MADAGASCAR
Missionaries: Todd and Patsy McGregor; Daughters: Corbi and Charisse
Sponsor: Diocese of Toliara, Madagascar
Purpose: Training church leaders
Project: Ministry Training in Madagascar

Todd and Patsy McGregor are currently serving as missionaries in Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world. Todd was recently installed as Bishop of Toliara, a region in southern Madagascar. Less than 4 percent of the people in this area are Christian. As bishop, Todd feels that one of his primary goals is to train potential future workers in his diocese. Since evangelism is a key mission for the McGregors, they want all workers, whether clergy or evangelist, to be trained. They began training over twenty present evangelists, clergy, and lay leaders. They held two weeklong sessions last year. The first step of the program is on evangelism, the second is on discipleship, and third is on ministry leaders. Each phase builds on the previous.
In January, they began training five evangelists who will finish in April. Afterwards the students will have four to five months on the field, then an eight-month internship in a local parish. Todd shares the teaching with arranged teachers from Campus Crusade, Children’s Evangelism Fellowship, and other clergy from the diocese. It is a good mix of training, and the five students are gaining a lot from the program along with the clergy, who are learning about this new diocese. The students live downstairs from the McGregors’ apartment in Tulear. They have a few small rooms and share common areas.

Project Opportunity: They are training five evangelists who, after initial education and field work, will serve an internship in a local parish through 2008. The cost to underwrite the training program, including all living expenses, is $1,000 per student. To participate, contact Patsy McGregor or Missions Commission representative Karen Sizer.