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March, 1970
Dear Friends -
THE LARRY CUYLER FAMILY
Apartado Postal 111
Matehuala, S.L.P,,Mexico
We greet you in the name of Jesus Christ, to
tell you what has been happening in Sandia Chico
the past few months, and also to let you know
some of the needs of the Cuyler's.
This past November they were overcome with gas
fumes and nearly died. Th-ls is how Garnet des
cribed it:
"Larry was working on the flooring in the din
ing room. Kit, Ric and Juan were doing their home
work and Timmy was playing. I sewed and wrote
letters. None of us smelled anything. I had a
headache and felt sleepy. I kept trying to
sew and write letters, but my head ached
more and I felt sleepier. I was also wait
ing for a lady to have her baby, before
going to bed. The kids had gone to bed
and I laid down - but then Timmy became
sick and began vomiting. We gave him medi
cation; I was feeling sicker but needed to
get back to the woman expecting a baby - I
couldn't walk and kept banging into walls &
my feet & hands felt like they were asleep.
Then Ki also started crying and vomiting.
At midnight the baby was born; I clamped &
cut o.k. and put the baby in the crib and
passed out (just for a few seconds I guess)
I got up again and said, "Larry, please tie
the baby's cord, I can't, I'm so sick the
whole room is whirling and I can't see to
tie that cordi" He said, "I'm sick too - call Bernabe." (She is a Mexi
can girl who works there now that Sepha is married.) Bernabe was sick
too - she collapsed in the hall. I stumbled back into the Clinic, tied
the cord (only with God's help I couldn't see or hear), &put a gown
and diaper on the baby. I told the lady to hold on. I went Into our
room and told Larry, "we are all dying and there is nothing we can do I"
Larry crawled on his hands and knees to Filemon's house and knocked. He
passed out in a heap. Filemon was really scared, but somehow he and
Margaro got all 8 of us in the truck and took us to Matehuala. What had
happened? the bottle gas stove burner had been left on and for about
8-10 hours we had been breathing those fumes. Only God saved our lives.
The doctor said it was a miracle." In a few days they returned home, but
Garnet was still so sick she had to return to the hospital. Tests showed
severe anemia and albumin. She has to take vitamin shots and kidney
medicine. With the expense of all 8 being in the hospital and Garnet's
return, they ran very, very low on food and money.
Garnet also wrote: "The most beautiful thing happened. When Sandia
Grande (a near village) Christians found out about us being gassed, they
had all night prayer services. They prayed God's will would be done and
if it was His will, would He heal our bodies. They prayed that if we
got well they would all come here to Sandia Chico as one body of Christ
ians and have a thanksgiving service. It was one of the most beautiful
things we've seen since we've been hefel Forty - five Christians from
Sandia Grande came with a complete well planned program to give God
thanks for sparing our lives. They came in the cold and mud. They had
congregational singing, special numbers, a chain of prayer, an excellent
sermon and an invitation hymn. To make an already beautiful service even
more perfect, a teen-aged boy responded to the Gospel message and in the
cold air and waters of the pool here in Sandia Chico, was immersed for
the remission of his sins by none other than our dearly beloved Che."
It rained for several days (inside, too, since the roof is so bad) and
it got quite cold, 10, and these things did not help their health. The
Dykes little boy fell and cut a huge gash in his head and had to be
taken to Matehula for treatment by a doctor.
Larry writes: "This winter has brought much illness with it, but we
are thankful that none of the immediate family has been very sick. The
other brethren here at Sandia Chico have not been as fortunate. Bill
Dykes, and his family, were very, very sick for three weeks with Scarlet
Fever. We wish to thank each and every one of you who sent medicine,
because the medicine which you sent is what kept us and many of the peo
ple here alive. There were so many people sick in Mexico that even the
cities ran out of medical supplies. We were able to purchase medical
supplies until the 10th of January - then the situation got so bad that
Garnet had to go to the States to get medicine. I was in Indiana and
Michigan speaking for 2 weeks in January, and was able to obtain quite
a bit of medicine to bring back with me. When we arrived back, we were
saddened to find that Margaro's 4week old baby had died because of lack
of medication. Margaro, you will remember, is one of the men who works
and lives here at Sandia Chico. We also wish to thank each and every
one of you who prayed for us in this time of need. We are thankful to
both you and God that no one else Was lostv -j- f. . ^.
We are thankful that Joanna Goodall is with -us . -helping out with the
work. She plans to stay until early: .summer,. <he-has\already proved so
very helpful, as she has had some medical and secretarial training. She
is from Richland, Michigan and is a member of the Oakland Drive Church
in Kalamazoo.
"We are making plans for VBS for the summer and hope to have Bible
School in 8 or 10 different villages. We do need help with supplies &
if any of you can send any of the things listed (on the insert sheet) so
that they can arrive in Eagle Pass,Texas (address given on insert sheet)
before April 30th, we would appreciate all the assistance you can give.
