The baby had his eye and the tumor removed. Larry's family is waiting while the twin brother has no sign of tumors. A dear friend, Jeanette Blevins passed away today. Her husband was on the board of WMF when I was also on the board. So we go…

The discipleship team took many kids & visitors to install stoves & minister in a village miles away. Adam & Jim headed up the team. I worked on my new power point still believing that we will be able to fill our schedule in February. We will be…

I had to pay land taxes on the properties in two different states. Our property straddles the state line. Sebastian & his family moved on campus today as he is now officially general director. I began enrolling the university students & all students who study off campus. Our…

Two boys on dialysis but not yet transferred here died this weekend. Cristian was 15 & had a transplant 4 years ago that did not function. When he died his mother asked us why? Marvin was sitting in the hemodialysis chair when he screamed “I feel fire in my…

Pastor Roy from Charlotte preached to the older children on “Dreams”. Larry and Sue’s 17 month-old great grandson has a cancerous tumor behind his eye. Please pray. I received Minor’s grades for the last semester of college. 100, 100, 100, 97, 92 and 82. That is amazing for college…

In all my years as a husband this was the first turkey I have cooked.No one got ill so I have to consider that a success. Tatiana & Celia helped make all of the side dishes. Gladys used the boys in my house to begin cleaning the Christmas…

Tim & Jacob drove to the Mexican border to help Tyson enter Guatemala. Dr. Lou brought his family to visit and see the hospital construction. He says he has a number of children needing help so we will take more if possible should the judge give permission. Today…

Candy's mother passed away. Candy and the family were with her and she was a Christian. So although the pain is always excruciating the joy of where she is and that Candy will be with her again in the twinkling of an eye makes all of us just…

Dottie had an excellent day. She has some pain but is recovering very well. Adam moved up to his new home so Mario & Mariella moved into Estrelitas. Jim & Kate moved to the back property so Esvin & Flor moved into Esperanza. We are moving forth with…

We just walked in from surgery and Dottie is tired as she had a spinal so could not feel her legs for a few hours but we arrived home safely. She will be off her feet for a while but the problems were fixed. Tim stayed with us…

Everyone is scurrying getting items moved from dorm to dorm as well as continuing to build and paint and install as Saturday will be moving day for certain. Children will change dorms and three sets of adults will also change dorms. One of our teenage boys was hospitalized…

Last night we had Sunday services and I taught for the first time in 27 years a combined class of all the boys and all the girls on the subject of sexuality, immorality and purity. I have taught the subject to just the guys or just the girls.…

The older children(and I believe some Americans) gave us 3 days in a hotel for Christmas. I will walk and Dottie will rest. I am already feeling the lifting of stress and I have been in the room only 15 minutes. Bob has asked every Friday night for…

The university girls did such a great job with providing a beautiful banquet foal the teenage boys and girls. The female staff was awesome. I believe that all of the teens truly enjoyed themselves and although there were less gifts then past years they all had a good…

The men worked so hard on the two dorms. My boys continue to paint and four of Alex’s boys worked with Bob. Everyone is cooperating. We received a10 year old and 3 year old. The block layers are back on the third floor and so we will put…

My lesson this morning was not on the joy of Christmas but rather the Tears of Christmas. Everyone knows the story of the birth of Jesus but I wanted the children to understand that not everyone is happy with Christ. Herod wanted Him dead so I used the…