Red Island Restoration is a response to God’s leading in our lives to see Madagascar restored in Health, Forests and Hope in Christ. Jamie was born and raised in Madagascar as a missionary kid and as a result, has a deep understanding of Malagasy culture and language as well as a powerful love for his home country and the…

Everyday, over 800 women die in pregnancy or childbirth due to preventable causes. Most of these occur in the developing world. (WHO). Women throughout the world deliver their babies at home, alone and unassisted. Other times, they deliver in facilities that are understocked in equipment, medications and professional…

An all-too-often ignored fundamental cause of extreme poverty is environmental destruction. In Madagascar, radical deforestation is wreaking havoc on millions of villagers as over 90% of the nation’s forests have been destroyed due to slash and burn farming, charcoal production and clear-cut logging. With the loss of inland…

In 1999, Jamie and long-time friend and ministry partner, Josy, traveled to Mahabana to live and fish for three months. During this time, a small group gathered by candlelight to read the book of John. This small group became a regular Bible Study which then became a small church in a village that was taboo Jesus and the…

” Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. –Erwin Lutzer “

Join us in CELEBRATING!!! ❤️ (+video)

Join us in CELEBRATING!!! ❤️ (+video)

Thank you all for your prayers as we traveled home to Madagascar last month. It was far too short, but what we lacked in duration, was made up for in the sweetness of our time on the Red Island!  A Slice of Home to Carry us on... During the short but jam-packed...

Poverty as Broken Relationships…

Poverty as Broken Relationships…

The second term of the RVA school year is over, the students have spread across Africa back to their families and their countries of service and a hush has settled over the campus. Roadblocks... Over the last 20+ years of traveling to Madagascar or to remote villages...

From Premature to Thriving…

From Premature to Thriving…

Life-Saving Impact... "I feel very blessed and happy to care for my baby. Thank you very much to the Sarobidy Maternity Center for the help and the prayers you have given me and my baby. This is my first baby and she was born prematurely... you really helped me with...

Vital Partnership…

Vital Partnership…

Partnering with Parents... BOARDING SCHOOL... what thoughts or feelings does this conjure up for you? For some, it may be a foreign concept. For others, it may come with negative connotations, beliefs or experiences. And for a relatively small percent of the US...

Hope Amidst Darkness and Illness (+ pictures!)

Hope Amidst Darkness and Illness (+ pictures!)

Thank you to all who prayed for our return to Madagascar!! The amount that transpired in that month was a bit intense... good, hard, scary... we're thankful for the ways the Lord protected and sustained us during this time! A Brief Recap...  * An armed...

Bittersweet…

Bittersweet…

Thank you all for your prayers last month as we wrapped up the first term of the school year at Rift Valley Academy (RVA) and as we traveled to Madagascar without being affected by the Kenyan Airways strike!  End of Term in Kenya... The end of term...