I’m in Madagascar – a dream come true! Home to 4 MAF International families, lemurs, tropical flowers and also my future in-laws! It’s pretty great to be here and get to meet the Malagasy people and see all that MAF is doing.
Madagascar is like nowhere else I have ever been with MAF.
This island nation of about 20 million people is more like Indonesia than Africa. It’s hot but in a good way, there is lots of green and because it was the weekend when I arrived, the traffic was pretty good.
The main focus this weekend is the bad news that a big cyclone is on its way - due to hit this (Monday) evening so huge storms and rain are expected and potentially a great deal of damage, most of which will be in the north. MAF has been asked to be available for flights after the cyclone hits to the damaged areas.
Madagascar is prone to cyclones and unfortunately they usually hit the island in the same area each time, causing great damage and making life even harder for people who already have a hard existence. (Recently Madagascar was reported as being the 5th poorest country in the world.)
We’re praying it changes direction and loses its power… more to come…
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