Well this is the last blog post from Majunga. Our plane to Tanna leaves at 1:00 on Wednesday afternoon. It has been interesting and enjoyable time to live in Madagascar for a whole month. We feel like we have been living here longer than a month as we have grown rather comfortable living here. It will be a bit of an adjustment to come back to the states.
Brad needed to go to the bank today to get some cash and he went with Rich and Yves (one of the guys that will run BAO school next year) to get his name put on Rich’s Bank account so that bills can be paid and so forth. Well come to find out the bank needed to update rich’s information on the account as well. So what followed was about 2 hours of chasing around town getting this stamped and that notarized so that everything was official. Brad found it rather interesting since in the States if the bank wants a picture of you they just take a photocopy of your driver’s license or picture Id and it’s all done. No hassle or fuss, over here it just does not work that way. Meanwhile back at the ranch Kim got to watch “Princess Bride” and eat cookies with a few of the students who had come over.
After the mornings adventure Rich invited us out to the beach for a little swim (Everybody but Nick) and eating of sand (Nick). And then the rest of us had dinner later. We were able to see a beautiful sunset over the water and then had a good talk with Rich as our time here comes to a close.
Thanks for all of your prayers and encouragement as we have been on this adventure.
Brad, Kim, Jasmine, Zakary, and Nickolas
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
let's see if I can post these photos
This is a picture of the church we went to on Sunday, and also the graduation ceremony. I have lots more- but I will wait until we are home to pubish them.
random thoughts sunday and monday
Saturday was graduation. It was really nice. The students were all dressed up; some of the guys even wore 3 piece suits. It was great to meet some of the families of our students. I’ll admit it was interesting as the students went through and accepted their certificates to shake their hands and then have them give me a kiss where they touch their cheek to my cheek on both sides of the face. This is a French custom- I hope you have seen this before, and then you might know what I mean. (My Americanness was a little weirded-out by the closeness of it, but I made it through) After the official ceremony was over, we all had some snacks and took lots of pictures. It was so much fun.
Sunday we went to church with Rich. This church was also very small in size- about 36 people- 1/3 were kids. Lebena, one of my Advanced English students, sat next to me and was nice enough to interpret most of it. It was great! He also pointed out some of his sisters, his mom, and nieces and nephews. (Lebena is from a family of 11 kids, so almost all the kids that were there were related to him.) Lebena will be teaching at BAO school next year- school starts in October! Yes- I am excited to say that they will have school even though Bonnie and Rich will be in the states with Bonnie recovering from chemo. There are enough great students that will be able to teach all the classes. Isn’t that great? The only bummer part is that there is no one to cover teaching Bible all 4 days of the school week, but they are going to try to have a local pastor come to teach at least 1 day.
We are going to be going to the beach again tomorrow. We have gotten to go 2 times already- so this is a great treat to go one last time. The ocean is pretty warm- kind of like our lakes feel around the middle of July. We are usually the only ones out on the beach. (When I get home I will post pictures- sorry, it just doesn’t work well for publishing from this end of the world)
It’s great to get the E-news from church. We are praying for you. Thayer’s- have a super great trip. I am excited for you like you wouldn’t believe. God is with you and in control.
Love, Kim
Sunday we went to church with Rich. This church was also very small in size- about 36 people- 1/3 were kids. Lebena, one of my Advanced English students, sat next to me and was nice enough to interpret most of it. It was great! He also pointed out some of his sisters, his mom, and nieces and nephews. (Lebena is from a family of 11 kids, so almost all the kids that were there were related to him.) Lebena will be teaching at BAO school next year- school starts in October! Yes- I am excited to say that they will have school even though Bonnie and Rich will be in the states with Bonnie recovering from chemo. There are enough great students that will be able to teach all the classes. Isn’t that great? The only bummer part is that there is no one to cover teaching Bible all 4 days of the school week, but they are going to try to have a local pastor come to teach at least 1 day.
We are going to be going to the beach again tomorrow. We have gotten to go 2 times already- so this is a great treat to go one last time. The ocean is pretty warm- kind of like our lakes feel around the middle of July. We are usually the only ones out on the beach. (When I get home I will post pictures- sorry, it just doesn’t work well for publishing from this end of the world)
It’s great to get the E-news from church. We are praying for you. Thayer’s- have a super great trip. I am excited for you like you wouldn’t believe. God is with you and in control.
