Dear Partners in Mission,

Since January, when we last wrote you, we have been even busier than usual. In addition to our work in the three congregations, Henry has had additional responsibilities as he serves as vice moderator of our presbytery this year. And Lottie’s work on the mayor’s health council expanded when she was elected to the regional health council for our state.

In only one month from today, we will be flying to the U.S. for another interpretation assignment. We will be in the States from May 30 until August 30, 2002. Once again, we will be based at Mission Ranch (housing for missionaries provided by Austin Presbyterian Seminary).

Our address will be:

607-A Bellevue Place
Austin, TX. 78705
(512) 474-8253

We will continue to access our email on a regular basis at haswell@uol.com.br.

As soon as we touch down in Austin, we plan to purchase a used car. Then we must travel to Houston to visit Lottie’s only sister, Debbie. She is in very poor health and looking forward to our visit. We will also schedule visits to our son, Matthew, in San Antonio and our son, Daniel, in Dallas. During the week of August 4–9 we will be attending the Worldwide Ministries Division missionary sharing conference in Louisville.

As you can see, we will not be able to work in a visit to every one of our supporting churches. However, we will do our best to visit as many as we are able to schedule. The time is short and we are very busy. How can you help us? Please ask the church secretary or someone on the mission committee to do the following:

• If you have a date that you would like to have us visit your congregation, please let us know as soon as possible. Preferably, contact us by e-mail or phone. (Snail mail can be unreliable.)
  
• Even if you can’t schedule a visit from us, please send us an e-mail telling us that you received our correspondence and supplying us with:
  • Your church phone number
  • the name of your current minister and/or mission chairperson
  • an email address for the church or an individual where we can send regular updates.
• Your prayers and financial support have been so very important to us. Please know that we are thankful to God for your faithful partnership with us to evangelize Rio Grande do Sul.

For the glory of God and the joy of all peoples,

Henry and Lottie Haswell

The 2002 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p. 258