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MULLIKIN BAHAMA CHRISTIAN MISSION

NICOLL'S TOWN

ANDROS, BAHAMAS

Qeneral

Greetingsci to all from Nlcoll'' Town. Since the last time |^e 'wrote to you much has happened. June 19th. was the date set for speeches,marches, and pertv promises.
elections in the Bahamas. There was the usual campaign

-It appeared to us that inis election would be a "heated contest .

Piogresslve. Liberal Party and the Free National Movertient' paraded. -'iTtete was yelling,blaring horns and ringing bells duriog tbesf^ ;; car parades. Several days before the elections a helicopter l^pt ; flying over head thr,ovjinc)=' out pamphlets in favor of the F.N.M.
In 1985 the Bahamian people cried out for a investigation inThe government was

Each political party, the

V 'to the P.L.P.

^been accusations of government involvement in drug trafficking.

Prime Minister himself had been accused.

The P.L.P. has been in office since 1973.^ There had

v' ^forced to agree to a investigation. The findings of the investi>:i;>Qation left dark shadows on many of the government officials in'eluding the Prime Minister.

: ' ^or angry with us.

;

?v--:'tucfe toward us. Some people who had been friendly toward us were ^"now indifferent. Some who had been indifferent were now hostile

. During the campaign we noticed a change in some peoples attiSome were angry with americans in general.

' : time we were cautioned to stay away and out of the elect.ion scpe. C' :0n election night 1 listened to the radio for the voting results
- - At 10:30 p.m. the results were a resounding victory underwa^y tor

I'frlends that we were personally in s'o danger, but at the same

The tension continued to mount.

We had been told by Bahamian

V--v'the F.N.M. At midnight there came a announcement on the radio ;%"^that the-P.L.P. had won by a landslide!
'V/ -North Andros there was figfiting.

As soon as the victory was announced trouble-began. ^ Here in

The Nlcoll's Town commissioner

--^^out. The F.N.M. was furious! They have accused the P.L.P. of ' baliot cheating and have taken their case to election court. The biggest problem we are faced with at this time is the de- '-pression of our church people. They are sad, depressed, and be-V ^. wildered by what has happened. Some feel as if their country is
' Please pray for their renewed spirit and out wisdom in how to
: ; 'm to their needs at this difficult time.

.^/'was beaten, A telecommunication center was attacked and wrecked. : P.L.P. candidate for Nicoll's Town was beat up._ There was_a '.'.riot at the airport. Planes were limited from landing and flying

-out of control.

Our attendance has dropped off considerably.

Deb has recently started a special program on Tuesday's and Thursday's at 10:00 a.m.. It is a story time. Deb has been "vi.\reading a story then giving the children a chance to read a story
using flash cards for tfiose who can not read. Qreat job and having around 17 attending.
themselves. Those wiio can't read are read too.

Deb is doing a

She has been

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MULLIKIN BAHAMA CHRISTIAN MISSION NICOLL'S TOWN CHURCH OF CHURCH

NICOLL'S TOWN

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ANDROS, BAHAMAS

Dewey & Deborah Mullikin-Missionaries

June 1987

Janice Garrison-Forwarding Agent

6326 Pine Street

Capital Area Christian Church

1825 Good Hope Rd.

Enola, Pa. 17025

Linglestown, Pa. 17112

"But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto

salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works". II Timothy 3:14-17 Early in our ministry in Nicoll's Town I time to teach the young boys of the community noon after school seemed to be the best time. girls wanted to attend also so our boys Bible decided to have a special about Jesus. Tuesday after At our first meeting several Study became our youth Bible

Study. We now have in regular attendance between twenty five and thirty five boys and girls ranging in ages from 3-18. These young pepple have varied religious backgrounds. Some have little or no training about Jesus,
some have been incorrectly taught and a few have voodoo superstitions entwined
with Christianity.

The young people here are no different than young people in the USA
in one respect. They love music I This seems to be a universal truth about young people. Our meeting begins with singing of all kinds of choruses.

We have tried to teach them as many scripture songs as possible.

ren like these and they leam God's Word at the samr time.

The child

straight from God's Word. We are hoping to teach these young people that they can go to God's Word and find the answers to their many questions. It gives them confidence when they hear God's Word instead of opinions.