"The other morning at 1:30 a lady arrived in hard labor. At 8 o'clock
we realized she wasn't going to be able to pass the baby and decided to
send her to the hospital in Matehuala. This was over 65-70 miles of
rough road. A Caesarean section was performed, but the baby was born
dead. We feared for the mother's life too but have since received
word that she will live. Right now, we also have 3 more women waiting
in the Clinic to have their babies.
"Many of the people have been asking of our needs. Twenty men have
been hired to work on the septic tank and to dig foundation so we can
enlarge the Clinic. Money is needed to pay these men and also to pur
chase building material. The Clinic work continues to open more doors
and almost every week someone is baptized for remission of their sins.
"We have been having so many patients and the medical and evangelis
tic work is progressing faster than are facilities to work with them
adequately. Many villages are pleading for preachers and Vacation Bible
Schools, but we just don't have enough help and men available. Please
be praying that more and more men can be trained so that more and more
villages can be taught the Gospel of Christ."
The Cuylers are making plans for summer recruits - and need to co
ordinate all dates of arrival as soon as possible. It is impossible to
get to Sandia Chico without them taking you, and they would like to make
as few trips as possible. The dates are from June 10th - August 10th.
If you want to be spiritually enriched, Sandia Chico is the place to go.
Write to M/M William Leamon, 416 W. Washington StBluffton, Ind. 46714
for forms to fill out and return them as soon as possible to the Cuylers
at the Matehuala address (below picture on front page).
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May we share with you the vision that the Cuylers have for Sandia
Chico; - on that 1100 acres of land, they'd like to build a Church, a
School, a Hospital, and a Home for Children and the means to farm the
land to support all these works I WX^th God, dtt ^tdiLng-i OAQ, poMyibtQ.1
Larry conctudes: "We're so grateful to all of you for your prayers,
and your wonderful help. Without you we could not carry on the Lord's
work here. Pray for us - as we pray for you - that many souls might be
won for Jesus Christ."
In Christian love,
. LoAAy Cayt2A famity
Please take special note of the insert page this lists their
needs, VBS needs, and other.
medical
NEEDS of the CUYLlR FAMILY (1970)
Urgent medical supplies needed by - April 30th:
Kidney medicine
Cough syrup
Worm medicine - Antepar is the best
Lysol spray disinfectant
Nipples
Disposable gloves
Anti-biotics
Vitamins with Iron
Murine for eyes
Sulfa for children for urinary infections
Other medical supplies needed, which aren't as urgent, include:
Paper towels
Diaper pins
Hospital equipment (from changeovers)
Receiving blankets
Disposable sheets
Plastic pillow cases
Vacation Bible School supplies needed by April 30th:
Egg shells - crushed and dyed green, yellow, orange,
red and purple
Crayons
Felt pens - a lot of black, and any other color
Glitter - any color, plus lots of green
Glue
Yarn
Scissors
Broken j ewelry
Fancy buttons
Kool-Aid unsweetened
Metallic ric-rac any color
Regular ric-rac any color
Paper cups - small & medium
Napkins
Suckers any kind
Wood - quarter round
Big sheets of cardboard or posterboard
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Other Needs:
These are financial; if you care to help on a special one,
please make a note of it with your check, and Mr. and Mrs. Leamon, their
forwarding agents, will gladly inform the Cuylers.
1. Sebastian needs surgery and he won't be able to do manual
labor for 6 months. He is a tremendous help to Larry on
the farm, so they will pay him to preach. He has a large
family - has been a Christian for Ih years, and is a tre
mendous soul-winner.
2. Trip to Monterrey for windmill parts
3. Cement and beams for new roof - this is URGENTI
4. Wages for men workers and Yolanda's schooling
5. Parts for small generator so Filemon can fix it
6. Desperately need more bottle gas lamps for lighting
these cost $25 each
They have learned that the bowls there are poisonous and cause severe
anemia. Large size bowls are especially needed now, but any size will
be appreciated.
The windmill is now pumping water, but money is still needed for tanks
and pipes to get it into the house - about $300.
ADDRESSES: Summer recruits send for your forms to:
Mr. and Mrs. William Leamon
416 W, Washington St.
Bluffton, Indiana 46714
Return your filled out forms to:
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Cuyler
Apartado Postal 111
Matehuala, S.L.P., Mexico
Medicines, VBS and other supplies should be sent to:
Mr. Larry Cuyler
264 Brazos St.
Eagle Pass, Texas 78852
All financial help should be sent to the forwarding agents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leamon (address above). Checks should be made out to: Vi11 age Evangel-
i sm i n Mexi co, or to Fi rst Church of Chr i st and designated for the
Cuylers. (Do not make checks out to the Cuylers)
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THE LARRY CUYLER FAM
Apartado Postal 111
Matehuala, S.L.P.,Mexico
June, 1970
Dear Friends and Brethren,
God is continuing to bless the work here, as
souls are continuing to be won to Christ. We thank
you for your financial help and prayers that have
made all these things possible. We also want to
take this time to thank all of you, who sent the
many clothes, food, medical supplies, and Vacation
Bible School supplies. Without these things and
your prayers, this work could not be as successful
as it has been.
