"Something's wrong with my baby! I need help! This isn't normal!" Olivia is in a panic (true story, name changed for privacy
The Story of Olivia and her baby
Friends of Mandritsara Trust
Whilst growing up considering what to study at University, I had an enthusiasm for supporting medical mission work to meet spiritual and physical needs of people in contexts with less material resources than our own.
A story for Christmas from the Good News Hospital, Mandritsara
A story for Christmas from the Good News Hospital, Mandritsara (though the true story on which it is based actually took place in July).
But I am retired...
I wasn’t planning anything else. I was retired and settling down to life in UK. Or so I thought! As I write (early November 2023) I am sitting in a hotel room in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar
Lamina
For a pregnant woman, this journey of several days is exhausting. Lamina was incredibly happy when she finally saw Mandritsara in the distance and by chance even found a bajaj (a small three-wheeled taxi) that could take her and her companions.
The Lord has Provided - The Lord will Provide
Jehovah-Jireh, the Lord will provide, was the faith and testimony of Abraham in Genesis 22 when God called him to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering on Mount Moriah. At the Good News Hospital, God's people have been reminded time and again that "The Lord provides."
Bako's Story
I was born and grew up in Amparafaravola, near Lake Alaotra, 230km north-east of Antananarivo. It’s now 20 years that I’ve been in Mandritsara. I didn’t expect to stay such a long time when I arrived in 2003. But I am still here.
First Impressions
We arrived in Mandritsara in mid-May so are very new to the town and the project… To give a balanced picture, I’ve been asked to list nine things – three surprises, three disappointments and three challenges in these early days.
A story from the night – at the Good News Hospital
Where better to start than at 2am last night… The lights in the new surgical building start are turning on one by one. The team are arriving…
Ambodimadiro’s Holiday Bible Club
Posters were put up in the neighbouring villages of Ambalamahogo and Ambalasatrana, teachers were meeting in preparation and prayer… What a response! Expecting only a few children the first Saturday, the team were amazed to have over 100 children and adults arrive.