earn his own way since it is the policy of the General
 Board not to pay the way of foreign students to state-
 side Nazarene institutions.
 He was really surprised when we told him that
 most of the college students in the U.S. work part or
 all of their way, their parents helping them if they
 can, and a few students receiving scholarships to
 help them. Some Haitians think that the American
 is naturally rich or received his money as a free gift.
 Well, they're learning, and so are we!
July 4-Today is the fourth of July; and tonight there
 is a reception for all Americans at the home of the
 American Ambassador. We are planning to go just
 to see the place-supposed to be very nice.
 We have both been (and still are to some extent)
 sick with intestinal flu. But we are feeling better
 if weak.
 We had a good trip up to Gonaives and good
 services there at the Canal Bois church. There were
 twenty-four to be baptized-that's a pretty good in-
 crease for a half a year about. There were over 200
 at the main service which was held outside under
 a big mango tree because the church was too small
 They have a big group of young people and even had
 a special choir number. Our preacher there is a real
 worker and he has a good staff of preachers to help
 him. The big problem is to work out a system where-
 by we can give them some real Bible training.
 Sometimes it is very discouraging trying to help
 the Haitians. Last Saturday a man who is a member
 of our church at Canal Bois came and asked me to
 give him some money so that he could get his identi-
 fication card which he needed to apply for a job. He
 needed 3 gourdes, sixty cents. We just happened
 to need to have some grass and weeds cut and have
 our hibiscus trimmed and the car washed. I asked
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