the inspectors will be impressed with our baby dorm. Jose was…

My son, Tony, and I went to breakfast and then had our hair cut. Dottie always just shaved my head. Since Dottie became ill I just let it grow so I thought a barber would make me more handsome. He failed! Colton has a Bible study Tuesday afternoons…

Kimberly and Orlando : Angie left for home and is praying as to whether she will return in January to teach next year. It was an emotional time for me because I just think she is one of the strongest Christians and best teachers that I have known.…

Kimberly and Orlando with Dottie This is the day to share with you the good news I mentioned a few weeks ago. Our son, Orlando, got engaged to Kimberly and will marry this year. When Orlando ame to Casa at age 18 months he was crippled and thought…

More Dottie I gave my testimony to the Texas team this morning. We had to hire another nurse. Her name is Jackie. Alex is doing well so thank you for praying and please keep it up. The Fraternidad Cristiana youth ministry came as they do every other Saturday…

More of Dottie´s flowers. EMERGENCY FRIDAY: Aelx in dialysis is very ill and they are having to place a fistula in his body for immediate dialysis. Please pray! This happened at noon Friday. We certainly have had a busy week with blessings and cursings. The team has…

Dottie loves flowers. This is a plea for special prayer for Jose, the father of Oscar and Josue, who is the minister who has built over 100 churches with us over the years. He is having prostrate surgery next Tuesday so he needs our prayers.   Since Dottie has…

I am so sorry, but I have a touch of the flu and cannot go outside. The Alabama team is doing construction in the baby dorm. Cindy is staying in the baby dorm and helping with the toddlers. Angie is packing and preparing to leave when school is…

Angie will be leaving within the next 2 weeks. She has been so faithful for decades here at Casa teaching English. She is not certain about her future as to whether she will return for another year or not. She is so dedicated and loves the children so…

Roxanna, one of our girls, now is a lawyer. Yesterday I gave the team my testimony and I never get tired of doing it. Roxanna is the young lady from Casa who became a lawyer. She came to Casa last night to pray for Dottie and myself. She…

Dottie has so much loving help. Roxanna and Blanca visited and at least 8 other young adults came to church. Yesterday I preached on Teacher and Soldier and am preparing for this coming Sunday about Christians as athletes. Mark´s team toured the property after church and then had…

It was so nice to see Cindy B. and catch up. She bought a home in Charlotte, NC. She cannot stay like she used to, but we will always enjoy her visits and her ministry to the teenage boys. Mark´s team had an outreach to a village. If…

Dottie with her brother, Luther, 6 years ago A team from Alabama led by Mark arrived today. The week was a fun time for the children and even the staff. There were games, snacks, movies as the children now are in study hall because final exams begin on…

God says that we are to be Teachers, Soldiers, Athletes and Farmers. If you want to make a difference you must realize who you are in Christ. Last Sunday I spoke on the Teacher and this coming Sunday I will minister on being a soldier.  Do you realize…

Cindy B arrived from North Carolina and that is always a treat for us and especially for the older boys as she knows how to mother them with unjudging love. My son, Tony, and I went out for coffee. We do not get to see one another enough.…

This is the last time Dottie saw her brothers and since she cannot travel it is possible she won´t see them on this side of eternity. She and I just cannot travel with her paralysis. This is the time of the year when all the students from grade…

Rick and me. Adela informed me that I jumped the gun as to when she will leave. It will be after the holidays. I hope she stays forever but that is not possile. Even though I jumped the gun you still know to pray for us. It appears…

Praying before a trip to the swimming pool The weekend went very well as Rick and David visited for a couple of days to look at the changes we have made the past year. They met with Jessica and Estela for an in-depth report of the last year.…