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for Christ.
rest, though, we are often called upon to ex plain why. Why is there prejudice;? Why is there crime? Are not these people Christian? We have always tried to explain (as much as we hate to admit) everyone in our country is not a Christian, in fact some people are ex tremely evil. How can we ever explain the death of Pres. Kennedy? There is something shocking in the fact that a country preaching toleration and peace should see such violence. If any good can come from this death, it is surely the feeling of utter helplessness before
God that we all must feel.
persuit and we are praying that the Lord will grant us strength to win for His sake.
The whole area of Haitian work still lies
Since Ed Spencer and I work together on part of our tasks, some things mentioned will actually be joint activities. Since we work separately with the two congregations, I shall not attempt to give any facts or figures for
the Grantstown church. In Grantstown and the Gove churches we
tians here now. Because of the illegal status of most of these people, we must move very carefully. Our French tract has been run off on our mimeograph but we are still wait ing for our order of French Bibles to arrive. In the meanwhile I have purchased a set of French language records and am trying to learn this new language. We have already Haitian leadership and even offers for pro perty in Haiti if and when the present govern
ment falls. For the time we are more inter
ested in the 20,000 who are roaming the streets of Nassau. These people are truly
lost!
people's wards on Wednesday afternoon plus a consultation with the Cuban refugees that
are housed there. We conduct two services
for the T.B. patients at Princess Margaret Hospital, one on Tuesday afternoon and the other on Sunday evening. Friday evenings we have a leadership training class. These are our regular services. Another part of our work takes place solely in the simimer. This summer government schools closed on July 10 and so VBS school opened in Grantstown on July 13th. As usual
most of the classes are held out of doors.
Our biggest concern is the saving of souls. Right now a number of people are very seriously talking with us about giving their lives to Christ. We have recently baptized a young man from the hospital. There are several other patients waiting for permission from the doctor. Please remember to pray for those who are on the
brink of decision.
Nassau, Bahamas
Attendance was larger than last year with a new record high of 122. Even when it was raining we still had 75. With the purchase of a larger boat, our outisland work has taken on a new surge of
activity. tlement. We have one member on Andros It it is the Lord's will, this will be