Jurgan and Katja Hofmann
The Hofmann family have lived among the Tanala people of Madagascar since 2015. Pray for
The Tanala people, also called Antanala, live in the inland forests of southeastern Madagascar. Their name actually means ‘people of the forest’. With a population of 1,200,000 the Tanala represent 6% of the population of Madagascar. They are skilled woodsmen, food gatherers, and hunters. They trade beeswax, honey, and other forest products and grow rice as a staple food. Their traditional ‘slash-and-burn’ agricultural methods are being discouraged by the central Madagascan government, instead they’re being encouraged to use more modern methods to grow corn, yams and coffee. Living conditions in the smaller villages can be very difficult. Many of these small villages are hard to reach and often people are suspicious and afraid of foreigners, as well as of Malagasy from other people groups.
The Hofmann family have lived among the Tanala people of Madagascar since 2015. Pray for
Pray for Jurgen and Katja Hofmann and their work on translating the Bible among the
Thank you for praying for our workers among the Tanala people in Madagascar, they write
Give thanks that many Tanala people have shown trust in AIM workers enough over the
In 2020 more than 82 Tanala people joined the newly organised Sunday services, and more
Give thanks for three Malagasy missionaries; Melias, Thadee and Haja. They are working among their