Eight of our block layers began work on the new house. Larry finished the water line. We gave the donated money from the girls to the parents for school clothes and books. The mayor sent a load of rocks & many are promising to help purchase supplies. It…

I am having to listen to the boys teasing me about Guatemala winning 2-0 in soccer over the USA the other night. This was a great Sunday as I shared on Hebrews chapters 9 and 10. Then I felt well enough to play with the children nearly all…

It is very important that you mark your check or include a note when sending money to us. We want to make sure your money goes where you want. I Christmas shopped; Dottie worked in the yard; Gladys took the college girls on an excursion & then the…

The100 visitors left today with the exception of 2 girls from Louisiana. I walked down to the site of the home that burned and spoke with the neighbors. They treated me like a long lost son. It is amazing what a demonstration of the love of God can…

The Tennessee team had ice cream last night with the baby dorm & pizza tonight. There was a home burned to the ground near us---read on: Yesterday a neighbor's home burned to the ground. We gave them mattresses to sleep on. Then this morning the Fayetteville team with…

Gladys and I went to the city and had the Christmas card designed. It takes us a good amount of time to write. Minor, our son, took the Christmas photograph and is fixing it so we can print it next week. After the death of Michelle we…

Dr. Lou, our nephrologist, came with a lawyer to meet with our lawyer as we continue toward the new Genesis House being completed. Long way to go! But Dr. Lou said again that what we are doing cooperatively with him is not being done anywhere so we are…

Gladys, Minor, Dottie & I went through the 35 suitcases the Arkansas team brought. Debbie had sent school supplies, clothes, Christmas gifts, etc. The team will take 30 bags back to Arkansas when they leave. We had a meeting with all of the Guatemala young people involved in…

The girls who work in the Genesis house had a party today for all the children on dialysis. They invited a dorm and just blessed those children. The love older kids have for younger is awesome. The discipleship group of 46 teenagers enjoyed a booklet I bought at…

Having visitation from 9 to 3 followed by a wedding at 4 was an exhausting but truly blessed day. What a privilege to walk her down the aisle and perform the wedding of your own children is something I cannot put into words. Jacob & Ana Ruth came…

A team of over 60 from Springdale, Ar. arrived. Dottie & Gladys went to the market early to buy flowers & some Americans are helping to make corsages, etc. for the wedding. The school had their first semester program of praise, dramas, Adam spoke & then we received…

Today our team met with CNA & they have given us 60 days to finish a group of reports. Sebastian has confidence we can do it. They were very nice and appreciative of what we are doing. One thing we would love to have are singles over 18…

The teams(Ok, Tn, W.Va.) have had birthday parties for the boys, fixed ice cream and cake for everyone, had pinatas for the children, went and ministered outside of Casa as well as painting, sheetrocking and doing whatever has been needed. Thursday morning we meet with CNA the big…

Candida gave birth to Esther today about 8am. Both she and the baby are fine an Ezdras is on cloud nine with another daughter. The three teams are working in a half dozen places so we are making headway on the projects. Having visitors here makes all the…

Three teams are here so we should be able to get much work done. Candida will have her baby by c-section at 6:30am Monday so pray for her. I have always struggled with the idea of success. From an early age I always wanted to succeed. But the…

This morning I was doing my walking in the dark when I fell & hit my head. Two hours later Dottie fell in the kitchen & cut her arm. It looked as though she forearmed me & busted my head and damaged her arm. The last two days…

I was blown away when I returned from the states. The dialysis construction is going so well. The clinic now has a digital-ray; a digital dental x-ray; a urine analyzer; a blood analyzer; a new examining room & that isn’t all of it. The mechanical cow house and…

The rains, flooding and winds continue throughout the states of Louisiana, Texas & Arkansas.We paid our respects to Sarah at the funeral home on the way to the airport. Heavy rains but we were able to fly out of LC. Friends called from Shreveport & Monroe who were…

Rain and high winds with tremendous flooding all through Louisiana and East Teas so we need everyone praying Dottie and I can get back to Guatemala Thursday. United informed us there will be cancellationsof some flights. Candida, Ezdras's wife and our adopted daughter, will have a C-section Monday…