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Inspection

Returning from Poaquil with a storm coming. There have been so many earthquakes and tremors around the world, and we have had our share with over 4000 hitting Central America. Of course, the 8.8 earthquake in Japan should be an eye opener for all of us. The border…

A Possibility

Quique is such a blessing to Dottie Walt and Randi took their NC team to the lake for 2 days to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. Before they left they gave cake to all of the staff. Larry and Sue stayed here with Dottie and I and again…

Adela

Taking Dottie for a ride The North Carolina team went on an outreach to a village. Kristi, a board member, arrived with her family including parents and in-laws. We had lunch and then I shared my testimony. One of the quakes broke our kitchen faucet and a bathroom…

Dedication of Melody

We are dedicating Melody who is Melony and her husbands firstborn. The Milan team is doing a medical mission in a village. The NC team came to church and then went to Antigua. I know that when you and I look at the physical condition of Dottie we…

Visiting joy

Having Larry and Sue (our age) is always a treat as we all talk the same language. The Milan team from Clarksville, Tennessee left Sunday. Sunday, we dedicated Melany´s baby. Melany is Amalia´s granddaughter. Amalia was our first worker in 1992 when we were at the chicken ranch.…

Larry, Sue, Walt and Randy

Different Guatemala churches come and minister to the children. Dottie has had a lot of urine retention in her legs so is using the compression boots daily and sometimes twice a day. But again, she does not complain at all. The two teams here will hear my testimony…

Teddy

This was Dottie 2 years ago. Last night we received 3 children with one being a girl age 6 and her brothers 11 and 4 years old. Today we received two sisters ages 6 and 9. These are answers to prayer. So keep praying. The Woods team from…

Dishes

This is another example of artisat Tony Bernard. You can contact him at Faily Life in Lafayette, La. Tony Bernard an artist from Louisiana who has given me dozens of paintings of LSU and Louisiana sent me three more LSU paintings he has done, and they are beautiful.…

Board Meeting

Tony Bernard´s art Tony Bernard an artist from Louisiana who has given me dozens of paintings of LSU and Louisiana sent me three more LSU paintings he has done, and they are beautiful. I was able to give my testimony yesterday to the Family Life Louisiana group and…

Sunday was special

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

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…

Adela

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…

Teams

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,…

My family

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…

Virginia and Justin

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…

Demonstrating the new wheel chair

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,…

A doughnut birthday

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…

Joy or happiness

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…

Emily

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…