A couple days ago I said good bye to my roommate Sara and also Leah, another short-term girl who I was blessed to meet and spend time with here. As we said good bye at the airport, it was obviously really sad, but I was also filled with a bit of excitement about starting the second half of my time here.
Last week I also had to say good bye to my lovely dance classes, which was another surreal moment. Even though I know I'm leaving, it's hard to really wrap my head around it.
In a few days we'll be sending off the Petrelli's who I've worked with my whole time here. It will be really sad to see them go as well, but they will be back in Madagascar before I leave, so we'll see each other again! Sending off everyone at the airport and beginning to pack myself has thrown me off a bit. I've started to think I'm going on a plane in a week and a half instead of a taxibus to Toliara.
Speaking of that taxibus...
Prayer request 1: That our trip would go smoothly. The roads are pretty windy in some parts of the journey and most people get sick, so just that I would be able to handle any sickness that may occur and we would arrive safe and healthy.
I'll be going down with a Malagasy woman named Landy, who I met at our send-off party for Sara and Leah on Friday. She's very nice and I can't tell you enough how much it means to have her going down with me. It wouldn't be possible without her coming with me, so that's definitely a praise point for me. So yeah, that will be a two-day journey, but totally worth it because everyone says the view is amazing.
So... let me tell you a little bit about Toliara and what I know so far about my second half of ministry. They just recently got hit with a devastating cyclone and are in pretty bad shape. Last I heard 80 people had died and most people had lost their homes.
Prayer request 2: Provision for the people in Toliara and that they would draw close to God during this time, also that God would speak through the missionaries stationed there and show his love through them.
I will be living with the Schaffler family for my whole time there, which is very generous of them. My main job will be helping Kara homeschool her three boys and then I also may tag along to Peter and Kara's english classes.
Ooooo! Also...
THIS IS VERY EXCITING NEWS READ THIS PART FOR SURE
just in case you're skimming :)
this is the beginning of the part ----> so, our team leader Daniel told Heidi and me about an opportunity to go to Nosy-be in April to help out with a TIMO team's kids as they do a week of training. Nosy-be is one of the most beautiful parts of Madagascar and we'll be able to see the village that Rosina and her team will be working in. It's an amazing opportunity, but Daniel told us we would have to pay for our own round-trip plane tickets.
Heidi and I emailed our offices to see if we had any extra money that we could use toward our tickets and it turned out that we both had extra! You all have been so generous I actually had extra money, so thank you so much! Unfortunately, because I would be flying from Toliara, I have to stay over in Tana for one night which raises the price of the ticket.
BUT.
Heidi ended up having enough to pick up the slack for me, which is extremely generous of her. So, we'll both be going to Nosy-be in April for a week! <---- that's the end of the part
Definitely another praise point.
So overall, God has shown me in so many ways how much he loves me by providing in ways that I definitely don't deserve and providing opportunities I never would have thought to ask for. It's amazing how well God knows each of us and tries to knock us off our feet with his generosity.
Just one more of these....
Prayer request 3: That I would be able to take all I've learned in Tana and apply it in Toliara.
I'm sorry it took me so long to blog! Thank you all so much for your continual support and not forgetting about me! :)
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21
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