THE MOSTELLER STORY
INSTALMENT #11
Greetings to our most wonderful family on the Canada Central District.
You folks are so special to us--and so very thoughtful to remember us throughout the year. We feel so blessed to be your LINKS missionaries.
Well, to continue our experiences in the Cape Verde Islands:
A half dozen men from various European countries were fleeing from communism. They bought a sailboat and got down as far as the Cape Verde Islands on their way to Brazil, but got into a fight among themselves and decided to sell their sailing vessel and give up the trip. The mission paid them $5000 for the boat, and they left. Missionary Everette Howard bought a motor for it and gave it a new name: "Boas Novas" (Good Tidings).
Sometime later Rockwell Smith Brank, an American artist, heard that there were beautiful seascapes in Cape Verdian waters. He spent his entire inheritance on the purchase of a beautiful sailing yacht in Britain to go to Cape Verde to paint. However, after getting into a terrible storm on the way down and also discovering that he was going to be charged an enormous fee every time he cast anchor, he decided instead to give the yacht to the Nazarene mission, who named it "Novas de Alegria" (Tidings of Joy). Its beauty (it boasted the tallest mast in the islands) led the government to put it on one of their coins and paper bills. With our two motorized ships, the Nazarenes introduced motorized transportation to the Cape Verde Islands. Then all the boats got motors; thus one could get where he wanted to go without spending one to three days in view of port without the ability to get there.
Rockwell returned to the States and captured the heart of Ruth, a lovely redhead nurse. He brought his bride back to Cape Verde. Their first daughter, Patricia, was born in our home. Ten days later Rockwell came to our home with a beautiful 3 x 4-foot painting under his arm. He said, "I've come to pay our maternity bill." Of all the things in our home, the one thing that Krystal Joy Loeber, our missionary granddaughter in Portugal, wants is that painting.
In Christ's love,
Earl E. Mosteller
You folks are so special to us--and so very thoughtful to remember us throughout the year. We feel so blessed to be your LINKS missionaries.
Well, to continue our experiences in the Cape Verde Islands:
A half dozen men from various European countries were fleeing from communism. They bought a sailboat and got down as far as the Cape Verde Islands on their way to Brazil, but got into a fight among themselves and decided to sell their sailing vessel and give up the trip. The mission paid them $5000 for the boat, and they left. Missionary Everette Howard bought a motor for it and gave it a new name: "Boas Novas" (Good Tidings).
Sometime later Rockwell Smith Brank, an American artist, heard that there were beautiful seascapes in Cape Verdian waters. He spent his entire inheritance on the purchase of a beautiful sailing yacht in Britain to go to Cape Verde to paint. However, after getting into a terrible storm on the way down and also discovering that he was going to be charged an enormous fee every time he cast anchor, he decided instead to give the yacht to the Nazarene mission, who named it "Novas de Alegria" (Tidings of Joy). Its beauty (it boasted the tallest mast in the islands) led the government to put it on one of their coins and paper bills. With our two motorized ships, the Nazarenes introduced motorized transportation to the Cape Verde Islands. Then all the boats got motors; thus one could get where he wanted to go without spending one to three days in view of port without the ability to get there.
Rockwell returned to the States and captured the heart of Ruth, a lovely redhead nurse. He brought his bride back to Cape Verde. Their first daughter, Patricia, was born in our home. Ten days later Rockwell came to our home with a beautiful 3 x 4-foot painting under his arm. He said, "I've come to pay our maternity bill." Of all the things in our home, the one thing that Krystal Joy Loeber, our missionary granddaughter in Portugal, wants is that painting.
In Christ's love,
Earl E. Mosteller
P.S. From daughter Ginny:
Dad/Earl is still at the skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, but is finished with the IV's and wound vac. Now that he can bear weight on his foot, the physical and occupational therapists are working with him on regaining strength to get up and walk on his own. They are hoping that he will be ready to return to Callahan Village in the next two weeks or so.
Mom/Gladys is enjoying good days. While she is now sleeping a lot, she enjoys seeing people pop in to say hi and daily perusing the greeting cards you have sent.
Dad/Earl is still at the skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, but is finished with the IV's and wound vac. Now that he can bear weight on his foot, the physical and occupational therapists are working with him on regaining strength to get up and walk on his own. They are hoping that he will be ready to return to Callahan Village in the next two weeks or so.
Mom/Gladys is enjoying good days. While she is now sleeping a lot, she enjoys seeing people pop in to say hi and daily perusing the greeting cards you have sent.