Love, Kim
Friday, June 15, 2007
Friday June 15th, 2007
We have learned a lot about what missionaries do. One interesting thing I never thought about is deciding where the support money will go. Rich was telling us today about one of the students who wants to go to the university next year. She is very bright. For a whole year, the cost is only $700 U.S. Her family is not helping her out at all with the cost- her dad said he is “all out of money”. Rich said that since her family is not helping at all, he is not going to either. She is very good at speaking and writing English- she might be able to teach at BAO or a different school, to raise the money to go to the university. This was a very difficult decision for him. Rich and Bonnie help out many of the pastors around Madagascar with training and sometimes financial needs as well. It is interesting to know that although the Malagasy will come to hear a non-Malagasy speak, it is usually out of curiosity or want for money, but not out of real interest. That is why it is so important to train Nationals and then support them by keeping up the training and encouragement.
A big Nickolas update for Grandma and Grandpa-
Nick is now a little over 7 months old. He is sitting on his own really well, and also likes to pull himself up and stand next to Dad’s leg and grab on. (Dad’s lost a bit of leg hair because of it ) Nick’s first tooth poked through on Brad’s birthday- June 11. He loves to clap with the music when we are at song time. He also started waving today.
A big Nickolas update for Grandma and Grandpa-
Nick is now a little over 7 months old. He is sitting on his own really well, and also likes to pull himself up and stand next to Dad’s leg and grab on. (Dad’s lost a bit of leg hair because of it ) Nick’s first tooth poked through on Brad’s birthday- June 11. He loves to clap with the music when we are at song time. He also started waving today.
Friday, June 8, 2007
June 6, 2007 - Music and Life
A little about music and stuff…
Everyone who lives around here seems to enjoy music. If there is a get together, there is always lots of music included. (And usually dancing too.) On Fridays at the BAO school, they have a wonderful singing time. We have enjoyed singing to God with them- some songs in English and some in Malagasy. “Here I am to Worship” and “Hosanna in the Highest” might be some you will recognize.
When we were walking down the road to catch our bus the other night, Jasmine began singing. “I have decided to follow Jesus” and then “Though no one join me, still I will follow” – “No turning back, no turning back” As my eyes got a bit damp, I was thankful that we were priveledged to all walk together on this part of our spiritual journeys, and I was also reminded that she is not mine, but a child of God. As a parent, this is both an exciting thing to know and difficult. Why difficult? I suppose because I think of who she is up against. Why exciting? Because the one she claims as her leader- God- knows the way and will lead her through this life and promises victory. How great is that!!!!!
We got on that bus to go home, and at the next stop a group of 10 students from the University got on. They began singing fantastic choral music that filled our hearts over. We didn’t want it to stop, blessings are so neat. This trip has been full of blessings from God. He promises us joy now- so take it!
We are finishing up teaching- finals are tomorrow and Friday. Graduation is June 16.
Have a super God-filled day- watch what He can do!!! Tell somebody.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
The Week Sunday May 27 - Friday June 1
Sunday- Today we went to church. It was all in Malagasy, although someone who was sitting just behind Brad befriended him and then translated the sermon. We did know what the sermon was about, because Rich was preaching and he had told us his main points at lunch on Saturday. Rich is called on from a couple different churches to preach on Sundays. We will probably just go to whatever church he is going to each Sunday, so we can meet more people and see what we will see. I am glad we can read our Bibles and continue growing on our own at any time. Wouldn't it be awful if the only time we were able to be fed was at church on Sunday? or only by a preacher? I am so thankful God meets us and grows us from His word, and allows us to come to Him directly. What an awesome God we have.
Sunday night we went to the "Boulevard" with some of the students. The boulevard is the sidewalk along the ocean. Everyone just walks around talking and eating food from the many vendors there. We were walking along when suddenly a large motorcade pulled up just in front of us. I held onto the kids hands a bit tighter, not knowing exactly what was going to happen. Out stepped the President of Madagascar and his wife. It was pretty wild. It was not something that happens everyday- it would be like George W. showing up in Waterville. Needless to say, it was fun to see him and see the students reactions as well.
