Mike Clark's Daily Blog
Prinicples of Biblical Success #1
Estella is with child! She & Andres are ecstatic! Dottie & I are going to be grandparents for an unknown number of times. After my sermon this morning I was so excited I spent the afternoon writing my next two sermons for Sunday mornings. Dr Miguel came to…
Suitcase
The calm before the storm! Monday the classes will begin for elementary through high school. Some of the college students have classes with all of them starting by the week end. So we are still getting school uniforms, shoes, etc. Tim is working on the possibility of teams…
Forgiveness #2
Years ago Bill & Mary Hughes came to Guatemala & laid hands on Dottie & me and the ministry. They have been monthly supporters for 26 years. Today she passed into the arms of Jesus. Pray for Bill & the family. She was a wonderful Christian and a…
Forgiveness #1
ALERT!!! We should be ready in ONE month to rough in the plumbing and electric for the hospital. The architect will have the plans in 2 weeks and we can use a NUMBER of plumbes & electricians. Contact Tim at timothyruthjr@yahoo.com Michelle, Oscar & Tatina began classes today…
Crabs
I began paying land taxes which takes a while when you own 15 pieces of land. Our lawyer is in the process of combining all of them into one title. But it did not take me as long to pay as expected. Edgar, who has one leg, went…
Church Building
I feel bad when I write something that confuses people. A few months ago I said that we were building a church in a village & could do that for $5,000. Someone who read that was upset because they thought another missionary was not being truthful when they…
Michelle
Michelle was brought to us 20 years ago as an infant with hydrocephalus & a short life expectancy. Today our psychologist at Casa brought 2 children to enroll in a special school. You have to understand that Michelle hangs on to dottie like an old bath robe. She…
A Fresh Start #7
My lesson for the oldren children Sunday was from the heart as much as I have ever preached here in Guatemala. Many make professions of faith but I do not see them achieving spiritually what they should We are now a month from going home and so we…
Fresh Start #6
The chairman of our board, Wes Hall, passed his medical boards. That is a real testimony of faith & perseverance. I am proud of him. I finished the power point presentation for February. Minor helped me. He is so intelligent. A fresh start requires that we no longer…
Fresh Start #5
Walter spent time with a math teacher that we really want. Pray he will accept out offer. I am so blessed to see how fast the hospital construction is coming along. To have a fresh start we must first, stop making excuses and second, take and…
Fresh Start #4
Blessed be the Lord! They insertad the light & scope into Antony's esophagus and when they entered the area where lazer surgery was to seal the varicose veins in his stomach they were shrinking. So surgery was not needed. They will check him in 3 months. Add to…
Fresh Start #3
Dottie is down to the high school uniforms. So she has done an amazing job getting everything the children ready for school. The American visitors had a praise time & dramas for the older children. Yesterday I shared that the first step towards making a new start…
Fresh Start #2
Marjorie took a turn for the worse last night.She was bleeding internally around the catheter. They are placing a permanent catheter in her today. She is in tremendous pain. Please remember her in prayer. Then, in broad daylight Ezdras, the pastor here who married my daughter, had…
Fresh Start #1
We made it through graduation, quinceaneras, Christmas and New Year's. We stepped back & took one deep breath & now we prepare for uniforms, texts, school supplies and enrollment of children in classes from kindergarten through university. We are adding more block layers and going as quickly &…
Out of the Old Into the New
Angie returned from her home in Escatawpa. Mississippi. Her father buys candy & other small items to send to the children for Christmas every year. If anyone is within 75 miles of him & is willing to help get things to Guatemala(he will pay for the luggage) or…
Education
Billy has been working so hard on the new proposal for our elementary and high school unification. He also has the program set for students who desire a trade so he will provide carpentry, electrical and plumbing, cooking, sewing and other areas. This is a huge step but…
A Sad Christmas Memory
I was so blessed this morning as Jose’ showed up to show me photos of the latest church we have built. With him was a girl who was born with brain damage; never walked until age 9 and was not allowed to go to school until age 10.…
Forgiveness and Mercy #5
If you want to help us with the construction of the hospital or the expansion of the visitor's dorm please contact Tim at timothyruthjr@yahoo.com so he can coordinate your timing to best coincide with when we are ready for your particular skill. The four days we took off…
Forgiveness and Mercy #4
Larry & Sue left & Duke arrived from Alabama. He is an excellent tradesman so we are blessed to have him here. LSU lost yesterday & I was sad but a soccer fan was killed in Guatemala City simply because he wore the wrong jersey. How sad! How foolish!…
Forgiveness and Mercy #3
Tim was contacted by the group from Tennessee and it appears that they are raising the money to make the additions to our clinic on the front of the property. This will allow medical teams to come and not only treat our children but folks in the community…