We’re going to Madagascar
We got a call with an offer to join the MAF Madagascar
program at the end last week and it didn’t take long to accept. Becki will be taking over from a
pilot who leaves in August so we won’t be here too much longer.
MAF is based in
the capital, Antananarivo (or Tana) in the middle of the country and has 2
aircraft, which fly to around 90 airstrips around the island. It is one of the
world’s poorest countries and the roads featured in a BBC programme entitled "Worlds Most Dangerous Roads" so people rely on MAF to
get in and out of the remote villages. MAF are building strong links with local churches in Madagascar and are helping to spread the gospel in this country.
Madagascar is a French-speaking country
and so we will do some language training either here in the UK or in Madagascar
before starting in August. We will soon be assigned a link family who will be
able to give us more information about where we will be living and what we need
to bring with us. From the little research we have done so far it looks like a
beautiful country with an amazing array of wildlife inhabiting the island.
We will soon be sending out a newsletter with more
information about the program but you can also find out more from the MAF
website: www.maf-uk.org/Madagascar
Thank you to everyone who is supporting us to go to
Madagascar through financial giving, prayer and taking an interest in us
serving with MAF.