Wo-'-T'ejoice at the zeal that the Christians show
here. Most of them are so happy that they want to
I jring others to Christ, too. One widow lady,
^ho is about 60 years old, was baptized in
mber. Immediately, she started working
the other people in her village, and has
St single-handedly brought another to
t. She is always anxious to make calls
g the week on negligent and sick Christ-
who are absent from services. There are
others who show much growth in their
ristian lives, as they are diligent in ser
ving Him. These Christians, most of whom
have very little secular education, are able
to take their Bibles and Intelligently dis
cuss Christianity with any other group. Fre
quently the Catholics have made accusations
concerning them or us, but these brethren
ave been able to, by using the Bible, to
disprove their theories and beliefs. As a
matter of fact, most of the Catholics in the
area now say that the Bible is just history and not profitable for any
one to read. They no doubt have never read II Timothy 3:14 through 17.
When Christians are challenged about their beliefs, they are able to
show the challenger, with God's Word, why they believe like they do.
They also believe that if a person can't show in the Bible, a reason for
believing something, then the person cannot be sure that he is believing
the truth. We're thrilled at their love and concern for others. So far
this year, there have been about 32 baptisms. In the five years that we
have been here in Mexico we have seen over 200 people brought to Christ.
We thank you for helping us to serve God here in Mexico.
Because the people who come for medicine come from so far, they are
unable to return the same day, and they of necessity, must stay here at
the ranch. Margaro, one of the Christian men, who lives here at Sandia
Chico with his family, is quite frail and sickly, but when these people
come and have no place to turn, Margaro lovingly opens his house to
them. Not long ago, some people came with scarlet fever and tuber
culosis, and Margaro, being the type of Christian that we all should be,
accepted them into his house until other arrangements could be made. It
is because of people like Margaro who are more concerned with others
than themselves that this work has been so successful. But because it
is very, very dangerous to Margaro and his family, we want to help him
build facilities to help accommodate these people. To do it efficiently
it will cost about $800 (eight hundred) to $1000 (one thousand) dollars.
We need someone who is concerned to help us to be able to help him.
We made a border trip the first part of May and brought back most of
the things that were there. We hope to be able to send each of you a
thank you note, although because of the tremendous work load, we may not
get to it immediately. If you do not receive a personal thank you note,
please understand that it is not because we are not thankful, or that we
do not appreciate what you have done. We do appreciate every gift very
much, and it is our prayer that God will richly bless each and every one
of you that gave.
Because of the tremendous load and excessive weight, we were not able
to pull the trailer with our vehicle. Brother Lee Robertson, who hap
pened to be visiting his brother in Eagle Pass, volunteered to pull our
trailer back to Sandia Chico with his heavy-duty truck. As we were
nearing home, it began to rain, and by the time we reached the turn-off,
which was about 9:30 at night, onto the dirt road, there was much mud
present. We got about three miles before we got stuck, but by carefully
studying the situation and by hard work and by the help of God, we were
able to manipulate the first real bad spot. We got 6 miles further down
the road, and Lee got the truck and the trailer stuck. The van being
lighter, was able to pass over some of the softer spots. The mud and
gravel was about a foot deep and with the trailer dragging, we were un-
able to get the truck out. We continued on in the van and got about 5
miles further and got stuck. Lee and I took our shoes off and worked in
the mud and water about an hour and a half. Before we were finally able
to free the truck, we took many bad spills and were mud from head to
toe, but rejoiced as the truck pulled out of that mud hole. As we were
carrying the jack up to where the truck had stopped on high ground again
Lee slipped and fell in about a foot of water and barely escaped having
the thirty pound jack fall on him. We thank'God that ^-ile-watches over
us. From there on home, we slipped around in the mi^, but ^_did_pQ.t^et
stuck again, and finally arrived home around 1:30 .a.m.,.
We threw a load of gravel on the State truck and went back to free
Lee's truck and the trailer. The State truck is not able to go to the
border to pull the trailer, as it is a Mexican vehicle and the trailer
is an American vehicle. We got back to Lee's truck again about 3:30,
and after freeing it, headed home again. After pushing the truck and
the trailer, we got to within a mile of our house, and got stuck again.
As we tried to get the State truck in position to pull out the other
truck and trailer,.it became lodged down in the mud to its axles. So we
worked until daylight and were finally able to free Lee's truck and the
trailer, but left the State truck. We got stuck 2 or 3 times more be
fore we finally got home and we finally left Lee's truck and the trailer
about 250 yards from the house in the mud.
Later that day, we freed those two trucks and finally made it home.
