Dear Loved Ones,

This past week has been very interesting. Most of the term papers are in and it is time we get busy marking them. In a place where there are no newspapers, no TV, term papers provide more joy then one can imagine.

We heard like most of you have that a missionary was kidnapped in the Port-au-Prince and then released. 14 school children were also kidnapped and then released. While we continue to thank God for His daily protection, security is an issue. Many persons in the capital city are ready to inflict pain and suffering to innocent people. Your prayers are deeply appreciated in this respect.

This week was also marked by the heavy accent on AIDS. It happened that the students to whom I assigned the subject were ready to present their research to their classmates. The heated discussion on AIDS brought in the whole issue of human sexuality in this changing time. My two books (Le Sida et la Mission de l'Eglise-AIDS and the Mission of the church and La sexualite avant le mariage: ses joies et ses peines-Sexuality before marriage: its joy and its misery) were of big use.

Another issue that brought a heavy discussion was around development. It was interesting to note that many pastors share the belief that the practice of Voodoo in this country will not change. The fatalism mentality is still a present reality in many people today. Our teaching is helping change this kind of thinking.

In our counseling class, pastors who are already in the field shared problems of spirits in many families.It is a reality many persons struggle with today.

Last Thursday our volley ball team beat the team from this village. I am the worst player but the best fan.

Saturday we got a note from the school in Bahamas saying that Nzunga Pambi Benita's student visa is out. Now she can travel freely from school home and back.

This Sunday I accompanied my wife, Sister Kihomi, to share some Christmas toys, clothes and balls with the orphanage children. They were lovely to see in their new outfits and very thankful for their gifts.

This is the time for gifts. For many children in this country they won't have any because they have nobody to give those Christmas gifts to them. We will give the gifts to many we know. Some won't receive any because we are very limited in what we can do.

We thank you for your support—we mean all kinds of support. Without you behind our ministry we would be "kokobe"-crippled, unable to do anything. May God guide you all as you prepare to celebrate the coming of the Savior Jesus Christ.

Serving Him in Haiti,

Mabudiga & Kihomi Nzunga