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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Funds Needed

Hi everyone,
Esso and Family with Lisa
My wife and I have recently come back from a holiday to Tanna Island in Vanautu.
We had just planned a holiday, but God had other ideas. We had originally chosen this island so we could see an active volcano and to be with the people to see how they live.

We connected easily with our tour hosts Esso and Rachel, and it was evident they were invested in the people of their village and of the island. We were searching for a time to share with them and find out what they believed. God provided this time after dinner on our second evening. We found out that they were fellow believers in Jesus and they shared with us many amazing miracles God had worked in their lives. This included starting their business with the purpose of benefitting both them and their people. 
To cut a long story short, they asked me to come one night to their village to speak. They have also set their village up as a sanctuary for people with problems who are not welcomed in other villages.  Unfortunately it poured with rain that night and the meeting was cancelled. It was cancelled because they didn’t have a place to meet. We were disappointed but I took the opportunity to ask the girls in the kitchen if they would like to have Bible study with us. They were eager to listen to the story about Jairus’ daughter and the healing of the bleeding woman. When we had nearly finished, their brothers also came and sat with us and we prayed for them.
Earlier that evening we had given the only Bible we took on holiday to Rachel and now the girls also wanted Bibles.
The next morning we were invited to see their meeting place/church. Our host’s brother John called together those who were in the village because he wanted me to speak to them. I spoke from a passage in Luke and they in turn thanked us by singing a song for us called, “God can do anything”. It was an encouraging time.
So why am I telling you this?
The people in this village have requested:
1.    Bibles and Sunday School materials
2.    Funds to rebuild their meeting place. It is dilapidated and in need of repair. This is a tropical area so when it rains it can really come down.
3.    That we return to stay with them, not as tourists, but as their family and teach them from the Bible.
The building they use for church needs repairs and enlarging. The estimated cost is about $8000 AUD to cover the cost of materials. This will not make a grand building, but will provide a study structure with a floor, 4 walls and a roof that does not leak.
The current meeting place
We have already begun working to get the Bibles and Sunday School materials to them. I have been in contact with mission organisations both in Port Vila and in Sydney, and have learnt that the best way to do this is to send the parcel of Bibles and materials ourselves.
We are attempting to raise the funds for the village so they can have a sheltered place to meet and have church.
We welcome any donations of funds to this worthy cause.
All funds will be directed to God’s work there, and God willing, my wife and I hope to return soon to see their progress.

If you are interested in supporting this or have further questions please let me know. 

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