In her first trip to Madagascar, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton visits with teachers at a school for deaf students in Antananarivo, Madagascar. She also met with Rakota Endor Modeste, president of the Malagasy Lutheran Church. Eaton and ELCA leaders this fall learned more about the ministries of the Malagasy church, met with participants of the ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission program there, visited with women theologians of the Malagasy church and more.
Perspective: Strengthened connections
This fall, I had the privilege of attending the ELCA Multicultural Young Adult Event in New Orleans. Organized by the churchwide organization’s Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities, the gathering…