After hearing my testimony Monday the Louisiana team worked on a wall and then had crafts for the children. Tuesday they went to Antigua because from Wednesday until Sunday Antigua will be filled with religious processions and driving into Antigua is impossible. Estrelitas and Esperanza rented a swimming…

I told you yesterday that a boy who left Casa 10 years ago came with his family to church and got saved. Well early evening today 4 of the teenage girls came to my room to pray for salvation and you never saw so many tears. It was…

 I gave my testimony to the Louisiana group this morning. Mitch is taking charge of the team as Josue and Estella are visiting churches in the USA for a few days. If you want to encourage your church to get involved in missions you cannot do better than…

Friday the staff took over 120 children and teens to the church Frateridad Cristiana where they watched the production of the passion of Christ. It is a live production and is done extremely well. Seven children went forward for salvation.This same church has Bible study every Saturday with…

A Guatemalan Senator was shot to death in his car. The Lord blessed us with two new boys. They are cousins ages 11 and 13. Oops! The Lord just sent us 3 more boys ages 8, 9, 13. Thank you for praying. That is 9 children in 3…

Josue and Estella will be returning to the states in a couple of months, and she will not return to her job for a year. She wants to travel to churches like we did and share the story of Casa. This will not start before late July but…

Heidy returned from the hospital but still has pneumonia. She wanted to recover here so she still needs your prayers. I had a good father and even though he has been gone for decades I think of him so often and I believe my life would have been…

Dottie playing with Tony as he tries to lay her down. She laughs and laughs. Heidi still has not returned from the hospital so please remember her in your prayers. We lost water yesterday about 3pm. We had water everywhere except in our new addition. It is critical…

Heidy is doing better but has a way to go. Today was visiting day with the parents. Do you realize that God wants to be a Father to you? II Corinthians 6:18 says, “I will be a Father to you.¨ This is the way He wants to live…

Last night the MRI showed spots of pneumonia in both of Heidi´s lungs. Hopefully by the time we publish this message we will know exactly what is happening and that she is improving. I just received this report at 3:30pm. Heidi says “The doctor says I need one…

Heidi, the American who teaches music here to the children was having breathing problems, so we hospitalized her. They will know more once they get the MRI results Sunday afternoon.   I believe that one of the most difficult things to accomplish is to forgive yourself. I know…

Orlando is getting his passport and hopefully will be able to go see our family in the USA. We adopted him and in all these years he has not visited the USA. So would you pray that he would have favor with the different agencies. The English-speaking women…

I have been at this spot too many times in my life. Starting with our first child who passed away then followed by our next 2 children dying also. When we adopted Tony and then Chad we were so blessed. Miraculously God soon gave us Elizabeth, Tanya, Becky…

My heart is so broken as Keyser who was just sent home a few months ago has passed away. He was the longest living dialysis patient to be raised at Casa. We all loved him so much, but Aroldo was like a father to him, so he is…

You cannot understand my joy today. At 11pm the judge sent us 4 children. They are ages 4,5,6 and 8. We have not gotten hardly any children over the last year. I want to thank my Lord for His faithfulness, and I pray this is the door opening…

I was so blessed when Teddie, a pastor from Grand Bay, Alabama texted and told me he first heard of us through KAJN located in Crowley, La. He, his church and his daughter, Diedra, have built a beautiful ministry in Guatemala. It warms my heart. Also, Jerry from…

This has been a very busy and long month. God has provided many activities and much of the Word of God. My heart is saddened today as I realize a large portion of my life has come to an end. The more than 40 years I shared the…

The viilia (prayer and worship) from 6:30pm until midnight went very smooth ending the evening with pancakes. The baby dorm and then the dialysis children performed dance and song and always bless the other children. The Buen Pastor boys woke up early and went to a water park…

: Last night one of the younger buys walked on the tin walkway to retrieve a soccer ball and fell hitting his head severely. We had an ambulance come get him and rush him to the hospital. Praise God! By 10 pm he was released. All the board…