Vanessa (dorm parent) Orlando is preparing all the computers for the new university students as well as the high school students. There seems to be an excitement about the new school year. Two teachers are Abraham and Shirley both of whom were raised at Casa. I want to…

I had trouble with my banking so I had to have an outside person come fix it. The children changed dorms as we do each year as the kids age. It usually takes all day. We are looking for someone to teach English to our incoming teachers. One…

Quique and his self-built computer Quique went a long way into the mountains to visit his father who is ill. Before he left, he and Minor built a computer for Quique. It is beautiful. Young folks are so much smarter than we were 64 years ago. Well, 2024…

Celia making the mashed potatoes for the Christmas dinner Every dorm prepared a meal for 10 to midnight which is a tradition for New Year's Eve. Michelle has been sleeping on our couch since Adela is visiting her family. Amilcar, college student, is staying with us since all…

It is amazing how quickly 2023 passed by. As Dottie and I enter our 81st birthday year as well as our 61st year of marriage and 35th year in Guatemala we still look forward to whatever God has in store for our future. After the year we just…

Three cooks: Blanca, me and Candida Heidy had her Christian musical presentation and Sunday morning we will have The Lord`s Supper. When Monday arrives everyone will be focused on the new school year. We have bought lots of school supplies but need more. The uniforms are coming along.…

Candida, Jakelyn and Estella cooking corn and string beans Adela went home for a week with the second group of youth 18 and older so Heidy is caring for Michelle. Dottie had a very rough night as she has difficult walking. She left the dinner early. Some of…

Cristmas dinner a few days late The Christmas dinner was so good. Butterball turkey with lots of trimmings. This is a tradition that the children really enjoy. Lots of laughter! Daniel (dialysis) was to have kidney surgery this morning, but he had a seizure before they started. Please…

Andreas preached our Wednesday night service. Tomorrow night we will celebrate the Christmas dinner (a week late) for the children. My sister felt well enough to visit her daughters in Dallas. My sister Charlotte and family. She is being strong.

All the villages around us set off a volume of fireworks at midnight. I slept through it all. Dottie got up and read her Bible until the 2-hour display was over. We snuck off for breakfast and alone time. It is hard to imagine another year is about…

Granddaughter Arya Iput in ear plugs as the children had sparklers for the little one and progressed up to large fire works. I heard nothing but Dottie heard everything. The usual tradition in Guatemala is a typical Mayan meal near midnight. I missed that also. We ate lunch…

We had Sunday dinner yesterday with Esvin and Flor. The young people over 18 years were allowed to go home either 4 days for Christmas or 4 days for New Years. Mariela was adopted from Casa years ago and yesterday she was married to Carlos. Both of them…

The weather is still cold but the children are enjoying the gifts they received. Vanessa and Mariela were the main ones to put all the gift bags together. Dottie and I just cannot physically prepare that many gifts. But everyone who helped made it a special day for…

Dialysis children Giving the Christmas gifts to the dialysis children was so special. They were so grateful. Sadly, Aroldo had to take one child to the hospital so was not there for the gifts. God is interested in absolute surrender. He keeps working until you let Him be…

Gifts We have 35 college students starting classes in January. If you, your Sunday School class or your church would like to help us the cost for enrollment is $100./$120 and classes cost $100 to $150 monthly. It would be such a blessing because this does not account…

Winners swimming Dottie had an eye exam to check on the possibility of cataracts. Today we were to have Heidy and her music students present a little concert of Christmas music but she is ill and needs your prayers. Kelli is a young lady who came last week…

Another grandson The winners of the talent show went swimming today as a reward. We have 16 turkeys for the staff to cook for the Christmas dinner. 'The memories we make with our family is everything". We already began purchasing school supplies. It is a load. Cindy and…

Our boys won the Christmas soccer tournament. My daughter Tanya's entire family has Covid. Sharon has had high blood pressure and went to the hospital last night. She was treated and sent back to Casa. Pray for both cases. Also one of our teens, Daniel, was just released…

Saturday the older boys went swimming and then Sunday after church the Esperanza girls went Christmas shopping. The weather remains cold. I shared on God the TRUE God. He is True Bread, True vine, etc. Young people who left Casa and are having families, going to church and…

Tatiana finished her third major step to become a registered nurse. She will finish in May. She has been so faithful working in our clinic and going to school. Jay decided that he will come here long term. Monday he flies to Florida to get his car and…