Cuyler Larry Garnet 1975 Mexico

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About a month ago reports were being rumored tha t people from the U.S. were goingto d i ff e ren t v il lag e s giving the children shots to s ter i l ize them. I t broia^t onsome v er y s tr on g anti-American f ee li ng s h e re . The papers even reported t ha t thesame program was being car r i ed on i n Puer to Rico. t was l a t e r learned t h a t theshots were only wat er and tha t they were being administered by some anti-Americ an p eo ple from Monterrey.Then, I learned today in the newspaper that Mexico i s threatening to pu ll out oft he o rgan izat ion of American States if the organization doesn' t recognize Cuba'spresen t government and es tab l ish t rade with them. Then Mexico severed d iplomat icre la t ions w ith C hile . The former Chilean pres iden t i s being h era ld ed a s a martyran d a h e r o .God is still at work he r e and we a re de t e rm ined t o r ema in t o con t inue H is work .We are now sponsoring a f i f teen-minute program on the radio both Saturday andSunday. There are already responses to it and these people are being enrol ledin a B ib le s tu dy c lass c on du cte d b y c orre sp on denc e b y Brother Clinton Looney.Garnet ' s heal th has been much improved over l a s t year although she still has somer ea l bad days. Please pray fo r her . She has been a r ea l good wife and mother anda t r emendou s s e r v a n t for o u r Lo r d .Also you may remember the boy that had the bad motorcycle accident, Vicen te P icon .He i s wel l now and has taken on the job o f e va ng el is t fo r the congregat ion inlfe.tehuala. He i s doing a very good job. Please pray fo r him, too.During the final few weeks of 197i| > souls were given to Christ and baptizedfo r the remission of s in s . Three of these were Americans How we praise theLord fo r iiie v ic to r i e s Thank you very much fo r your concern, prayers and f inancial support. You have been very important in the winning of over ^00 sotiIsin the 9 years t ha t we have been here , away from the Homeland we love.The work i s going qiiite well in the vi l lage too. Please write to us.

Love in Jesus Chr i s tThe Larry Ciayler family

Please send all packages to: Larry Cuyler (be sure his name is on all boxes) Colegio Biblico261j. Brazos Stree tEagle Pass, Texas 788^2Checks should be made payable to : Village Evangelism in Mexico. I f you are ani nd iv idua l con t ri bu to r and des i re to use your canceled checks fo r income taxpurposes, make tiiose checks payable to: Firs t Church of Christ. Send checks to:M/k Wm E. Leamon (Forwarding Agents)527 W. Ohio S t.Bluf ft on Ind .You may add to the l i s t of needs we sent w ith the l a s t newslet ter , Spanish Bibles(old and ewTestaments) and garden seeds (all kinds of vegetable).PLEASE send address changes to the Forwarding Agents. Each l e t t e r re turned tothem, costs the mission 10 cents . From the l a s t mailing, nearly 100 were returned because o f addre ss changes .


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Village Evangelism In MexicoF I E L D A D D R E S SA p ar ta d o P o st al 111Matehuala S L . PM e x i c o

F OR W AR DIN G A G EN TSBi l l a n d R u b y L e a m o n52 7 W e s t O h i o S t r e e tBluff ton Ind iana4 6 7 1 4

S P O N S O RI N G C H U R C HF ir st C h urc h o l Ch r i s tSpr ing S t . a t Clark A v e .Bluf f ton Ind iana4 6 7 1 4

LARRY A N D G A R N E T CUYLER

Larry GarnetTim Martha Vickl Poodles Lisa Richard Kimber

Larry and Garnet Cuyler are missionaries toMatehuala Mexico in the stateof San Luis Potosl. It is a city of opproximately 35 000 people.Lorry was born in Battle Creek Michigan attended high school at ClimaxMichigan and Kellogg Community College at Battle Creek. He was planning acareer in professional baseball when just 2 weeks before he was to play hisfirst game he injured his leg in a freak basketball accident. That ended hisbaseball career before It began. InJuneof that year 1960 he married GarnetBell. Garnet s place of birth was Plainwell Michigan. They began to study theBible intensely together with prayer. Inthisway they learned more and moreabout what was necessary to become a Christian. While attending a revival

meeting they gave their livestoJesusChristin Christian obedience. The evangelist for that meeting was Brother LeeDoty Dean at Great Lakes Bible CollegeLansing Michigan. They moved to Lansing and Larry began his studies at thecollege. There they became interested in the Mexican mission field. They cons i d ered this mission for so m e la te r d ate .

