Join a university student serving on a volunteer team in southeastern Madagascar in giving thanks to God for a local believer: “Christians of Madagascar live by three words: ‘Maharetra hatramin’ny farany,’ which means ‘Live faithfully until the end!’ I have seen so many endure hardship for the gospel: youth and women denied food, their parents’ love, the opportunity to attend school, and even being poisoned for their faith in Jesus. Yet, they stay faithful! One of these is Jerusha. She welcomed us into her home the first week of our ministry. She truly made us feel like family! I watched her read her Bible late into the night, faithfully serve her church, and love others. One day, after a teaching about biblical marriage, she told us how hard it was to follow Christ’s design for marriage. Faithful marriage is challenging in many parts of Madagascar, where often divorce, adultery, and polygamy are rampant. Jerusha said that she wanted to stay faithful to her husband even though he’d ordered her three times to leave. She wanted to follow God’s plan for marriage, not her culture’s! I was so encouraged by her love for Christ and for her husband. She truly lived out: ‘Maharetra hatramin’ny farany.'”