Dear Loved Ones,

Greetings to all of you. I have to apologize for being so late in writing. We had troubles with our internet system for some days. And then came the graduation demands. Friday we had our graduation. 86 graduates got their diplomas in the field of theology, business administration and agronomy. I was proud to see that I have played a part in their education with my Christian ethics and Christian living classes for those in business and agronomy. Those future pastors will never forget the many classes I had with them all their time here.

Now we are up tied with the two small children wanting to go to the States for their summer. They will try to apply for the visa in Nassau, the capital city of Bahamas. We don't know yet if they will get the entry visa to the States or not. We would deeply appreciate your prayers.

We have many things happening over here. Kihomi is getting ready for a time in Saint Louis, Missouri where she will spend about 3 weeks speaking. She started another dimension of her ministry with the training of the agents who can help with health issues in our local churches.

Ignorance is taking its toll on our people. Lately a young lady in her 30ies died wanting to have her 8th child when the pregnancy started giving her alarming signs. Not knowing those alarming signs, she went on with her life. She was bleeding. By the time her people wanted to take her to the health center, it was already too late. She died leaving behind 7 children ages 1.5 to 15 years old. Meanwhile, the husband has another wife with whom he has had 5 children.

Kihomi went to the mountain (2 hours walk to go and 2 hours walk back) on Thursday to visit the children and came back crying over their situation. We are trying to see how to help while we don't have the necessary means to help them. They need food, clothes and school money. The oldest girl of 15 years old is in 2nd grade of elementary school and the rest have not gone to school yet.

The political situation is calm. I don't think that we have the prime minister yet. I have not heard of his nomination yet. We are calm in our area but we still use caution when out. We don't go out at night unless forced by the situation.

In June I have a class with students working on their Master degree. So there is no vacation for us. People continue to knock at the door in spite of the fact that the school is closed and the students have gone.

This is the time when demands for scholarships for next year are busy. But is also the time when churches want us to go share some time with them. I will be preaching at the harvest service near Cap-Haitian, our city, in June 11. This is the most important fundraising service in the life of churches over here.

I pray that God gives me more desire to finish the book on Hospital Ministry. I am almost halfway done with it. Last week I gave to the press the review of my booklet on "Pastoral Dilemma."

It is getting hot and humid but we are still here doing God's will.

We deeply appreciate your daily prayers and the material support. Your support is like a fan that cools us off.

Yours Nzunga Mabudiga

Kihomi Ngwemi