Bishop Sami reports that famine is touching many parts of the Diocese at this time. The situation is made more complex because there is also measles, stomach-ache and water problems. Last weekend, Bishop Sami went to Andranovory and another place for confirmations and they cooked everything from a pool of water filled by the last rains 3 – 4 weeks ago. In some areas the rains came in December and filled the new water tanks, which was good, but were so heavy that they have damaged the crops. Please pray for all who are suffering as a result of disease, lack of nutrition and poor water supplies.
Please also hold in your prayers the Diocesan bookkeeper, Thierry. He was in a motorbike accident a few weeks ago and his wound is still seriously bad.