OCT UPDATE
This update is just to show you the progress of our work in the planting of fruit trees and vegetables. Also,the piglets and chicken are growing quickly thanks to the adequate feed and useful Vitamins that we buy from your gift ...And nowadays,we are extending the house for the
poultry project.
We sell the eggs of the laying hens and the milk from the cows to earn some money to feed and to help some undernourished children and adults from our Congregation and from the parish...
To close,we hope that you will appreciate those products of our hard work empowered by your prayers and your financial support. May God reward both your kindness and your christian generosity. That makes a difference to our life and to our farming projects ,indeed ! We send to you all our grateful thanks indeed !
SEPT UPDATE
We are very well and hope that this email finds you all in good health as well. Everything is going very well with us...We pray for your Harvest Festival and for the members of the LEADERSHIP TEAM !
Thanks be to God because He has always blessed our work with lots of success !
We continue to plant more trees (eucalyptus) and some fruit trees (avocados,litchi). Also,we plant some grass to feed the cows (for milk )
Last week,our szow gives nice piglets ; are so pleased to treat them with our knowledge by providing Vitamins & medicines, the chickens and hens are growing very well
YOUR FRUITFUL CONTRIBUTION HAS MADE A GREAT DIFFERENCE . We thank you so much !
AUGUST UPDATE
This is our new update for August .
ABOUT OUR COUNTRY ,MADAGASCAR: The Political situation is still not stable .Next September ,we will have a National Conference to define the destiny of Madagascar (New Constitution for the 5th Republic,the several elections....)
ABOUT OUR FARMING PROJECTS :
Nowadays,our farming business is processing very well.Thanks be to God. We have been sharing our experiences with friends and people around us,in the parish land.
Many have been convinced to support us by purchasing the eggs and chicks and hens...We are grateful for the growing interest. However,our profit remains small because the cost of animal feed and the Vitamins and medicines have become very expensive ! !
ABOUT OUR EXCITING NEW PROJECT :
Today,we have an exciting new project for which we kindly ask for the support and prayers of all our friends indeed.
What Is About ? There is a remarkable breed of large,high quality chickens (hens ) available here,in Madagascar. They are highly valued,and both their eggs and chicks and meat are sold at premium prices ! Because of strong market demand,we have decided to start raising this breed.
Since purchasing fully grown birds is very expensive,our plan is to buy fertile eggs and hatch them
using turkeys. So,after 21 days,we expect to have healthy chicks ready to raise. Unfortunately,we are still about £ 120 short of the amount needed to purchase enough eggs to start the project on a satisfying scale ! ( One egg costs about £5 )
We therefore humbly appeal to all our friends and everyone willing to support us,any contribution,no matter the size,will help us move closer to achieving this goal .
We will be very pleased and very happy if we will be able to have those new varieties of chickens and hens.
Thank you very much indeed in advance for your generosity,encouragement and for believing in our project.We truly appreciate everyone who wishes to see our farm grow and succeed !
Much Regards.
Fr Georges and Eveline.
The Congregation Antananarivo MADAGASCAR
JULY UPDATE
All our friends at the Methodist church Killamarsh.
We are very well and remember you in our prayers...
We are very pleased to send you this updated news about Our country, Our Church and Our own agricultural projects .
About Our Country MADAGASCAR : The 26th of June 2026 is the 66th anniversary of Our Independence Day .We are on celebrating this special Day with great joy and happiness.Political situation is not yet calm .So,next month,Our Government will organize a National Conference all over the Country just to look for several ideas to renew Our Country life ( Politic,Economy,social ….)
About Our CHURCH : The development of the church is on the good way both in the spiritual life and in the social projects. A team of TEAR FUND from BURUNDI (from Africa ) wants to share their experiences and comes to Antananarivo to give more training to our young people in the Diocese.That is just training but they do not suggest any financial support.
Myself (Fr Georges ) pointed as a development leader ,helping the other parishes by sharing more practical training mainly in the Agricultural projects.
Today,agriculture is not only production oriented but is becoming a business consisting of various enterprises like livestock (dairy) poultry,fishery ,piggery…plantation,cropping and so on (GROW IT AND EAT IT ) for driving out FAMINE !