Friday-
Brad and I helped out teaching classes on Tuesday-Thursday. We said goodbye to Stephanie and Crystal yesterday, and taught all by ourselves today. We each are teaching 3 English classes in the morning. The kids help out, or hang out nearby, playing with some of Mama Taheri's kids. Nickolas usually just gets passed around the room! Everyone is really enjoying all that we have been able to do and encounter here. I could write much more, but I need to go get ready for lunch. Have a fantastic weekend.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Saturday May 26
Saturday-
Today we went to the caves. They are only about 35 miles away. It took us almost 4 hours to get there. Yes, 4 hours. It was an amazing ride! The road (trail) is very bumpy and rutty and slippery. It was a blast. Jasmine had a little problem with motion sickness on the way there, but on the way back she had no problems- and she thought it was great. We got to the caves at about 11:30 and had a quick picnic lunch. Then we went in the caves. It was breathtaking. No one else was around, it was just our little group. These pictures don't do it justice, but at least you can get an idea. There was a room in there that had thousands of bats- it was really weird to watch them and hear them for awhile. I wish we would have had more time to explore, but Rich had more suprises planned for the day. We went to the top of an amazing waterfall that you can swim under, then we went swimming. As we were getting our shoes and socks off, we saw a family of lemurs staring at us from a nearby tree. Zakary and Jasmine got to touch one's tail- they were so close.
They didn't like the sound of Brad's laugh- they all started grunting at him. It was hilarious. We went swimming and then piled back in the Prado for the ride back. It was fun. We saw a rainbow, tons of zebus, and listened to tunes on Rich's IPod. ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and "He's Alive and I'm Forgiven" were a couple of my favorites) I'm making it a quick one today, as I am a little fuzzy after all that bouncing around!!
I hope everybody is having a great week. We miss you, but we definately know that we are supposed to be here right now.
BTW - it is very difficult to get anything to load and work on the internet, so I am going to try to send my blogs when it might work, but that is never a certainty here.
Today we went to the caves. They are only about 35 miles away. It took us almost 4 hours to get there. Yes, 4 hours. It was an amazing ride! The road (trail) is very bumpy and rutty and slippery. It was a blast. Jasmine had a little problem with motion sickness on the way there, but on the way back she had no problems- and she thought it was great. We got to the caves at about 11:30 and had a quick picnic lunch. Then we went in the caves. It was breathtaking. No one else was around, it was just our little group. These pictures don't do it justice, but at least you can get an idea. There was a room in there that had thousands of bats- it was really weird to watch them and hear them for awhile. I wish we would have had more time to explore, but Rich had more suprises planned for the day. We went to the top of an amazing waterfall that you can swim under, then we went swimming. As we were getting our shoes and socks off, we saw a family of lemurs staring at us from a nearby tree. Zakary and Jasmine got to touch one's tail- they were so close.
They didn't like the sound of Brad's laugh- they all started grunting at him. It was hilarious. We went swimming and then piled back in the Prado for the ride back. It was fun. We saw a rainbow, tons of zebus, and listened to tunes on Rich's IPod. ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and "He's Alive and I'm Forgiven" were a couple of my favorites) I'm making it a quick one today, as I am a little fuzzy after all that bouncing around!!
I hope everybody is having a great week. We miss you, but we definately know that we are supposed to be here right now.
BTW - it is very difficult to get anything to load and work on the internet, so I am going to try to send my blogs when it might work, but that is never a certainty here.
Friday May 25, 2007
Hey Everybody! Today was another full day. We did alot of stuff, and my heart was made full.
This morning we were able to give our testimony of how God has been changing our lives in the last couple years, and about why we came to Madagascar. I shared a bit about how God had guided us through our miscarriage, giving us strength and hope from James chapter 1. (Go read it now- God is so awesome.)
We were able to share with 90 students (18-27 years old). Some of them are Muslim, some Catholic, some ancestor worship, and some Christian. They had great questions at the end of each class period. Out of that, there were 3 students who expressed a great interest in an Illustration class, which I will hold at 3 p.m. everyday that we have classes. (Tuesday-Friday) Please pray for my students Mohammed, Benjamin and Ilyani. I have been told that Mohammed is a devout Muslim, but I don't know about Benjamin and Ilyani yet. I am praying that in this class they will learn how to draw, and God will draw close to them and dramatically change their lives. Pray for me too, I have never taught art before, but I am excited about it. Our first class was today- it went really well. They want me to teach them how to draw people, about different styles of illustration, and also how to photograph stuff for reference to draw.
Brad had a good class today, too. It is still somewhat frustrating to have a French version of an old VB program, but they are pushing through it.
Tonight we went out to eat at this really cool restaurant that had a swimming pool. The kids loved the swimming, even Nickolas splashed around and laughed. We had a great meal there- I had chicken breast with a vanilla white sauce. It cost us about the same as going to Culvers, but in the States it probably would have been about $75-$80.
