It is more and more evident that it is almost im-
 perative that we have some means of transportation-
 taxi service is the only means of transport in the city
 and is most undependable.
 We are encouraged. It will not be easy, but it is
 not easy anywhere. We feel that we are in the center
 of God's will and that puts God "on the spot" in a
 sense, as long as we obey Him and follow His direc-
 tions. We plan to learn Creole first and then work
 also on French.
 The welcome service last night was very nice-
 spirit was very good. We sensed that most of those
 who called themselves Christians really knew the
 Lord. The local W.F.M.S. ladies gave Mary two bas-
 kets of roses. The people were very friendly.
 Friday we go to our out station in the suburbs of
 P.-au-P. [Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti]. Popu-
 lation of P.-au-P. is about 150,000.
 I'm sure we will love it here. After we get our
 residence visa, the next thing will be to get a house.
Oct. 7-Except for mosquito bites we are O.K. It is
 quite hot but we don't get outside into the sun unless
 we have to. Mary has been a little homesick, I think.
 I have not had much of a chance to be yet-with so
 many new things to see and learn. However, the
 U.S.A. does mean more to us than before we left it
 last Tuesday morning.
 This am. Mr. E-- came over to our hotel to give
 me some information. He has things much better
 organized than I had supposed. Has about 15 different
 congregations in Haiti if I understood him correctly
 as I took down the localities and preachers' names.
 He has a school for children here in P.-au-P. and one
 in the north at Gonaives.
 Houses are rather hard to get-so it may take us
 a while. Our hotel is nothing grand or large, but