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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... -
Everyday, over 800 women die in pregnancy or childbirth due to preventable causes. Most of these occur in the developing world. (WHO). Women throughout the world deliver their babies at home, alone and unassisted. Other times, they deliver in facilities that are understocked in equipment, medications and professional... -
Before Farida came to Christ, she was steeped in the tromba– the spirit of a dead ancestor used to channel to Zanahary– the Creator God. Before coming to Christ, Farida experienced extreme poverty, bondage, and miscarriage after miscarriage, unable to bring life to a child. All this has changed since coming to... -
Sarobidy {sa-roo-bee-dy} — adjective malagasy word for PRECIOUS of high price or great value; dear; beloved PRECIOUS are the lives that are transformed by the purchase of this product There’s a word in the Malagasy language that is a description of when someone is consumed with poverty and the effects of it on... -
If you are interested in joining our financial partnership team, here are the ways to do so. Financial donations for the overall ministry of Red Island Restoration and the Shattenberg family can be made through WorldVenture, our non-profit sending mission organization based in the United States. All gifts are tax-deductible....
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
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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.
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Recent Blog Posts
February 14, 2020 |
Casting Blame…
Throughout Madagascar, life is ruled by taboos as an attempt to maintain harmony with the ancestors in whom the...
February 3, 2020 |
Closing out a decade… (a review in pictures)
As I’m sure many can echo, the last decade has been an eventful one. As we remember the milestones of the...
December 17, 2019 |
Abandoned to death, Adopted by love…
Over the years, many of you have heard stories, seen pictures and have been praying for our friend and ministry...
November 2, 2019 |
Of taboos, curses and friendship…
For the many who have followed the ministry in Madagascar over the last two decades, you may remember that the...
October 14, 2019 |
The Blind will See…
Legally blind by the age of 5, Tovo learned Braille at a school started by Lutheran missionaries in Antsirabe, a...
September 17, 2019 |
Celebrating Together…
In early August, we enjoyed our fourth annual all staff party for the Sarobidy Maternity Center, Eden Projects...
August 31, 2019 |
Trading Spaces…
In July we traded the greenery and the majesty of the Alps for the rugged beauty, coastal breeze and the...