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death toll
Jessie took Kelly to buy her quinceanera gown. Dottie & I worked in the Christmas bodega because the rain today prevented her from working in her garden. 271 bodies have been recovered from the mudslide & the search for the other 200 missing has ceased. I…
Karen
Karen's transplanted kidney has been functioning at 95% but yesterday in her examination it was discovered working at 65%. They believe it is a water intake problem. Pray that is all it is. Dottie had the quinceaneras choose their gowns. I worked in the Christmas bodega & then…
Last day of school
The children are happy as today was their last final examinations for the school year. In one week they will complain as to how bored they are. Three of our seniors who completed internships were offered jobs. They are Henry, Tomasa & Johanna. I am very proud of…
God was their Father
Dottie woke up ill so I went to buy the groceries for the dialysis children. I spoke with the ex-gang leader & he is such a man of God. So I will get him in touch with Jose' who is Josue's father & we will see what we…
Gang member now born again
Steve Osborn & I have know an ex-gang leader who has become a solid Christian & has his own ministry & is constantly under death threats. He has been given an acre of land where the gangs cannot find him. He & his family wear bullet proof vests…
Dr Miguel
God has blessed us again. Dr. Miguel Rodriquez will join our staff January 1, 2016. He is a trauma surgeon trained in pediatrics. He did work with Dr Lou our nephrologist. God is awesome. The government has outdone itself. First, no one at Casa or any other government…
Passion
Josue’ asked the men at Bible study Friday night to pray for him to have a passion for the children. And that as he seeded passion to them they in turn would have a passion for their spouses & children someday. His spiritual growth has amazed me. His…
Aroldo
I was so tired that I forgot to tell you that yesterday as I was landing in Guatemala, Aroldo, the dialysis chief, had a semi roll over on his car. He is fine. Shaken! The headlines in the newspaper was "Alive by a miracle". The men’s Bible study…
Love #16
The trip home was long but fine. Gretchen returned with us for a 3 week stay to see if she is hearing God's voice instructing her to come full-time. Larry & Sue stayed in our house with our 9 children & they seem to have survived. They are…
Love #15
Last night! Had our teeth cleaned. Mark & Gina opened their home for us for days & Tim has done our dental work for years so we are blessed with great friends wanting to help us to help the children. Tim sent a photograph of an accident between…
Love #14
Dottie had a hearing exam today with Dr. Keith, long time supporter of Casa, and she has a hearing loss. For months she told me I did not respond to her questions & I have been saying that she does not listen. Now we know why. We have…
Love #13
Death toll from mudslide is now up to 131 with hundreds still missing. Yesterday we stopped & picked up medication from Dr. Don for our clinic as we passed through Bunkie. Josue' will be bring medicine from Dr. Tim on his way from Tennessee. Josue' flies in to…
Love #12
69 dead, 350 missing and 125 homes under tons of mud in Santa Caterina, Guatemala. We completed our trip home with a Missionary Banquet at Northside Assembly & I was honored to be able to give the keynote message. Missionaries from Peru, Africa & India were there. Dottie…
Love #11
We drove leisurely to Marksville where we will stay until the services Sunday morning at Effie (Macedonia) where my Dad was born & then finish the ministering part of our trip in Crowley at Northside Assembly. The older girls in Doncillas bagged up their own clothes & other…
Love #10
A mechanical cow is not a cow. It is a machine used to convert soy beans into milk, tortillas and bread. Bob has begun to renovate the college boy's dorm for this project. The rains are so heavy in Guatemala a mudslide took 10 lives this morning in…
Love #9
It seems like we finally have a day of rest. No driving & no preaching! Sunday morning we will be in Vick, La ministering at Macedonia Baptist church ,10 & 11am, and then our last service will be at Northside Assembly in Crowley, La Sunday evening. We are…
Love #8
Three requests: I encourage you to get the update sent to your mail on a daily basis. Tim can help with that. Second, we are going to refer to the medical facility for dialysis simply as the Genesis House as the word "hospital" can cause much confusion as…
Love #7
With all my heart I ask you to read this with prayer & agreement. Can you pray with me that retired nephrologists as well as technicians and nurses would consider coming to be a part of the ministry to our kidney diseased children? We will need dozens of…
Love #6
Aroldo emailed to say that Marjorie is in the hospital with pneumonia and that Jose' is not doing well emotionally. He has told me repeatedly he would rather die than stay on dialysis foever. He is nearing 18 so he has been blessed with a longer life expectancy than…
Love #5
The Spanish service at Mignon Baptist was so special & the reception by the congregation (English) was very touching to Dottie and me. Then we drove to Pine Rindge Baptist in Fort Payne and it was awesome. So today was a great day in the Lord. A…