Following approximately 25 minutes of singing we have a Bible lesson

At first, these 90 minutes were frustrating ones because the Bahamian

children are generally used to being allowed to come and go at will at home, school, or church. This cares over to our youth meetings. At the beginning
we allowed them to come and go during the lesson. We soon came to the conclusion that this was utter chaos 1 Now when they come in they are asked to stay until the meeting is over. If they leave they are not allowed to

return. This was difficult for them to understand at first, but now they have learned to come and stay until the closing prayer.
After the Bible lesson we review the facts with a game of Bible TicTac-Toe. The children are divided into teams. They really enjoy the competition. They are very good at memorizing scripture. Hopefully, these games reinforce God's Word into their minds and eventually into their hearts.

Since the beginning of our youth meetings we have seen Jesus begin to become a living person in the hearts and minds of some of the young people. Three of our young boys who attend our youth meetings have accepted Jesus as their Savior and been baptized. We pray that more of our young people
will make this decision in time.

We are grateful to those who have sent Bibles. It is good to hear the rustling of turning pages in the Bible Studies. Thank you for meeting this
need. God bless until next month.

MULLIKIN BAHAMA CH;^ISTIAN MISSION NICOLL'S TCWN CHmCH OF CHRIST NIC0IL*S ANIHOS, BAHAMAS

Dewey & Deborah T^llikin-Mssionaries

Nlcoll*s Town

Anf^ros, Bahainas

Janice Garrison-Forwar^ing Agent 6326 Pine St, ... Pa. 17112

"Go anH make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in

the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teadaTi^^^OTi
And surely I will be with
Mt.28:19#20

to obey everything I have commanded you.

you always, to the very end of the age".

It was a warn April night (Palm Sunday) around 9:00p,m,

The moon

was full, shining in the ocean waves. Standing on the beach was a small Crowd of Christians waiting to witness the rebirth of a young man, ^landy Faullks. We are so happy that Randy, age has come to the
realization that Jesus Christ is Lord, and he wanted above all other

things Sunday evening to be baptized. It was a thrilling moment that evening when I had the priviledge of immersing l^andy into Jesus Christ.

We ask that you continue to pray for him as he atill has many questions
but he now has the influence of Christ and His Spirit to guide him.

Today narks the final day in the hiph school crusade. The subject for the three day program was, " What Does It Mean To Be Born Again". I was privilegded to open the first day with a sermon. There was three speakers each given twenty minutes to share what it means to be born aeain. The high school youth zttended diiring their lunch hour. Please pray thai God will cause the seed of His Word to be "fertilized" by

His Spirit.

I have been thrilled to have had a part in sharing the gospel

We will be in Nassau again this

with these young people.

April has been a busy month for us.

month. We will be in the Bahamas Youth Camp the last week of Ajpil.
We will be working with James and Sarah Redmon, and a singing group
from Atlanta Christian College. We will be having different ages at different tiuws all week long. Our theme for the week will be
"Victory In Jesus".

Aaron and Amber are doing fine. They both seem to get an infection once a month. The Dp. keeps telling us its a result of changing environ

ments.

They both seem to be at home here in the Bahamas.

They have
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many friends, and are always running and playing while outside.

still have no phone. We've adjusted well to not having a phone, and have the pleasxfte of eating a complete meal without the interruption of ringing. But we do miss the convenience of being able to call home.
We have recieved our first vegetable from our "rock garden". A tiny "marble sized" tomatoe. The Ladies Bible Study is really going great.

Deb has taught the ladies all the way through Genesis,
is having one of the ladies in the roup, lfi.nta, teach,
Please keep the following in your prayers please,

Next'i^%lf'She
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Arlen Pickstock member of church illness

Joe Oliver- elder Willie Pickstock new Christian Anesto Arnbruister new Christian

Etan^-jKtilks- n new

Christian

Jerry Bain nev Christian Until next month may God Bless, we love you and pray for you always.

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Mullikin Bahama Christian Mission

Nicoil's Town Andros, Bahamas

Dewey &Deborah Mullikin

Capitol Area Christian Church

1825 Good Hope Road Enola, Pa. 17025
February 1987

"Pray for us that the word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified even as it is with us." II Thess. 3:1

Yes, please pray for us that God will be glorified through preaching, teaching, and living with the Bahamian people in Nicoil's Town, Andros. The holiday season in Nicoil's Town has brought us both joy and sorrow. Joy in that we shared with others of like precious
faith in celebration of the birth of Jesus. We had twenty-six in attendance for Christmas

