Short Term – Two friends in Madagascar
Julia Howarth and Anna Wilmshurst are friends from Bristol, both serving in Madagascar for six months after finishing their A Levels.
Julia Howarth and Anna Wilmshurst are friends from Bristol, both serving in Madagascar for six months after finishing their A Levels.
Sarah McArthur and Bethany Sinclair are serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after finishing school, using and developing French language skills as well as teaching English.
Elly Schoepp serving as part of the Sakalava Training in Ministry Outreach (TIMO) team with her husband Jed and children James, Elias & Ben shares her reflections on the practicalities of living in a Madagascan village.
Sam & Leanna are leading the Lesotho shepherds TIMO team. We asked their four children, Zeke (3), Zeph (5), Suzanna (11) and Ella (14) what’s it like.
The Ik have been granted their own county. The significance of this may not be fully evident to you, but for decades, if not centuries, the Ik have lived under the dominance of neighbouring tribes.
In the early 19th century, during the Madagascar wars of the conquering Merina tribe, the Antakarana people hid in caves near the ‘harana’ rock formations.