June 2018

1 Thessalonians 5: 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in

everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

As I mentioned in the last update that Cory finished his high school in

January and this coming week we will be traveling to Southern California for

his graduation. I thank you for your prayers for Cory and if you could

continue to pray for God to guide and direct him. Cory will be joining Barry

Wineroth on a mission trip to FFHM in Mexico June 10-16th. I am excited for

this opportunity that he has. The week following he was invited to a

backpacking trip with Jim Wheaton and the group from Graeagle church.

Praying for safety and a blessed time for the men and teen boys to get to

know each other and learn from one another.

I want to thank each of you that prayed for Tino as he was healing from his

surgery. He is wearing braces and his feet are looking great! Tino continues

to receive therapy twice a week and making progress. A year ago I thought

Tino would be close to walking by now but with the relapse he had in fall has

set him back. He is now doing much better and we praise God his health has

been good as well.

A four year old girl joined our family two weeks ago. She came to us

because her dad brought her into Belize without papers and not sure if he

had legal papers to come into the country. I do not know the details, we are

just praying that four year old Nateli will be reunited with her mom, Lord

willing, back in her own country of Honduras.

She is a delight and full of energy. She speaks only Spanish and this is good

practice for me to brush up on my Spanish.

WE had our 12th annual ladies retreat the last weekend of May. Our theme

was Faith Without Borders. It was a truly blessed time for all and I thank Gail

and April for taking time out of their routine and spend that time ministering

to the ladies here in Belize.

WE are working on the paper work for starting Casa de Shalom; this will be a

place where children and adults with special needs in our community

are celebrated and nurtured so they can reach their God-given

potential. As I see my four year old Tino growing and I have met

many moms with children much older then Tino that have physical

challenges as well.

I am excited that many have expressed an interest in helping out

with this project of Casa De Shalom. We have a few leads on

property and praying for God’s guidance as He sees the bigger

picture of where this ministry will go. Santa Elena Baptist Church

where we attend is fully supportive and willing to be on the board for

this home here. We covet your prayers.

Psalm 116:1-2

I love the Lord, because He has heard

My voice and my supplications.

Because He has inclined His ear to me,

Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.

Thank you so much for your love, prayers and support.

God is faithful!!

God bless you!!

March 2018

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

This past month has been a whirlwind but the verse says it all. I can do all

things through Christ who strengthens me. We started this year attending

the annual Calvary Chapel missions conference at Murietta Hot springs,

California. God provided for us to visit my Mexican family whom we

ministered to so many years ago. These three weeks were packed filled

with blessings from the Lord.

End of January Cory finished high school and he did not take long to go

looking for a job. He soon had a few interviews that now has been working

full time, Monday through Friday for a calling center for more then a month

now. This job has its challenges but he is persevering and hoping to save

up money to buy a motor bike.

We are looking forward to taking a trip to southern California beginning of

June to attend his graduation.

February we had a lot of different challenges. First I started off with a

pinched nerve in my lower back causing a lot of pain and after some

treatments with a chiropractor, massage therapist I was able to move

around a lot better. The week after I was getting better Tino went in for his

surgery. WE had a three hour drive to Corozal where World Pediatric from

the states were performing surgery for the many children in need. There

were many sleepless nights after the surgery as Tino was healing. Tino is to

be in a cast for six weeks. Surgery was February 20th. Tino had his Achilles

tendon lengthened on both legs. This will help him to put his feet down flat

when he starts to walk.

We have had to change the cast twice in the past week. Sunday (11th) we

had to get it changed because the cast was slipping and his feet were no

longer in place. We could not find an orthopedic so we had a regular

doctor do it. After a few days we could see his feet were not straight so we

found an orthopedic that could re-do the cast and that was Thursday

(15th). Seeing his toes are sticking out, I noticed today that one foot looks

swollen. I have given him some ibuprofen that the doctor prescribed and

hopefully that will help us through the weekend and if the swelling

continues we will need to see the orthopedic again.

The past two days Tino has has many crying spells and sounds like he is in

some kind of pain. When he is not crying he is laughing and being his

cheerful self.

We are still in the planning stages for Casa De Shalom and would

appreciate prayer for God to show us who needs to be on the board and to

bring someone with administration skills and I guess like minded Christians

who want to help see a home get started for the children and adults whom

we want to give a chance for them to grow to their potential

Prayer and praise

~ Pray for Tino’s continued healing

~ For me as I try to get Cory’s Canadian Citizenship papers done

~ For Cory to stay on track with his relationship with Christ, stand up for

what is right and for all those struggles teenage boys have.

~ Continued good health and strength to do what is before us.

~ God’s will and provision for Casa De Shalom