Lutherans in Madagascar

I saw this over on Pr. McCain's blog, Cyberbrethren. While we do have our problems in the LCMS, I always feel a little better when I read stories like this. With all our problems, we still manage to pass on the Gospel to others, to "tradition" them. And I often read of flourishing Lutheranism in countries poorer than ours, while we struggle here in the USA. I suspect it has to do with modernity.