Letter from Sara

I got another letter from Springfield, an ultra-conservative Mennonite colony in Belize. In my last letter I had told Sara that I was dating a guy who wants to be a long-term missionary in Africa. Now she writes: "How far is Africa? Will you marry him? Will you abandon the children you work with? Will you leave everyone and follow him? How old is he? How did you meet him? I received your letter with joy, but it was much too short. Make your letter long."

In other words, she wants details! Ultra-conservative or not, a girl is still a girl. We want details!

Their church is going through a reform: They are starting to pray out loud. From what I understand of her letter, traditionally only the father did that at home.