Sunday, February 25, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Vita ny Outreach taty Nouvelle Orleans, deraina ny Andrimanitra,
OUTREACH ATY NOUVELLE ORLEANS,
Isaorana Andrimanitra fa vita soa aman-tsara ny asa taty.
Salama tsara daholo izahay ary nandeha tsara daholo sady nahafinaritra.
Betsaka ny zavatra nitranga taty nandritra ny iray volana, teo ny asa izay ataonay miaraka @ Salvation Army , mamangy tokan-trano ary miresaka @ fianakaviana mijery ny fandrosoan'ny asa fanarenana ny tranon'izy ireo. Nisy entrepreneurs maromaro nomen'ny Salvation Army vola hanamboarana ny tranon'ny fianakaviana sasany, ka ny anjaranay dia mijery raha mandeha ny asa sady nampiasaina ny vola. Fa ao anatin'izany dia miresaka ny fiainany ny olona nadritra ny fandalovan'i Katrina taty ary betsaka ny mitomany sy mbola maratra vokatr'izany. Mampahery ny olona izahay sady mivavaka ho azy ireo ary mamporisika azy ireo mba hanantona an'Andrimanitra.
Io no tena asa nataonay taty fa nisy fotoana koa izahay niara-niasa t@ Croix Rouge sy ny Habitat pour l'Humanite, nanampy azy ireo t@ asany. Satria mantsy ny asa aty Nouvelle Orleans dia mifantoka @ fanompoana, nianatra izany izahay tany Montana ka mampiatra izany ankehitriny.
Nisy ny mampalahelo hafa dia ny fandalovan'ny "tornado" teto herinandro lasa izay ka nisy ramatoa lehibe iray maty ary maro ny trano rava vokatr'io rivo-mahery io, ary ny tena mampalahelo aza dia trano vao narenina ka vita tanteraka tao aorianan'ny Katrina, kanjo rava fanindroany. Betsaka ny trano rava.
Nisy nahafaly dia ny saison Mardi Gras, carnaval malaza be aty mandritra ny 2 herinandro na mihoatra, ka androny no fety be farany, Talata Matavy.
Hanainga ho any St-Croix izahay rahampitso maraina,
Tsara ny Tompo,
Lehibe ny Tompo,
Narilanto.
God's child.
Isaorana Andrimanitra fa vita soa aman-tsara ny asa taty.
Salama tsara daholo izahay ary nandeha tsara daholo sady nahafinaritra.
Betsaka ny zavatra nitranga taty nandritra ny iray volana, teo ny asa izay ataonay miaraka @ Salvation Army , mamangy tokan-trano ary miresaka @ fianakaviana mijery ny fandrosoan'ny asa fanarenana ny tranon'izy ireo. Nisy entrepreneurs maromaro nomen'ny Salvation Army vola hanamboarana ny tranon'ny fianakaviana sasany, ka ny anjaranay dia mijery raha mandeha ny asa sady nampiasaina ny vola. Fa ao anatin'izany dia miresaka ny fiainany ny olona nadritra ny fandalovan'i Katrina taty ary betsaka ny mitomany sy mbola maratra vokatr'izany. Mampahery ny olona izahay sady mivavaka ho azy ireo ary mamporisika azy ireo mba hanantona an'Andrimanitra.
Io no tena asa nataonay taty fa nisy fotoana koa izahay niara-niasa t@ Croix Rouge sy ny Habitat pour l'Humanite, nanampy azy ireo t@ asany. Satria mantsy ny asa aty Nouvelle Orleans dia mifantoka @ fanompoana, nianatra izany izahay tany Montana ka mampiatra izany ankehitriny.
Nisy ny mampalahelo hafa dia ny fandalovan'ny "tornado" teto herinandro lasa izay ka nisy ramatoa lehibe iray maty ary maro ny trano rava vokatr'io rivo-mahery io, ary ny tena mampalahelo aza dia trano vao narenina ka vita tanteraka tao aorianan'ny Katrina, kanjo rava fanindroany. Betsaka ny trano rava.
Nisy nahafaly dia ny saison Mardi Gras, carnaval malaza be aty mandritra ny 2 herinandro na mihoatra, ka androny no fety be farany, Talata Matavy.
