News & Prayer Items

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Greetings in Jesus' name this Holy-Day season. Here is my devotional for the month of December, along with my best wishes for a blessed New Year of 2012 for each of you. Thank you for your continued prayers, for both me and the Malagasy people, that God's Word may be spread throughout this Great Red Island, to the glory of His name. In faith, Patricia Bentsen The KING of kings - the LORD of lords.   Isaiah 9:6, "For unto us a ... More

The situation of the Malagasy prisoner is catastrophic.  All prisons are very old, with inadequate space or  property, thus having crowded conditions.  With the admission of more prisoners, the space allocated to one person lessens!  The prisoners do not have sufficient food at meal times, with some prisoners receiving one ration of manioc (cassava) per day.  Many prisoners have insufficient funds for buying ... More

The Bible schools are essential in the growth and nurture of the church in Madagascar.  They train catechists and evangelists to serve little village churches and to bring the gospel to areas not evangelized.  The Bible school students are younger men and women with limited schooling but who are eager to care for believers and share the message of Jesus Christ with those who have not yet heard the Good News.  Each Bible school ... More

The Ezeda Hospital Nutrition program has a significant effect on the patients.  In Madagascar the family of the patient normally provides the food for those hospitalized.  Many families are too poor or as a result of drought conditions are unable to provide the food for their loved ones.  Without proper nutrition, the patients are not able to get well.  This Nutrition Project will provide good to the patients and help them ... More