In the spring of 1964 Garnetbecame very very ill. The doctor advised because of the condition of her lungs that she move to a different climate - and


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he said the climate Innorth-central Mexicowould be better than anywhere in theStates. After visiting the field, they returned to the States and by working veryhard, were able to take care of all their bills by February, 1965. Garnet shealth was steadily getting worse, so they leftfor the field, arriving there March9, 1965, with their two sons, Kimber - age 3, an d Richard - age 1 year.Larry and Garnet began to study the Mexican language. Soon people wereasking for headache remedies and things ofthat nature. In 1966, Garnet begandelivering babies and had many other medical chores. Many people were being helped by her effortsand thisopeneddoors into villages that had previously

b e e n closed.They moved to the ranch called Sandia l Chlco and bought 1100 acres ofland for 4000. Since their third son, Jimmy, was born in Mexico, they wereable to purchase land in his name. This area was very primitive-no roads, noelectricity, no doctors, no schools higher than the third grade. The nearest road

was 18 miles an d 50 minutes of hard driving away. On this property, theybuilt their home and in the early years, it was also used as a medical clinic.Later, another clinic was built and also houses for the workers. They farmedthe land and raised cattle, but because of the conditions and lack of rain, whatthey could do in this area was very limited. Many illnesses were suffered bythe whole family. Garnet had 13 operations, two of the boys almost died: ifrom scarlet fever and Timmy from food poisoning. Lorry was very ill withtyphoid fever. The whole family nearly diedwhen one of the workers failed toturn off the gas stove, and they were overcome with gas fumes.At first, the people resented North Americans and were extremely hostile -especially to the Gospel. Several threatened their lives for preaching. Oneday they were called to help a sick boy. fterhe got well word was spreadthat the Cuylers could help with the medical problems. Although they had noprevious medical training, a doctor from the States gave them many suppliesand instructions on how to treat many diseases. Many began to come for medicine. They found the Mexican people to be very proud and would insist thatthey pay insomeway forthemedicine,especially when a life was saved. Sincethey never charge for medical help, they toldthe people all they wanted was tobe able to have worship services intheir home. Many were frightened becauseof their oncestoral teaching, but because of their pride, they consented to holdservices in their homes. As a result, there have been approximately 500 soulswon to Christ, and 13 congregations meet around the Lord s Table each week.They began to look for leadership among the nationals and taught 10 men toassume the responsibilities of the evangelist.Once they felt that the Nationalists could carry on the work they moved tothe city of Matehuolo to begin a newwork and to put their children in schoolthere. At about this time, the Lowell Tote family arrived and they moved to

Sandia El Chico to help establish new congregations in the rural areas.


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The work conHnues to do well in the villages; Lorry tries to moke weeklytrips to them and help wherever needed. They moved to Motehualo in 1971and began holding services in their home. At first there were only 9 Christians and most of them werethe Cuylerfamilyl But the Lord continues to blessthe work there and with steady growth they hove been able to pay a full-time evangelist and most Sundays there is standing room only. Larry holdsclasses for youth adults and training sessions for the men. He also teachesEnglish at the local high school. Many times he uses sports activities to opendoors to the Gospel.

They hod not planned on continuing the medical work in town because therewere already 7 doctors and clinics. Later they found that the doctors refuse totreat the poor unless they con pay. There is no aid for widows and dependentchildren and the poverty and sickness inthecity is as bad if not worse than thevillages. Some mothers have almost no means of income and others try tomoke it on .50 a da y feeding many children. Many mothers have asked themto adopt or take their children to keep them from dying. A few of these hovebeen adopted by families in the U S The Cuylers always have foster childrento core for most of th e time there are about 10 children living with them. Theyhave adopted 2 little girls Lisa who was born in 1971 and Vicki born in 1972.Because of these extreme conditions they began a small clinic with the fullcooperation of all the doctors in Motehualo. It is a legally registered clinic.When someone is too sickto be helped or surgery is needed they take thesepatients to the hospital. All patients in the clinic who are not directly contagious attend all services. As a result many have heard the Gospel for the firsttime and will often take itbocktotheir own villages. They have reached peoplein over 150 rural vi llages in this way.

