I enjoyed much wonderful fellowship this afternoon. Stacy got her hair braided by Narina and Rasoa and we all sat on mats outside in the sun. Later, Blendin and Fara- one of the pastors' wife and daughter- visited and we all snacked on popcorn. Finally, we ended the afternoon by singing Malagasy praise songs together and we prayed for one another. After several weeks, I know many of the tunes to the songs but still have difficulty in singing many of the words.
But more and more I'm picking out words in conversations and am able to understand what is being talked about in a given context. Like when Stacy was sharing prayer requests I heard 'Pakistani" and knew she was talking about the recent floods. And then I picked out Marc's name and "tobili" (car) and knew she was asking prayer for Marc a he figures out the whole situation with their car. It's exciting to be able to understand at least a little bit.. it really helps to listen and just pay attention to the different contexts in which words are used. Now forming sentences... that's another matter...
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