We had a very nice Christmas season, and I think
 our Haitian Christians understood better than ever
 that the significance of Christmas was Christ's com-
 ing as a babe in the manger in order that He could
 become the Saviour of each one who trusts in Him.
 And that is really a new concept for those who have
 formerly been Catholic or pagans.
 New Year's watch-night service will keep the
 schedule just as full next week as this has been. Then
 the day after New Year's we start a two-day preach-
 ers' meeting up north at Canal Bois, near Gonaives.
 The week after that we are hoping we can take a
 little vacation up in the mountains with a missionary
 who has invited us to come. We need a rest before
 starting up again with the spring semester.

Jan. 7, 1952-In Haiti the first and second of January
 are both holidays-New Year's Day and Haitian In-
 dependence Day.
 We had a very good watch-night service from
 about 10 to 1. We showed them some kodachrome
 slides of Haiti and they were really thrilled when they
 saw people they recognized and a few saw themselves.
 We closed with a communion service and there
 seemed to be a very good spirit.
 During our preachers' conference at Canal Bois
 we had a baptismal service with 43 baptized. The Lord
 gave us real liberty in preaching the first night to
 a full house (around 200 or 250), in Creole of course.
Jan. 28-Mary has been sick. Fortunately I was back
 to normal so could let her stay in bed and take care
 of her and do the cooking for us all too. We have
 decided that we both had a mild attack of malaria
 and we have taken treatment for it-will continue
 to take a regular preventative dose of paludrine every
 week.