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    THE FIRST HALF OF THIS NEWSLETTER^WAS WRITTEN Y GARNET CUYLER ^Will do my best to f i l l you In on the news. God i s good^a\j Oh how he does answer prayer Larry seems so excited and reallyenjoys working with Sebast ion in the vi l lages aga in , Sebast ion wil lbe preaching here in Matehuala and one o f the vi l l ages on weekends and he and Larry are working in Sandia Chico and surroundingvi l lages during the week. (Will have to f in ish l a t e r as I have togo to the c l in ic and see a woman who i s hemorrhaging. Will ge tback as soon as I can. )Will t ry again . We have been so busy a t the c l i n i c . Wet r e a t hundreds of people every week. Prices a re so outrageous thepeople are s t i l l too poor to afford regular doctors . We have del i v e r e d 15 bab i e s s i n c e I ' v e been he r e t h i s t ime . We have s een 2

    more b ab i e s d ie o f ma l nu t r i t i o n and d i a r r h e a . t is so ha rd towatch them d ie l i ke t h a t . We a re low on medical supp l i e s . Pleasepray we ge t some in soon. There a re t h ings we need from th e U.S.t ha t we can ' t ge t here , o r are such i n f e r i o r qua l i t y - -o r j u s t tooexpens ive . ll enclose a list of the urgent needs , O.K.?The old devi l has r ea l ly been out to g et S eb astio n. Poorguy. Guess the dev i l knows he i s j u s t too c lose to God and hereal ly wants to change tha t . I t was proven tha t Sebastion shotthe man in s e l f defense . The man i s in j a i l now ( the one whos tar ted the assau l t ) . He says f i r s t chance he gets he wil l ki l lSebas t ion . Sebast ion wil l be moving his family in to Matehuala andhe wil l be preaching here , but he and Larry wil l be continuingworking in the ranch during the week. Pray for them. As i fSebast ion d idn ' t suf fe r enough with the as sau l t , and j a i l , j u s t afew days a f t e r he got out of j a i l he received a message tha t his4-year-old grandson had been murdered by a drug addic t . The addic tl ived next door to Sebast ion ' s oldest son and family. He had af igh t with his wife and s tar ted throwing bricks everywhere.Sebast ion ' s son sent his older son out to ask him to stop throwingbr icks a t t h e i r house. The 4-year old went ou t o f the house withthe oldest son and the man picked up a s tee l bar and ran it throughthe hear t of the 4-year old. He died ins tan t ly . The 6-year-oldson had j u s t recovered from being run over by a big t ruck. I tbroke h is arm, leg , r ib s and co l la r bone. Sebast ion sa id to praythe Lord wil l give him s t r eng th to ge t through a l l of these t r i a l s .Never t hought I 'd see a toijgh man l i ke Sebas t ion j u s t break downand c ry . PLEASE be praying fo r him.

    Enc l o s ed is a list o f need s and a l s o t h e needed financialbudget . We a re l iv ing from day to day, food wise. The Lord doesprovide our every need, but -we need opera t ing expenses fo rEvangel 1sm--and the Cl in i c .Desperate needs: PRAYERS, BIBLE PICTURES. CONSTRUCTIONPAPER, CRAYONS, MATERIAL FOR SEWING INCLUDING THREAD, BIAS TAPE,ETC., ASPIRIN, VITAMINS, BIRTH CONTROL PILLS, PEPTO BISMOL, COUGHSYRUPS DIAPER PINS R SAFETY PINS (large sizes) DIAPERS (cloth disposable) , BABY LAYETTER, RUBBING ALCOHOL COTTON CAUSE, THERMOMETERS. LYSOL SPRAY, POWDERED MILK, BABY FORMULAS.Present budget fo r Village Evangelism in Mexico. Monthly

    Salary and l iv ing expenses fo r Sebast ion $150Rent fo r Church-Cl inic bui ld ing GOGas, o i l e t c . fo r Mission Vehicles* IvOUti1i ty bi11s-approximate ly 110Medical Supplies* 350Evangelism suppl ies 150School expenses fo r Cuyler Children* 128Misc. Emergency expenses (car repa i rs , dent i s t .Dr . , e t c . 125TOTAL EXPENSES ON FIELD T I^

    * Gasoline is nearly 1 a gallon here, some of the villagesare 70 miles one way. Much more than $350 per month is used andneeded fo r medical suppl ies , but some of the Mexican people helpwith some o f th e medical expenses . Those who can a f fo rd it pay$28 to us fo r having a baby a t the Cl in ic . Money i s used to helpdefray some of the expenses and help to pay the wages the 2Mexican g i r l s working a t th e c l i n i c .There i s no sa l a ry or l i v ing expenses l i s t ed fo r theCuyler fami ly , but we j u s t t r u s t God to supply our needs as he hasin the pas t .Large packages may be mailed to Larry Cuyler, c/o ColegioBib l i co , 264 Brazer St ree t , Eagle Pass , Texas . Smal ler i t ems suchas asp i r in , e t c . , may be sen t to Matehuala. Items must be l abe ledon the o uts id e o f box. Bib le school supp l i e s can be labe led Educat ional Mate ri al o r p r i- n ted -ma t te r. We won ' t have to payduty on p ac keg es well l abe l ed . Send to : DISPENSARIO MEDICO A.C.c /o Mrs. Lerry Cuyls r , Apt. Posta l I I I . Matehuala , S .L .P . , MEXICO.