It doesn't rain here often, but when it does, the mud is a factor. But
when there's not mud, there is about 4 inches of dust in the roads,
which is very hard on a vehicle. Consequently the life of a vehicle
here is not nearly as long as one in the States. The van has been very
helpful, but we are shortly going to need to replace it.
The medical work continues to be overwhelming. One day while Dr. Ping
and Dr. Wilson were here, they treated 196 people. We are now planning
to build a 35-bed hospital and do NEED doctors, nurses registered and
practical nurse's aides, plus lab technicians, and other technically
skilled persons to be connected with the hospital. If you are a Christ
ian, working in any of these positions and are considering working on
the mission field, please contact us as soon as possible. Very lately,
there have been many scarlet fever cases. Please pray that Garnet and
Joanna will be able to continue to help make these people well.
As you know, the medical work has made the contacts in the villages.
After the contact has been made and we are invited to go, the Christian
men. Bill Dykes, and I, take the Word of God to them. In the month of
February, Garnet and Joanna treated over 800 patients. So far this year
they have treated people from 60 different villages, and between the two
of them, they have delivered 35 babies. In the first 4 months of this
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Please pray that God will make it possible to build a hospital here.
Without the help of Garnet and Joanna, hundreds of these people would be
dead today. There is a great need for a hospital.
The last baby that was delivered here three days ago, was born dead to
a fifteen-year old girl. The father of the baby was the girl's uncle.
The girl also has brothers and sisters, who are children of the same
uncle, her mother's brother.
There is much sin here in Mexico and the people need to learn about
Jesus Christ. We hope to be able to reach about 2,000 of them in our
Vacation Bible School this summer. Please pray that many of them will
accept Christ, repent of their wicked ways, and serve Him, who died for
us.
Please help us with our financial needs, as at times they seem over
whelming, although each time God, by using you, has carried us on. We
sincerely hope that God will bless you and lead you to a still closer
walk with Him.
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Apartado Postal 111
Mstehuala, S.L,P.,Mexico
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October, 1970
Dear Friends and Loved Ones,
The summer of 1970 has been very successful for
our Lord, Lere-^:^,.Mexico. The summer began with
the arrivat^^^Tecruif^;;^ Kathy Agy from North Car
olina, Mr. an(3"'^s->"~d3^ Rex Robertson and their 3
children from Eagle Pass, Tex'is. (Colegio Biblico)
Larry and Linda Beaverson from Traverse City, Mich
igan, and Sandy Lucabaugh and Vicki Siela, both
from Indiana, and Karen Koder from Ohio. We had a
wonderful summer with them. They worked very hard
and we hope all will return next summer. There were
' ^ several weeks of D.V.E.S. in which about
1,000 people heard the Gospel of Christ.
Many heard for the first time about Christ.
here isn't exactly,as it is in the
U.S.A. The beautiful Gospel Story is
the same in every country and in every
language, but customs and surroundings
differ. Some villages were so far away
we had to stay in the villages, the
entire week. This meant sleeping in
adobe and mud thatched and pole homes.
Food is very scarce in many of these homes
Fleas, lice, ticks, mice and snakes etc.
abound. Two trucks were used for traveling
to and from D.V.B.S. One was open and many
days we would get wet from the afternoon
rains. When it wasn't raining, the dust
was suffocating. Every hardship seemed
worthwhile when at the end of the day young
people and adults would ask if there would
be classes again the next day. Others would plead for us to come back
next year, and still others begged to have weekly services. We would
like to take this time to thank all of you who sent the needed supplies
and handicraft materials to make D.V.B.S, such a success. As a result
of D.V.B.S., there were four (4) people baptized into Christ, and weekr-
ly services are now being held in 7 villages. There are now at least
300 people meeting around the Lord's Table each Lord's Day.
We are happy, that work has started in these 7 villages, but we have
established contact in over 60 villages in this area. All of these vil-r
lages have asked to hear the Gospel of Christ. We have neither enough
workers or enough finances to reach them all now. Please pray that more
people and more money will come soon.
We are happy to announce that a doctor from Missouri will be arriv-^
ing in July, 1971 to work in the hospital here. Lord willing, there
will be a 35-bed hospital, complete with operating room and facilities.
Please pray that the necessary money comes in to build this facility.
As you know, almost every village where we are now holding regular ser^
vices was started because of the medical influence. This doctor and
the hospital will be a tremendous aid in reaching more souls.
We would like to take time in this letter to tell you of the experi
ences of one week of D.V.B.S. (which again was as a result of a medical
contact). Filemon drove 15 of us about 3 hours in the truck (only
about 40 miles, but road conditions wouldn't permit any faster travel).
He took us to a small village called San Lazaro, (this was the end of
the road). There were several men waiting for us with horses and mules
to make the three and one-half hour climb to Siberia. Yes, the name of
the ranch is Siberia. It is well named, as even in July and August it
was so cold we huddled in blankets day and night. We even attended
services wrapped in blankets. Many of the people in Siberia have some
Pentecostal i3ackground. They truly love the Lord and want to know more
about God's Word and would accept only its authority. We were glad of
this and really enjoyed working with them.
