We were very much satisfied with the conference
 in many respects; we found out about the state of
 some of the churches and the problems and possi-
 bilities, and we got acquainted with four new preach-
 ers. We are going to have to visit some of them just
 as soon as possible as some groups are doing their
 utmost to proselyte and discourage the people from
 staying with their preachers.
 Got word that Mr. Reza (our former Spanish
 teacher and now editor of Spanish publications for
 the church in Kansas City) drove our jeep from
 Kansas City to New Orleans where it is awaiting
 shipment to Haiti. We may have it in a few weeks,
 we hope.
Dec. 2-This afternoon I began teaching our little servant
 girl to read Creole, with an ulterior motive-so that
 I can learn some Creole from her and the government
 Creole primer. She is quite intelligent, and I hope
 soon to learn enough Creole so that I can introduce
 her to the Lord Jesus.
Dec. 3-Today is the two-months anniversary of our ar-
 rival in Haiti. In some ways it seems longer than
 that. An awful lot has happened, and the change
 between here and the States was quite radical. We
 are getting to like it here more and more as we get
 better acquainted with the country and people.
 As soon as the jeep comes, we will run out to
 the Damien Agricultural School and get some of
 the plants we have planned to put in. The first priori-
 ty is for a hedge in front to give us privacy when
 we want to start using our porch, and a hedge along
 the side to keep out the stray chickens and turkeys
 that we are forever chasing out of our back yard.
 With just a little water almost anything will grow
 like a weed in Haiti-in fact most growing things
 are weeds.