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    Wovember 9 1976De a r F r i e n d s in Christ;

    Li fe has r e a l l y been busy and hec t i c he re s ince we a r r i v ed inJune . We have d e l i v e r e d more t h an 30 b a b i e s and t r e a t e d t h ous a n d s for m a l n u t r i t i o n and v a r i o u s diseases We h a v e b e e n shortof suppor t and medical supp l i e s , bu t th e Lord cont inues to provide ou r dai ly needs . We have seen 2 babies d ie o f malnu t r i t ionand 2 of tubercu l in menengi t is . Please pray fo r s t rength fromabove t h a t we can con t inue on and t h a t f i n anc i a l suppor t andmedica l supp l i e s wi l l come in .Don ' t worry about Sebas t ion s money, he got an extent ion . Bel i eve it o r not , he received a l l the money he needed Jus t 2 daysbefore th e d ea dlin e. I ll t e l l you th e o ld dev i l i s rea l ly outto ge t him. The man who assaul ted him i s still g iv ing himt r oub le . There was a hear ing and the man was so drunk th e Judgecould hardly understand h is words . He d id unders tand him to sayhe d k i l l Sebastion next t ime. The Judge laughed and sa id , Se-bas t ion , I be l i eve a l l t h i s i s in your favor . Sebas t ion looksso o ld and haggard , bu t h is f a i t h i s still with him. He worr iestha t AleJos wil l k i l l one of h is chi ldren . Please pray fo r Sebas t ion . He i s t ru ly a man of great courage and fa i th . The manwho at tacked him seems to be insane. He has always fought theLord 's work s ince we went to Sania Chico 12 years ago. He i sdrunk a l l the t ime and still says he wil l k i l l Sebastion f i r s tchance he gets . Sebastion is doing a fine Job preaching the gospel here in Matehuala and in the ranch of San Jusin. He is goingback and for th on Sundays. This i s dangerous fo r him as one Tin-guarded moment cou ld mean h is life We know t h i s man means bu s iness . We know of 4 men shot to death from t ha t v il lag e in thel a s t year . X^; i s rough t e r r i t o ry I There i s no rea l law out t he re .Sebastion's wife real ly fears fp r his l i f e . She is real ly a greatChris t ian, too, - in fac t , the f i r s t one converted a f t e r wea r r i v e d i n Mex i co .Lord wi l l i ng , I ll go to Mich, th e l a s t o f Nov. and come backhere the 1s t of Jan . Larry i s planning to come back fo r the monthof Jan. As much as we want to be together as a family, Larry saidwe Just can t leave the work and he has to pay those house payments up t he re . I miss him and the boys so much. It i s hard tounderstand why God has worked it out t h i s way, bu t we Jus t havet o trust Him t o know bestPlease p ray su pp ort and suppl ies come rea l ly soon. We are despera te fo r v i tamins , asp i r in , dia r rhea med. and an t i -b io t i c s .Also, despera te ly need crayons, e t c . fo r Bible Class . There i s somuch to t e l l you it would take a book, bu t the re i s a lso muchwork to be done, so be t t e r s ign o ff now.

    This i s the thank you note from Sebas t ion:Estimados Emmanos Ruebi Su Ofnenda de pante de dios Espeno queAliiPasdbin Esta Corta Se Cuentnen todos bien dando gnaniasadios pues Emmanos pue l lo Estal-1 Cojjfio Sienpne t rabajando EnLas Cosas de dios pues Emmanos Espeno que El Senor Los Bendigapor su buena baluntad y amor que an ten id o p ora me. En CuantoLen d i s e Seb a s t i o n Moneno . ranslat ion Dear Brothers , I received your of fe r -ing t ha t you sen t on God's pa r t . I hope th i s l e t t e r f inds youa l l wel l , and giving thanks to God. Brothers , I am as a lways preaching (or working) here in God's house and hope Godwil l bless each of you for your good help and love fo r me.Sincerely Sebastion^ Moreno

    We a l l thank each of you fo r your prayers and support .Larry i s back in the States . While Larry and Garnet were herebefore, they pTirchased a house. When they returned to Mexico,they ren ted the house. The renters were supposed to make the payment to the bank. Months went by and Larry was not i f ied the payments were not being made. To prevent fo rec losu re Larry re turnedhere and i s working in Traverse City t ry ing to put h is businessaffa i rs in order . I t is d i f f icu lt a t t imes to understand whyth ese th in gs happen to such dedicated people as the Cuylers .P le ase p ra y for . . id.sdom-to. .ha Xladls^wlJJ.. .. Forwarding agent; J . SiSst/aeUb H^8041 - 17 Mile Rd. I

    Cedar Sp r i n g s , Mi. 49319