“I had attended camps organized by other groups. I didn’t really want to go to this camp because I thought it would be the same. But it wasn’t! I felt so happy here. The camp was well organized and I learned a lot.”
“I didn’t like washing myself. At camp, I learned that it’s good for our health to be clean. I’ll continue washing when I go home.”
“I used to be very closed and anti-social. During camp, I was so happy; I opened my heart to others. I started talking to everyone and even sang and danced.”
“I started to participate in the activities and learned to brush my teeth and wash myself. Now that I am back home, I continue to read the Bible and pray.”
“I especially liked the way camp leaders treated me with so much love, and that’s why I gave my life to Christ.”
The fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar is also one of the poorest nations. The overwhelming majority of the population is concentrated in the rural areas where conditions have been steadily declining in recent years, particularly in terms of transport, health, education and market access. Most farmers produce barely enough to feed their own families, and a vast number of Madagascar’s children now suffer from malnutrition. Given such precarious living conditions, life expectancy on the island is just over 55 years, and 84 out of every 1,000 children die before the age of five. Chronic malnutrition, lack of hygiene, and limited access to safe drinking water cause a host of infectious diseases, including respiratory ailments, tuberculosis and hepatitis.
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