Malagasy lessons

Many people are asking how my Malagasy lessons are going. Well I hope to be able to attach a video of me singing Silent Night. I have been practicing the last few weeks with my teacher with the hopes of memorizing it before Christmas. There are three stanzas and the words are nothing like the words in our English version, but the tune is the same.

Wonderful day

Yesterday was such a great day. First I went with some friends to the club to go swimming. We spent a couple of hours having fun in the water. After that I came home and quickly showered and changed to go to a talent show with the youth at the church I attend here. It was very nice with several of the youth performing dances, reading poems and singing songs both in English and Malagasy. After the show I dropped my friend off and went to another friends house to give Christmas presents to her children and had fun with them. I think the only bummer of the whole day was on the way home from the store with them the baby decided to do a first. His first time to vomit. I'm not talking baby spit up, but all over his mom, her purse, the center counsel and himself. When we got back to her house she had the worker clean the car and her and the baby both needed a bath and clean clothes. Then when I came home I made popcorn for dinner. A great end to a wonderful day.

Where did the month go?

Well, it is already November and I haven't updated anyone in over a month. Wow it was a hectic month. We moved the last Saturday in October. So this month has been full of moving, packing, arranging and re-arranging. During this month Nicole's container arrived. She went to Tamatave to get it and God was really with her and Germain. They were able to get all the paperwork done and arrange a truck to haul it and be back on the road to Tana in just 2 days. With all my stuff and her stuff this big house is quickly becoming full. Pictures out my bedroom window and of Nicole opening her container.

Also during this month I started teaching a young girl English. She is 13 years old and a slow learner. Her parents are afraid her current school is hurting her because, she has been placed in kindergarten. So, my class is not just learning English, but also teaching her to accept herself. I am pleased with her progress. I introduced her to a girl from when I was teaching and they hit it off as friends. Miora invited her to come to church with her and her mother allowed it. Her family is of different faith than me. Please keep her in your prayers.

The next thing is I got my Malagasy Drivers license this month. It is so cool. Now I don't need to get an international license every year. This one is good for life. woo hoo!!!.

I will try to update better this month.

Prayer requests.
Please pray our mail will start arriving at the new house. ( I have several cards and a package that hasn't made it here yet).
Pray for the the leaders of Madagascar.
Pray for Nicole and I as we adjust to the new house and situation.
Pray for the NGO (non government organization) renewal. (with the transitional government we are having a hard time getting it approved)
Pray for new people to desire to become involved with the partnership of my ministry and become new monthly partners with me and WorldVenture.
Pray for Rich and Bonnie (for Bonnie's cancer and for healing for Rich's broken collar bone)