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The principal missionary focus is in the two northern dioceses of Mahajanga and Antsiranana. This year they celebrate 100 years of the Church there, which corresponds with the centenary of the arrival of the Spiritans. There is a Spiritan formation house at Antananarivo as well as an important apostolate to street kids. Centre Energie is a very creative enterprise aimed at helping delinquent kids to recover their sense of self-worth, and in their turn to enable other kids to break free of their dependencies and to get off the street.
Another specialised ministry is the centre for rural advancement at Amborovy which involves running an exemplary farm with a view to improving farming practice in the area. A Spiritan is in charge of the Apostolate of the Sea at Mahajanga.Because of the great distances and the difficulty of communication, regional community takes on capital importance. A concerted effort is made to ensure that Spiritans live in community.
The District has lived through the growing pains of the IOF and has contributed greatly to its development. As well as Foyer Laval in Antananarivo, Foyer Brottier in Antsiranana is a centre of Spiritan activity and holds out promise for the future. This is an encouragement to those who, over the years, have been faithful in a missionary task fraught with hardship. Another promising sign for the future is the arrival of two Spiritans from FAC. A third will join them this year.