Horontany

Recently here in Tulear I had a new experience—an earthquake ("horontany" in Malagasy)! It was a small one, but we definitely felt it! It happened in the middle of the night, and so the situation was the talk of the town the next day! The most interesting part was everyone’s theories on what they thought was happening as they were awakened by the slight shaking . . .

- Our guard thought it was our dog, Maverick, under his bed, shaking it.

- Some of my Malagasy friends were afraid someone was breaking into their houses—thank goodness this wasn’t the case!

- Some people, me included, thought someone was shaking us awake.

- Many people thought it was a dream—Noelle, one of the believers who works with us, dreamed he was running through the Mikea forest, being chased by soldiers, and suddenly the forest was shaking!

We’re thankful the earthquake wasn’t serious—in fact, it was kind of a fun experience to hear everyone’s thoughts!