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
February 18, 2021 |
Courage… every second of every day
Thank you for your gracious prayers, emails and messages of encouragement since sharing the news last month about...
January 6, 2021 |
A New Chapter after 10 Years…
Ten Year Anniversary… On this day, 10 years ago exactly, we arrived in Madagascar as a family of five. At...
December 9, 2020 |
4 Lives, 3 Generations, 1 Maternity Center…
In September 2014, Patricia delivered a beautiful baby girl with Rota, the national director and one of the...
November 24, 2020 |
Fighting fires, planting hope, eternal growth…
Fighting fires…. Wildfires continue to be a devastating force to the islandof Madagascar. High...
October 9, 2020 |
Raising the Bar…
Continuing medical education for doctors, nurses, midwives or any other health professional is not a requirement...
September 14, 2020 |
A week in Madagascar…
Some of the most common questions we encounter when we’re in the USA on home assignment are: 1. So...
August 4, 2020 |
Camouflage and Grace…
Last month Jamie and the Tahirin’Ala team drove 30km up the coast to a quickly disappearing forest. This...