I will miss Estela and Andreas. Adela is so sweet. She worked so hard to make today special. She honored Dottie and myself with a huge meal, decorations and flowers. The children honored us in church Sunday for our anniversary with notes written by everyone. Even the toddlers…

Adam came yesterday with a group of dentists to check the children. Also Ted and Lori arrived and had activities with all dorms. Yesterday the university students began classes leaving Casa at 5:30am and returning between 6 and 8pm.The driver we hired took them right in front of…

Estefany is one of our girls raised here and now works with a church group caring for poor people. We have an old video on You-tube at:                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e5OgHv8NiQ It is from 1997. There is not much going on with Casa besides the day-to-day activities with school and the…

Hugo came here when he was a small child. He lives in El Milagro not far from his brother Jonathon. Saturday morning the 7 college students studying in Chimaltenango begin classes. They will leave at 6am and not return until after 7:30pm so it is a long day.…

Dottie is so blessed to have many who want to help her in here therapy. I shared a teaching on Mercy with the team in Chimaltenango. Sharing with Brother Teddie´s group is such a blessing. He has been such a friend to Casa and has a wonderful ministry…

IHundreds of pounds of cables. I miss preaching on KAJN radio. Dozens of years I preached and now I feel so empty. As much as I love preaching here in Guatemala, I still have such a deep love for Louisiana. T With Dottie´s physical disability we will not…

February is a special month. Dottie and I were married on the 10th of February, and we crossed the border from Mexico into Guatemala on the 3rd of February in 1989. That means we have been in Guatemala 37 years. Sometimes I just find it difficult to realize…

Dottie with Pastor Teddie. Dottie was hurting so we put her on her side to sleep. Somehow, she was able to get her feet out from the cover and get next to the edge of the bed. She has not had this much movement in nearly 2 years,…

Alvaro, Angelica and Evelyn I woke up as though I was as drunk as a skunk. I could not stand nor walk for most of the day. Alvaro, Angelica and Evelyn came to visit They all just left Casa within the last month, and they seem to be…

This is our Casa logo made in flowers. You can see the father and mother with the child in the middle. This photo does not do it justice. It is beautiful. These folks are truly professional landscapers. I would appreciate your prayers for an English teacher for our…

I made an error so this is the blogs for Thursday and Friday. So here are both together. A teacher in our school for years was killed Monday less than a mile from our front gate. When I wrote Monday of a motorcycle death, I did not know…

This is our present playground which was the first one built over 30 years ago. I failed to tell you that after the preaching Sunday some of the parents came to talk to me about their spiritual condition. Dottie is doing better nearly every week with her mental…

Dottie and Adela reading the Bible. Dottie van find any scripture and read it. God is truly working a miracle in her mind. A teacher in our school in the past was killed in a motorcycle wreck in front of Casa. He was a Christian. More later! With…

Sunday was parent´s visitation and my sermon lined up with them being here. It was the Holy Spirit because I had forgotten they were coming. Dottie and I have had all these years together and our love has never wavered. I know I have shared with you my…

Quique and Benjamin with Mami I will share the 7th word on changing your family and I am sure that most of you already know it is the word LOVE. Carolyn has been a tremendous help and she and Adela and Jacelin work so well together as well…

The new bus. Some of you may remember Bejamin whose father knocked his eye out. He came here and we were able to get him a false eye. He went to trade school and became a chef, and he is making a great life for himself. He works…

The fist day of class. Years ago, someone bought a flatbed truck for Casa and put it in my name. The last few years the government wants me to pay a fee as a business although the truck has only been used by me and never for commercial…

Vanessa (Joselyn) Vanesa came to Casa when she was a baby and we called her Joselyn. She is a very strong Christian and the dorm mother for Esperanza girls. She sings in another church on Sundays.  Her strong Christianity is seen and known by everyone who meets her.…

Wilbur, Rosario and me Pastor Dave sang Happy Birthday to Quique. It was so good to see his face over the phone. He and I have more wonderful memories about his time here in Buen Pastor. 17 years we were together. For more than 30 years I have…

Bubba School will open Wednesday with a gathering of all dorm staff and all of the children. Of course, with the high school studying in the village (San Bartolome) our school will have far less students. But for me that is a blessing as teachers will have more…