I asked Dottie to put her sweater on. She is so full of joy. Sunday was Parent´s Day so they come to church to hear me preach and then Makko and Ali have a 45-minute parenting class with them followed by 3 hours of picnicking with their children.…

Shandi helps Adela with Dottie´s therapy My sister left for Louisiana Sunday morning and I already miss her. Shandi did a very good job of caring for Dottie Saturday from 8am-8pm. It takes a special heart to do that. Adela taught her well. I spoke Sunday morning about…

Anna Lisa and Jerry My sister and I visited in the afternoon as she will leave tomorrow morning (Sunday). She is 77 and I am 82 and since I cannot travel to the USA anymore this has been a very special time for me. Another team of 9…

Estefany is so ill and still in the hospital Estefany in dialysis is very critical. She has been in the hospital for a while. She is now 18 and so is now the responsibility of her family. Currently there are 4 children in dialysis. They are Daniel, Maria,…

Tony fixed breakfast for us and my sister and nephew then I took them on a tour of Casa because Justin had never visited us. It has been such a blessing to have them here. My sister is 77 so with me not being able to travel to…

My sister Virginia Sometimes I mess up my blog and you do not receive it automatically. If so, go to Google and type in casaaleluya.org and then click on blog. I am sorry that this keeps happening. My sister, Virginia, and her son, Justin, arrived today. I have…

The sides come off. There were demonstrations in various locations around the country. All employers are legally responsible to pay what is called Bono catorce which is an extra 2 months’ salary. But the government has not paid their employees so that is teachers, court personnel, hospital doctors,…

I had a 24 doughnut birthday. I did not eat them all. Dottie and I both woke up weak. I think that carrying Dottie in my mind and heart is just weighing me down. It breaks my heart to see her so weak. Especially since she has been…

University girls singing happy birthday. Sunday, I preached about joy. Happiness and joy are not the same thing. Happiness is a fleeting emotion, tied to external circumstances and specific events.  Joy is a deeper, more enduring sense of well-being and contentment, rooted in internal factors and a sense…

My granddaughter Emily The young adults who live in my house had a birthday party for me with barbecue and of course cake. Julietta was able to come to perform therapy on Dottie. Two died in her community. She brought her daughter, Emily, who is so pretty. I…

Adela cancelled Michel´s eye exam in the city because there continues to be tremors all the way into Mexico. As I write this there have been two more quakes of 4.8 strength. There has been considerable damage in villages where the construction is not up to code. Two…

Retired physical therapist, Cindy, helping Julietta with Dottie. It breaks my heart to tell you that Cindy will be returning to NC to be with her family. More on that tomorrow. The team is having water balloons with every dorm throughout the day. Wednesday we were still having…

Proud to be an American You can get our blog on Facebook 10th: We were down to one team and that is the large Tennessee team that has done multiple things both on and off campus. But Tuesday afternoon another team from Tennessee arrived. This has been so…

Cindy and Julietta working with Dottie. Cindy is a retired physical therapist. I am so sad about the floods in Texas. We have friends and sponsors from Kerrville, Texas that we have not heard from. At this point there are 102 deaths and over 30 still missing in…

A wheelchair where the parts cab be removed and Dottie slides in with help. It will help pur backs because she does not have to be lifted high. Cindy bought Dottie a wheelchair that allows the parts to be taken off and we can slide her in. We…

Cook Baptist and the Rustin, La. team has come for years. It is a blessing to announce that Esvin and Flor are joining our staff. Esvin is the brother of Fernando and Mario and will be maintenance coordinator with Colton. Flor will be in the kitchen. I married…

Dottie is our choice for Miss July the 4th.  I taught Sunday on talking to God out loud and with emotion. God wants you to recognize your feelings. (Psalm 6:6), your weaknesses (Psalm 25:16), and His strengths (Psalm 24 :8). There are 7 thoughts that I had concerning…

Estefany has been released from the hospital so you can be sure it is due to the many prayers concerning her kidney failure. The many American teen visitors are scraping buildings preparing to paint them if the rain doesn´t come. One team is having devotionals with all the…

Charlie Rogers was my hero. He built 1000 structures i Africa for the Gospel to be learned. After giving my testimony yesterday, I left Dottie with Adela and Julieta for 2 hours to think and pray. Things in my life have changed so much in the last 12…

A week after this picture was taken in the hospital a year ago this month Dottie was paralyzed from the waist down. I want you to look at that smile because that is what she looks like everyday despite her illness. It has been a special 4 weeks…