Andrew Brown came to Casa many years ago. He got saved and worked with Tim and the younger boys. He was so gentle and loving and the children loved him. He left and married in Canada and began having children. I believe the number is 10. He and…

The government says that no one can post photographs of children under age 18. So this applies to all homes for children. The garbage collectors in the city formed blockades in various areas to stop traffic as they demand more money. Dottie woke up around midnight with pain…

Yesterday I shared that to study the Word you start with listening to it. Secondly, you read it for yourself. Do you realize that you only need to read 3 chapters a day and 4 on Sunday and you will read the entire Bible in one year? Adela…

I was feeling very blue as the strain of watching Dottie struggle and the population of Casa shrinking. But as I had my pity party God reminded me that Casa has produced so many pastors, church members, choir members, Sunday school teachers, musicians, vocalists, deacons, even missionaries, etc.…

I preached on the fact that God calls us Christians only 3 times in the Word. He uses terms like Light of the World, Citizens of Heaven, Living Stones, Salt of the Earth, Soldiers and Members of a Body. But the one I see referred to most is…

  I went to breakfast with one of the first children at Casa and I really needed the time to laugh at stories of the past. He knew more stories than I remembered.   A team from a Guatemalan church came and had an activity with the children.…

Dottie, Tatiana, Orlando. Quique, Adela, Tony on Valentines Day A strange event happened a day ago. The largest university in Guatemala, San Carlos University, had an emergency shut down due to a law written 75 years ago. In the 40s many students were murdered by the army. When…

I awoke to a banking problem in my account. It is a fraud alert. It is difficult to do overseas banking, so Estella helps me. Dottie has been giggling like a little girl for two days. As sick as she is she is upbeat and joyful more than…

The older boys brought flowers and banana bread for our anniversary. I have been feeling very poorly the last three days. I do not think it is physical. It is emotional. There are two situations that cause me great stress. The situation with Dottie is so critical and…

One wonderful thing the neurologist said about Dottie was that she will never go in a coma and with proper care there is no reason she cannot live 5 or more years. Last night Dottie was very agitated and was rude to Adela. Adela is her major care…

Today, (Monday) is our 62nd wedding anniversary. Little did we realize the trail we would take and the miracles we would encounter along that trail. There are so many moments in our lives that were incredible and special. But one moment really stands out. Dottie and I had…

Our wedding consisted of Dottie and I as bride and groom, Her sister as Maid of Honor, Her dad as Minister, Her mother as pianist and her brother-in-law as camera man. That was our entire wedding party so it was the group plus the cameraman which means we…

Brother Jerry has been such a blessing and finished so many needed odd jobs. I was visited by Pastor Teddie from Grand Bay, Alabama. His daughter has a wonderful ministry in Chimaltenango. The other night we had a 5.9-point earthquake. Some kids sleeping around the water towers went…

With Dottie so ill I took my son, Tony, to the bank and had him listed as a person to cash our personal checks. Dottie can no longer sign anything. (physically). The women had their second Bible study and fellowship with Dottie and she is loving it. The…

I was blessed last night after having a very sad, emotional day. One of the older girls came to see me and she told me she could not quit thinking about last Sunday´s sermon on the names that God uses to identify His children. She wanted to accept…

I love all of the more than 6000 children God has sent us over the years. Even the ones who did not like us and never accepted us as parents. Each child has been special. However, one girl was Doris who was the most abused child Casa ever…

We have been interviewing social workers and psychologists. We need to shore up that area of Casa. I Peter 3:20 tells us we are living stones. God is building His kingdom, and we are a part of that. Each of us is part of a foundation for our…

It was 36 years ago today, February 3rd, that Dottie and I with 5 of our children in the back of a pick-up truck crossed from Mexico into Guatemala. I was filled with fear, and we had no idea where to go nor who to contact. I was…

Tammy, a missionary in Guatemala, came with Stacey and her friends to visit Casa.  They are from Bastrop, La. only 10 miles from Dottie´s hometown of Crosset, Ark. One also has family in Bunkie, La. which was my home town. Julietta and Adela walked Dottie to the piano and…