Hanainga ho any St-Croix izahay rahampitso maraina,
Tsara ny Tompo,
Lehibe ny Tompo,
Narilanto.
God's child.
The outreach in New Orleans is done, Praise God !!!
OUTREACH IN NEW ORLEANS
We have been in New Orleans for a month now.
Lots of things happened and we have been blessed while staying and working here.
God is working in this city, despite everything, sad stories, and lots of things going on against the will of God.
Our work was focused on home visit. The Salvation Army gave money to some contractors TO rebuilt some houses that got accepted for a grant.
Basically, we go and visit families in their homes to check if the work is done, if the money is really used to rebuilt the houses.
Some of us arrange the appointment with those families by phoning them and stay in the office every day. Some of us go on the field, and talk to those families, and I was part of the goers.
I loved it and enjoyed it, as people need comfort and encouragement.
We can't imagine how was the effect of the hurricane Katrina and Rita over here because it happens rarely. Many quarters and houses have been flooded up to the roof and even immersed completely. Lots of people died, more than a thousand, and those who were alive don't have anything left because in one day, everything was lost. I have seen some houses like nearly up-side down because the effect of the water when it withdrew.
We don't have a clue about how dangerous it was.
When we finish interviewing them about the house, we talk about the loss and their life during the hurricane, then we encourage them and pray for them. The prayer time was very intense most of the time and exciting. We met many people who just cried the whole time we talk to them. After we pray for them they continue to tell about everything again and it's just blowing your mind. It's great.
Another story, one week ago there was few tornadoes somewhere a little far from us. It killed on elder woman again and the many houses that had just being rebuilt were blown away again, really sad, we feel sad for those people, prayed for them.
We had other opportunities to serve also, like the Red Cross and the Habitat for Humanity, but mainly we worked for the Salvation Army.
This outreach was great, God is showing me that this city needs Him, this city need to come back to God, this city needs missionaries and Christians to tell them about Jesus, this city need Malagasy missionaries, as we are working on sending missionaries back home.
We are leaving to St-Croix, the US Virgin Island tomorrow.
God is good,
God is great,
Narilanto
Child of God.
We have been in New Orleans for a month now.
Lots of things happened and we have been blessed while staying and working here.
God is working in this city, despite everything, sad stories, and lots of things going on against the will of God.
Our work was focused on home visit. The Salvation Army gave money to some contractors TO rebuilt some houses that got accepted for a grant.
Basically, we go and visit families in their homes to check if the work is done, if the money is really used to rebuilt the houses.
Some of us arrange the appointment with those families by phoning them and stay in the office every day. Some of us go on the field, and talk to those families, and I was part of the goers.
I loved it and enjoyed it, as people need comfort and encouragement.
We can't imagine how was the effect of the hurricane Katrina and Rita over here because it happens rarely. Many quarters and houses have been flooded up to the roof and even immersed completely. Lots of people died, more than a thousand, and those who were alive don't have anything left because in one day, everything was lost. I have seen some houses like nearly up-side down because the effect of the water when it withdrew.
We don't have a clue about how dangerous it was.
When we finish interviewing them about the house, we talk about the loss and their life during the hurricane, then we encourage them and pray for them. The prayer time was very intense most of the time and exciting. We met many people who just cried the whole time we talk to them. After we pray for them they continue to tell about everything again and it's just blowing your mind. It's great.
Another story, one week ago there was few tornadoes somewhere a little far from us. It killed on elder woman again and the many houses that had just being rebuilt were blown away again, really sad, we feel sad for those people, prayed for them.
We had other opportunities to serve also, like the Red Cross and the Habitat for Humanity, but mainly we worked for the Salvation Army.
This outreach was great, God is showing me that this city needs Him, this city need to come back to God, this city needs missionaries and Christians to tell them about Jesus, this city need Malagasy missionaries, as we are working on sending missionaries back home.
We are leaving to St-Croix, the US Virgin Island tomorrow.
