Hey there everyone!
I'm still alive! And healthy! Despite all of the swirling doubts and rumors with her thousand tongues about this coronavirus, Madagascar has been mercifully preserved thus far, and that is of no surprise to me. I know that the people here in Madagascar love Jesus Christ, and even though bad things happen to good people, by the tender mercy of our loving Father in Heaven, Madagascar is still up and running. However, we all know that this country is such a brittle one and something like the coronavirus could easily bring Mada's economy to its knees. As for the situation for the missionaries here in Africa, we have been advised to stop shaking hands with people and always maintain a 1 meter distance from everyone, and if we are even just a little sick, we need to stay inside. We have been advised to start a 2 week emergency food-essentials supply just in caése we cannot leave our homes anymore. Missionaries from Fort Dauphin and Fianarantsoa have been moved closer to Antananarivo to provide them more access to health and food. From what it sounds like, if Madagascar gets the coronavirus (which it will eventually), then chances are that all missionaries get evacuated if it gets to a very bad situation, and in this case, it is a very slippery situation for us, but we hope for the best :)
In the meantime, no church! Omby Masina (Holy Cow)! It was way awkward to go to our investigators homes and say that there's no more church for the time being. We still have 9 people on baptismal date, and those will probably be the last 9 for a while. It was really interesting to do sacrament meeting in the itaosy elder's house. My companion and I blessed the sacrament in malagasy. and yet I still felt that I had renewed my covenants with my savior.
Other than that, not much to report on here in Madagascar. Same experience! I wish all of you could be here to see what I see, but I know that one day you'll all be able to see:)
Love you all!
Elder Johnson
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