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A letter from Morrell to Lois' parents, Donald and Elsie, expressing how much the family enjoyed visiting them in Clearwarter and also how glad they are to be back in Mayari, mentioning that Norma has been ill so Lois has been busy with the children and housekeeping, discussing the monthly finances of the church and mission, and sharing where he'll be preaching for Good Friday.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' parents, Donald and Elsie, expressing how much the family enjoyed visiting them in Clearwarter and also how glad they are to be back in Mayari, mentioning that Norma has been ill so Lois has been busy with the children and housekeeping, discussing the monthly finances of the church and mission, and sharing where he'll be preaching for Good Friday.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letter, mentioning that he's taken to travelling on horseback as the transportation situation has been heavily impacted by the call for a general strike by the revolutionary forces and the counter-push by the army to keep local businesses open, sharing that Lois and the children have been relocated to the Agricultural school for the time being as they intend to use the clinic as an emergency hospital in the event of violence and didn't want the children so close to potential danger, describing how he and some

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letter, mentioning that he's taken to travelling on horseback as the transportation situation has been heavily impacted by the call for a general strike by the revolutionary forces and the counter-push by the army to keep local businesses open, sharing that Lois and the children have been relocated to the Agricultural school for the time being as they intend to use the clinic as an emergency hospital in the event of violence and didn't want the children so close to potential danger, describing how he and some

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letter and her kindness to him, expressing his and Lois' appreciation for the Milks (another missionary couple), giving an update on Lois' health, describing Lois' new haircut, sharing a story about his pants being stolen, expressing his sadness over the state of steak, and providing a map of the neighborhood where they live.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letter and her kindness to him, expressing his and Lois' appreciation for the Milks (another missionary couple), giving an update on Lois' health, describing Lois' new haircut, sharing a story about his pants being stolen, expressing his sadness over the state of steak, and providing a map of the neighborhood where they live.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letters, sharing the results of the family's physical exams, describing the work Lois has been doing to make the house more comfortable for the family, discussing the sending of money for Bibles to be used in their mission work in the mountains, updating her on the progress of selling Bibles in Mayari, discussing additional tracts which he has been sharing to further their mission work, giving an update on the family and their garden, and reporting the great success of their Sunday school and other planned church

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letters, sharing the results of the family's physical exams, describing the work Lois has been doing to make the house more comfortable for the family, discussing the sending of money for Bibles to be used in their mission work in the mountains, updating her on the progress of selling Bibles in Mayari, discussing additional tracts which he has been sharing to further their mission work, giving an update on the family and their garden, and reporting the great success of their Sunday school and other planned church

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, apologizing for not visiting of calling while he was in Florida, describing his trip to Jacksonville and then Fort Lauderdale, listing the things he had brought back from Florida (gifts, a tape recorder, etc.), reporting on his family's health and well being, describing his work with the Bible Schools and camp sessions, giving an update on Lois' health and her pregnancy, sharing his plans for taking Lois and Steed to the beach, expressing satisfaction and enjoyment in his work and ability to speak in Spanish, asking if a letter he

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, apologizing for not visiting of calling while he was in Florida, describing his trip to Jacksonville and then Fort Lauderdale, listing the things he had brought back from Florida (gifts, a tape recorder, etc.), reporting on his family's health and well being, describing his work with the Bible Schools and camp sessions, giving an update on Lois' health and her pregnancy, sharing his plans for taking Lois and Steed to the beach, expressing satisfaction and enjoyment in his work and ability to speak in Spanish, asking if a letter he

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, expressing how he's looking forward to the family vacation, giving an update on the children, sharing the news that Lois is pregnant again and is doing well, discussing the weather, and asking if they could make Lois an appointment for a haircut.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, expressing how he's looking forward to the family vacation, giving an update on the children, sharing the news that Lois is pregnant again and is doing well, discussing the weather, and asking if they could make Lois an appointment for a haircut.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letter, apologizing for not writing the previous week, sharing that Lois has been struggling emotionally but seems to be recovering and that he hopes their family trip to Havana will help her recover further, assuring her that he loves and supports Lois as always, explaining that he suspects the recent understaffing at the clinic and Steed's illness likely contributed to Lois' struggles, mentioning that the understaffing at the clinic is being addressed, praising the two Emory students who have been helping with

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letter, apologizing for not writing the previous week, sharing that Lois has been struggling emotionally but seems to be recovering and that he hopes their family trip to Havana will help her recover further, assuring her that he loves and supports Lois as always, explaining that he suspects the recent understaffing at the clinic and Steed's illness likely contributed to Lois' struggles, mentioning that the understaffing at the clinic is being addressed, praising the two Emory students who have been helping with

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, reflecting on the amount of correspondence he and Lois send and receive, expressing this pleasure at Elsie's last letter discussing the wedding, sharing his sadness at the Blackburns leaving Clearwater, describing the rain and its effect on church attendence, expressing surprise at his growing capability in using Spanish, sharing some tips about drinking water and boat travel for when they come to visit the family in Cuba, thanking her for the subscription to Newsweek magazine, sharing news of his family, providing an update on Steed, and

