"Today, I am happy."
We have a troubled child in our home that used to live at the governmental home. Although young, he struggles with issues from his past, episodes of anger and anxiety, and is often incontinent at night, wetting his bed and provoking more anger and resentment. This week, I bought pull-ups for him to help him, and they worked. The first night he urinated, but the pull-ups held. The second night he was dry. Success. A couple of days ago, he was given some new clothes broug
Disbelief and horror
The news this week about the horrific fire that took the lives of 37 children (at this wriitng), and injured scores more, at the government children's home continues to roil the public here. Disbelief and horror are the most predominant emotions, and I share them. Roger and I toured this home last year and saw the over-crowded conditions. We offered to help and involve churches in Guatemala, but hadn't been accepted, yet. It will require wisdom at the level of Solomon to
Rosa, beloved of God
We received a frantic phone call from the daughter of a close friend, Rosa. Rosa is in the public hospital's intensive care and unconscious since last night. We had received a phone call a few days ago that Rosa had been ill and hospitalized, but she had been released. We had planned on seeing her tomorrow, Saturday, when we would have a few hours prior to a team's arrival, but this made the trip even more urgent. I had so much on my schedule today that I could not change