Mission
Madagascar – Ted and Rachel Watts
PARTNERING WITH US:
Ted & Rachael Watts
Medical Mission at The Good News Hospital,
Mandritsara, Madagascar
PRAYING:
We would be so thrilled if you feel able to commit to pray regularly for us in the coming months and years.
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
If you might be interested in supporting us financially, either through a one-off gift or regular instalments, you can find more information at: wattsinmadagascar.wordpress.com/partner-with-us
Alternatively, you can find information on how to give to our support fund directly through SIM on their website at: www.sim.co.uk/give
STAYING IN TOUCH
Email address: wattsinmadagascar@gmail.com
Blog: www.wattsinmadagascar.wordpress.com
Instagram: @wattsinmadagascar
Project website: www.mandritsara.org.uk
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, in person or by email.
St Alkmund’s Church continue to support Dr. Ted and his wife Dr. Rachel Watts, who are with their children, Ethan and Jamie, at a hospital at Mandritsara in the north of Madagascar.
Their latest update as of January 2025:
“We are well and had a positive start to the new year with the opening of our new maternity unit to patients. We’re so thankful to God for this new mother and baby unit – it’s a great space and well-equipped to serve the needs of the women and babies of our region. We’d really value your prayers for the team of midwives – some are new and many are relatively inexperienced so please pray that they would grow in confidence and competence, whilst always caring with gentleness and compassion for the mums and their babies. (You can read the story of the first baby born in the new unit here A New Beginning: The First baby born in our new Mother and Baby Unit — Friends of Mandritsara Trust .)
Ted is the program director for the PAACS (Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons) surgical training program and the surgical team (faculty, residents and their families) have just enjoyed a short retreat here on the compound. It was wonderful to have time together in God’s word each day, led by Michael Prest (director of UFM who came to visit the project and lead the retreat). It was also lovely just spending time together, especially as two new residents have just joined the program, making 6 residents in total, plus 3 faculty (fully trained surgeons who teach and train the residents). Please do be praying for these residents, that they would grow in faith and become capable surgeons who love Jesus and love sharing Him with others.
Ted has also been busy with a new building project – to construct a new radio station for the Good News Radio. This is a gospel radio station broadcasting Christian radio across the district. It is valuable in both evangelism but also to strengthen Christians who may not have a local church. The current building is on the same site as the school, making noise levels a challenge! It also limits the ability of the team to welcome people from the community. We hope that the new building will improve these issues and also provide recording facilities so that music in the local dialect can be produced and recorded. There is also a plan for a new mast on one of the hills nearby, which should extend the reach of the radio significantly. Please pray for Ted, and for Diamondra (head of the radio) and the construction team as they work together on this project – it is definitely not Ted’s area of expertise so he would value your prayers that all would go smoothly!”
Moldova – Graeme and Bequi Innes
Moldova is one of Europe’s poorest countries. Less well known, though, is Moldova’s spiritual impoverishment. Most of the 4 million people who live there would regard themselves as Orthodox Christian but Wonderfully, there has been significant gospel growth since Moldova’s independence in 1991. This has been hampered by many Christians emigrating – 25% of all Moldovans work abroad!
Graeme and Bequi Innes have been serving as missionaries there for the last 7 years.
You can read their latest newsletter here.
A few prayer points:
Every Wednesday – Bequi co-leads a Bible study for teenage girls (almost all of whom are from non-Christian backgrounds)
Every Thursday – Graeme leads the church youth group, which like the girls’ group is most made up of teenagers from unbelieving families
Every Friday – Graeme delivers an evangelistic message at a centre for children from vulnerable backgrounds
“Whilst our children are really looking forward to seeing their wider family and friends, going on holiday and to camp during our home leave, some of them are feeling a bit overwhelmed about leaving the security of their home in Moldova for 3 months, to go to what is a “foreign, strange land” (albeit their passport country). Please pray for their sensitive hearts and for them to know God is with them, wherever they are in the world!”
Graeme and Bequi are convinced of the need for committed partners to support and pray regularly for their ministry. Would you consider joining them in praying for the work they will undertake and/or supporting them financially for an initial period of three years?
Keep updated with prayer requests by joining their facebook page “Pray for the Innes family in Moldova”.