Casa Aleluya Blog

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Therapist

Generatio to Generation ministers with me We have a therapist working with Dottie to get her to be able to walk. The second team from Tennessee went on an outreach with Adam. The teams asked if I would tell stories of the children and I am always ready…

Stand still

The optometrists finished up, but the dentists are here for a few days. The Texas team left. One of the Tennessee teams went on an outreach with Adam while the other team stayed to help Oscar and interact with the children. The electric gate was installed so when…

Korean Optometrists

I gave my testimony to the 69 Americans and at the same time a team of Korean optometrist checked every child on campus and the two dentists stayed busy pulling and cleaning teeth. So we stayed very busy and are so grateful for the kindnesses of those who…

Baptism

What a wonderful day! The parents visited in the morning and in the afternoon, we baptized 73 of our children, 2 of our staff and 6 American visitors. Lord cleanse me of anything that breaks your heart. We were asked by the courts to take two children with…

Three teams

This child has cancer. Pray for a miracle. We are preparing for water baptism. The Texas team has members with it who want to be baptized also. Dottie is feeling better but still unable to walk without a walker. Two more teams arrived. They are Lisa´s team from…

Pray with me

Baby dorm carnival 24th: Ganhdi said, ¨The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others¨. I am so excited about the weekend as three teams are coming with a total of 67 Americans. Since Covid we have not had so many people…

Teams coming

Ganhdi said, ¨The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.¨ I am so excited about the weekend as three teams are coming with a total of 67 Americans. Since Covid we have not had so many people at one time. God…

Our plans, His Will

We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. Life is the sum of all our choices. My dream in high school was to one day have a home for mentally retarded children. So I studied special education, psychology and math in college earning a doctorate.…

Dottie

We had a great planning session with Josue and Estella. They flew home to Memphis leaving Guatemala at midnight. Dottie needs a wheelchair so I will look for one today. She is now using a walker. Also, we have a physical therapist coming 5 days a week. When…

Our new addition

Connects my house to the old dialysis dorm A group of boys who were raised here and are now married came and challenged our older boys to a soccer match. I believe it was because Adela made gumbo for Dottie and Bubba smelled it. The addition to our…

Her

Today the teenagers had the second day of worship and study. Heidy had Bible lessons for the three youngest dorms. With Dottie´s going through a health decline I have become Mr. Mom. Dottie is my rock, my anchor, and my biggest supporter. I am so blessed to have…

Josue and Estella

Today Josue and Estella arrived from the states. In a month they will be moving here for one year to help Dottie and I and especially Casa. She is our board chairman and was one of the first children to come to Casa before studying in the USA…

Church visit.

The Vencedores boys had a great time at the water park and beach. The school had a special day of play as they ended the semester. The Esperanza girls had pizza so they had a good day. Saturday there is a church coming to have Bible study, worship…

Cindy

My grandson, Nicky, graduating in Lafayette, La Sadly, Cindy is leaving for a couple of weeks then returning before going home this summer for a knee replacement. She is an awesome worker, and the older boys see her as mother. We are praying that God will give us…

Cancer

Oscar, two college degrees including architect, is in charge of construction and maintenance The courts are upset with us because we cannot provide cancer treatment for the child they sent us. We just cannot pay for cancer treatment, etc. This breaks my heart. We have the clinic but…

Safety

Daniel´s dialysis catheter quit working. He is in the hospital and needs our prayers. The installation of the cameras is going well. We will have the entire property covered to protect the children. Our property is so large that there are many areas at night where we have…

He gives strength

The earthquake damaged a hospital and there were a few landslides near the border. No one was killed on the Guatemalan side of the border. Here is a scripture you can use in praying for Dottie. Isaiah 40:29 ¨He gives strength to the weary and increases the power…

Earthquake

Children playing on Sunday afternoon I am continuing with David´s letter, Psalm 51, to God concerning his sin with Bathsheba. This is lesson #6 and it is so rich in who God is and his loving mercy. Mercy is my favorite word in the Bible and Psalm 51…

Another championship?

Yesterday was Guatemalan Mother´s Day and Sunday is the USA Mother´s Day so Dottie got blessed twice. Everyone is so kind to her. Our boys are gearing up for the soccer finals and if they win it will be the 3rd in a row this year. They love…

Mother´s Day

Yesterday was Mother´s day so several of the female staff celebrated with Dottie and many children celebrated with their dorm mothers. Also it was visiting day and the children who had visits from their parents were able to celebrate with their them. We received such terrible news. The…