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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.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, updating them on her health, suggesting that they come to visit in October when the baby is due, describing the arrival of the rest of their belongings, describing the new car, describing the weather and soil in the area, telling about the pineapple sherbet she made, discussing her work in the clinic, and providing an update on her and Morrell's progress in learning Spanish.

A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, describing the family's busy Sunday schedule, providing an update on her pregnancy and preparations, describing the weather and plans for planting a garden, sharing about her and Morrell's progress in learning Spanish, discussing the lack of children and mothers at Sunday School, and updating on Steed's development.

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 Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, describing the house and their new garden, informing them about the process of grocery shopping, telling them about the state of employment and education in the community, sharing her experience helping in the children's clinic, telling more about the maid (Norma), updating them on the family's finances, sharing the news that she is likely pregnant, and updating them on Steed's development.

A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, informing him of their arrival in Mayarí, updating him on the family's recovered health, describing the unpacking process, describing the young woman who has been hired to help around the house, sharing her impression of the house, describing the community, and sharing their Sunday schedule.