How important is the laboratory to the work of the Good News Hospital in Mandritsara? The answer is that the laboratory has a vital role to play:

Three generations ago, around the end of the 19th century, the grandfather of Kotomalala, who was the founder and leader of the Bible Baptist Church in Beangezoka, came from Africa to Madagascar as a slave. He was probably still a teenager. He was well treated by his master who was a pastor in a Lutheran church. Slavery was officially banned in 1877,

A week has passed since Cyclone Gezani tore through Tamatave… Tamatave will rebuild. It will take time.  But the Church there is standing — not because its walls are intact, but because its foundation is secure.

A baby tenrec out for a walk - endearing but a picture of both vulnerability and potential. How it needs both nurture and protection. Many of the churches in our region are similar. Young, vulnerable but full of the potential that comes with the presence of the Holy Spirit making real the Word of God.

At the moment, it is mango season in Mandritsara. The mango trees are heavy with fruit. The ground beneath them is covered with fallen mangoes, some already rotting, swarmed over by wasps. The fruit is everywhere.

We have been living in Mandritsara for just over 4 years now and it has been a life- changing experience for all of us. It is a life full of richness and experience unlike anything else

Friday 21st  November was the long-awaited date for the 30th  Anniversary celebrations for The Good News Hospital.

And what a celebration it was! – a recognition of God’s mighty power, provision, grace and glory.

We were going to be the only family left on the compound. Our children would be the only children on site. And I would be the only surgeon.

Today we would like to thank God that the work is almost completed and the inauguration is due shortly. We asked Diamondra, the radio station head, to update us. Here is what he wrote:

Ever since childhood, the vision of Hopitaly Vaovao Mahafaly (HVMM) — the Good News Hospital — has been on my heart.

I am 25 years old and trying to finish my final year in secondary school. (Perhaps you are thinking, why is she still in secondary school at 25? Keep reading!)

In November 2023, I sold my house and in the process of looking to buy another house, God showed me he had different plans

Among the beautiful hills of Mandritsara and surrounding region lies a brewing epidemic of HIV…

Berton, the leader of the Evangelism Department in the Hospital has been teaching me that it is better to celebrate baptisms than initial professions of faith….

It’s early on Monday morning. The sun is up and the courtyard of outpatients is gloriously green. It’s warm but not yet hot, and the sweaty humidity of the rainy season has given way to a beautifully clear May morning

Why is there a large diesel generator sitting in the middle of a dry rice field in rural northern Madagascar?

The disciples had only been in the company of Jesus for a relatively short time when he…

Earlier this year (in March), the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) held their annual conference in Kenya.

The project in Mandritsara began with an agreement between the missionary society Africa Evangelical Fellowship (AEF) and the Malagasy group of churches The Association of Bible Baptist Churches of Madagascar

How does the life of a pastor from near Mandritsara compare to the life of a pastor in the UK?

There are many listeners…but currently only 50% of the population of the district can receive our programmes.

At the age of eight years, my ten-year-old brother died in an accident. By God’s grace, that day I understood that I was a sinner and separated from my Creator, the God of Love and the Good Shepherd.

At the end of October 1993, I left Switzerland and travelled to Madagascar with 40 kg of luggage and many unanswered questions…