Laboratory technicians from San Lucas came to take blood, feces and urine from all workers and older children. The Mobile team is mostly teenagers so Oscar has them in groups pressure washing the baby dorm, arranging the school classrooms and the bodegas. Adam brought his team to Casa…

A team of 35 with Macy, from Mobile, Ala. arrived for a week. The boys who work for Dottie had to cut down and dig up the roots of a large tree so that we can remove two walls to extend the construction of the new house. A…

We have a young girl who needs surgery and a prosthesis for her leg. The surgery is $2000 and we yet to have the price of the prostheses but should you want to help we would certainly appreciate it. Yesterday was our 61st wedding anniversary. It has been…

A judge called and will be sending us a two-month-old little boy. He was found with the umbilical cord still attached. Our new dentist cleaned my teeth and ¨Look mom, no cavities¨. Brennen and JoseMaria came to walk Dottie and me through the construction of our new living…

Adela, who has lived in our house for 8 years caring for Michelle and helping Dottie went to her village today. Her family is deeding her a portion of land, so she is excited. Our passports are about to expire so we have someone working of renewing them.…

In about 10 days we will celebrate Dottie and my arrival in Guatemala in 1989. That was 35 years ago. My church in Lake Charles had odds on how long we would stay in Guatemala, and no one won. No one said we would stay here longer than…

Three of the older young people have transitioned out of the transition program. They are ready to face the world. At least I am praying that they are ready. Dottie and I drove to Guatemala City to buy some items that Dottie needed. We do not travel often.…

One of our girls began university Friday in social work. Just like the USA she was ridiculed by a liberal teacher of philosophy for being a Christian and even told she would probably not pass the course. She came home in tears. We will change her to a…

Our passports are near expiration, so Estella has a lawyer helping us. I pray every day for children to receive Christ because I believe that is the real reason they come to Casa. We got the report following the CNA inspection and it was excellent. It was so…

The kids got off to college and it was a 13-hour day so they came back exhausted with some feeling good about their classes and others feeling shook up. We probably need to use a second bus as we have so many college students. The weather is so…

Thirty-five years ago, today we crossed the border into Guatemala. I was scared to death. I had no faith nor peace then God spoke. ¨Mike, what you need you have, what you do not have you do not need¨. He has been so faithful to that promise. The…

CNA, the governing agency over all children’s homes began their first inspection of the year and we feel that we have done as much as we can to comply with the hundreds of regulations. Pray for favor with them over these two days. Twenty-five college students will begin…

I had a physical today & it appears everything is fine. Then I saw a neurologist & he said heart, lungs etc. were fine but my body is so tensed and stressed. I have another appointment on Monday. He will look deeper. We need a vacation. But that…

Reroofing the baby dorm. The Bible speaks of a ¨Falling away of the Church¨. I wonder if that is what we are seeing in the world and especially America. Church growth has fallen from 73% when I was young to 47% today. Jesus is treated as an unholy…

Keyser is hanging on and as always he has a great attitude for a 17 year old who is so ill. Make sure when you receive this newsletter that you look at the new addresses and phone numbers on page one. With us moving the office to Tennessee…

First batch of computers for college. We need to buy 15 more. Parents visited today so we had Bible in the evening. I preached on ´The pure in heart´. Minor, our son, is getting all of the computers for the college students ready for their first day of…

Analy is a real blessing for so many years. Yesterday the school had a special time of praise and sharing as they finished up the first week of classes. Analy, one of our first children, works for the government and has done so well since graduating from college.…

Keyser is back at Casa but not out of the woods. Please pray. He is more comfortable here. What Kelli has written is very good. It is especially good for me to recall and remember what God has done these past 35 years in Guatemala. The team is…

The Texas team is working hard in the baby dorm. My speech and balance cleared up yesterday afternoon. Dottie finally felt well enough to go buy groceries. Kelli sent me the first draft of our biography and I added what she needed. It is a lot of work…

I was giving my testimony to the Texas team when all of a sudden I had an unbelievable head ache and began slurring my words and had trouble walking. I thought I was having a stroke. After Dottie prayed for me I was able to go to sleep…