Jurgen and Katja Hofmann serve in Madagascar, reaching out to the Tanala people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Earlier this year, Jurgen and a friend went on an exploratory mission to the remote valleys of Midongy & Befotaka. The people groups there (Antaisaka & Bara) speak a slightly different dialect to the one Jurgen speaks, but despite this he was able to explain the gospel and several villages indicated they would like to hear more about Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world. In other villages, small groups are now gathering to study the Bibles they have received. The people are hungry for the gospel. In August, Jonoro, a Malagasy pastor who recently joined AIM, and several other ministers, trained some Malagasy Christians to go to this area. In September, they travelled to the remote villages to stay there for 28 days. They went as far as possible by car, but then had to walk for another three days. Please pray for these brothers (and, reportedly, one sister) and pray that the Malagasy in the remote areas may come to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour!

Jurgen and Katja Hofmann serve in Madagascar, reaching out to the Tanala people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jurgen was recently in another area of Madagascar where he learned the hard way that the local dialect was different to his own area. Explaining the seventh commandment, what he said was understood in the local dialect to mean “You may picnic, but not secretly with your neighbour’s wife. ”Most people in the area had no knowledgeof the Gospel. One village had never even heard the name of Jesus! Yes, they knew that God the Creator exists — how else would everything have come into being? But they wondered who His Son was and where He lived. Jurgen said the Lord Jesus now lived in heaven. “Oooh, so He is dead,” they said. Great surprise when Jurgen explained to them that He had been dead, but had come alive again on the third day! Several villages have indicated they would like to hear more about Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world.

Jurgen and Katja Hofmann serve in Madagascar, reaching out to the Tanala people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. A second group of Malagasy Bible students will be going to their former village of Maroamboka at the end of June as part of their training to become evangelists/missionaries. The first group had an encouraging time last month. Local Christian leaders will help them to get around as they go two by two to the surrounding villages to preach the Gospel. Pray the Lord will open a door for fruitful ministry and many will be saved!