The Cuylers built a home at the edge of the city of Motehualo on 8 acres ofland. Larry raises a few registered beef and mild cattle. They have sent several bull calves to the rural villages to help up grade their stock. Then theloaned animals are sent to another underdeveloped village.No matter what area of service th e Lord leads them th e C uy ler s firstpurpose is to teach th e people God s plan for salvation. They always live in

the same manner as the Mexican people an d speak with them in their own language. Please remember them in your prayers especially that many soulswill be won for Christ through their efforts.

Please see the back ofthis brochure for needs etc.


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The Cuyler Birthdays:Larry -Ga r n e t -Kimber -Richard -Timmy -Lisa -Victoria -

January 12 1939April 30 1942April 7 1961April 30 1963February 2 1967April 21 1971April 13 1972

All packages should be sent to: LARRY CUYLERo/o Norland Gary264 Brazos St ree tEagle Pass Texas 78852

o not send packages to Mexico-Lorry mokes periodic trips to Eagle Pass topick up supplies . You may send for a list of their needs from their forwardingagents. Items they con always use ore garden seeds and Spanish Bibles.You may write to the Cuylers at their field address listed on the front page.All financial gifts should be sent to the forwarding agents:Mr. Mrs . Wm. E. Leamon 7 West Ohio StreetBluffton Indiana 46714Make all checks payable to: Village Evangelism in MexicoThis brochure doted 3/17/75

MISSION S tRV ICES PR tSSMX 177 Kfi tt fON KMAIU 44Mf


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F IELD A D D R E SSApartado Postal 111M ate hu ala , S . L . P.,Mex i c o

F O RW A R D IN G A G EN T SBil l and Ruby Leamon52 7 W es t O h io S t r e e tB luf f t on , Ind iana46714

S P ON S OR IN G C H U RC HF i r s t Chu r c h o f Chr i s tSpr ing St . , a t Clark Ave.Bluff ton, Indiana46714

Village Evangelism In MexicoLARRY AND GARNET CUYLER

May-June 1975Dear Friends,We're sorry we didn t get a le t ter out in May^your support andprayers are always needed and appreciatedeven when we do notadequately express i tSo much has happened since we wrote l a s t . Garnet was hospitalizedin April (in Mexico with severe back pain. At first the doctorsthough t she had a ruptured disc, but tes ts showed th is not to bethe case. They now believe to be arthri t is of the spine andshe s t i l l suffers a great deal of pain. She was able to come tothe U.S. with Larry and U of their children (and a Mexican gir l tohelp with the l i t t le ones) for a few weeks. certainly enjoyedth e few days they were here and we are so enthused about the waythe work is growing. So mai^ people a re a ttend ing servi ce s thatthey are to o crowded in the i r building and are looking for a larger one. Will you please pray about i t?Several young people from the U.S. plan to spend a part of thesummer helping vrith the work. There are a t leas t 9 already thereor leaving soon. They wil l have many experiences there and be atremendous help w ith Vacation Bible School and other act ivi t ies.The Lord will ing, Larry and the 3 boys wil l re tu rn to the U.S. inJuly to f i l l speaking dates and attend the North American Christ ianConvention in Det ro i t and the Northmen. Because Garne t s hea l thi s much worse when she i s up here in July or Auguast and becausethere is so much to do there, she wil l not be coming this time.Please pray fo r them th i s summer as Larry and the boys t ra ve l, fo rGarnet s health and a l l phases of the work they do for the Master..Pray especial ly that they wil l know God s Will for them and thatmany Souls wi l l be won f or C h ris t,

In His Service,Bi l l Ruby

P.S, PRAISE THE LORD We, the Leamon s, are proud to announcethat our Arnie is now a U.S. Citizen. After 6 years of legal work,he became a naturalized cit izen on April 22. Only because God opened doors that had been t ight ly closed was a l l possible Nowhe s a Leamon and an Americanthe greatest day of a l l wil l be whenhe steps out for Chiast and becomes a CHRISTIAN


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Village Evangelism In Mexico

Mailed by Sponsoring ChurchFirst Chu rc h o fChristSpring St. at Clark Ave.Bluffton, Ind. 46714

ddress Correction equested

FIELD ADDRESS

Apartado Postal 111Mate buala, S. L P.,MalCD

Non -Pro f i t O rg ,U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDBluffton, indianoPermi t No. 2 06

