Foundation of a new church in Toliara

We joyfully announce the commencement of construction work for a new church in the Holy Diocese of Toliara and Southern Madagascar.

The foundation stone was laid with the proper ecclesiastical order, marking the beginning of excavation and construction works. This project is the fruit of love of the late Afroditi Porligki, a member of the Orthodox Missionary Fraternity, who left a bequest for this purpose.

The construction is being carried out under the care of Bishop Prodromos of Toliara, who with self-sacrifice and missionary zeal continues to minister God’s word in Madagascar. It is true that building a church is not merely a material act, but primarily a spiritual sacrifice that is pleasing before God, an expression of living faith and a fruit of love for one’s fellow man.

We pray for the swift completion of the holy church, as well as for the awakening of new donors and benefactors, so that the missionary work carried out with consistency and self-sacrifice at the ends of the earth may continue unimpeded.