That was today. SUPER DAY. I am so glad we are here. You have no idea. God is so good. Please, please tell everyone you know about Him. Once your in heaven, it will be too late. Today's a good day.
By the way, I found out for certain today that there are parts of Madagascar that have never been visited by anyone with the Gospel. These areas are so remote, you can only get to them by boat or helicopter. Who will be first? Is it you?
Kim
This morning we were able to give our testimony of how God has been changing our lives in the last couple years, and about why we came to Madagascar. I shared a bit about how God had guided us through our miscarriage, giving us strength and hope from James chapter 1. (Go read it now- God is so awesome.)
We were able to share with 90 students (18-27 years old). Some of them are Muslim, some Catholic, some ancestor worship, and some Christian. They had great questions at the end of each class period. Out of that, there were 3 students who expressed a great interest in an Illustration class, which I will hold at 3 p.m. everyday that we have classes. (Tuesday-Friday) Please pray for my students Mohammed, Benjamin and Ilyani. I have been told that Mohammed is a devout Muslim, but I don't know about Benjamin and Ilyani yet. I am praying that in this class they will learn how to draw, and God will draw close to them and dramatically change their lives. Pray for me too, I have never taught art before, but I am excited about it. Our first class was today- it went really well. They want me to teach them how to draw people, about different styles of illustration, and also how to photograph stuff for reference to draw.
Brad had a good class today, too. It is still somewhat frustrating to have a French version of an old VB program, but they are pushing through it.
Tonight we went out to eat at this really cool restaurant that had a swimming pool. The kids loved the swimming, even Nickolas splashed around and laughed. We had a great meal there- I had chicken breast with a vanilla white sauce. It cost us about the same as going to Culvers, but in the States it probably would have been about $75-$80.
That was today. SUPER DAY. I am so glad we are here. You have no idea. God is so good. Please, please tell everyone you know about Him. Once your in heaven, it will be too late. Today's a good day.
By the way, I found out for certain today that there are parts of Madagascar that have never been visited by anyone with the Gospel. These areas are so remote, you can only get to them by boat or helicopter. Who will be first? Is it you?
Kim
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Thursday May 24, 2007
Kim says-Hi everybody. Today I went into town with Crystal, Crystal is 28 and from Juno, Alaska. We needed to pick up some supplies for our trip to the caves with Rich and everybody. (BTW, when I say our trip to the caves- it will be the Baergs and the 2 volunteers and Rich- and a couple of flashlights. Now I know some of you are drooling and some of you are gasping. It will be awesome...and yes, we will be careful :)
Anyway, it was quite a trip. First we walked about a mile to the bus "stop". An old BMer van slows down long enough for us to squeeze in the back, and really squeeze. Imagine fitting about 30 people in the church van. (Some of you might not have to imagine- maybe that's already been done!) It was pretty exciting to just remain standing without falling on the lady next to me. (Though it would have been a pretty short fall) We got into town and walked to the market to get some mandarins and carrots. Then we went to the ATM machine (yes, they do have them) but Crystal's money got sucked back into the machine. She went into the bank and left me hanging out "guarding" the machine. I'm glad no one came by, because I have no clue how to say "out of order" in Malagasy or French. She came back after about 10 minutes and said she would have to talk to her bank when she got home. Then, we went to the "SCORE", which is kind of like the grocery store in Waterville- except they don't have as much stuff. We got a couple liters of Coke (in glass bottles) and some other stuff for the trip on Saturday. Got back home fine, and now we will prepare to give our testimonies to the students tomorrow.
Jasmine says- "I saw some geckos. Then can be called lizards, too. And I hope to see some
lemurs, especially baby ones. I caught a baby lizard. He was really little, but he was cute and fast. Also, there are really nice people here and I like it. Did I say that we are going to a cave? Also, we are going to go swimming, and I can't wait. I was sleeping when Zakary saw the lemur, because I slept in, but it was okay because I probably will see another one. And I will take some more pictures for you to see, and I will probably take lots of pictures so you can see all the different colors "
Zakary says -"I called one of the lizards Zakary. I saw a lemur but I didn't get to hold it. It was alive. And I saw one, too, and I really liked it, so maybe I smiled. And I know it was a lemur, too.
I saw the airplanes, too."
