A Light In the Darkness
Our headlady told us about the time the spirits which possess her forced her to run halfway across the island on swollen knees, running so fast that no one could catch her, then made her crawl around on all fours and start acting like a cow.
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VIDEO: On Distant Shores
This video is about our ongoing mission to reach the Antakarana people of Madagascar. It showcases the lifestyle of the Antakarana on Nosy Mitsio, their religious beliefs and rituals, and our team’s efforts at church-planting among them.
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Visiting the US Next Year!
That’s what our last few years have been like here on Nosy Mitsio: exciting! Challenging! Full of promise, hope, struggles, loss, and gain. In it all we see God at work. He’s maintained us, given us strength and perseverance when we’ve needed it most, and he’s opened our eyes to see…
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PHOTOS: Our Team Arrives on Nosy Mitsio! Nov 2014 – June 2015
In November 2014, our team finally arrived to join us on Nosy Mitsio, Madagascar! Here are photos of their first 8 months in Madagascar, activities and learning as a team, a Malagasy “rodeo”, a local funeral, a couple med-evac’s, and more. 110 photos
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Firm Foundations
As I was guiding our boat to shore, the passengers started pointing towards our village and shouting out, “what’s that?” “What happened!?” “Something looks wrong!” Rising from the ground next to our house was the peak of a roof…
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David Immanuel Willard is Here!
David Immanuel Willard has made his grand entrance! Born on Dec 6th at 3:17 am in Pretoria, South Africa (7:17 pm Dec 5th, CST), weighing 7.6 lbs. and 21 in. long, he’s a sight to behold!
Read MoreVIDEO: Nosy Mitsio | 001
A short video introducing the Antakarana people, our team, and our work on Nosy Mitsio. All the footage is of the Antakarana people. This video was made by Tori Alverson, an AIM TIMO member from the nearby island of Nosy Be where she worked among the Sakalava people.
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As a Child
Can you imagine being born again? Everything you see is for the first time. The world is bright and the sights are strange. Everyone’s talking at you and they’re clearly excited to see you, but none of it makes sense: it all just sounds like gibberish…
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PHOTOS: Living Life on Nosy Mitsio, Dec 2013 – Nov 2014
These are all the photos since we found and purchased our team boat (Dec 2013), finished building and stocking all the homes of our team members, and went to Tana to pick them up in Nov 2014. During that whole time, we continued learning language, building relationships, getting used to life on Nosy Mitsio, and just getting ready for our team’s arrival. 153 photos
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Latest News
We made it to YWAM Worcester! The train was only a few hours late and we hardly noticed. The time (27.5 hrs) flew by as it was definitely the most comfortable long trip we've ever made. We could fully stretch out in the comfortable bunk beds, and there was even a hot shower in each train car! The overall scenery wasn't as varied or great as hoped for, but the last hour or so was spectacular as we drove past vineyards and jagged mountains. I got this picture of our train going into the mountains shortly before arriving in Worcester - very scenic!
So now we're settling in here at the YWAM base, meeting people, figuring out what our next few months will look like, and really getting started with our sabbatical. We're expecting it to be a great time!
We're on the train in Jo'burg, ready to leave for YWAM Worcester! In about 24 hours (assuming no train malfunctions) we'll be there! We're all excited for what's supposed to be a very scenic route and we even have bunk beds to sleep in along the way! We expect this to probably be the most comfortable long transportation we've ever taken. (They even had a Krispy Kreme stand in the train station, so we'll be eating donuts tomorrow for breakfast!)
Love that train! The shower with a little window was especially nice. Thanks for sharing!
Please pray for those suffering from the measles outbreak in Madagascar. It's actually a lot worse than I realized it was. Hundreds have died by now, including many children in Ambilobe. Not being at risk of measles is something we usually take for granted in the US, but I think the situation in Madagascar right now helps us from the Western world see what it would be like if so many preventable childhood diseases were still around, if we ignored their potential to plague us once again. Pray for those suffering in Madagascar and pray that effective vaccines would be more readily available now and in the future.
Tens of thousands infected in measles outbreak in Madagascar
cnn.com
In a country like Madagascar, where they are battling a deadly outbreak and vaccines are in short supply, the US and European anti-vax movement infuriates physicians.
Were they not immunised against it..anyway wish them qr
O Lord that answereth prayers heal this child now, this sickness is not into death but to give God glory, in Jesus name, Amen.
the Zambian teachers who are going to teach there...come and see this oh # Artson Nkulu Gee...
Madagascar the Lords hand be upon you in Jesus name
Lord please save your children
Lord you send your word and heal our disease , heal all those suffering in Jesus name. Amen
May the good LORD heal their land
By His strips you are healed
The Creator of life will sustain all the affected ones in Jesus name and He will renew their strength Amen
In Jesus name
Lord please save your children
Dios mío mucha protección para esos niños
U are heal in jesus name
Lord give them your Holy Spirit
The creator of life will protect them
God intervene inJesus name.
God take control
God help in Jesus name
Lord have mercy
Dios tenga misericordia de los niños y los ayude.
Heal them Lord
Heal dem oh lord
🙏🙏🙏
Qr
amen
Our trip has been a bit adventurous so far! Leaving Madagascar, it was rainy and cloudy and our plane's first stop was in the Comoros. During the descent to the Comoros, I saw lightning strike the wing of our plane! I've never seen anything like that before! The plane still seemed fine though and the crew double-checked with the captain and then assured us that those things happen and planes have built in protection for it. Thank God!
Many passengers got off in the Comoros and some got on, including the President of the Comoros! He seemed like a nice guy and walked down through the length of the economy cabin greeting and talking to people along the way. He also shook hands with all of us in our family! The Comoros might be a small nation, but still, it's the first time I've ever shaken hands with a national President. Pretty cool!
The rest of the flight to Ethiopia was less eventful but very enjoyable (particularly the service, and also the food). The kids (even Matimu) couldn't really remember their last plane ride, so they fully enjoyed it all over again! And we enjoyed it being our first flight with both of the boys having their own seats (and not in our laps). Though when we got to the airport and rode the first escalator up, David was so impressed that he said the "steps" were even better than the airplane. Haha!
Next, we board the plane to Johannesburg, South Africa... should arrive there about 4am.
Well, on our trip to Nosy Be we were thoroughly soaked! (This picture was before getting wet though.) Apparently some cyclones quite a ways off made the water a bit rougher and our boat driver didn't want to slow down. Ah well; none of our luggage seems to have been ruined. We've still got a full day to let our luggage dry out before we repack and get on the airplane on Saturday. We hope the rest of our trip won't be so wet! (And if any of it is, then something's gone very seriously wrong!)