It rained most of the time we were there, which made it even colder.
The lady of the house where we stayed was a marvelous lady. She is a
Christian, and she wanted so very much for others to be able to hear
about Christ, and for them to believe and be baptized for the remission
of their sins, just as she was. Since the people there get more rain
than in other parts of Mexico, they have a better food supply. The
lady (Senora Perez) fed us well (all 15 of us), and kept a pot of hot
tea going most of the time. The tea was made of boiled brush from the
mountains. We were fed such Mexican delicacies as goat stomach soup.
The American recruits and Garnet didn't care too much for the stomach
soup, but the rest of us really liked it.
In the home where we stayed, we noticed that the walls were papered with
pages from a communist magazine. We noticed that they were published bi
weekly. Some were dated as late as March 1970. We just couldn't believe
these wonderful people were communists. We began to investigate. Garnet
asked the lady if she could read. The lady said she couldn't. Thus we
could safely assume she didn't know the content of the magazines. Later
Garnet asked if the magazines were delivered there (everything arrives to
that village by pack animal) or did they buy them elsewhere. The lady
said that a woman in the village sells^,the^., eveTy two weeks and many of
the people were buying them to paper l^|^insided th'eir^bouses, because
they were so cheap, (1 peso or 8 cents'Tl.S. currency) . She s^id-j./lYou can
see that I need to buy some more as there are till-a* few -bare spots". Then
she said she didn't have the peso to spare for them right then. Garnet
remained silent, thinking about how she could best and most tactfully tell
the woman that those papers were communist and represented everything that
was anti-Christ,
You may wonder why it is so terrible, if the lady couldn't even read
them. There are two (2) major reasons. (1): She is supporting communism
with her money, (unknowingly) and (2): Some of her children can read. This
is what the communists are counting on. When the children read these papers
they will believe them. Printed literature is rare in Mexico. Those who
can read are proud of it and will read and believe almost everything they
read. These children will believe all the stories about how wonderful Lenin
was and what good things the communists want to do for Mexico. The maga
zines show how prosperous Russia is and how happy the youth are. That same
afternoon, the Mexican Christians and I went to call on an elderly sick
woman, Coincidently, the communist representative was there. He is her
son-in-law. He left as soon as we arrived. The men of Siberia said that
he is a communist. That afternoon, Carpio came to the room where we were
staying and noticed the paper. He said "Look at that, that is bad". He
went on to say that he knew all about the communists there, because while
he was working in Monterrey, a man came up to him and asked him if he
wanted a "commission". Carpio said he didn't understand. The man showed
him some papers and said, "All you have to do is take these papers and come
with me. We will work all night and for each paper you nail up, I will pay
you". Carpio said it was communist propaganda, and he told the man "NO
THANK YOU".
That night in services Carpio, Chico and I preached. Carpio began by
saying that he might lose his life for what he had to say, but that he had
to say it. He told them a little about communism and its lies and how in
time they would not even be free to worship God, He told them about the
magazines and pleaded with them to take them down and get them right out of
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their homes. He even told them that he would get them some different maga':'
zines. There were many gasps, and we could hear people saying that they
did not know what the magazines were. Then Carpio, Chico and I proceeded
with the Gospel of Christ.
There had been a baptism earlier that day, so we knew the communists
were going to be riled, but we were still surprised when we stepped from
the building to leave the services. Garnet and the girls went on ahead in
the blackness of night to the house where we were staying. Carpio and I
were still in the building. As Garnet and the girls left, someone threw a
rock which hit Vicki in the middle of the back. Fortunately, huddled in
her blanket against the cold, she felt little pain. When Carpio and I left,
rocks really flew. It was very dark and we had to walk about one-^half mile.
As we got about 200 feet from the building, we heard something hit the
ground near us. Another rock just cleared our heads and lit in a pool of
water close by. It was followed by a barrage of rocks, many coming ever
so near to hitting us. We started singing hymns, I took my dark coat off
and called out to them "Coyotes, you are brave when you can't be seen,
Here, my white shirt makes a better target". The rock throwing ceased.
As we were getting ready to leave the next morning, some village officials
came to us and said that they had heard about what had happened and wanted
to know if we wanted to press charges. We told them no, that we had come
to preach Christ, and that we were concerned for the souls of the persons
involved. We didn't want to be their enemies. The officials asked if they
might handle the matter the way the officials saw fit, which was alright
with us. The cfficials said "Please don't be afraid to come back". I prom"
ised that we would be back again. Lord willing, in the near future.