Brad says - It's been an interesting day again. We started out the day observing the basic and intermediate English classes. Everyone said their name and how old they were. Most everyone was 18 or older. Some of the guys that help out in the computer lab expressed an interest in learning more about Visual Basic. The copy they have is VB6 in French no less. Most of them can read and speak French as well as Malagasy. English is still not very easy for them. Let's just say our forrey into VB has gone rather slowly due to the language barier and the fact that it is hard for me to remember back to the VB6 IDE. Hopefully tomorow we will be able to get the MSDN documentation installed so that they will be able to do more reaserch on each of the VB functions available to them when I am not here. I had to come up with a project for them to do so they are working on a project to keep track of the books in the library. The lemur was cute as well it was a baby so it was really tame. Zakary thought it was really cool. Last night I was able to get connected to the internet over here. Connections are a little diffferent here than at home. Land lines are not being repaired here so the most reliable connections are of the cellular kind. The missionary has a cellular phone that looks like a regular desk phone but it also a cellular modem built into it. This allows it to be used for data connections up to about 230 kps (almost broadband speed :) The funky thing about buying internet is that you buy it in the form of prepaid cards kind of like a phone card. When the card runs out you buy another. It's different. Not the first not the last :)
Anyway, it was quite a trip. First we walked about a mile to the bus "stop". An old BMer van slows down long enough for us to squeeze in the back, and really squeeze. Imagine fitting about 30 people in the church van. (Some of you might not have to imagine- maybe that's already been done!) It was pretty exciting to just remain standing without falling on the lady next to me. (Though it would have been a pretty short fall) We got into town and walked to the market to get some mandarins and carrots. Then we went to the ATM machine (yes, they do have them) but Crystal's money got sucked back into the machine. She went into the bank and left me hanging out "guarding" the machine. I'm glad no one came by, because I have no clue how to say "out of order" in Malagasy or French. She came back after about 10 minutes and said she would have to talk to her bank when she got home. Then, we went to the "SCORE", which is kind of like the grocery store in Waterville- except they don't have as much stuff. We got a couple liters of Coke (in glass bottles) and some other stuff for the trip on Saturday. Got back home fine, and now we will prepare to give our testimonies to the students tomorrow.
Jasmine says- "I saw some geckos. Then can be called lizards, too. And I hope to see some
lemurs, especially baby ones. I caught a baby lizard. He was really little, but he was cute and fast. Also, there are really nice people here and I like it. Did I say that we are going to a cave? Also, we are going to go swimming, and I can't wait. I was sleeping when Zakary saw the lemur, because I slept in, but it was okay because I probably will see another one. And I will take some more pictures for you to see, and I will probably take lots of pictures so you can see all the different colors "Zakary says -"I called one of the lizards Zakary. I saw a lemur but I didn't get to hold it. It was alive. And I saw one, too, and I really liked it, so maybe I smiled. And I know it was a lemur, too.
I saw the airplanes, too."
Brad says - It's been an interesting day again. We started out the day observing the basic and intermediate English classes. Everyone said their name and how old they were. Most everyone was 18 or older. Some of the guys that help out in the computer lab expressed an interest in learning more about Visual Basic. The copy they have is VB6 in French no less. Most of them can read and speak French as well as Malagasy. English is still not very easy for them. Let's just say our forrey into VB has gone rather slowly due to the language barier and the fact that it is hard for me to remember back to the VB6 IDE. Hopefully tomorow we will be able to get the MSDN documentation installed so that they will be able to do more reaserch on each of the VB functions available to them when I am not here. I had to come up with a project for them to do so they are working on a project to keep track of the books in the library. The lemur was cute as well it was a baby so it was really tame. Zakary thought it was really cool. Last night I was able to get connected to the internet over here. Connections are a little diffferent here than at home. Land lines are not being repaired here so the most reliable connections are of the cellular kind. The missionary has a cellular phone that looks like a regular desk phone but it also a cellular modem built into it. This allows it to be used for data connections up to about 230 kps (almost broadband speed :) The funky thing about buying internet is that you buy it in the form of prepaid cards kind of like a phone card. When the card runs out you buy another. It's different. Not the first not the last :)
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
We made it!
We got to experience a miracle this week. As many of you know, we were waiting and calling the Passport Agency to get Nickolas' passport. After much prayer, persistence, and patience we were able to pick up Nick's passport at the Fed Ex office in Mankato at 11 a.m. on Saturday. all 5 of us got to the Minneapolis airport and breezed through the security and were leaving on a plane at 1:40 p.m. Here we are. We made it over here without any big problems. Our flight connections were all made on time, and we even had a little time in Chicago to play on the floor while we waited for the plane to load. Now that we are here in Majunga, everyone is adjusting to living here. It is much different than living in the states. We got here yesterday morning. Jasmine caught a baby gecko yesterday- it was only about 2 inches long. She found another big green one, about 7 or 8 inches long, but it was a little big to pick up.
