In Madagascar, prostitution is legal. And for the Sakalava women of Nosy Be, there is little opportunity for work elsewhere. Missionary Rebe McReynolds, along with her Sakalava friend “Mama Jan,” wanted to find a way to provide an honest living for the women in the village. Mama Vao Vao is a business as mission venture started out of the local church plant that employs Sakalava women using traditional sewing techniques to make beautiful bags, pillows, and more. Every stitch tells a story, and through Mama Vao Vao, the women are stitching together a tighter community. And along the way Rebe and her family are able to share their lives and their hope with the women, many of whom are worshipping with them at the church plant in the village.

Watch and learn more about the ministry of Mama Vao Vao.