Simon and Miriam are serving in Antananarivo, Madagascar, encouraging and equipping the Malagasy church for mission and reaching out to vulnerable women. Over the summer, they were invited to share at a youth camp with over 250 young people in attendance, to teach on the importance of mission in the church. The new Malagasy members, Petera and Francine, shared a testimony of their journey into missions and of the sacrifices they have had to make. Praise God for the close collaboration that was so evident between the different mission organisations represented, and the affection that they felt for one another. There was a unity of purpose as they aimed to envision and engage the young people with the Great Commission. Please pray for an important meeting this month with the mission arm of the Malagasy Baptist denomination, where they hope to be discussing with a local church about new outreach opportunities.

Simon and Miriam are serving in Antananarivo, Madagascar, encouraging and equipping the Malagasy church for mission and reaching out to vulnerable women. These last two months have been full of new connections for Miriam’s ministry with vulnerable women. One of their supporters also put her in touch with two soap companies! One is a social enterprise helping individuals with learning disabilities. There are many similarities between them and what Miriam wants to do, so this has been a huge blessing as she thinks through ways of starting a business with which to offer employment to the women. Please join them in praying for wisdom and guidance as to when to advertise for the Business Manager position and when to start the business, as Simon and Miriam plan to return for some time in the UK towards the end of the year.

Simon and Miriam are serving in Antananarivo, Madagascar, encouraging and equipping the Malagasy church for mission, and reaching out to vulnerable women. In their last update they mentioned the progression of their first Malagasy candidates into AIM membership. Praise God that they have been formally approved and so Petera, Francine and Mamitiana will soon be heading on a short vision trip. It is hopeful that they will be able to be sent by their church after their Africa Based Orientation (ABO) in Kenya in January. Please pray that there will be no hindrances to their service, and that the Lord would clearly lead through their vision trip. Another encouragement was a local church where Simon and Miriam have done some training, who got in touch to say they plan to begin some outreach in the south of Madagascar. They believe God is calling them to evangelise in a particular region, and the training had catalysed their thinking. They have also just sent one of their worship leaders to do a six-month programme in Namibia! Praise God that the Lord is prompting more Malagasy churches to get involved in global missions. Ask that this church’s passion for mission would continue to grow and that the Lord may grant them many opportunities to proclaim the good news.