Madagascar was one of those places I never even dreamed of going. It was so far off the radar that I had to look it up online to even know where it was. I think all of you were intrigued by it from your comments although most of them had to do with the animated movie.
I'll be honest with you. It is a very poor country and it's one thing to visit for ten days, another thing to live in the culture for an extended period of time. It was a learning experience to see people living on a daily basis in ways so foreign to my own way of life. We took public transportation, negotiated cab fare, and walked. Illiteracy, sexual promiscuity, poverty, and family problems are all very big issues there. We were there to help form new ministry partners and so we did a lot of relationship building and I have to say that was by far the most rewarding. My newsletter talks about some of the precious people we have forever embraced. It was also a joy to leave knowing many kids will be reached by a wonderful dynamic person that we helped to train.
I decided the best way to tell you about our work is to show you so click the link below to see a short bit about our work the last several months.
More Madagascar stories from my co-worker Andrea can be found at http://andrearmoore.blogspot.com/
Photos can also be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimart4ch/sets/72157607176696373/
Have a wonderful Christmas! And a great 2009!