God is good,
God is great,
Narilanto
Child of God.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Malagasy aty Nouvelle Orleans,
Outreach aty Nouvelle Orleans,
18 andro izao no nahatongavanay teto Nouvelle Orleans,
Manaitra ny saina ny fahintana ny toerana maro izay rava sy mbola tsy nisy fanamboarana hatramin'izao na dia efa mihoatra ny herintaona sy tapany aza no nandalovan' i Katrina sy Rita teto.
Raha ny eritreritro manokana @ maha-Malagasy ahy dia toa tsy mampino hoe mbola toy izao ihany ny fandronson'ny fanarenana ny tanana satria toa vao omaly no nandalo ny rivo-doza amin'ny toerana sasany. Ary ny sary ato anatin'ny saiko dia hoe firenena matanjaka ity firenena ity, ary voalohany amin'ny tanjaka ara-ekonomika, kanefa tsy hita taratra izany amin'ny toerana sasany eto Nouvelle Orleans. Mbola betsaka ny fako miangona eny an-tsisin-dalana, ny trano rava tsy misy fanamboarana. Lasa ny fisainana hoe aiza ilay fanjakana matanjaka sy manam-bola hanaovana izay tiany hatao rehetra. Mandany vola be tokoa ity firenena ity @ zavatra ataony any ivelany sy ny fandraisany anjara @ ady etsy sy eroa, fa aiza ny fanampiana hanarenana ity tanana ity? Tsara ho marihina fa tsy ity toerana ity irery akory no rava vokatry ny fandalovan'ny rivo-doza fa misy tanana sy toerana hafa fa tsy hitako maso.
Mazava be fa na dia manan-karena aza i Etats-Unis dia tsy mahavita manarina ity tanana ity haingana araka ny tombatombana. Mbola mety hatrany @ 10 taona any ny fanarenana vao ho vita raha izao no mitohy.
Mila an'Andrimanitra ity tanana ity, ary faly aho, satria anisan'ny olona mandray anjara @ fanarenena, faly satria misolo tena ny Malagasy, indrindra fa ny Malagasy misionera, satria mety misy Malagasy hafa manolotena ihany koa any fa tsy hitako.
Ny zavatra tsapako dia tena marina fa Andrimanitra no ilain'ny olona aty ary rehefa mitsidika ny tokan-trano aty izahay dia tena misokatra ny olona rehefa miresaka an'Andrimanitra izahay.
Avy @ faritra maro ny olona manao "volontaires", tsy mandray karama fa manolo-tena hanarina ny trano simba, ary mahavariana ahy ny fisainana mifanampy aty satria avy any amin'ny toerana lavitra ny ankamaroan'ireo manolo-tena, mandoa ny saran-dalany hankaty ary miasa maimaim-poana, tsara halaina tahaka ho antsika izany toe-tsaina izany.
Tsy hoe tsy misy atao akory ireo olona ireo na koa hoe manakarena be ka mandany vola mandehandeha aty fa te hanampy dia tonga. Toy izany koa ny School Of Worship izay misy ahy, amin'izao fotoana izao, te hanompo aty izahay satria te ho fitahiana ho an'ny olona aty, ka mandany vola sy fotoana mba hitory an'i Jesosy sy hampahery ny olona.
Tamin'ity herinandro ity dia nisy ramatoa iray novangianay, ary tsy nijanona nitomany izy nandritra ny 20 minitra niresahany tamiko sy Kelly mpiara-mianatra amiko. Maty ny rainy fotoana vitsy talohan'ny Katrina ary maty ny vadiny fotoana vitsy taoriana ny fandalovan'ny rivo-doza. Iray andro monja hoy izy dia very daholo ny fanany rehetra tsy nisy tavela satria difotry ny rano tanteraka ny tranony. Narary vokatr'izany ny vadiny ka maty satria nalahelo loatra. Tsapako hoy izy fa misy Andriamanitra satria tsy kristiana ilay ramatoa, ary noho ny herin'Andrimanitra no mahatoy izao ahy hoy izy satria mety efa maty koa aho raha ny fahoriana izay nanjo ahy no jereko.
