We are now settling slowly in our houses with a few repairs here and there. The compound is fine with very lovely neighbours around us. Everyone wants to come and see who these "black vazahas" (the term for foreigners)are, that can dare to come and live with them here! But they discover that we are just human beings like them doing everything normally.
Along the streets and the market a few guys try to gossip only to get the shock of their lives when they discover that I understood a bit of what they said and I respond in Malagasy! That breaks my ribs. Its just so funny.
Right now there is a long school holiday and most children have gone to visit their relatives and friends. So, I’m using the opportunity from now until September to spend one hour everyday to bring together all the kids around, both the visitors and the residents. Normally they are just playing around and I have begun teaching them slowly the names of things in English, because I also know a number of them in Gasy by now. I am amazed by the speed they catch things. Interestingly, because I have memorised some of my favorite scriptures in Gasy and Gasy favorite songs, we have a time of singing and in the middle of our lesson they must learn the verse as well. Truly, I see they are enjoying themselves and I believe that the Lord will minister in their hearts in a special way. That also made me begin a special lesson working alongside some of the Sunday school teachers whereby we have a short-bible passage, One Gasy song, learning a new Swahili or English song designed to reach the children as well in our church that runs for 2days a week for 2hrs.
-Victor
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