Hi! this is the tenth of June 2008 and I am here in Toliara, Madagascar. Every Saturday, l am either leading or preaching in an English service at St.Luke's Ankilifaly. Last Monday I started teaching English to eleven students and only one of them is a member of the local assembly! This is an evangelistic strategy. As you might know, here in Madagascar only Malagasy, French and indigenous languages are spoken but the president here wants the citizens to know English. I started learning Malagasy formally last week. My teacher is called Nardy, a high school student who knows English. He teaches me and Victor for two hours daily from Monday to Friday.
I am preparing notes for teaching a new believer's class that I intend to teach. I have no choice but to learn Malagasy since even in banks, few employees know English. Getting a house is still difficult so I still stay in a house in church but am expected to leave as soon as possible so prayers are still needed. Guess what? Here, I eat rice for lunch and dinner and I enjoy- that is their culture!
There is no local English newspaper so these days apart from the internet, I am reading biblical literature avidly.
I am still waiting to know my fate about my request for visa extension so continue to pray.
God bless you and shalom.
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