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A letter from Lois to her family reporting that Morrell had returned from Havana after waiting for their car, describing what Morrell had done in Jacksonville and the items he brought back, giving an update on the summer Bible Schools they are running, describing a visiting photographer who Morrell has been helping since he speaks no Spanish, listing some of the food she made for visitors, describing some of the gifts sent by Mother WIlliams for the family, informing them that Morrell regrets not having called them when he was in Florida, reporting on how the Neill family (who had stayed in

A letter from Lois to her family reporting that Morrell is soon to return from his trip to Havana and Jacksonville and that he was successful in his business there, sharing news of her and Steed's health, describing a party that was held in honor of the outgoing President of the Women's Society and that both the President and she herself received gifts, thanking them for their previous letter, listing the items that she would like them to bring when they come to visit Cuba as well as ideas for gifts they might bring for Steed, and thanking them for the magazines.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that her coworker at the clinic is out sick and so she has been busy with work, sharing the family's plans to visit Arroyo Blanco, describing some of the photographs she enclosed with the letter and the ways in which Steed has been growing physically and in behavior, sharing details of her work at the clinic and her satisfaction with her own progress and improvement in her work, discussing her various banana-based baking endeavors, thanking them for the photograph they sent, reporting that Morrell will be traveling to Havana

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, informing them on the arrival of the package they sent and reporting on everyone's enjoyment of the contents, giving an update on the family's health, describing the arrival of Dr. Stewart and his role as the new D. S., outlining the finances of the clinic and how that affects work with the clinic patients, sending best wishes to a recovering friend, reporting on the departure of the Milk family, and describing her experience getting her hair cut.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, telling them about her work at the clinic and as the Secretary of Spiritual Life for the Women's Society, describing plans for summer Bible Schools, outlining the plans for a party in honor of the President of the Women's Society who is also pregnant, informing them of Morrell's travels to Havana and the on to Jacksonville, and providing updates on Steed's adventures in the rain and garden.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, joking about Steed's behavior, thanking them for sending a camera with the Johnsons, informing them about the family's new puppy (Jack), giving updates on Morrell's work with the youth camp and Bible Schools, describing the weather and its affect on the garden, sharing about the business of the clinic and her work there, thanking them for the magazines they sent, sending well wishes to a sick friend, and letting them know that the package they had sent is on its way.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, giving them details on ship schedules, telling them about the family's trip to Havana for the conference, including how Steed fared, describing where they stayed at the Student Hostel with Imogene Elswick, sharing details of some of the sessions they attended, providing updates on the various appointment changes, describing some of the shoping and liesure activities they took part in, giving updates on Steed's development, and sharing news of how her pregnancy is going.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sending her congratulations and well wishes to Esther and Don (newlyweds) and asking for their address in Atlanta, giving a brief update on the family, describing how busy she has been as their maid, Norma, was out sick, sharing news of Steed coming down with a digestive illness which seems to be spreading through many other children at the clinic, describing how busy the clinic has been and what work she has been doing there, noting that Dr.

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 Lois to her family expressing her relief and satisfaction in being able to be of more use in the church and clinic now that she and Morrell have a better handle on Spanish, describing how the family and their friends celebrated Lois' birthday, sharing that Steed is in need of a new playmate, providing an update on the clinic and the head doctor there, describing the weather, sharing about her experience going with another woman to a rural community to do some public health work and evangelistic work, giving an update on her pregnancy, reporting that the local mangoes are in

A letter from Lois to her family expressing her wish to be with them for graduation, sharing her news from Mrs. Williams, describing all the ways that Steed has been developing and growing, mentioning that she is making curtains for the house, noting that it was recently Cuban Independence Day, mentioning that there has been some drought recently, describing the carnaval celebrations, and describing a dinner they attended at the home of a couple who work for the United Fruit Company.

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 Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, giving them permission to share the news of Lois' pregnancy, informing them that Garfield Evans will be in Clearwater, FL, sharing news of the Neal family, briefly introducing the Niceman family, ensuring that they are keeping up to date on the political situation in Cuba, describing Morrell's secretary and her duties, asking that her parents send a hairnet with their next letter, and informing them of both Lois and Morrell's growing responsibilities as their Cuban counterparts prepare to leave.

A letter from Lois to her family thanking them for their letter with details of Sara Min's wedding, describing a busy day attending a conference of the British West Indies Church and then a fundraiser for the Agricultural School, sharing details of Brother Nodal and Sotera Sanchez's departures from the mission which effectively leaves her and Morrell in charge, discussing their plans for attending the Cuban Annual Conference in Havana, and giving an update on the family's health.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing a new family who is staying in the clinic while they help build houses and churches, sharing about their Spanish tutor and her husband who lent them a radio, discussing the political turmoil in Cuba, celebrating that Morrell preached his first sermon in Spanish, requesting her parents forward existing and start new subscriptions for several journals on church and nursing issues, and providing updates on the weather as well as her pregnancy.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing their trip with the Milks to Santiago where they went shopping and visited the Catholic Shrine of El Cobre, telling about Morrell's trip to the Methodist fair in Baguanos, describing the raucous of the yearly carnival in town and her disapproval of the liquor interests supporting the carnival, discussing baking a cake with a woman from the women's society, sharing about the several baptisms Morrell performed in a church up in the mountains, and a brief update on the family's health.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, answering questions about how they get water in the house, talking about a trip swimming with the Milks, thanking them for their letters, letting them know that their package arrived in Cuba, giving them an update on Steed, describing a maternity outfit she made and some of her other clothes, telling them about the family's health, and giving a short update on their progress with understanding Spanish.

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 Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing an incident where Steed got ahold of a knife, describing where they will be staying when they visit Cuba, discussing the family's lack of running water, explaining the challenge of buying and cooking various meats, updating them on the family's health, detailing how they recieve mail, describing the yard and plantings, and telling them about the other missionary families.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter, discussing a wedding, providing updates on the family's well being, describing how busy their Easter was with several services and Sunday School, expressing her frustration at not being able to fully engage with the mission work because of language and cultural barriers.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the family's busy weekend, providing an update on Steed's development, discussing the weather and her health, telling them about visiting with the community members and their families, and sharing her desire to improve the children's part of the Sunday School.