May 4-We had some terrific rain here last week, though
 not as bad as in the States. Walls and streets got
 washed out digging big holes and ravines and leaving
 mud and rocks inches deep all over town-many
 streets impassable for a few days.
 While in Gonaives this time I saw an abandoned
 plantation of a Haitian-American development com-
 pany that tried to grow a rubber producing shrub
 during the war. There were two houses and several
 other buildings on the property-I didn't get to look
 the place over except as we passed in the car. The
 thought came to me that this might be the place that
 the Lord has for our Bible school I don't even know
 if the place might be available, since I was told that
 it has gone back into government hands. But we are
 talking to the Lord about it, and if He wants us to
 have it, we'll get it!
 The visitation at and around Gonaives was very
 encouraging. The stations seem to be growing with
 quite a number of converts.
 So sorry Mary couldn't be there. Doctor's orders
 not to travel now. Mary was kind of lonesome down
 here, but some of the other missionaries (Walkers
 and Eggers) stopped in several times and took her
 out with them. She said she was glad to have Toby,
 but he wasn't very good as a permanent substitute.
 Hazel Scott brought Mary a little kitten yesterday
 a.m. It is about two months old and very cute. Toby
 is crazy about her, but she isn't crazy over him
 yet- pffst! What Toby really wants to do is drink
 her milk.
 A letter from Dr. Rehfeldt yesterday said that
 he couldn't promise but they would try to get some-
 one appointed to Haiti before the General Assembly.
 The Bells [missionaries] brought us some lovely
 eggs and three chickens. So we really have a