Rakotomalala, Liva & Nomena

Serving the Lord with Teen Missions in Madagascar

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11

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I am Liva Rakotomalala. I was born on April 30th, 1975. I was raised in a Christian family, but I did not have a full understanding about salvation until I met Jesus in 1992. I received Jesus Christ as my personal Savior that year and I started to learn more about him.
I finished 12th grade in 1994 and got my Bachelor’s degree. I attended the first Boot Camp in Madasascar as a team member back in 1995. In 1996, I was chosen to be an MTA and went to America for a year. In 1998, I went to Zambia to attend the BIBLE, MISSIONARY & WORK Training Center (BMW). In August 2000, I finished BMW, went back to Madagascar, and helped to open a BMW in there.

I’ve been running the BMW and Boot Camp in Madagascar since 2001. Then on October 26, 2002, I married Nomena Razafimahaleo.

My name is Nomena Razafimahaleo. I was born September 10, 1979. I received Jesus Christ as my personal Savior on August 28, 1998, then confirmed my commitment on April 4, 1999.

I was raised in the capital since my childhood and received my Bachelor’s Degree in June 1997. I received my Master’s Degree in accounting and marketing in June 2001. In the meantime, I did my internship, before and after my graduation. Then comes the time for working. From 2001 till 2002, I worked as an accountant in one company and did some marketing studies in another company in Antananarivo.

When I was still very young, I felt so close to God since I went to Sunday Schools till I was 18. I prayed for what I wanted to become in the future in my agenda book. Then I made two choices, which is, in one hand, to become a counselor of our Government and help people give a hand to those non-government organizations, working with churches, but on the other hand I loved to become like “Mother Theresa,” or that kind of thing—to become a servant of God full-time. Then time passed and I met Liva in December 1997, at the time, he was planning to study in Zambia. We were just friends, writing and praying for each other. Then I met him again in December 2001 when he came back in our country in Mahajanga.

From that moment, I knew little about Teen Missions and decided to become a leader on the Film Team during Boot Camp 2002. After that, Liva took me as his wife on October 26th 2002. God has also blessed us with a son, Fanilo.

Prayer Requests

  • Pray for wisdom and guidance from the Lord in His services
  • Spiritual growth as a couple in the Lord, in the ministry
  • Pray for future plan to extend the ministry of Teen Missions in Madagascar

Birthdays

  • Liva – April 30
  • Nomena – September 10
  • Fanilo

Anniversary

  • October 26, 2002