Dan Turk shared with us today about the Environmental Education Program, a part of the Developmental Department of the FJKM church. Dan described four main elements of the program: Student pastors at the Ivanto Seminary are trained in the garden, orchard and fruit tree nursery, part of the Seminary campus. In addition there are annual… Read more »
December 23, 2017
Environmental Education in Action in Madagascar
Dan Turk shared with us today about the Environmental Education Program, a part of the Developmental Department of the FJKM church. Dan described four main elements of the program: Student pastors at the Ivanto Seminary are trained in the garden, orchard and fruit tree nursery, part of the Seminary campus. In addition there are annual… Read more »
We have been deeply impressed by the rich cultural heritage of the Malagasy people and the tremendous natural resources and the great biodiversity of this unique environment where 90% of the plants and animals on the island of Madagascar can be found nowhere else on earth. Sadly, the resources of this nation are at a… 
We turned off the national road onto a deeply rutted dirt road that took us to the village of Mahatsinjo. The village, four miles away at the end of the road, had 25 homes, a Catholic Church, and a school. The district mayor and the vast majority of the town and children welcomed us. After… 
On this Sunday I was touched by many messages of peacemaking. We arose once again this morning to the sounds of lemurs communicating, a wake up call by God’s wonderfully unique creation. Our group divided into four teams and fanned out across the area to attend the worship services of four congregations: Andasibe, Moramanga Fitiavana,… 
We drove 3 1/2 hours from the capital city of Antananarivo to the community of Moramanga. Fifteen minutes into the trip, we realized that one of our leaders, Mission Co-Worker Elizabeth Turk, was not in either vehicle. She had been left behind back at the hotel and phones were not working. Elizabeth is a very… 
Sambatra ny mpampihavana Blessed are the Peacemakers It was a fascinating day in Madagascar! The leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (known by its Malagasy acronym, FJKM) shared their knowledge on an extraordinary range of subjects. In the morning we learned about the background of the FJKM, its Reformed tradition, its structure… 
The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s partner, the five million-member Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (known by its Malagasy acronym, FJKM), has multifaceted and holistic ministries that seek to respond to the challenges of poverty, human exploitation, social and political conflict, and environmental degradation as an integral part of what it means to follow Christ. A…