Voakasika manokana izy rehefa nolazaiko hoe avy any Madagasikara aho, ka latsaka indray ny ranomasony sady niteny izy hoe olona avy @ firenena maro no alefan'Andrimanitra hanampy anay aty hoy izy ka tena misaotra ary misaotra an'Andriamanitra.
Misokatra ny varavarana ho an'ny Malagasy misionera. Tsapako izany ary tsy nofinofy fa efa mitranga, handeha eran'izao tontolo izao ny Malagasy hitory sy hanambara ny fahatsaran'Andriamanitra. Ho avy tsy ho ela.
Tsy ny vola no sakana, fa rehefa vonona isika dia Andrimanitra no manokatra ny lalana.
Narilanto.
18 andro izao no nahatongavanay teto Nouvelle Orleans,
Manaitra ny saina ny fahintana ny toerana maro izay rava sy mbola tsy nisy fanamboarana hatramin'izao na dia efa mihoatra ny herintaona sy tapany aza no nandalovan' i Katrina sy Rita teto.
Raha ny eritreritro manokana @ maha-Malagasy ahy dia toa tsy mampino hoe mbola toy izao ihany ny fandronson'ny fanarenana ny tanana satria toa vao omaly no nandalo ny rivo-doza amin'ny toerana sasany. Ary ny sary ato anatin'ny saiko dia hoe firenena matanjaka ity firenena ity, ary voalohany amin'ny tanjaka ara-ekonomika, kanefa tsy hita taratra izany amin'ny toerana sasany eto Nouvelle Orleans. Mbola betsaka ny fako miangona eny an-tsisin-dalana, ny trano rava tsy misy fanamboarana. Lasa ny fisainana hoe aiza ilay fanjakana matanjaka sy manam-bola hanaovana izay tiany hatao rehetra. Mandany vola be tokoa ity firenena ity @ zavatra ataony any ivelany sy ny fandraisany anjara @ ady etsy sy eroa, fa aiza ny fanampiana hanarenana ity tanana ity? Tsara ho marihina fa tsy ity toerana ity irery akory no rava vokatry ny fandalovan'ny rivo-doza fa misy tanana sy toerana hafa fa tsy hitako maso.
Mazava be fa na dia manan-karena aza i Etats-Unis dia tsy mahavita manarina ity tanana ity haingana araka ny tombatombana. Mbola mety hatrany @ 10 taona any ny fanarenana vao ho vita raha izao no mitohy.
Mila an'Andrimanitra ity tanana ity, ary faly aho, satria anisan'ny olona mandray anjara @ fanarenena, faly satria misolo tena ny Malagasy, indrindra fa ny Malagasy misionera, satria mety misy Malagasy hafa manolotena ihany koa any fa tsy hitako.
Ny zavatra tsapako dia tena marina fa Andrimanitra no ilain'ny olona aty ary rehefa mitsidika ny tokan-trano aty izahay dia tena misokatra ny olona rehefa miresaka an'Andrimanitra izahay.
Avy @ faritra maro ny olona manao "volontaires", tsy mandray karama fa manolo-tena hanarina ny trano simba, ary mahavariana ahy ny fisainana mifanampy aty satria avy any amin'ny toerana lavitra ny ankamaroan'ireo manolo-tena, mandoa ny saran-dalany hankaty ary miasa maimaim-poana, tsara halaina tahaka ho antsika izany toe-tsaina izany.
Tsy hoe tsy misy atao akory ireo olona ireo na koa hoe manakarena be ka mandany vola mandehandeha aty fa te hanampy dia tonga. Toy izany koa ny School Of Worship izay misy ahy, amin'izao fotoana izao, te hanompo aty izahay satria te ho fitahiana ho an'ny olona aty, ka mandany vola sy fotoana mba hitory an'i Jesosy sy hampahery ny olona.
Tamin'ity herinandro ity dia nisy ramatoa iray novangianay, ary tsy nijanona nitomany izy nandritra ny 20 minitra niresahany tamiko sy Kelly mpiara-mianatra amiko. Maty ny rainy fotoana vitsy talohan'ny Katrina ary maty ny vadiny fotoana vitsy taoriana ny fandalovan'ny rivo-doza. Iray andro monja hoy izy dia very daholo ny fanany rehetra tsy nisy tavela satria difotry ny rano tanteraka ny tranony. Narary vokatr'izany ny vadiny ka maty satria nalahelo loatra. Tsapako hoy izy fa misy Andriamanitra satria tsy kristiana ilay ramatoa, ary noho ny herin'Andrimanitra no mahatoy izao ahy hoy izy satria mety efa maty koa aho raha ny fahoriana izay nanjo ahy no jereko.
