Sarah in Madagascar: The Waferherd

Hannah, Kate, Jane, Lee, Luke, Sarah, Austin and Tanya. These are the names of the incredible people representing YAGM in Madagascar. It's the first year of YAGM program in Mada, so we're all trailblaizers. The coordinators, Austin and Tanya have been so helpful and supportive through this process even though they're new to it as well.

One thing that's become a tradition for us is that every weeknight after dinner, we go to A&T's place for "tea time", story or devotion time and wafers! We devour those things like there's no tomorrow. It's so random that we ALL enjoy them and if we run out it's always "did we get more wafers?? Did we get vanilla??" It's a silly thing, but it's definitly a bonding experience.

It's also interesting that the six volunteers are SO different. We've got so many different life experiences, different personalities, and different ways we rejuvinate and express ourselves. But we all know how to come together in love and support one another. Austin's dad referred to us as the 6-pack, which we thought was awesome, but it didn't include all eight. So we thought of calling ourselves a "herd" like they do in Ice Age - crazy different animals but on a mission together.

Mix it together and it's the WAFERHERD.

I'm so blessed to have these beautiful people around me during orientation. We have another week of language, a home stay, and more cultural expeiences before we go our separate ways. But as we said in our little rap at orientation:
      Fian, Toli, Ambo, Tana, Fart
      Although we all be far far a part
      We'll still be together in our heart
      In Mada... MOVE IT!
(Maybe one of these days, I'll post the whole skit/rap)

Please pray for all of the members of the herd. We are so different and weird, but we're a family.

Love ya, mean it!
~Sarah