We left Siberia on our horses and mules. I got a little ahead of the
others and decided to stop and rest until they caught up, I was leaning
against a rock when I heard a rattling noise. There lay a rattle snake
coiled and ready to strike. I leaped up, startling the snake. By the time
the others arrived, the snake lay dead in the road. About two miles from
San Lazaro, Ki's saddle came loose and he fell to the ground, saddle and
all. He was unharmed, but decided to lead his mount the rest of the way to
San Lazaro. Ki is 9 years old. He and Ric rode horses and Timray, age 3,
rode with Garnet.
We thank God for victories won and for His protective hand. We want to
thank each of you who has offered a prayer in our behalf, and to those of
you who have helped us financially. May God bless you and protect you as
you serve him.
Love in Jesus Christ,
La/iAi/ and Ga/imt CayteA
THE LARRY CUVLER FAM
Apartado Postal 111
Matehuala,S.L.P.,Mexico
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November - 1970
Dear Friends and Families,
The last few weeks have been very busy as we
have had visitors from the U.S. Our forwarding
agents and Floyd Moser came the last of August.
They (out forwarding agents)^ were able to keep and
adopt the Mexican baby they had been caring for.
There were many problems and complications facing
them, but in a matter of 4 or 5 days the Lord work
ed everything out and all went smoothly. Many said
it would be impossible, but we know with God all
things are possible.
We are really thankful to Bill Leamon (our
forwarding agent) for fixing our electrical
plant and setting up the wiring. Now,
thanks to Bill, Garnet doesn't have to wash
by hand any more, and we even have
genuine electric lights at night. Bill
put many hours of work into this alone,
not to mention the many hours he puts
in as forwarding agent. Thank gou,
Silt and Rabyi
Then Garnet's folks came. They did
much to help with the work here- Garnet's
dad did many needed repairs, and Garnet's
mother helped can carrots and even helped
deliver a baby.
Incidently, the baby was Rosa & Sebastian
Moreno's. Sebastian has been feeling bet
ter, but still has some bad days. Rosario,
Filemon Castro's wife, has gall stones and
suffers unbearable pain. She is due to
have a baby in December, so the doctors are trying to hold off operating
until after she delivers. Please pray for her. She is a true Christian
and takes her suffering like one who really loves the Lord.
Then Dr. Griffith came for a week-end visit. He will be returning for
full-time duty with his family in July of 1971, Lord willing. Location
was selected for both their home and the hospital site. Construction is
expected to begin on the hospital in early 1971, so that the first phase
of the hospital will be ready by July, when Dr. Griffith arrives. He
will be a tremendous asset to the Lord's work here.
As mentioned above, Floyd Moser, Bluffton, Indiana, came with Bill and
Ruby. We are happy to say. Lord willing, Floyd will be returning in
January. Floyd also will be a tremendous asset here as he has had sev
eral years experience working in a hospital. He will help Garnet until
the Doctor arrives - then he will be the Doctor's assistant. Floyd will
help in delivering babies, suturing wounds, and many, many other things.
Also, we wish to thank Floyd for his help in the Clinic the few days he
was here.
We enjoyed and appreciated all the above visitors and just wish all
could have stayed longer.
At the present time, Garnet is alone in the Clinic work, with the ex
ception of one Mexican girl, who is day-time help only. However, Bill
Dykes did help her with one night delivery. Bill likes that kind of
work. I would like to help, but I get sick every time, and it just
makes" one~more*"patxent-; One time I gave a lady a shot and I got so weak
in the knees, I decided Garnet had trouble enough to treat the already
sick ones. Please pray for Garnet, that her strength and health holds
out until the Doctor and Floyd arrive.
Recently, a 17 year old girl came to have a baby. After all night in
hard labor, we took her to Matehuala for a Caesarian Section. She also
had a large tumor preventing normal birth of the baby. This tumor will
have to be removed, probably by Dr. Griffith when he arrives. The hos
pital in Matehuala is small and also somewhat understaffed. Garnet was
allowed to watch the Caesarian, but during the Caesarian was called to
help deliver another baby. Both mothers and babies did fine. Six years
ago (before we came)^ the 17 year old would have died trying to give
birth. No one would have known the cause.
Day before yesterday, one of the Christian ladies from Sandia Grande
brought her great-grandchild to Garnet to see if she could get her well.
The baby girl, illegitimate and only 17 days old, was dying of starva
tion and neglect. Garnet had been up all night and all day because of a
delivery. When I came home from classes at 6:30 p.m., I told her to eat
supper and go to bed - that Bill Dykes and I would take care of the
baby. She gave us instructions to keep her warm (the nights here are
cold now)^ and to feed her sugar water with an eye dropper. We stayed
up until 2:30 a.m. feeding this tiny shriveled dehydrated baby. She was
too weak to even cry. When Garnet got up at 6 a.m., the baby seemed
some better and wasn't so dehydrated. But later in the morning she be
came worse and died at 3 p.m. This isn't the first, or the last, baby
that has died or will die of starvation and neglect. Many children died
this year. Not all were out of neglect. Some died because there was no
food available to give them. This year there wasn't enough rain and
crops dried up. Then there was no food and sometimes no water for ani
mals or children. Some villages dried up completely. Some came here
for water, and some asked to camp here and work for food and water until
it rained in their villages. (Some people were told by some Catholics
that the reason they didn't get rain in villages was because we were
here. They believed God was punishing them for^allowing us to stay here
and teach what they believed to be false doctrines). Of course we-
helped all those we could by giving them water and letting them work for
food and medical care for the malnurished, etc.
