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More or less – we’ve got plenty!

By salamatompoko May 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

Sermon Quote from Ascension Day: (roughly translated from Malagasy) “…As human beings, we need to be careful about things around us. Like, for example, buildings. Our churches can take over our focus so that instead of following God’s will we focus only on money; we need money for a roof, an addition, new WCs… the …

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Life is differently wonderful!

April 26, 2013 Leave a Comment

Feet to Forest

April 6, 2013 Easter ELCA ELCIC Lutheran Madagascar Missionary Volunteer Worship YAGM 4 Comments

Home visits from LTSS!

February 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

Jesus is the Foreigner’s Uncle!

February 1, 2013 Leave a Comment

Christmas is for Kids

January 20, 2013 2 Comments

Perhaps you’ve heard of lemurs?

Ring-tailed lemur or "lemur catta" in a Malagasy national park
December 13, 2012 ELCA ELCIC lemurs Madagascar Volunteer YAGM 4 Comments

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Ring-tailed lemur or "lemur catta" in a Malagasy national park Ring-tailed lemur habitat - Andringita National Park
Forrest walking among the lemurs Ring-tailed lemurs hopping along the ground Lemur mother and 1 month-old baby
Lychee tree in northern Madagascar Freshly picked! ripe lychee Tana Visit and Retreat 069
leathery-skinned delicious fruit Sarah - Retreat 463 peels after eating the little fruits various sizes of lychee pits
"Bush proof" bucket water filter Water in top of bucket system; yet to be filtered through porcelain filter Water from lower bucket is filtered and comes out of tap ready to drink Water in bucket before being filtered compared to filtered drinking water in glass
November 1st to 15th and Lovasoa 005
Tea leaves aerating for 24 hours Tasting tea together after our tour of the processing plant
Tea plantation viewpoint  (yes- I think it was a posed picture!) red earth, green plant Tea!  (Sahambavy tea plantation)
This is where I live: Fianarantsoa!
The church near SALT where I often attend worship with 500-1,000 other worshipers on Sunday mornings
SALT seminary name board outside the library on campus View of Fianarantsoa from SALT Main building when arriving on campus at SALT; includes chapel and some classrooms
Our English class with teachers Henri and Jacky on our last day of class together. Final farewell speech before leaving Antsirabe for Fianarantsoa.

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