Madagascar

Madagascar Photographs

by Eddie 01.06.2010

This is a gallery of photographs that Sue took on her recent trip to Madagascar. It may take a little while for some of them to load – sorry about that.

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News from Sue in Madagascar

by Sue 12.05.2010

It was strange being out of the country during the election and even stranger that there is still no clear outcome yet! Fortunately the political situation here in Madagascar remains fairly stable even though things are not resolved: talks between the ousted president and the current leaders didn’t seem to come to anything. News about [...]

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Drought in southern Madagascar

by Sue 25.04.2009

Maybe it’s just not news anymore because it seems to be happening almost every year and is becoming the ‘norm’, or maybe it doesn’t hit the headlines in Britain because we don’t really care what happens on the other side of the world, I don’t know …  But it is heartbreaking to read this: “My [...]

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Madagascar: A cyclone in a political storm

by Sue 06.04.2009

Over the last few weeks and months Madagascar has been suffering a political storm as the elected President, Marc Ravalomanana, was forced out of office by young opposition leader Andry Rajoelina (with the support of the army!) even though elections were not due for 2 more years. Thousands of protestors from both sides have been [...]

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Diplomats ‘tweet’ down Madagascar embassy rumours

by Sue 19.03.2009

It seems that more and more people are using Twitter as a way of getting their message across (not me yet though…). When US diplomats became aware of  rumours on the Internet that the deposed President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, had sought refuge in the US embassy in the capital Antananarivo,  they decided they had [...]

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The Best laid plans of mice and men…

by Eddie 17.03.2009

Recently, I’ve posted a couple of articles on the issue of planning in Christian mission (here and here). Today brings us a concrete example of why any plans have to be held lightly. Sue was due to fly to Madagascar next month for her next translation workshop. For the last couple of months, the country [...]

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Political situation in Madagascar

by Sue 09.02.2009

Over the last few days there have been further developments in the political situation in Madagascar. When Andry Rajoelina, mayor of the capital, Antananarivo, declared himself  ‘in charge’ of the country and demanded that President Ravalomanana resign, he was removed from his office as mayor and replaced. Then on Saturday things took a turn for [...]

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Of Madagascar and Mayors

by Eddie 31.01.2009

Madagascar’s opposition leader Andry Rajoelina has proclaimed himself in charge of the country’s affairs, following days of violent protests. “Since the president and the government have not taken their responsibilities… I will run all national affairs as of today,” he said. The mayor of the capital, Antananarivo, is locked in a power struggle with President [...]

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From Tulear

by Sue 21.10.2008

It’s been a long time since I had to do so many things by candlelight. I can remember struggling to do my homework during power cuts due to strikes back in the 1970s, trying to read by the light of a paraffin lamp when we lived in Ivory Coast in the 1980’s and 1990s. Right [...]

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Turning the Bones

by Eddie 20.08.2008

The BBC report on an aspect of Malagasay life about which I knew absolutely nothing: To outsiders dancing with the corpse of a dead loved one, years after their demise, might seem ghoulish. But as Jonny Hogg reports, to the people of Madagascar, it is a ritual of respect for their departed ancestors. (read more)

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The Luke Partnership

by Sue 04.08.2008

There is an interesting article on the Lausanne World Pulse website entitled: ‘The Luke Partnership: A First Step in Evangelism, Church Planting and Discipleship.’ The Luke Partnership is a joint project of The Seed Company (a Wycliffe Bible Translators affiliate), the Jesus Film Project and SIL International. Regular readers of the blog will know that [...]

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New Look Jesus Film

by Eddie 17.06.2008

As you know, Sue works on projects in Madagascar which aim to translate the Gospel of Luke and the Jesus film script into languages which don’t yet have any of the BIble. This is part of a movement to translate the Jesus film into as many languages as possible (see the full list here). However, [...]

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