“GIVING TUESDAY” is a global day of charitable giving and radical generosity observed annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Created in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation as a positive counterweight to commercial shopping holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it encourages people to donate money, volunteer time, or […]
The month of November is a very busy month for FOMM. We will be receiving the budget requests from the 14 programs we support and then we will review the requests to fit into the percentage of increase we believe will be available. Pray for the staff and board of directors as they work to […]
The fiscal year ends on December 31, 2026 and we pray that we will reach our financial goal to support theprograms and projects that we have committed to support. At the present time, the giving is matching our budgetand we ask your prayers that it will maintain our budgeting needs.
Two new board members have joined FOMM’s Board of Directors: Pastor Daniel Ostercamp andJohn Goergen. Each of them bring talents to the board that strengthen our leadership. Welcome!
Friends of Madagascar Mission is pleased to announce the calling of Eric Brinkert to serve as FOMM’s Director of Advancement. He will begin his work with FOMM on September 1st. Eric has a 20-year career in non-profit management with particular experience in fundraising, grant writing, strategic planning and management and leadership development. He is also […]
We continue to seek a person in the USA to join FOMM’s staff as Associate Executive Director. We are in the process of conducting preliminary interviews for this position. If you, or someone you know, is interested, please contact Rev. David P. Lerseth. E-mail: FriendsOfMadagascarMission@gmail.com or Phone: 847-445-8177
Narcisse Rabezato Lovamalala who serves as FOMM’s legal specialist in Madagascar has recently experienced a difficult time. In early August his father in law died from Malaria. As he was returning home in Antananarivo he received a phone call that two of his wife’s uncles died in a motorcycle accident. Rabezato’s wife had remained with her […]
Evangelism is at the heart of the mission of the Malagasy Lutheran Church. All that FOMM does connects to evangelism. We currently support 74 evangelists. The need and the requests are for more evangelists to share the Gospel to persons who have never heard of the love of God through Jesus Christ as our Savior. […]