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Alex has had a difficult time with the older boys but he has done a great job of reining them in. I am proud of he and Sarah. The change with Jim & Kate has been a blessing for the Esperanza down girls and with Adam &…
Rejection #5
Add Huntingdon. Pa. Presbyterian on Wednesday, Feb. 18th. On Wednesday, Feb. 25th we will be at 1st Baptist in Rockingham, NC and sandwiched in between is Sunday, Feb. 22 when we will be at The Praising Place in Charlotte, Nc. Dottie is so kind. She spent nearly the…
Rejection #4
Believe it or not we finished 98% of the Christmas shopping. Things we bought we will now wrap & some things will be iced up on December 20th. This will help with the stress. Dottie & I will be at The Praising Place in Charlotte, NC on…
Rejection #3
I preached on Knowing Who We Are which I felt was a great lesson but I hurt so badly standing that I could not think straight. I really flubbed it & I wanted the children to see what is their Identity & Destiny in Jesus. Sunday, February…
Rejection #2
I had a fairly good day. Blood pressure stays high, body stays weak and my mind--well you know! I stayed in the Christmas bodega & made good progress. It will be better than I originally thought. From my email responses today to last night's lesson I…
Rejection #1
We received two new children Seven of our children were honored with a meal at the Chinese Embassy for their artistic abilities. You have been rejected and I have been rejected. Everyone at some time in their life will feel the sting of rejection. Many babies…
Our purpose #2
Sharon is no longer here and she will be missed. It appears she found a fella & has moved to the West. We wish her the best & since she plans on bringing teams we will see her each year. Thanksgiving dinner was a success. With Chad &…
Our Purpose #1
Billy & I went to the bank to open an account for the paying of end-of-the-year extra salaries. Then I was on my way to Barcenas when a tree fell across the highway due to very high winds. So I was stuck for a while before it…
Long before
Praise God! The jackhammers are doing their job and the laborers have begun digging the footings for the hospital. Dottie & I purchased what we will need for the 2 meals for the teenagers. The girls will serve the boys a turkey dinner and then the boys will…
Mirror
I had much to do in the morning so Tony took dottie to do things we needed to get done in the city. In the afternoon we shopped for Christmas. We are getting close to finishing the gift buying and the team here from Charlotte helped wrap gifts…
Judas kiss #5
Tim, Larry, Adam and Bob worked on the water line on the visitor dorm's addition while the children were in Bible and were able to get it installed and covered up by the time the services were finished. We have looked at David/Bathsheba and Rebekah/Isaac and…
Judas kiss #4
A team from Praising Place in Charlotte, NC is here. Josue' leaves for the states for 3 weeks with Telemedicine so today he & I shopped for items for the teenage boys. Larry & Sue had a going away dinner for Sharon. Continuing with the these…
Judas kiss #3
The surgery today was not positive as one screw had to be removed from Roxie's foot. It will take longer to heal. She cannot walk for a minimum of 6 weeks. They will still leave for Lake Charles on Sunday. The older girls in Doncillas attend a…
Judas kiss #2
One of our new girls was taken to court yesterday to give testimony of sexual abuse. Her father had abused her & when discovered he made the girl say it was a teacher in her school. The teacher was tried and sent to prison. But she…
Judas Kiss #1
Roxie, my granddaughter, is now walking well. Her mother, Tanya, flew in last night and they will return to Louisiana on Sunday. Chad and Abby want to buy playground equipment for the baby dorm. Tim is trying to raise money to purchase 500 new chairs for the multipurpose…
Good friends #4
Yesterday was shoes and today we bought blue jeans for the boys. The girls have been helping us wrap gifts. Victor Hugo & Celia went to the states with her sponsor. Paul had many characteristics, some good and some not so good, but certainly from Paul we…
Good friends #3
We began shopping in earnest for Christmas. Dottie and I purchases 140 pairs opt black shoes for the girls. We located a place to purchase jeans for the boys/ And we bought a few gifts for the younger children's dorms. It will keeps busy until Christmas. …
Good friends #2
Aroldo took Jose' (dialysis) out for a special day to honor him for graduating from junior high. Dottie & I took the rest of the dialysis children out for a special meal & time with us. Oscar went to the USA last night while Victor & Celia will…
Good friends #1
Josue' passed his orals so has graduated from the university as a Graphic Designer making him the third college graduate from Casa the last 6 weeks. Oscar, Billy and now Josue! I am a proud Papa. Just as wonderful is the fact that Jose' in dialysis graduated from…
We could all fall
19th: Estella married two weeks ago & her mother-in-law died this morning. Antony, Bubba’s son, had his third operation for varicose veins in his throat & is doing well. Mariajose’, Tim & I met with Dr. Lou concerning the hospital construction. Marjorie returned from the hospital but…