That is our TARGET and what we have done every day.Thank you very much for all your continual financial support and your efficient prayers as well. You are always a great INSPIRATION for all of us . Your generosity makes a difference in our life ! May God reward your kindness and generosity. « FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS ,THERE WILL YOUR HEART BE , ALSO »
Nowadays,we are starting a new project of COFFEE TREES PLANTATION .Formerly,Madagascar had exported coffee to Europa .Now,coffee is very expensive in our country ( Very good price : 3£ the kilogramme )…And we decide to plant more 2,000 coffee trees .( In the photos ,we show our work on how to collect the good seeds . Anyway ,the projects on the poultry are growing very well…Thanks to your last donation we can feed all of them adequately indeed . The geese and the laying hens are growing up well .
To close,receive your grateful thanks with our warm Regards.
MAY UPDATE
" The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us ." Romans 5 : 5
We send the best wishes with the Pentecost greetings to you all.
POLITICAL CRISIS :
MADAGASCAR ,Our country,, is unfortunately in a deep crisis .There is no security and daily life is very expensive...The coming years and months would be difficult indeed.We must elect a new Constitution and lots of elections as well. Anyway, life is not a problem but a reality to be experienced for all us,the children of God !
OUR CHURCH ACTIVITIES :
Last Sunday ( the 17th of May ) the Bishop of Antananarivo visited our parish and confirmed some young people. Also we have already celebrated the Harvest Festival with great success... (Please have a look at the Attachment ).
OUR FARMING PROJECTS:
We send some pictures to show you the progress thanks to your donation. Your financial support is the key to our success !.
We have harvested our paddy rice. Rice is our main food in Madagascar ..(You can see the pictures at the attachment )
With your gift,we are able to buy and regularly use Vitamins & Medicines and food for the livestock and the poultry. Nowadays,we can help some other parishes in our Diocese by giving some training about our farming projects.The Bishop appreciates so much our contribution in that way
Warm Regards.
From :Fr Gerges and Eveline.
The Congregation Antananarivo MADAGASCAR
FEB UPDATE
We greet you all in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
During Two consecutive weeks (from 1st to 12th of February ) two tropical strong cyclones passed on Madagascar and devastated three important cities :Antananarivo,Toamasina and Mahajanga.. The first is FYTIA and the most strong is GEZANI.
There are 80 dead ,210,000 victims.. Without any comments,these are some photos to show you some of the damages:
Churches building, school building ,marketplaces, individual houses,farming,fields of rice and fields of fruit trees...
Thank you for your prayers
NOV UPDATE
In the beginning of November, I was seriously ill. Thanks be to God because He has rescued me from the death.
Nowadays ,we have a good rain in the country .We believe that the coming harvest will be good .We start all the planting activities to produce enough food (rice ,maize ,cassava ,beans ,potatoes …fruits and vegetables ). My health is getting better and I feel safe and ready to continue the work of God.
Thank you very much for all your previous contribution! They make a difference in our life. We are very happy to be your friends in Christ. May God reward all your kindness and generosity!
Thank you very much for your prayers. Also, we will remember you all in our daily prayers.
MAY UPDATE
We are very pleased as usual to send you these updates.
Today the 18th of May, we are celebrating the Harvest Festival at our church Saint John the Baptist. Our crops ( paddy rice ,maize ,potatoes… ) are good and our sow has given ten piglets.
Our new interesting project is to breed some new variety of big hen ( Kuroiler , Goliath , Brahma….). They are growing very quickly for eggs and flesh… as are the trees which are very fruitful (orange ,avocados , lemon….)
We continue to work for the Lord and distribute the fruits of our labor to our needy friends
FEBRUARY UPDATE
We are very pleased to let you know how are our farming projects progressed in the hopeful way. So ,those are some update pictures. Feeding five thousand : Jesus said to their disciples and to us as well : “ GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO EAT YOURSELVES “ Luc 9:13 so we're growing vegetables and farming fish, eggs, pigs, cows (for milk) and we produce food for the animals as well as good meals from the Parish land we share in fellowship. Our hard work is enough animal food and vitains/medicine, so thank you for your donations.
With warmest Regards.
From : Fr Georges and Eveline
All the Congregation Antananarivo MADAGASCAR