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, reflecting on the amount of correspondence he and Lois send and receive, expressing this pleasure at Elsie's last letter discussing the wedding, sharing his sadness at the Blackburns leaving Clearwater, describing the rain and its effect on church attendence, expressing surprise at his growing capability in using Spanish, sharing some tips about drinking water and boat travel for when they come to visit the family in Cuba, thanking her for the subscription to Newsweek magazine, sharing news of his family, providing an update on Steed, and

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, describing the family's busy Sunday schedule, providing an update on Lois' pregnancy and preparations, describing the weather and plans for planting a garden, sharing about his and Lois' progress in learning Spanish, updating on Steed's development, and sharing his frustration at being unable to fully involve himself in the work.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, describing the family's busy Sunday schedule, providing an update on Lois' pregnancy and preparations, describing the weather and plans for planting a garden, sharing about his and Lois' progress in learning Spanish, updating on Steed's development, and sharing his frustration at being unable to fully involve himself in the work.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, thanking her for the subscription to Newsweek magazine, describing his birthday celebrations and gifts, expressing his happiness that the carnival season is coming to an end, sharing details about how they plan to get news from the States and manage their accounts better, describing his endeavors in gardening, praising Lois' mothering, asking for a picture of Elsie and Donald to share with Steed before they arrive, describing how active Steed is, and insisting that the new child will be a boy rather

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, thanking her for the subscription to Newsweek magazine, describing his birthday celebrations and gifts, expressing his happiness that the carnival season is coming to an end, sharing details about how they plan to get news from the States and manage their accounts better, describing his endeavors in gardening, praising Lois' mothering, asking for a picture of Elsie and Donald to share with Steed before they arrive, describing how active Steed is, and insisting that the new child will be a boy rather

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for the birthday card and listing all the places he received cards from, describing the gift Lois gave him and the celebration the family had, giving an update on the children, expressing his excitement at their impending visit, mentioning that they reached out to his mother to see if she would be interested in visiting along with them, and asking if she could send the address of a family friend so he can write to her.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for the birthday card and listing all the places he received cards from, describing the gift Lois gave him and the celebration the family had, giving an update on the children, expressing his excitement at their impending visit, mentioning that they reached out to his mother to see if she would be interested in visiting along with them, and asking if she could send the address of a family friend so he can write to her.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, expressing his and Lois' complex emotions about leaving Mayari, thanking them for their dedication to keeping up a correspondence with the family throughout their time in Cuba and specifically thanking them for the birthday letter he received, and sharing their plans for leaving June 2nd from Havana and spending several days in Lakeland before the conference.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, expressing his and Lois' complex emotions about leaving Mayari, thanking them for their dedication to keeping up a correspondence with the family throughout their time in Cuba and specifically thanking them for the birthday letter he received, and sharing their plans for leaving June 2nd from Havana and spending several days in Lakeland before the conference.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, expressing his gratitude for being able to consider her like a second mother, sharing his relief at hearing they are all improving in health, describing that the family has begun to raise chickens and that the weather has gotten very hot, mentioning that the quarterly conference went very well, sharing that an acquaintance of his would like to meet them, and mentioning that the family dog (Jack) is ill after getting loose while Morrell was away.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, expressing his gratitude for being able to consider her like a second mother, sharing his relief at hearing they are all improving in health, describing that the family has begun to raise chickens and that the weather has gotten very hot, mentioning that the quarterly conference went very well, sharing that an acquaintance of his would like to meet them, and mentioning that the family dog (Jack) is ill after getting loose while Morrell was away.

A letter from Morrel to the family's friends sharing news of the end of Batista's government and the return to their regular work, sharing that they have begun their outreach work with rural communities once again as the country opens back up, condemning the United State's role in Batista's rise to power and consequent tyranical rule over Cuba that resulted in the civil struggle, expressing the expectation that some in Cuba are likely to distrust missionaries from the United States and that new restrictions are likely to be put in place, and sharing his hope that the deep

A letter from Morrel to the family's friends sharing news of the end of Batista's government and the return to their regular work, sharing that they have begun their outreach work with rural communities once again as the country opens back up, condemning the United State's role in Batista's rise to power and consequent tyranical rule over Cuba that resulted in the civil struggle, expressing the expectation that some in Cuba are likely to distrust missionaries from the United States and that new restrictions are likely to be put in place, and sharing his hope that the deep

A letter from Morrell to his friends discussing the change of seasons both in the US and Cuba, reporting on the changes to their mission work given the political unrest and the increase of church attendance, discussing their joint work with the Agricultural School to expand their circuit work to include a youth camp, providing an update on the family's health and overall well-being, reporting on the work of the clinic, and comenting on the political tensions between the US and Cuba concerning the revolution.

A letter from Morrell to his friends discussing the change of seasons both in the US and Cuba, reporting on the changes to their mission work given the political unrest and the increase of church attendance, discussing their joint work with the Agricultural School to expand their circuit work to include a youth camp, providing an update on the family's health and overall well-being, reporting on the work of the clinic, and comenting on the political tensions between the US and Cuba concerning the revolution.