Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. --Erwin Lutzer
More About Our Company
Red Island Restoration is a response to God’s leading in our lives to see Madagascar restored in Health, Forests and Hope in Christ.
Jamie was born and raised in Madagascar as a missionary kid and as a result, has a deep understanding of Malagasy culture and language as well as a powerful love for his home country and the Malagasy people. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s of Arts in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Alissa was born and raised in Santa Barbara and while serving on a short-term mission trip to Madagascar in 1999, fell in love with this island nation and it’s people. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, a Master’s of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner as well as a degree in Midwifery.
We met while attending Seattle Pacific University and later fell in love while working beside one another in Madagascar in 1999. After a few years in Madagascar serving together, we returned to the States in 2002 to get married. 3 kids, a few degrees and 8 years later, our family of five returned to the great Red Island in January 2011.

Recent Blog Posts
May 26, 2022 |
Here and There…
Here in Kenya…. Thank you all for your prayers over these last few weeks of packing, traveling and...
May 1, 2022 |
Exponential Impact
A Time for Celebration… Each year, within the first few months of the year, the staff of...
March 6, 2022 |
Banding Together…
There is something unique and really special about pregnancy, birth and the early newborn period that has banded...
February 6, 2022 |
Under Normal Circumstances…
Anything but Normal… Under normal circumstances, we would be writing this update from Madagascar. Under...
January 10, 2022 |
It Takes a Team…
New Life… The first baby of 2022, a little boy, was born at the Sarobidy Maternity Center early...
December 15, 2021 |
For this reason…
Everyday tragedy… The world over, there’s a massive disparity in maternal mortality with higher...
November 25, 2021 |
Handmade with love…
While in high school, Alissa took several jewelry classes which she quickly fell in love with. The process of...