July 29, 2012 Sunday

Patsy McGregor came to the Victory Hotel today and we went to church with her. It was amazing. The singing, the children and the compassion created an atmosphere of delight. Lisa is an inspiration as her heart is here in Madagascar with the children. She is passionate about offering assistance to these children and committed to brining education to them. We all have talents and gifts. Patsy is a leader in her field and impressive to see her at work. She leads though prayer and a belief system that empowers women and those around her. It is troubling to see so many children without food and proper shelter. yet, I am stuck with the joy in their eyes and their openness.

We are starting out teaching tomorrow. It will be challenging as most people speak Malagasy, some speak some French and a very few speak English. We do have a translator and computers. Lisa has set up a wonderful set of lessons with the assistance of her technology people at St. Andrew's.

I am thrilled to be here and to get going with opening the work of technology to them tomorrow.