Many of you have asked why we were in Madagascar was it just for fun or we were working. Well a little of both! We went to check on the hospital and doctors that treat our missionaries. Visiting with the missionaries and checking on their health was also on the agenda.
While we we were there we we invited to a dedication of a water project that our church funded. The villagers dung the trenches and made the bricks and we supplied the pipes, cistern and pump for the water, along with the facets and cement. This project brought clean water to 12 villages and a school. With out clean water these people walked up to three miles to a stream for water. Most of the time the water is not sanitary and many children die from the bacteria in the water.
Some of the cute little boys from the village.
The toilet facilities are pit in the ground with bricks enclosing it! The little kids have to be careful or they will fall in!
The one room school house
The one room school houseMadagascar is known for their Lemurs. We got a chance to go to the jungle/rain forest to look for them. The only place in the world that Lemurs live and ar
e found in the wild is Madagascar. They
have 13 types here. Two of the cutest!
e found in the wild is Madagascar. They
have 13 types here. Two of the cutest!
4 comments:
Hello family. Back in AZ I am wishing to take your place. I can't wait to go on a mission and give service to people. I am enjoying my place in life now. But, so glad for a church and family who gives examples of wonderful things to come in "old" age.
Ginee Scarbrough (Gina Stradling's oldest daughter)
Wow Denise you guys are all over!! Thank you for your emails, I'm so glad you guys are doing well. You are thought of often by..ME!
hugs and kisses. Tell Ralph hi for me. Love you both!
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Thanks for your comment on my blog! Reading your posts makes me so grateful for what I have and take for granted. It's hard to believe there are those that still live like this. Very sad.
Denise, your pictures are great! How cool is it that you get to have all of these amazing experiences?!?! When we win the lottery (we can't actually play the lottery in Utah) we are going to come and visit you guys. Tell Ralph hello and keep posting about your great experiences!
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