Two days ago I met with the African Director and his wife and Rich the lead person here in Madagascar. We opened the meeting by prayer and talked about my future as a missionary. I was endorsed for 3 years in May of 2007, so this May my 3 years is over. I still feel God has a plan for me here in Madagascar and my leaders agree. Glenn has made a (conditional) recommendation that I be extended as a mid term worker for Madagascar. The conditional is that when back in the states I attend a week of debriefing at our headquarters, and that I participate in an emotional checkup with our staff counselor and get her recommendation. He also suggested I attend a training of either 3 or 5 weeks that the long term missionaries attend.
I do plan on returning to the States for about 3 months this summer and am looking for airfare at the present.
I have saved enough money for the airfare from Madagascar to the States, but would like you to begin praying for me for additional support for the training and time in Colorado and the airfare or car rental as I travel around the States. Please join me in this prayer as I know God will provide.
I hope to have more information about the dates and the actual cost of this work while I am in the United States.
What is my work here in Madagascar some of you might ask. Well, I am the office facilitator and the treasurer for the field. We currently have 2 Malagasy staff and myself. We currently have 4 missionaries in Madagascar, but by the end of this year we should have 2 more families with children and Rich Shattenberg hopes to be ready to return. We are very excited to have this growth.
