Praise God, I am happy to report that my tonsils are out and I'm getting stronger every day. I am booked to fly back to Kwaj. on Aug. 23rd. It has been wonderful to get to see two of my grand kids a little longer, but it is time for everyone to get back to normal (whatever that is).
Lee is back working at his job, trying to get over his jet lag. He said more Marshallese people are being layed off on Kwaj. Please pray for the Marshallese people. Things are bad enough already. If they can not work on Kwaj., there is very little chance they will be able to make enough money to support their families.
All Americans should Praise the Lord everyday that they have all the things we take for granted and expect to have. Water to drink, shower in, flush your toilet, wash your clothes and dishes in. Most Marshallese depend on rain water. If you have electricity always at your finger tips to run all your luxuries, homes with roofs over your head filled with furniture, beds, air conditioning, and heating you are truly blessed. If you go to church on a paved road that leads up to a paved parking lot to see how close you can get to the front door of an underused church building with cushioned seats and lots of class rooms, count your blessings, name them one by one. Our members ride to church on a ferry boat and in the back of a small pick up truck over a road that is the roughest I have ever seen. When it rains we wade through the mud and water sometimes to our knees. We meet for church in one school room that we can sometimes get into, and sometimes not. We teach the children of all ages on one half of the room and the adults on the other half. We sit in cheaply made, grossly over priced plastic chairs. Praise God, we have the opportunity to teach the children who are like little sponges learning about God's word.
As you are about to start school and the seasons change from summer to fall, please remember that we can use any new or used SUMMER clothing of any size that your kids have grown out of. As you are shopping for your kids new school clothes, and you see any summer clothes, shoes, sandals, flip flops, shorts on clearance, pick up anything you can afford. If you are shopping at a consignment sale, grab a few things for the Marshallese kids. Anything and everything is appreciated. You can mail them to us now or you can collect things for a couple months and mail them before Christmas. It is never too early to think about Christmas when we are so far away.
The US Postal Service is the only way to get anything to us. You can mail larger boxes by the pound or you can pick up a Large APO Flat Rate box from the Post Office. It costs $12.95 to stuff as much as you can into the box at the same rate. You will need to reinforce all the seams with good mailing tape. The boxes come thousands of miles and fall apart easily. Send your blessings to:
AVIS CUMMINGS
CMR 701 BOX 1652
APO, AP 96555-0017
God's Blessings to all.
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