We wish to thank all of you who have made this possible. Firsts you
helped with your prayers. Second^ you helped by helping us buy Sandia
Chico, which always has water even without rain. Thivd^ you helped by
sending food supplies and financial support. Mat/ God cJiZ. OjJ youl
Dear Friends, I just told you about these cases of physical starvation
and suffering. But there is even a more severe starvation here in
Mexico. It is the starvation of the soul for the Gospel of Christ.
Again this Fall, I began teaching classes with the aim of trying to get
Christians to better understand the Bible and become leaders and see
more souls won to Him. There are now 8 congregations meeting each Lord's
Day. We have classes in 6 of these villages. These classes are Monday
-Wednesday. Last week there was a combined total of over 100 people
present. These people love eating this spiritual food as much, or more
than physical food. Most of these people have very little physical food
but they are very rich in spirit. Some villages with a little are eat
ing better, of course, than those who had none.
In one ranch, La Union, one Christian family managed to raise some
corn. They were thankful to God and wanted to share their blessings.
They invited all the Christians in the near-by ranches (or villages).
Most of the Christians from Sandia Chico and Soledad loaded up in our 2
trucks and arrived at the Capetillo home about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. There
were about 26 of us in the 2 trucks. Much to our surprise the lady be
gan making beans, rice and macaroni to feed all 26 of us. She must have
used a full week's supply of food. Their home consisted of 2 small rooms.
(unaonneoted). These rooms were made of mud calked palm trunks and cac
tus-thatched roof, with dirt floors. In spite of primitive conditions
this lady is immaculate. All her clothing and her children were shining
clean. We ate in shifts. Even though there are 7 children alive and
another due soon, the table was only about 3x5 ft. She also borrowed
another table about the same size. Dishes were also borrowed from her
neighbors. After the delicious meal, we drove as far as we could in the
truck to the corn field. We "hiked" down an arroyo and back up the other
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Filemon preached. Sebastian led singing. When services were over, it
was time for roast corn - (field corn roasted in an open fire) it was
delicious I Again more surprises. They dug a hole and there were cooked
pumpkin type squash. These had been placed in the hole the day before
with hot ashes and covered with dirt. When uncovered they were hot and
delicious. We really enjoyed the services, sharing God's love with so
many Christian friends. There were 50 in the services and at the corn
roast.
The attendance has been good in all the villages. Again we say "Tkank
Vou" for your financial and prayer help in making all this possible. We
are sorry we haven't been able to write more personal letters, but we
just haven't had time. Please consider this a personal letter to each
one of you- We do try to answer every letter that comes to us. If you
have not received a letter from us in answer to a letter you wrote in
the last 2 months, then you can assume your letter was lost in the mail.
May God att you.
Yours in Christ,
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Dear Friends,
As the Lord is blessing the work here in Mexico,
we hope and pray that He is also blessing you.
Lord's Day Communion services are being held in
nine villages, which is keeping those who are
preaching very busy. Right now, Senorino, Abel,
Filemon, Javier, Sabastian, and Margaro are doing
the preaching. They are doing a very fine job. The
only ones who have received training other than at
Sandia Chico, are Filemon and Javier. We hope that
you will remember those men in your prayers. Be
cause of terrible road conditions, trucks,
or cars cannot get into some of the villa
ges; therefore, those men have a real need
for motorcycles to help in the Lord's
work. The motorcycles are much less
expensive to operate and are able to
get to places where other vehicles
are not. Anyone interested in help
ing to purchase a motorcycle for one
of these men, might use it as a class
project, V.B.S., or personal project.
These motorcycles can be bought here in
Mexico for $100 (one hundred dollars) down
and $20,00 (twenty dollars) a month for 18
months. We feel that it would be best
that these motorcycles be the property of
the mission of Village Evangelism in Mexi
co, and would be loaned to the above men
tioned men for the sole purpose of evan
gelism in the rural villages of this area.
THE LARRY CUVLER FAMILY
Apartado Postal 111
Matehuala,S,L.P.,Mexico
As mentioned above, these men are doing a marvelous work for the Lord
and there have been twelve baptisms so far this year. I am still holding
classes in the villages during the week, and teaching between 100 to 150
weekly.
