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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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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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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Return to Madagascar and Moving to Nosy Mitsio 2013 Photos
These photos are from our return to Madagascar and our move to Nosy Mitsio in 2013! We got back to Madagascar in late June, scouted out Nosy Mitsio, moved there in August, began settling in, building our home, and learning a new way of life among the Antakarana people there. The last of these photos is from mid-Oct 2013. 98 photos
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The Faithful Foreigner
The past year and a half has been a life of transience for us. During this time we’ve traveled over 40,000 miles! We’ve stayed for over a week in 11 different places including 5 different countries, traveled in 15 planes, 4 boats, hiked probably a hundred kilometers, and have…
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A little further, then a long ways!
In just a few short weeks, we’ll be about 10,000 miles away, on the other side of the world –...
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Moving to Madagascar!
It’s finally time! After more than a decade of waiting and preparing, it’s now time for us as a...
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Latest News
We've had a great first week back in the US, enjoyed spending time with family, and celebrating Matimu's 8th birthday! Tomorrow we'll be heading to YWAM Ozarks to begin the second part of our sabbatical there. Excited about it!
We had a great time in Dumphries last week (our former village in South Africa during our time in the Peace Corps)! We were showered with generosity and hospitality. It was so awesome to see how everyone's doing and how so many of the kids we worked with are growing up. We enjoyed visiting the schools we worked at and we also enjoyed catching up with our host family. God has blessed us with a great time and great relationships in this part of South Africa! Here are a few of our favorite photos (and our favorite people) from Dumphries.
Tomorrow we board the plane to return to the US to continue our sabbatical for a time there!
11 years ago, Lora and I left the US and moved to South Africa as Volunteers with the US Peace Corps, where we lived and worked in a rural village for about 2 1/2 years. We then went back to the US when Matimu was born, just before moving to Madagascar as missionaries with YWAM, where we've lived ever since. This week we'll be visiting our village here in South Africa again! The last time we've seen any of them was over three years ago, so we're excited for this chance to make another visit!
Its like God is ministering to me about YWAM family in a way
Tomorrow we leave YWAM Worcester. The time has gone by so fast! It's been really good for us to spend the last few months here. We've made great new friends, have had some great times of prayer and fellowship, and have had some good training regarding "missionary member care". We're sad to leave but we're also looking forward to what's ahead! We'll spend the next few days road-tripping across South Africa, then visiting the village where we used to live as Peace Corps Volunteers, and then finally heading to the US for an extended visit (continuing our time of "sabbatical"). So we have plenty of good times ahead. God is always good to us!
Am a missionary I want to work there a a missionary
How can I be part of what you are doing in madagascar
We enjoyed taking the "Missionary Care Foundations Course" for the last few weeks here at YWAM Worcester. We think that what we learned and discussed will be really helpful for us with future teams in Madagascar!