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Mingling with the world #2
The older boys were invited to a pizza party in Chimaltenango hosted by Mark & the tam staying at the Friendship Baptist Mission House. I trust that some of you are praying about Dottie & I coming to your church in Feb/Mar. The response has been the weakest…
Mingling with the world
In all of the years of taking the quinceanera girls to the hotel this was the first time I was anxious to get home. The girls were great and we had so much fun but I am exhausted. The wedding, firing 6 teachers, surgery on my granddaughter…
Which friend?
Now that graduation is over Angie, Kate & Jim are headed for the USA. Chad and Abby arrived and are in place in the baby dorm. The visitors who came for graduation all left this morning so it is just family now. Dottie & I will…
The last Christian Traits of Friendships
This morning one of my most favorite ministers was killed in an airplane crash along with his wife and daughter. He was Dr. Myles Munroe and I have many of his 69 books.  This was what he preached concerning the length of our lives: “The value of life…
Traits of a Christian Friend
Such sad news today: Again they tried to put a new catheter in Marjory but it caused tremendous pain and was removed. Later in the day they placed a catheter in Sindy I but it would not function. Both girls are so scarred from the numerous surgeries. The…
4 types of friends
Dr Lou came today with the lawyer who will get the license and write the binding contracts to protect us as well as him & Roosevelt Hospital once we have critically ill children here. He had what could be very positive news as to dialysis machines as a…
Susi
Each year I have a message aimed at the many Guatemala family members & visitors as this is the only sermon they will hear all year. I walked Susi as she is now 15 years old. Her mother, Olga, was the one who kept her family together in…
Friends #3
We oft at 5:30am to buy the flower for graduation. All of the teachers came at noon to decorate the building and a number of visitors helped Dottie with the bouquets made by each of the Quinceanerras. A number of years ago when I first was saved…
More friends
We are just burning the candle at both ends. Having just spent days preparing and having the wedding we have jumped into preparations for graduation and quinceaneras. But we are nearly there and so the relief is right around the corner. Visitors continue to arrive to see their…
Friends
Aroldo began his internship as a dialysis technician so we have 3 in medicine doing their internships at the same time. With Billy graduating from college next week I am one proud papa. Last night we received a 15 year old girl who was so shook…
Winnie the Pooh
This is Roxie before and after surgery. Roxie's surgery went very well. After x-rays the physicians decided both feet needed surgery so she will not be able to walk for 2 weeks. Her mother, Tanya, will come then for the 3rd week and then take her back…
If you fall….
I took a terrible fall last night. Walking out of a dorm I stepped on an avocado and fell extremely hard. It hurt me all night but I felt better this morning. I was able to preach and had no continuous pain. There have…
The Wedding
The wedding could not be outside due to the weather but Dottie did a great job as we started about 5:30am preparing the blue building for the wedding. A bus load of Mayans came from Estella's village & they had a blast. It was a fun ceremony. Our…
Someone values us #4
Gladys helped me size all of the girls for new school shoes. At 6am Dottie, Estella and I went to the market in Antigua to purchase the flowers. Dottie was able to find everything she needed. The floor plans for the hospital are ready so we will send…
Someone values us #3
It is raining so hard so we have to make a decision as to whether we should prepare for the wedding to be inside or not. Estellla wanted it outside. We heard on the news that due to the major holiday known as "Day of the Dead" flowers…
Awards
Yesterday the awards for best students in Language, Math, English and Bible were awarded:
Someone values us #2
We have begun to take down the wall around the visitor dorm addition and Monday we will take down 4 classrooms where we will then begin building the hospital. Dottie is working so hard on the wedding coming up on Saturday. Schedule: Feb 15th Family Life Lafayette…
Someone values us
Thirty-four years ago a friend, Charles R., asked me to go with him to Africa.I told him I was not interested and yet he called for years. In 1988 he called & said "I want you to go with me to Guatemala". The rest is history. His…
Feeling ridiculous
Marjorie had two catheters placed in her body. One is in her neck for hemodialysis and one is in her stomach for peritoneal dialysis. Sindy II will have a new catheter placed in her for peritoneal dialysis on Tuesday. Keiser is scheduled to have still another catheter placed…
Trust in the Lord ….How?
Minor, Melvin & I went to Escuintla to get the candy for Christmas. Each child receives a "goodie" bag along with their gifts. Melvin is ministering for me Sunday and Sunday afternoon Andres & Estella will bring the wedding participants for rehearsal. Marjorie & Sindy II are…