Yuesbely in her new bed room. She is on dialysis for kidney disease Was raised at Casa and we built an addition to her parents shack. We also provide her medicine and treatment should you care to help. As we move into October, I want to give you…

Alvaro brings his boys in Vencedores to pray for us. We truly need a Christian couple who want to serve as house parents. Please make that a matter of prayer. Also, no one has responded to my call for help with Dottie for all or part of November…

The children love it when Dottie is outside. Colton and Gil have moved to Esperanza where they are dorm parents with the older girls. The three college girls who lived with them in transition will assist them. The three college boys have moved to Buen Pastor where they…

A team on an outing. If you look on Google you can see where the median income for 56% of the people in Guatemala is below the national poverty rate. With the cost everything rising I do not know how they survive. 21% is known as severe poverty…

My granddaughter, Emma, praising the Lord I have received a few photos of Casa kids with their faces blacked out. So, thank you and please send more. Yesterday I preached on The Word of God. Psalm 119:16 "I will not forget your Word." Father God you are FORGIVING.…

Soccer with one of our boys. We have hired another nurse. Her name is Elizabeth and she will help with Dottie but most of the time she will be in the clinic. Paola who is the weekend caretaker for Dottie is on vacation. So, Carolyn will be working…

Josue was in Nashville and ran into Thom who was a member of our board for years and very instrumental in a major portion of the construction of Casa. I have not seen him in a few years. The Guatemalan congress has removed 10 quetzals of taxes from…

Mario and Antonio I shared with you about the Guatemalan President talking about the lack of rain and evidently God heard your prayers. It has rained hard and long for 5 days in a row. Mario and Antonio are two brothers who were raised at Casa and now…

Recently I learned that Brother Barry Thompson passed away. He founded KAJN Radio and was one of the Godliest and most loving men I have ever known. Over 40 years I had a program there. When I began, I taught on faith and never received any letters and…

Julieta is so kind and loving towards Dottie. She was raised at Casa and loves Dottie like a mother/daughter. And she also is a strong Christian. I said the volunteer to help with Dottie must be a nurse but that is not necessarily true. Maturity is what we…

Alvaro preached for me as I stayed with Dottie. We had no hard rain for many weeks and the last 3 days we have had downpours. Caroline, our nurse, is going home for November and December and we will need a volunteer nurse for those two months. You…

This is Quique who lives with us since he came as a toddler years ago. He is a good son and loves helping Dottie. He is in college and I feel that God is going to bless him with a great future. I pray that you will not…

Tony has lived in our house with us since he was a toddler. Today he is a teacher in our school. He helps us with Dottie without hesitation. Caroline is so good with Dottie. She reads the Bible with her, does physical therapy and takes her outside to…

Independence Day rally in our village. Dottie is so weak that when the nurses were bathing her, they could not hold her up and she slipped and cut her arm. No stitches needed! She is just so weak. The problem, of course, is when you are sick like…

Assembly for Independence Day. There is not any new news or activities as it is a quiet day. Just keep praying. If you are sending a Christmas gift to your sponsor child, use this address.Build Your House on the Rock. 319 Vann Drive STe E2. Jackson, Tn 38305.…

The children praising he Lord at supper. We had another girl turn 18 so she had to leave due to government law. She helped in the baby dorm so that is truly a loss. The President announced that since Guatemala is well below their annual rainfall people need…

Michelle and Lily preparing for the Independence Day parade. Another way you can pray specifically for Casa is pray for salvation and for an increase in population. We were blessed to receive 3 new children last week. Pray God will open the doors for many children and that…

Dottie needs continuous therapy on her hands as they stiffen from day to day. Today, Monday, is Guatemala Independence Day and a tradition is to run with torches behind then vehicles of your town, school or whatever. It is a loud and a traffic affecting tradition. Our school…

Two years ago when Dottie was diagnosed. I found out why there are blockades and demonstrations. The government added to the cost of gas in order to use it for highways and other “pet” projects. I can certainly understand why the poor are upset. Diesel is over $6.00…

They love the new playgrounds I took a bad fall during the night Friday resulting in cuts to an arm and a tremendous pain to my hips. I just was not paying attention in the dark. Dottie is doing better so I thank you for the prayers and…