This year sees the 90th anniversary of the Association of Bible Baptist Churches of Madagascar. Many of you will know some of the history of how this association of churches came to be, by God’s grace. However some will not...
Prayer Requests for the New Year
Happy New Year from the team in Mandritsara. Here are a few prayer requests as we start the new year.
I’m dreaming of a…
As we approach another Christmas season, I wonder how you would finish that famous song lyric. I know my children would absolutely love a whiteout this year…
Solar Saga
Solar power for a hospital in rural northern Madagascar is what we might call something of a no-brainer. However, a significant storm in late 2017 resulted in water damage to the equipment with repeated attempts to make the necessary repairs meeting difficulties at every turn.
The Good News School in a Global Pandemic
Thank you very much for praying for the Good News School. It's so encouraging for us to know that you are praying for us. For the majority of the last academic year, only the pupils who were going to take the official exams were in school, the rest of them were at home. Seven months without school has left many of them behind where they should be.
Tropical Diabetes and the Good News
A sick woman was brought in by her mother from a distant village. She weighed less than 30kg and looked at once younger and older than her 35 years. The story was vague and the patient perhaps confused but she was so weak that she could not sit up and all her bones showed.
The church in Beangezoka
Beangezoka is a village about 13km North East of Mandritsara accessible by some challengingly muddy roads. A church was planted there some years ago now. Sadly, the pastor Rakotomalala passed away in December 2019, and so the church is now being led by a young man called John.
Meet Miora
This week we'd like to introduce to Miora, who is a close friend of many of the missionaries and we'd love you to pray for her as she takes on a new role - I am originally from the capital, Tana, but moved with my family to Mandritsara 13 years ago. I have worked at the hospital for four years now.
Berton and Mananara
Berton is one of the hospital evangelists. He has been leading a team who is involved in church planting in a town called Mananara on the East coast of Madagascar. It is a materially wealthy town compared to Mandritsara due to the booming vanilla trade. However, the spiritual need of the area has been keenly felt by the project leadership for some years now.
The Challenge of Leaving Mandritsara
We were not prepared for leaving Mandritsara and Madagascar to be so difficult. I think it is fair to say that much thought and preparation goes into cross-cultural service; much less goes into home-country re-entry. And so well over a year after having left Madagascar, we feel we are still in the transition state.