We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. Life is the sum of all our choices. My dream in high school was to one day have a home for mentally retarded children. So I studied special education, psychology and math in college earning a doctorate.…

We had a great planning session with Josue and Estella. They flew home to Memphis leaving Guatemala at midnight. Dottie needs a wheelchair so I will look for one today. She is now using a walker. Also, we have a physical therapist coming 5 days a week. When…

Connects my house to the old dialysis dorm A group of boys who were raised here and are now married came and challenged our older boys to a soccer match. I believe it was because Adela made gumbo for Dottie and Bubba smelled it. The addition to our…

Today the teenagers had the second day of worship and study. Heidy had Bible lessons for the three youngest dorms. With Dottie´s going through a health decline I have become Mr. Mom. Dottie is my rock, my anchor, and my biggest supporter. I am so blessed to have…

Today Josue and Estella arrived from the states. In a month they will be moving here for one year to help Dottie and I and especially Casa. She is our board chairman and was one of the first children to come to Casa before studying in the USA…

The Vencedores boys had a great time at the water park and beach. The school had a special day of play as they ended the semester. The Esperanza girls had pizza so they had a good day. Saturday there is a church coming to have Bible study, worship…

My grandson, Nicky, graduating in Lafayette, La Sadly, Cindy is leaving for a couple of weeks then returning before going home this summer for a knee replacement. She is an awesome worker, and the older boys see her as mother. We are praying that God will give us…

Oscar, two college degrees including architect, is in charge of construction and maintenance The courts are upset with us because we cannot provide cancer treatment for the child they sent us. We just cannot pay for cancer treatment, etc. This breaks my heart. We have the clinic but…

Daniel´s dialysis catheter quit working. He is in the hospital and needs our prayers. The installation of the cameras is going well. We will have the entire property covered to protect the children. Our property is so large that there are many areas at night where we have…

The earthquake damaged a hospital and there were a few landslides near the border. No one was killed on the Guatemalan side of the border. Here is a scripture you can use in praying for Dottie. Isaiah 40:29 ¨He gives strength to the weary and increases the power…

Children playing on Sunday afternoon I am continuing with David´s letter, Psalm 51, to God concerning his sin with Bathsheba. This is lesson #6 and it is so rich in who God is and his loving mercy. Mercy is my favorite word in the Bible and Psalm 51…

Yesterday was Guatemalan Mother´s Day and Sunday is the USA Mother´s Day so Dottie got blessed twice. Everyone is so kind to her. Our boys are gearing up for the soccer finals and if they win it will be the 3rd in a row this year. They love…

Yesterday was Mother´s day so several of the female staff celebrated with Dottie and many children celebrated with their dorm mothers. Also it was visiting day and the children who had visits from their parents were able to celebrate with their them. We received such terrible news. The…

Inflation hits Casa. Our electric bill rose $1200 this past month. Everything is higher. We had a great birthday party for Arya yesterday. Josiah and Jessica Gomez arrived and will live and help in the baby dorm.

Today was our granddaughter, Arya´s first birthday so Tony and Lily had us over to celebrate with a meal and cake. Gaby is no longer critical but will be confined to her bed. She will probably be able to go home later this week but will have much…

Lunch Angie left today and wants to return in January for the school year. Dottie chose the colors for the new addition to our house. I have been preaching for 4 weeks out of Psalm 51 and have at least 3 more lessons. This is my favorite Psalm,…

Billy Graham said, ¨God gave us two hands. One to receive with and one to give with¨. Dottie has gotten so weak. She needs our prayers. She has always been stronger than me but that is now reversed. Gaby is very weak but doing fair. She needs a…

Many of you know that Genesis was our first child to get a kidney transplant and she has done well for over 12 years. I just received a call that her younger sister, Gaby, is in the hospital with kidney failure and it is critical. They tried to…

I walked over to the lunch hall to see the children at breakfast. And every time I do that and look at the children, I am overcome with a deep joy that God chose me 35 years ago to come to Guatemala with the sole purpose of loving…

I was so blessed yesterday as a new 16 year old girl who has been here only a couple of months went to court and the judge asked her if she wanted to go home. Her answer was, ¨No, because I have never been loved like I am…