Day and New Years Eve services. It was a real blessing to see and participate with these people in prayer and singing until 1987 became a reality. We are thankful for the gifts, cards, letters, and care packages from the New Lisbon Christian Church, New Lisbon, Indiana. These blessings brought us joy, but along with the joy was sadness. As God's people celebrated so did the sons and daughters of darkness. There has been much drinking, displayed public drunkeness and brawling. It is sad to see men in a drunken stupor. It is sad to see children drinking and being disrespectful to other people's property. This reminds us of the need to minister to and present Jesus as Lord and Savior to these dear people. We were delighted to have Bro. Loren Hetrick, minister of the First Christian Church Marshall, 111. as our first guest. Bro. Loren visited for just a short one and one half days but he was able to attend an evening service and the church people really enjoyed meeting him. He brought us much needed encouragement and news of dear friends in Marshall. If you would like to visit us to see first hand life in Nicoll's Town and the work we do
here just let us know when you would like to come so we can meet you at the San Andros
airport.

One of the things we are growing accustom to is the irregularity of electricity.

Last

week the "current" as it is called was off most of the week. There is alot of burning of candles and kerosene lanterns. The home of Catherine Sumner burned to the ground New Year's

Day. Her granddaughter, Tamara Griffith (a third grader), was burned on the hands and arms. They lost all their possessions. The church here is taking us a love offering to help. We must be very careful of fire here. Almost everyone cooks with propane gas and even though we are only a few blocks from the sea, there is no means of getting water to a fire.
We have made application for a telephone but were told there would be a long wait. Our personal belongings arrived with only a few things broken and only a few things missing (two boxes). We felt that was pretty good considering it was unloaded in the dark and
with much haste. We hope to work on the mission house plumbing soon so we can use our water heater and washer. We are using a scrub board and wash tubs presently.

Arron and Amber are doing well at school.

at the Clinic with scrapes, cuts, and the flu.

We have made several trips to see the nurse

The church services we are presently holding are Sunday School, Sunday morning and Sunday evening worship, Monday evening ladies Bible studies, Wednesday evening Bible study, and a Thursday afternoon Bible study in the home of a elderly believer who had here legs amputated from the knees down at the age of nine. The church attendance ranges
between 4 and 40. If it rains, the Bahamians stay home. The average offerings are

between twenty and thirty dollars. The people attending are men and women of all ages except for a large gap of the young men ages 13-20 years of age.
Please pray that God will continue to open dobirs for us to minister; for the basic needs of food, clothing, and education to be provided; for a boy named Dave and others like him; for hymnals and King James Bibles for the church; for the alcohol and drug problems of our neighbors; for needed transportation to make the mission work more effective; for our personal safety; for the Holy Spirit's leading in this church and the churches that so faithfully support us.

Thank you for your prayers, concern, and finances. developed in the past six weeks.

We are encouraged by what has

Sincerely In Christ,

The Mullikins

MTIXHTN BAHAia CHRISTIAN KCSSIOK

AXUST 1Q87

NIC0I1S TCWTJ, AMDilCS. BAHAl-lAS

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Thank you!

Iliank you!

Thank you for praying I .Your prayers make a big

difference in our life here. Worship attendance was up for the first time

since the June 19th election. There were 3^ present including 5 visitors.
The Lord blessed our services with a sweet spirit. We see more and mor people using Bibles during the services and the main goal of the Sunday School class to ler.rn hn\T tc uf'e our Bibles as the study tool God meant i t to be. We have just completed a five-day Vacation Bible School program. We gj'eatly appreciate the VBS material the Christian Church in New Lisboni Indiana sent us. The teachers* books and visuals were a tremendous help. We had to use our oim ideas for the activity sheets because of the limited reading abilii^'
of most of our students.

There were seventj'' childlren ranging in ages of 2 to 15 in two classes. For five mornings we enjoyed singing, teaching, and plajdng games hoping to make a:i impact on the lives for Jesus. One lady from the church here in Nicoll's Toim came to help us. Today we airarded prizes of 'Jesus, I love you" pins and
"beam me up, Lord" pencils. No one went away empty-handed. All the children

seemed to enjoy all the activities. Their favorite seemed to be the "Pitch the
Popcorn and Catch it in Your Mouth" contest. We were very encouraged to see teenage boys attending VBS. Boys vho had never shown as interest in the church before. Please pray with us that their
interest continues.

