” 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 “
Village Life According to a 5-year old
I have to admit, I was a little nervous as to how our kids would handle the village life of Mahabana. It’s not easy living. Hot and humid temperatures without escape, no electricity, no running water, no toilets, and only bucket showers. Granted, it’s been a long...
Transportation to Mahabana
Getting to Mahabana is no easy task! Though only 120 miles from the large city of Mahajanga, there are no roads, not even the semblance of a road. In 2000, Jamie attempted to drive it once, it took 7 days, one way, and when they had driven as far as they could and...
Mahabana: A History
Mahabana is a small yet growing fishing village 120 miles south of where we live in the large city of Mahajanga. When Jamie first went to Mahabana in 1999, the village consisted of just 100 people; today, it’s home to close to 400. After living there, Josy, a good...
Weighing In
Two weeks ago while in the capital city, Antananarivo, we saw quite the entrepreneurial spirit at work. The guy in the photo above, was making his way through the neighborhoods, weighing people for 50 Ariary, the equivalent to 2.5 cents. The crazy thing for this...
Mauritius (part II)
As I said in my last post, our family along with my parents, went to the beauty country island of Mauritius for a vacation earlier this month. One word sums up Mauritius... AMAZING! By no means is the island a first world country but it is a long ways from...
Friendly Skies
While my folks were visiting, we decided to forego the normal 10-hour drive to the capital city and instead take the quick 45-minute flight. It sounds a bit like a no brainer but in fact, this was the first time we’ve done this... and it was so nice! We arrived at...





