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CHARTERS’. © For a. mortgage © Debt consolidation ® Car insurance ¢ Home improvements (RE, Kootenay Savings We Have Funds Available CASTLEGAR: 365-3375. Across from Post Office SOUTH SLOCAN: 359-7221. Highway 3A / Reflections & _Recollections _ ee : ECUADOR LETTERS © ~ Learn to cope with life ‘CONCLUSION ° “The conclusion of the excerpts from the lost two letters received.from John Munday; former Castlegar teacher: and presently’ @ teact er missionary, in. Ecuador./"") A prominent.political figure hore in Beundor and former : Consul General to Holland was here: on Sunday ‘afternoon ~ with all seven of his children — ‘all but‘one in their teens or + VIEWS FROM THE PAS carly 20s — and his: wife. Ashe is a goad friend of the head of the water company he has Kindly offered his help i in getting, us ‘water’ piped in again. . ‘And yesterday I had) a visit: from a friend” from the American Embassy who in“turn is a “good. friend of the wealthiest man in Ecuador ‘(who also happens to ‘be my) neighbor), This wealthy man is waiting for me to call’! him -. and feels sure he can find'a ‘solution to:pur problem. And HCJB engineer friends keep’ promising to come; out ‘and possibly pump up water from a well near the river | 5. 0, humanly speaking, our future so far as water is concerned is brighter than ever.: of Ecuador are suffering from severe floodinig with the accompanying problems of crop and house destruction and the fear of epidemics breaking out. Asa result, much of the country is considered to be.in a “state of . emergency,” and more favored areas like Quito are sending down food, ‘clothing. and financial and professional help. Because of this same flooding, the coming months of crop failure will make ‘it necessary to import basic foods, from other countries and:make our proposed vegetable garden and meat and egg complex so much hiore valuable. Each day brings its flow of visitors and I enjoy them all. In fact, they're my main contact with the outside world and help keep niy “housewife’s s syndrome” under-control...or at least toa ‘minimum. Right now we're making an inventory of all our Erimaus Bible Correspondence courses and in the next day. or two J hope to send off a giant order to Mexico. For the first time in'a long time we're completely’ up-to-date awith, our growing, student, | ‘body’ of some: 2,000-plus” ‘active tosee d growth ih ‘this new year. | On, Saturday, our Quito you ople a led to maybe for lunch: Other than these, smaller “extras” I'm deliberately reducing our behind with petiohal dasesdiacy: our many building- 6 ‘projects need constant supervision, my 20 children need . “even more, and I’m trrying’ to build up the work and the * church‘ in this. immediate area, keeping in touch with our Quito. chirches through meeting with the responsible men to “pray, and to plan ‘with them as they move ahead without my, ‘phyaleal presence, L jan. 19, 1983" On Jan. 16, Victor tinea 19. Yestordsy he was officially “installed” as the new president of the student coyncil at our ~ - nearby San Antonio, High School... ‘He's invited his entire . class to spend the day with us here at “Diospaj Nan” on Friday., (I Have’ my next appointment ‘with my eye doctor ‘that morning). -. Beventeen- year-old ‘Tema is bringing here Grade’ it class “of 40 for lunch here on Wednesday, . Jan. 26. And on Saturday, . ‘Jan, 22, I'n-endeavouring to handletwo small groups — about a dozen young people in each. .group — and “trust things ‘will turnout harmoniously. “Last night blind Jose and his-cousin Amable returned home. They'd taken the initiative to move further into the western jungle despite the flooring, and visit other members of their family. I was so relieved, my anger was short-lived and I slept soundly. ~ } Lloyd Rogers and a young ‘friend visiting from the States turned up all ‘unexpectedly yesterday at noon and invited me to join them for lunch at our deluxe “Equinoccio” Restaurant. It was good to get away for a couple of hours and ‘to catch up on some ‘of Lloyd's news. Once again (that is, as in previous letters) Iapologize for being so long-winded. Congratulations if, fyou'y 've read this far, God bldss yout: Feb. 4, 1983 ‘“AsT sat ‘thinking/Alone and melancholy/And without a friend,/There came a voice/Out of the gloom/Saying “Cheer up,/Things might -be worse."/So I cheered up/And sure enough/Things got worse. - = Author unknown -._,This morning, for the first time in my life, I failed to keep t back the tears following a regular check-up by two oye" speclalists,., Humanly.. speaking, , the-outlook.:.so ‘far’ as recovering my-sight in the left (operative) eye is not bright. . ee ‘activity here until my cornea ‘has healed and the stitches are removed and'I’ktow a little better what the immediate ciehi “holds. But. “life Be) still very fal for 'm chronically The cornea has taken well so far, but the Fapidly developed ‘cataract may be hiding. more serious problems... perhaps in the retinal area? It's. taking me sometime to adjust to leiveved blind- ~The Good Old Days — «Top photo shows tele: S. office and dock for ‘the. Minto at Nakusp ani per tom photo introduces Capt. Sanderson and the crew of the S.S. Marion. ' MISSIONARY « Former Castlegar” teacher John Munday (back row) and the wards of his missionary - home for: and orp children, Munday is coping with his life as missionary while re recovering from a‘ corneal transplant he ness, and with the other eye doing all the work ‘it's but a question of time before the right cornea gives up altogether and the “infant cataract” becomes a mature enemy. Right now I confess to.a very weak faith, a low-ebb hope and greater need than ever of/your prayers. Yesterday :a contingent of officials and sociology students from the juvenile court and d several months ago. . one solution. We're becoming expert, not 80 much as hewers of wood, but rather as drawers of water.’ April 18-22 is the “Regional (Emmaus Bible binespas dence Schoo)) Directors for South America’s “first conven- tion and Diospaj Nan has been selected as the favored-site. — Our projected library that will house, among other things, by an unannounced visit. An in-depth study. and control ‘of the various orphanages, children's homes, etc., in and around Quito, Both state and private is being made, and as “Diospaj Nan” is legally registered as a “House of Protec- tion,” they.included us in their investigation. The head of the Juvenile Court is an exceedingly gracious man as was the lady official that accompanied him - and the four young students. All but the chief accepted an. invitation to join us for the noon meal-and I believe they were favourably impressed. They had private interviews with 16 of my 20 children, and are to return tomorrow to complete. their. reports. * We continue to receive requests — almost daily — for use of “Diospaj Nan" for camps and retreats and luncheons, * many of which I've had to turn down in view of my present limited energies and frequent visits to the eye doctor, And almost as many requests come in on behalf of more needy children... like yesterday afternoon when friends pleaded “with me to take in eight orphaned girls. ° You will have heard or read through the news media of the disastrous flooding in the coastal provinces of Ecuador that has takeh so many lives, ruined so many crops and destroyed so many homes, and towns and highways and bridges. Typhoid and other diseases ‘are Yeaching: epidemic _Proportions and quantities-< ‘of clothing, food and money are-- being collected up here in the mountains to help the millions who are suffering so tragically at lower levels. Meariwhile, ‘we continue to buy three truckloads of water a day to keep us going, so tomorrow I hope to invite the provincial prefect here to see if he can come up with a the Bible C School, is only about half completed, and the dorms I hope to house our honored guests in are still on the drawing board, so there is a lot of work to be realized within two months. Your prayers for all of this would also be ated, for they are needed. Such “deadlines” however, are! a a for they serve as added { for On Jan. 25 ‘our long-eared thouroughbred black and brown goat gave birth to a delightful replica of herself. Now we have three females and the handsome male to form our “milk brigade.” Next week our chicken house should be ready to house some 50 or 60 laying hens for eggs and the same number in an adjoining room for meat. Once our water problem is solved we'll plant our vegetable garden and so cope better with the rising cost of everything. There was more rioting in Quito's streets this afternoon because of-this problem, and because of the flooding many undesirable and delinquent types are moving into Quito. ‘There were two murders in San Antonio last week (three kilometres down the road) and three armed robberies’ in Pomasqui (three kitometres up the road) this week. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement, I do trust this finds you well and able soon to step out of winter's cold into full-fledged spring! Tie deavor to write again ‘ soon. May- ‘God abundantly bless ‘for ‘your part:in His work here. .- I trust all is very. well with all of you! Gratefully. and with Christian. love, John Munday . By KEN SMITH The Canadian Press There are scores of statistics — a lot of them conflicting —~,that can be used to judge the health at the country's economy. -But statistics are, as the sports clinche res, for losers. If figures suggest Canada’s economy is starting to turn up after 18 months of deep recession, it's good news. Those figures, however, don't help mich if you're one’ of the country’s 1.6 million people without a job. So where can you look for some guide to what the nee holds? A key factor is 9 what's happening in the housing market. Economists have noted for years that Canadians deem it one of their rights to own their home. big béosts for the economy. which new houses will be built. This. money circulates through the economy, and the country gets a bit richer. Then comes the building of the houses. ‘There's money in housing’ There are hundreds of thousands of jobs hanging on putting in the foundations, raising the frame and placing the bricks to spreading the sod for what will become a lawn, And you've got the ‘spinoffs for industry. A house needs a furnace — which needs fuel, be it oil, natural gas or electricity. It needs a fridge, a stove, furniture. , Then,asa homeowner, you'll likely want more than a lawn, So you'll head to a nursery to buy flowers and shrubs — and all the time you'll be creating jobs for people to meet your needs. That's great. What happens, however, when the economy dips into deep recession as has happened during the last 18 months? “ANALYSIS if you ‘re unemployed statistics mean nothing In good times, this wish can be translated simply into First, there's money to be made from the land on. housing projects, ranging from digging the basements to . -more jobs for a hard-pressed industry. In simple terms, with unemployment cutting off more than one person in eight who wants to work, a lot of Canadians couldn't afford the national dream of owning their own home. With their loss you have to add the missed value of potential manufacturing worth. The recession-induced losses to the Canadian economy are not limited to new homes. Refurbishing existing housing stocks has been estimated as a $200 billion industry. To get the new-home industry, and the repair jobs going, g federal and p: — are going ‘Owning a home is a dream’ to have to convince you that you've got a stable financial | future.” The key to that is interest rates. . A year ago, home mortgages were going for about 20 per cent. That meant, if you had a $50,000 mortgage carrying over 25 years, you would be paying about $807 a month. Interest rates, and mortgages, have dropped in recent months. Mortgages now are available for as low as 11.25 per cent — which works out on that $50,000 mortgage to about $420 a month. This more optimistic outlook is being reflected in renewed activity in housing, which is good news for the economy — and at least some of the unemployed Clayton h A i td., ializing in the housing field, ‘Renewed activity shows optimism’ notes that housing starts fell from 197,000 in 1979 to 126,000 last year. This year, reflecting a modest return of buyer confidence, the firm predicts about 144,000 new homes will be built across Canada. That's the big improvement which will reflect in But it depends on the economy coming out of the latest recession — and people believing the worst is over.