Through the months of June, Julj*- and August there were 45 children in volved in our twenty-hour reading program. We used Aaron's and Amber's books, made flashcards and spent two mornings each week reading stories. Each child had a chance to read individually?" and improve their reading skills. The biggent challenge was teaching the phonic sounds of the alphabet. V7e saw these children njoj' reading and learn new words. Dewe^'- and two other men in the church have been replacing rotted doors on the church building. Jim and Sarah aedmon, missionaries in Nassau, have been a great help in sending the needed supplies,via the mailboat, for this renovation plus a neiw sink for the mission house, Ihere are other repairs that need to be made on both buildings when time and finances allow. We are making application for renewal of our work and resident permits. Please pray that thej' will be renewed. Our current permits are valid until September 22, 198?. Aaron and Aniber are both recovering from tonsilitis. The nurse for this settlement, Neila Dames, is a member of the Church of Christ. She and ar. assistant have ideated the clinic patients all summer during the absence of the
settlement's doctor. He is two weeks over due c Please pray that he returns for we certainly need a doctor here. Thank you for your prayerful concern and financial support Everyday^ we see the Good Lord providing for our daily needs and our personal safety. We pray that you see Him working in your daily lives as well and experience the joy that us ting Him brings. Sincerely,

Forwarding agent:
Sponsorinsr church:

Janice Garrison, 632^ Pine Sto, Linglest^wn, Pa, 17112

Capitol Area Chrintl-r. Chu-'ch, I-'?."';; Good Hope ild,
Enolao Pa. 17025

EAHAia CRP.ISTIAN ^!^SSTON

KTCOIL'S TOWJT, ANH^OS, BAHAMAS

September 9,1967

Alr.ost everyone was quiet and in bee?. Deborah was reading and I was lis^nine to ci late nev7s prcgram on the r.i'^io. Most Bahamians retire with the stm and rise
With all the lights out I walke-' quietly through the house checking first Aaron AriberV ' room. Then systematically T checked the doors and windows throughout the house. 7xs I passed the large windows facing the street I noticed two men and a woman standing by the rubber ii^ee in the mission yard. They were standing close to the s"teet light.
Wiile I stood in the darkened room I witnessed a horror show I will not soon forget,
td.th th's sun as well. It was around one o'clock in the morning when I heard voice".

amongst the litter on the side of the road. When they had fashioned the can -(30^

^e three were squatting near the tree punching holes in a soda can they had found

and was quickly sucked into the girls nos^ils and mouth. This scene continued over an^
over again for each participant for nearly twenty-five minutes,
A young wo??ian returned home this week to be reunited xd.th her small child, sisters brothers, mother and father. She had spent four monthsin a drug rehab center in Nassau for addiction to crack. We pray her rehabilitation is permanento

their liking the young woman placed something down inside the dan. As she helc it cloJ>e to her nose'^and mouth one of the men dropped a burning match into the can. Whooshl Eer face gloTTOd fron the flaiJh in the can. A puff of smoke emerged from the top of tl-:e can

While a friend of ours was waiting in line at the Nicoll*s Town Bank a young man of
about fifteen was in front of her. Our friend has spent time talking to this young man

about the importance of a good education, and a good job. When the young man approached the teller he deposited ten thousand dollars. When he finished he turned tc our friend and replieii"You have a college education. You say its worth while to stay in school. But I'fff only fifteen and I make more money in one night than you do in one whole nonth!
Who ncorfs school!" Where doer a fifteen year old get ten thousand dollars ? We think
fror. di'Ug running.

Unfortunately these scenes and many mci-e like them are a everyday occurrence in this small connunity. The situation of drugs in the Bahamas is a serious problem. Not only do you have dealers and users but also what I like to call the Recieversl A Recievct
is a adult family member who knows that someone in his family is either selling or using,
but because of their financial gain or* respectability' will not inform the authorities.

Jfeny of these recievers have new homes, fast boats, new cars, stereos, T.V with satelite
dishes, and eJ^pensive jewelry that have been bought by drug monej'.

on rny family and we vjon't tell on you" Or "If W son goes to jail so does yours". This is compounded mzivj police officers who are involved as well. I have personnally watch ed a younc: boy use dx^ugr in the presence of a policeman whc turned his head away. If you chat with some of the older peopleage sixty or so they recall days when there were few who could not read. They recall when young people had respect for their elder^ and other peoples property. They recall when it was better to work than to beg. They recall
when most people died of bid age or an unfortunate accident, ncl fror- violence.

There is also the silent agreement.