We went into town last night for Malagasy pizza. It was great. Very similar to thin crust at home. We went with Rich, Crystal and Stephanie. Rich is the missionary we are working with, and Crystal and Stephanie are volunteers. It was great to be able to sit down and talk about stuff in person. We talked about the importance of spiritual growth in life, and the need to not get stuck in traditions and "religion" without a relationship with Christ.
It is about 9:15 a.m., and the kids just woke up. I am glad they were able to get in about 11 hours of sleep last night. It is 9 hours later here than in Minnesota, but I think they will adjust to the time difference pretty quickly.
We will be sitting in on some of the English classes at the BAO school this week, because Crystal and Stephanie will be leaving next week- so we will be teaching for the last 2 weeks of their school year. Jasmine and I helped Stephanie dry a whole bunch of bananas for her trip home.
This Saturday we will be going to some caves, about a 4 hour drive away. It should be fun.
Wednesday
Today was great. We are living at Rich and Bonnie's house with Stephanie and Crystal, the other volunteers. Brad taught his first computer class at 3. This morning, we sat in on Crystal's English classes that we will be "creatively" teaching when she has to leave next Thursday. Yesterday, Brad and Rich fixed the shower that hadn't worked for the last couple weeks. We are just doing whatever we can to help out with everything. I am just writing out random thoughts as they come to me. We finally got onto the internet today, so I figured I should at least let everyone know we are here. There is much more to write, but since Nick was up from 1-3 last night, I am tired and will write more tomorrow. Please keep praying for us, as we have already begun developing relationships with the young people that come to the school. Pray that their hearts are open to the truth of the message and transforming power of God.
Missin' you all and full of joy-
The Baergs
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Time to tie our shoes
We are leaving in one week. We are all very excited and ready to be available for what God has for us in Madagascar. Madagascar is an island about the size of Texas- and is off the south east coast of Africa. We will be living and teaching at the BAO school, which is like a college that offers Computer, English and Bible courses.
What will God have for us in Madagascar? We are not certain, but we are looking forward to it! And, yes, we are a little nervous about all of the unknowns. But, who is BIGGER than the unknowns? Whose POWER are we using? Not ours, thankfully! We wouldn't make it on our own. I read this promise-filled verse again, today- check it out....
Isaiah 40:31 - But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
I know we will need this verse this month. What a huge promise from God! We have personally seen His strength in the past, and we will remember that He will give us His strength now. No matter what we encounter, He is leading us through it- HOW GREAT IS THAT!
I can't wait to start building some relationships with the wonderful people that we will meet on our journey. Pray for us as we tie our shoes and go.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Ticket to Ride
2 weeks ago, we were wondering if we were going to be able to go Madagascar. Our financial support wasn't all in, and we knew that we needed to buy airline tickets soon, before the prices got really high. We wanted to go work with a missionary couple in Majunga for a month. Brad would be using his background in computers to assist in networking and teaching classes at the school. Kim would be using her background as an artist to research local art trends and culture, in order to create posters and other material to be used for evangelism. We all wanted to go build relationships with the people of Madagascar- in order to share with them what Christ has been doing in our lives. Maybe then they would want him in their lives, too.
We prayed that God would let us know by the next Wednesday if we could go. We suddenly saw our financial support coming in, and more importantly encouragement from friends who were diligently praying for us. Last Tuesday we totalled everything up that we had, and praised God that He had provided enough for us to get to Madagascar. Today, I ordered the tickets. We will be leaving on May 19 and returning on June 23. God can do above and beyond what we could ever imagine- He is in control and will be with us on this awesome adventure in Madagascar.
-Kim
We prayed that God would let us know by the next Wednesday if we could go. We suddenly saw our financial support coming in, and more importantly encouragement from friends who were diligently praying for us. Last Tuesday we totalled everything up that we had, and praised God that He had provided enough for us to get to Madagascar. Today, I ordered the tickets. We will be leaving on May 19 and returning on June 23. God can do above and beyond what we could ever imagine- He is in control and will be with us on this awesome adventure in Madagascar.
-Kim
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