Voakasika manokana izy rehefa nolazaiko hoe avy any Madagasikara aho, ka latsaka indray ny ranomasony sady niteny izy hoe olona avy @ firenena maro no alefan'Andrimanitra hanampy anay aty hoy izy ka tena misaotra ary misaotra an'Andriamanitra.
Misokatra ny varavarana ho an'ny Malagasy misionera. Tsapako izany ary tsy nofinofy fa efa mitranga, handeha eran'izao tontolo izao ny Malagasy hitory sy hanambara ny fahatsaran'Andriamanitra. Ho avy tsy ho ela.
Tsy ny vola no sakana, fa rehefa vonona isika dia Andrimanitra no manokatra ny lalana.
Narilanto.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
New Orleans, and God's work...
We have been in New Orleans for 15 days now.
It is sad to see the city devastated and some quarters were immersed completely, everything was lost and some houses even floated, because the water was to much.
Many people live in trailers waiting for their house being rebuilt, and some others are living in temporary houses.
Some places are not seriously damaged but, when the hurricane hit many parts of the city were under water, because most of those quarters are below the see level, and the lake on the North made a big flood in the whole city.
We are here working volunteering with the Salvation Army, most of the time we do home visit, checking how are the families doing, checking out if the progress of the houses that were accepted to get grants.
We talk to those people and they explain what happened and what do they still need to complete the house. Then we pray for them, and it's really exciting to see people encouraged by our prayers and our presence on the field.
Yesterday, it was intense, we met this lady and she didn't stop crying all the time, when me and my friend Kelly talked to her. She had lots of losses, her dad few times before , her husband after the hurricane, her houses and everything in it was gone in just one day, all the memories. She said God exists because normally she couldn't cope but because of God she can handle it. She recognized that people from everywhere came to help out and even from all around the world, then I said to her that I am from Madagascar and she couldn't stop crying again. She was really touched, encouraged by our prayers and also we comforted her after that.
It was intense.
God is working in here, and He is watching over the situation.
I am grateful to God that I am representing Malagasy missionaries here in this city, as we are starting to mobilize Malagasy Christians in our ministry back home, to go and preach the Gospel to all nations, to be missionaries.
I feel that it is already starting to take place.
Be blessed.
Narilanto.
It is sad to see the city devastated and some quarters were immersed completely, everything was lost and some houses even floated, because the water was to much.
Many people live in trailers waiting for their house being rebuilt, and some others are living in temporary houses.
Some places are not seriously damaged but, when the hurricane hit many parts of the city were under water, because most of those quarters are below the see level, and the lake on the North made a big flood in the whole city.
We are here working volunteering with the Salvation Army, most of the time we do home visit, checking how are the families doing, checking out if the progress of the houses that were accepted to get grants.
We talk to those people and they explain what happened and what do they still need to complete the house. Then we pray for them, and it's really exciting to see people encouraged by our prayers and our presence on the field.
Yesterday, it was intense, we met this lady and she didn't stop crying all the time, when me and my friend Kelly talked to her. She had lots of losses, her dad few times before , her husband after the hurricane, her houses and everything in it was gone in just one day, all the memories. She said God exists because normally she couldn't cope but because of God she can handle it. She recognized that people from everywhere came to help out and even from all around the world, then I said to her that I am from Madagascar and she couldn't stop crying again. She was really touched, encouraged by our prayers and also we comforted her after that.
It was intense.
God is working in here, and He is watching over the situation.
I am grateful to God that I am representing Malagasy missionaries here in this city, as we are starting to mobilize Malagasy Christians in our ministry back home, to go and preach the Gospel to all nations, to be missionaries.
I feel that it is already starting to take place.
Be blessed.
Narilanto.
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