This agreement goes like this. 'Tfou don*t tell

The picture is bleak, but not hopeless.

battle against Satan and his demons.

There are bright lights shining in a world

of darkness. During the week I visit with young Bahamian men and women who are strivinr to serve God. They are the ones who carry the banner of Jesus to the front lines cf
Please continue to pray for these dear Christianr:. We see your p:*ayers realised in their renm-Ted spirit. iVaise Godl He hears and ansvers our prayers!
Serving Him With You, ^

Dew^y,Deborah,Aaron and Amber

1-rjLLIiaK BAHAiiA CxiilSTlA:; i23c^iuii

NICOiX'S Ta^N

Alamos,BAHAK\S

" alifays giving thanks for all "things in the name of oiar Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father?" Ephesians 6:20 Greetings in the name of Jesusl We want to share our blessings with youo We now have a 1979 Malibu station wagon, thanks to the
First Christian Church of Marshall, Illinois and the High Hill Church

of Christ, High Hill, Missouri. These two faithful supporting churches raised appsroximately $2000 during their Vacation Bible Schools last summer for the purchase of a car On September 28 Brother James aedmon, pastor of the Golden Gates Chui-ch of Christ in Nassau, called us after

he spotted the I'iilibu advertized in a Nassau newspaper for $2300 On

October 1 I made an offer of $2000 witK a prayer and the owner accepted^ After a period of rough seas and a great deal of help from the Redmons the car arrived at Korgans Bluff, Andros eight days later on the North Andros Exfi'esss Joseph Oliver* an elder here at Nicoll's Town Church of
Christ, waited with me for four hours at the dock for the tide to rise

high enough for the car to be unloaded. This car has certainly been an answer to ma^y prayers* I am grateful ny days of carrying everything on
By back are over*

Our hearts were delighted when we had an opportunity to visit with

ny parents, Bronson and Betty Mullikin, for the week of Oct. 12-20. We
praise God for His protection when they landed safely after their plane was struck by lightning. Hurricane weather is treacherous traveling weather. It is good to know the Master of the winds. While they were her ny dad and I built the roof on the porch we a^e adding to the front
of the mission house.

Aaron and Amber really enjoyed their grandparents* visit. They are doing well in school. Aaron has joined the local scout tiroop and the school Softball team. He plays center field. He is the youngest on the
team but a fine fielderr. He listens intently to his coach who happens

to be his dad. Amber enjoys playing with friends, the neighborhood cats

and dogs, and swimming in the il^ntic.

The church is growing. Our biggest service is Sunday evsnglng with
attendance in the low forties. The spirit is enthusiastic and we have more visitors than ever before. The Lord in certainly blessing us. The church members continue to buy Bibles to give to those who need them.

They have given away 37 ne\: Bibles thus far. They also continue to
contribute to a building fund to repair the buildings and add the new

mission house porch. Their average offerings are $^ each Sunday which is up from $15 eleven months ago.
The men and older young people of the church have been preparing

and giving devotional sermonettes on Sunday evenings. This, has been rewarding for them, the church and me. Please pray for these dear people of God as they step out in faith and accept responsibility for the spiritual welfare of their oxm people. Please pray for By family
and me that the Holy Spirit my lead us. Our Ffayers were answered when the settlement doctor returned from a "trip home to his native India. Tnank you for your prayers and support. Fill free to Wfite us at

this address; Dewey and Deborah Millikin, Nicoll's Town, Andiros, Bahamas, We continue to pray for you and we know you pray for us. !&y God bless
you and keep you.
In His Service,

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MULLIKIN BAHAMA CHRISTIAN MISSION

NICOLL'S TOWN,ANDROS,BAHAMAS

Nlcoll'Town. We have recleved many blessings whll#MMsterlng to the people of Nlcoll'sTown. Over the course oftte\year we

blessings.

Greetings from Nicoll's town!

This thanksgiving we celebrate our flrft^tf In

Praise God for^H-tewgnderful

have tried to keep you,our faithful supporters abri^.^f our

blessings as well as our problems.

Thank you for ybar flftayers

and support.

men.

One of my real concerns of ministry In Nlcoll'sTown Is the Few of the men hold a regular full-time job. There are several reasons for this. One Is that 1)? the Bahamas the people are pretty much controlled by the reigning political prarty. Un

fortunately from what I have observed If you are not In the right
political party you have a small chance of getting a full-time

job.

Many men from Nicoll's Town work on a privately owned

island called,"Chub Cay". These men work away from their families, most of the year. One husband has worked away from his family

for sixteen years.

