” 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 “
Catch of the Day…
A few weeks ago we went for a little fishing adventure. In the past we’ve always done this sort of thing in a Malagasy lakana or outrigger canoe. Kids have a funny way of changing things though ... and this time we went in a small motorboat where the risk of...
Unsung Heroes (part I)
We decided to start a little “Unsung Heroes” series... a tribute to all the Malagasy people who work so hard, day after day, to eek out a living in order to care for their family the best they can. The stories are unique and they are endless. Our goal is that...
POTW
On the northwest coast of Madagascar fishing is a way of life. On any given day, one can see the coastline dotted with sails of outrigger canoes (lakana in Malagasy), a sign of the Malayo-Polynesian heritage of the people here.
2nd Casualties
Last month I celebrated my birthday... I won’t tell you what exact year... just that I’m one year closer to 40! Ohh! My birthday was a little of “this and that” this year. We celebrated the day before with a birthday lunch and on the actual day, made the 10 hour...
Special Guests & Birthday Celebrations
Our long-time good friend and main ministry partner, Josy, left his wife home with their 3 kids and made the 15 hour drive to spend a few days with us and our 3 kids. It was fantastic!! We learned something new with our time together.... kids are kids wherever they...
Ramadan in Madagascar
Though Malagasy religious beliefs mostly comprise of indigenous animistic worship (52%) and Christian (41%), 7% of the population claim Islam. As such, Ramadan is celebrated in Madagascar. August 1st marked the first day of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic...





