Stories
The missionary team in Mandritsara are currently looking for someone to help with home education for English-speaking children of varying ages from different countries. Naomi Coleman reflects on her experiences of serving in this way.
Please pray for the following individuals/families who have recently joined our Team in Mandritsara or shall do so in the next few weeks or months.
We’ve just updated the current needs for the team in Mandritsara. If you would be interested in serving alongside the team in any of these roles, please contact the team leader.
The 2021 Prayer Calendar is now available for you to download and use as you pray for The Good News Hospital! Work through the calendar each day of the month to pray for the different team members and teams working at the Good News Hospital.
Bako has been the Malagasy language teacher for the missionaries in Mandritsara for many years. She’s suffered two retinal detachments and after much prayer and seeking a way, she was able to travel to Kenya on 7 January to see a retina surgeon in Nairobi.
There has been some rain in Mandritsara and the Mangarahara River is flowing again, though a lot more is still needed for a good rice harvest. There is also good news of a trickle of new workers coming to Mandritsara again after a long period of lockdown and almost no international traffic into the country. Most of this letter will tell you about new workers, but first we want to ask you to pray for Bako.
Time will tell whether the pandemic is really over in Madagascar. The team have been very conscious of God’s protection thus far. They are now of course in the hot, summer season – very different from the northern hemisphere. Please pray for the Lord’s continued wisdom especially for Nathan and for the project committee.
Despite the numbers of reported cases and deaths being relatively low compared with many places, the impact of this pandemic has certainly been felt across the nation, in the hospital here and in our lives. We pray that God would continue to show mercy to this nation and its people, for protection from COVID-19 and for the light of the gospel to shine through during this time.
We are sad, but not without hope, in sharing the news that a dear friend and brother, hospital evangelist Alfred Ndrenasoa, died last week.
The Madagascar government has put stringent measures in place to try to limit the spread and development of the disease. These measures have had a big impact on the daily life and ministry of those in Mandritsara.