We wish that each and everyone of you could come and see for your
selves the suffering and the many things that the Mexicans lack that we
Americans take for granted. Many villages are completely without water
and many who still have a little bit of water, are having to drink stag
nant, and diseased drinking water thus typhoid fever and diarrhea are
raging in many villages. Each day more people are coming in with
typhoid fever. So far no deaths have been reported. We have only been
keeping here the critically ill, as we don't have large enough facili
ties to keep those who are not very critical. For this reason, we are
especially glad that Dr. Griffith will be with us soon. Adobes are now
being hauled to begin the new hospital. Please pray with us that the
necessary money and supplies will come in soon. Those wishing to help
the hospital project may send money, or write to Good Shepherd Medical
Foundation, Box 296, Rolla, Missouri.
We have had several people here in the clinic critically ill with
typhoid fever, and thanks to prayers and medical supplies sent by those
who care, we have not lost a single patient. Malnutrition has always
been a problem, but it seems it is worse than we have ever seen it be
fore. This,- of course, is due to the lack of rain, as not sufficient
crops can be grown. At the present time, we have a baby here in the
clinic who is a year and three months old and looks about six months.
He is dying of malnutrition. His father is an alcoholic and mentally
retarded. Although things do look bad for the rural Mexican people, it
seems that the new Mexican president, Eccheverria, is taking a genuine
interest in their problems and is trying to do all he can to provide
wells, better roads, education, etc. Recently, he went to visit several
of the rural villages south of Matehuala, and he was astounded at the
things he saw. He has promised help will soon be available, but here in
Mexico things progress slowly. Please remember these people in your
prayers and pray for them, that all can endure these hardships until
better living conditions are provided. The area we are in has been
legally declared Mexico's worse poverty stricken area.
There are not adequate words to express our gratitude to all of those
who have sent packages of food, clothing and medical supplies to the
border. Without these things, it would be even harder to continue our
work here for the Lord. In spite of the fact that rural conditions seem
to get worse, the cities continue to progress and now more things are
available. Good washing detergent, mayonnaise, salt, bathroom tissue,
kleenex, napkins, are now available. Anyone wishing to sned boxes to
the border, or to our forwarding agents, should please write first for
the new revised list of needs.
Again this year, we will be having V.B.S. in eight villages and the
suinmer recruit program. It seems each year gets more exciting and more
interesting than the year before. Again this year, we will be taking
the young people into one of the mountain villages that can only be
reached by horse and mule. We greatly appreciate your prayers in behalf
of the summer program. As you will remember, last year we went into
communist territory and had stones thrown at us. In one of the villages
we will be going to this year, people told us that there had been Cubans
there, and they saw Cuban men beat up a Cuban girl.. The people became
very frightened of them, and we hope that they do not have too strong
a hold in that village. On the radio and in the newspapers we hear so
many bad things_..ab-ont*"'the modern teenager. However, there are to be
approximat^;ly eleven teenagers"^era.with .\isthis-suimne.r. Each of these
young peop^e^npw, ofthe""dangers and are willing to give the summer for
the Lord.
We will be having a few needs for V.B.S., that could be sent in large
brown envelopes directly to Mexico. These things could be sent first
class, registered mail, to Larry Cuyler, Apartado Postal 111, Matehuala,
S.L.P., Mexico. They are as follows:
construction paper balloons
combs suckers
toothbrushes needles
small colored pictures of Jesus healing paper brads
small colored pictures of Jesus & children
(Memo; __we are., late in getting this newsletter out - and we under-
sSi^^^^C'THeTuylers" are in the midst of V.B.S. right now, and so
these items would not arrive in time for V.B.S., but if you want to
send something, we're sure it could be used somehow in their regular
teaching programs throughout the year)
Tates have arrived^ and it is truly a blessing to have them here.
Lowellnas"alffeady ^bhe much to keep the generator and vehicles running.
Brenda has been helping to prepare V.B.S. They brought a raimeographer
with them, which has been a tremendous help in mimeographing things for
V.B.S. Please pray for them as you do for us that we might all work to
gether with the Schmidts, Dykes, Griffiths. and Tates, to see many more
souls won to Christrr
Incidentally, there are missionary stories available, suitable for use
in V.B.S., youth groups, Sunday Bible School classes, camps, etc. These
are attainable by writing to our forwarding agents. Lord willing, there
will be a new slide program soon.
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We know that we owe many of you peysonal ^^e^ers ,
emphasis on evangelism and V.B.S., we ask: that you^XB^B'^Bar With-u?
and we'll try to answer letters as soon as'possible. Again^^^e^hankllalJ-
of you who are making this work possi^lse.,'and we trust ^'Irhat" "'fHe'^l/artP
will richly bless you as you serve Him.
Love in Jesus Christ,
ioAAy CayZzA VamiZy
OuA CCpoZogZ2^:^,^^e are sorry to be late with this newsletter, but we did
seeivg^it until in June, and with the press of work here at Harris
Prairie and vacation time, we were not able to get it mailed earlier.
Forwarding Agents for the Cuylers are:
Mr. and Mrs. William Leamon
^16 W. Washington Street
Bluffton, Indiana ^67H