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Tin Roofs in Madagascar reflect relationship FLM-LCMS Relationship { 42 images } Created 20 Dec 2014

In the extreme southern part of Madagascar, the Malagasy Lutheran Church — known locally as the Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM) — and the LCMS have joined in a project to install tin roofs on FLM churches around the country.

For that project, the LCMS gave a $100,000 grant.

Church leaders note that this is just one indication of the developing relationship between the two church bodies that are committed to Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions. They also say the tin-roof project has enhanced opportunity for witness in local churches’ communities and fostered teamwork among members involved in roof construction.

Other signs of that growing relationship over the past decade include FLM pastors studying at the Synod’s two U.S. seminaries and the LCMS working with synods of the Malagasy church to carry out mercy projects like HIV awareness, hospital projects and Mercy Medical Team trips.
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  • Roosters hang from a van heading Eastward to Taolagnaro in Madagascar, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A man herds zebu in deep southern Madagascar on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, in southern Madagascar. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Falesoa Jean-Pierre installs a tin roof onto the Amboasary -1 Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Amboasary, Madgascar, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Community members watch as Falesoa Jean-Pierre and Mahavita Arlin install a tin roof onto the Amboasary -1 Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Amboasary, Madagascar, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 04.JPG
  • Falesoa Jean-Pierre (front) and Mahavita Arlin install a tin roof onto the Amboasary -1 Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Amboasary, Madagascar, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A section of tin roof on the Amboasary -1 Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Amboasary, Madagascar, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 06.JPG
  • Falesoa Jean-Pierre installs a tin roof onto the Amboasary -1 Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Amboasary, Madagascar, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 07.JPG
  • A man descends a ladder after working on a piece of tin roof at the Amboasary -1 Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, near Amboasary, Madagascar. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 08.JPG
  • A man and a young boy stand outside a set of homes near Ambovombe, Madagascar, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Nearby residents congregate next to patches of water in the dry Manambovo River on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, in Tsiombe, southern Madagascar. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 10.JPG
  • A man walks along the national highway 13 between Taolagnaro to Amboasary in southern Madagascar on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The altar of a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Antsovela, southern Madagascar on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. The church was able to expand for a larger congregation and add a longer roof thanks to tin roofs provided by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Congregation members arrive at a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Antsovela, southern Madagascar on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. The church was able to expand for a larger congregation and add a longer roof thanks to tin roofs provided by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Bishop Mampitohy Elia prays with congregation members at a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Antsovela, southern Madagascar on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. The church was able to expand for a larger congregation and add a longer roof thanks to tin roofs provided by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 14.JPG
  • A wooden cross is mounted above a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, near Ambovombe in southern Madagascar. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Congregation members sing and pray in a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, near Ambovombe in southern Madagascar. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Congregation members gather at a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, near Ambovombe in southern Madagascar. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A family walks on a trail along a road on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2014, near Amboasary in southern Madgascar. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The sun rises over the town of Ambovombe, Madagascar, early Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A wooden altar at a church near Tsiombe, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. The church's tin roof was provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 20.JPG
  • A young boy plays in the dirt next to a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Tsiombe, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. The church's tin roof was provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 21.JPG
  • Wood logs used as pews line the inside of a stone Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Tsiombe, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. The church's tin roof was provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 22.JPG
  • A young man plays a guitar and sings a hymn next to a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Tsiombe, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. The church's tin roof was provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 23.JPG
  • A young man is joined by others as he plays a guitar and sings a hymn next to a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Tsiombe, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. The church's tin roof was provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 24.JPG
  • Congregation members arrive at a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Tsiombe, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. The church's tin roof was provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The sun begins to set over Cape Sainte Marie, the southernmost point of Madagascar in the Androy region, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A wooden cross on a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church mounted over a tin roof provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, is seen near Ambovombe, Madagascar, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A man constructs a tin roof on his Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church in Besolohotse, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. He has been working on the church for about a month, but often lacks the tools to complete the work. The tin roof was given by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A worker constructs a tin roof on his Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church in Besolohotse, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. He has been working on the church for about a month, but often lacks the tools to complete the work. The tin roof was given by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 29.JPG
  • Turkeys take to the ground in Besolohotse, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Workers construct the support structure to hold a tin roof on their Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church in Besolohotse, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.  The tin roof was given by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A thank-you note written to the LCMS reads "Thank you LCMS for giving tin roofs to us -- FLM (Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy) Besolohotse," at the church in southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A woman walks on the bridge over the dry Manambovo River in Tsiombe, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A girl sells fruit and vegetables on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at a roadside stand between Taolagnaro and Amboasary in rural southern Madagascar.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 34.JPG
  • A young boy runs next to his Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Ambovombe, Madagascar, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. The tin roof of the church was provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 35.JPG
  • A pastor faces the altar on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, during an opening worship for a meeting at a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church in Tsiombe, southern Madagascar. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Shepherds retreat to the back of a sanctuary fitted with a tin roof provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod,  at the Toby Mahatsinjo on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Tsiombe, southern Madagascar. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • A shepherd prays for a mother and her son at the Toby Mahatsinjo on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Tsiombe, southern Madagascar. Leftover tin roofs not affixed to other Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) churches provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod were used to cover the roof of the Toby sanctuary. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 38.JPG
  • Shepherds pray for others at the Toby Mahatsinjo on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Tsiombe, southern Madagascar. Leftover tin roofs not affixed to other Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) churches provided by The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod were used to cover the roof of the Toby sanctuary. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 39.JPG
  • Children run past a Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) church near Tsiombe, southern Madagascar, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. The stone church is awaiting a new tin roof. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 40.JPG
  • A thank-you note written to The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod at the Toby Mahatsinjo on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Tsiombe, southern Madagascar. Leftover tin roofs not affixed to other Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM, Malagasy Lutheran Church) churches provided by the LCMS were used to cover the Toby sanctuary's roof.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 41.JPG
  • The sun sets over Cape Sainte Marie, the southernmost point of Madagascar in the Androy region, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
    102314 eml TinRoof 42.JPG