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News from Madagascar

Associates in Mission: Over the last several years our Associate friends: Jacques and Marie-Annick Hervieux make their way faithfully to Madagascar to provide multiple services to the sisters of the region. While Marie-Annick devotes herself to different household tasks and gives French lessons, Jacques meticulously, as he is known to do, makes furniture to help set up communities: bedside tables for the rooms in the new house in Antsirabe, an altar for the Ambositra community, and so many other things, … Entrance to the postulancy in Antsirabe:…

LTCFs (Long Term Care Facilities) in the hotseat!

We talk about it a lot. Media reports of how residents are suffering in some places. Exposing these situations is a good thing. Fortunately, this only concerns certain establishments. The social council where I live listens attentively to all the difficulties, they become aware of. According to their resources and by working with the people in charge they hasten to improve negative situations. The resident does not want things to be difficult. Difficulties come from their loss of autonomy and their advanced age. To live in a…

A festive spirit in Madagascar!

Time pushes and shoves us, doesn't it?... We always have to go faster, and yet…! Sometimes connections are instantaneous, and sometimes they are slow: "the network is saturated", "the internet speed is slow", "the train was late", ... In fact, the reasons can be many and varied. In reality, the odds are stacked against you. In Madagascar, there are often power outages, and it's not always easy to get online. This explains the delayed news. Nevertheless, it's never too late to rejoice that young women are still…

From one country to another

On September 29, Father Bernard Noyer (o.m.i. and chaplain at the motherhouse) began his homily with the following words: "Since your foundation in 1816, times have not changed. The battle against the forces of evil, against all forms of suffering, against difficulties and injustice, still exists. But we have the certainty of God's Presence at our side. Jesus promised us this, and He is a faithful God; He keeps His word, ... always: "I am with you always, to the end of the age" (Mt 28:20). And…