FORWARDING AGENT

Bill and Ruby Leamon527 W. Ohio St .Bluiitoa, Indiana 46714

Oc to b e r , 1975Dea r Ch r i s t i a n F r i e n d s ,Lar ry Garn et C uy ler and t h e i r ch i l d r en have f a i t h fu l l y served ourLord in Mexico fo r over 10 yea r s . The i r e f f o r t s were very f r u i t f u lwi t h many s o u l s won f o r Ch r i s t and Chu r c h e s e s t a b l i s h e d . So is w i t hg r e a t s a d n e s s that we w ri t e t o you now.On September 2 3, Dr. Max Wilson an Elder - -Cuy le r miss ionary boardmember and B i l l Leamon C u yle r fo rw a rd in g agent f lew .to Mexico tomeet w ith L ar ry and Ga rne t . It was dec ided t h a t a j o i n t announcementwould be made t h a t t h e i r miss iona ry e f f o r t s have been t e rmina ted , duet o p e r s o na l p r o b l em s . The a nnoun c emen t come s f r om :La r r y Garne t Cuy l e r - -m i s s i o n a r i e sB i l l Ruby Leamon- - fo rward ing ag en t sE lders o f Sponsor ing Church, Bluf f ton , IN --Cuy le r M i s si on a ry BoardThe announcement i s made wi th g r e a t s adnes s , bu t wi t h l ove and no b i t t e r*n e s s o r h a r d f e e l i n g s by a n yon e .Your f i nanc i a l suppo r t i s despe r a t e l y needed u n t i l A pr i l 1 , 1976* so t h a tall f i n a n c i a l ob l i g a t i o n s can be met and t h e y can re establish thems e l v e s . Please con t i nue to he l p , if you can . Send all checks payab l eto Vi l l ag e Evange l i sm in Mexico to : M/M B i l l Leamon, 527 West OhioS t r e e t , B l u f f t o n , IN No more s u p p l i e s s hou l d be s e n t h e re o rto Eag l e P a s s .


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Though the Cuyle r fami ly no lo ng er se rv es as mis s iona r i e s , th e Gospelw i l l con t i nue to be pr eached . La r r y t r a i n e d s e v e r a l Mexican p r e a ch e r s .Three o f t h em , Seb a s t i a n , Margaro and Anton io have s e r v ed th e Lord f o rs eve ra l yea r s and proven f a i t h f u l t h rough many trials and ha rdsh ip s .Some o f them have depended on th e Cuyle rs to help them by s e l l i ng th eused c l o t h i ng you send e t c . ) and it wi l l be very ha rd fo r them now.If you care to help them con t inue th e work, we wi l l see t h a t th ey ge tall th e money s e n t after Ap r i l 1stAt t h i s t ime we canno t tell you what th e Cuyle rs p lans a r e , becauset hey a re no t su re themse lves wha t t hey wi l l do- They w i l l app r e c i a t ey o u r prayers a s t h e y make these decisions P l e a s e also r emembe r theirchi ldren and the new conver ts ( there have been 30 bapt isms in the pas t months as well as the congregations they leave behind. The departureo f th e C uy le r s a s mi s s i o n a r i e s w i ll d e fin i t e ly l e ave a vo i d f o r themand a l so in th e community i t s e l f . Remember t h a t Satan works over- t ime ,s o y o u r prayers a r e n e e d e d . eha rd ly know how to thank you a l l fo r y ou r w on de rfu l su{ portt h rough th e y e a r s . We cou ld tell you o f t ime s you r check came th eve ry day it was needed l Times o f d i s cou r agemen t when your letter o rp r a ye r s ea sed th e pa i n and pu t jo y i n t o s e r v i n g . We know many o f yousacrificed t o s e nd money and we wan t you t o know was n o t in v a i n .It has been all p l e a su r e co r r e s pond i ng w i t h you--we l o v e you- -we t h ankGod f o r you- -we be l i ev e you to be th e v e ry b e s t o f God s peop l e . Wew i l l neve r f o r g e t you God neve r f a i l e d to s upp l y th e Cuy l e r s ne ed s .They neve r had any e x t r a , bu t t h e i r need s were a lways met - - and God usedy ou to s u p p l y t h em .On t h a t Grea t Day, when we s t and befo re th e th rone o f God, you l l see ,f ace to f a c e , th e Mexican b r e t h r en Lar ry Garne t won to J e su s . Theycou ld n o t have done it wi t h o u t you - - a n d that Day you ll r e c e i v e you rb l e s s e d r ew a r d . May God bless you and k e ep you in H is Gr e a t Lov e .

You r s in Ch r i s t J e s u s ,La r r y G arn et C uy le rElders of Bluffton Church of ChristBill R uby Leam on

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