Only because he was In the wrong polltlclal

party, wother reason for unemployment In the area : th/>T Bahamas main Industry Is tourism. The bulk of tourist wither go to Freeport,Grand Bahama or Nassau,New Providence. These two areas are built up with shops,hotels, and the regular tourist traps. Remote areas like North Andros are left undeveloped. Finally, the large drug trade has caused many men to lose all interest and motivation to work. God's word says,"Where the people

lack a vision they perish". Without jobs many men are seen dally at the bar drinking,loungelng around. They neglect their

families,their own personal care.

Some are seen walking thru

the settlement in a state of stupor.

a frustrated one in the past.

men and the church.

The church's response to these serious problems has been

Every Tuesday evening we hold a

We are few, but where

mens prayer and bible study at the church.

there is faith there is hope. I have watched one young man age 25 married with a family begin to take a role of leader among the
He now gives devotlonals on Sunday evenings.

Please pray for our men!

Nicoll's Town,but It will take Godly men like Willie,Joe, and other
faithful men who are comitted to serving Christ.

Yes, there is hope for the men of

Drugs continue to be a major problem in the Bahamas. Certainly with drugs comes many other related crimes. Almost everyday the newspapers are full of "foiled" deals and smugg ling attempts. Please continue to pray for us as we continue to

give these people the hope of Jesus Christ.

May Gi;ess each

of you this special holiday season.

We love you.

MOLLIKni BAHAMR CHRISTIAN MISSION

Dewey 4 Deborah Mullikin

Anflros. Bahamas
Dear Christian Friends, ^

Nlcoll-s Town

6326 Pine Street

linglestown. Pa. 17112

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Yes, we need to sing of Gods loving kindnessi On Christmas eve the

"I will sing of the lovingkindness of "the Lord forever#*# Ps, o9:l

sixty-five in attendance. We were thankful for this croifd because we had some competition from another church program and a carnival which is visiting the island for the first time. Most of the children are

Nicolls Town Chiirch of Christ had their Christmas program. Ihere were

angelic choir, shepherds and shepherdesses. King Herod, Simeon, Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus. Everyone did a great job! The ladies of "Uie church had prepared cakes, pies, and candies. The children recieved gifts and
everyone enjoyed themselves singing about Jesus I birth. Our visitors were suprised that we did not charge anything to attend or take up an offering. Ifemy Bahamian churches use special programs as fund-raisers.or

thrilled with their first carnival. The Christmas program included an

"rushings" as they are sometimes called because the deacons rush around
an'' around the congregation' til they have all your money. ^ Last Christmas we shared with you the drinking, fighting, and
t ^

drugging that took place around the mission house. Fraise GodJ This season we saw only a few doing these things in our neighborhood. For this peace
Thank you all who sent gifts, supplies, and additional finances over the holiday season. We certainly appreciate your support and love. Your kindnesses give us an awesome feeling of how God has blessed us
in this past year.

we are so grateful.

day after with the exception that Deborah could not get through to her
sister. Telephoning is not as easy as in the United States. We are
fortunate to have some friends in the church who have telephones and
ment down the road at San Andros. The problem is that service is

We had oppertunity to call our families on Christmas day or the

there is a telephone booth in Nicoll's Town as well as in the settle

inconsisent and repairs take a long time. Also we are cautious as .to what we say on the phone because all calls are radio broadcast. There are numbers where we can be reached if the phones are working but w

sometimes recieve the messages the next day.and th^ may not be 100^ accurate. We hope to have our own phone one day. Nicoll's Town seems to be growing. There is a new emergency clinic
Town grows so wiU the church. ,ti.

being built as well a? a new corandsioner office and police sUUon complex. There are a iaw new stores and new homes. We pray that as NicoU s
with communion and gives devotionals in church. AT .the time of Tekio s birth there was some difficulty and his right shoulder suffered nerve

anH Janice Piokstock. Millie is a fine Christian young nan who h^ps

Please pray for Tekio Pickstock, the one month PJ. son of Willie

damage. As of the present the little fellow cannot use his right arm or hand. Ttie doctors say only time will tell if it will repair itself.
Please lift this child up in prayer to our loving Father.

Aaron and Amber are well. Thank you for your prayers. Miy God richly
bless you and may you have a very happy new year I
In JUn His I1J.O service, OQI-VJ.OC7,

Deborah and I had severe ear infections but we have recovered now.