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Tuesday 17 November 2015


The Meliwo school and
doubles as a cyclone shelter
for the students 
materials Paid by PCA  ( Thank You)
and build with Local people
A great project 4 months to build


Opened on 13 Nov 2016


More Photo's to come


Saturday 14 November 2015


Gavin & Sue arrived this morning off
a cruise ship for the day


The Dormitory with a concrete bull beam running above the windows


The window frames installed in the dormitory


The Dormitory with out the concrete bull beam
can you see the difference!!


Gavin at the duplex site. 
We collected the Knox college students
and brought them back to Vila


some of the Window frames installed in the duplex


One shower rooms been completed at Epule Duplex's


Friday 13 November 2015


The Knox College Students got to attend and perform at a local 
wedding,where 3 couples got married today





The food being cooked


The cakes for the Married couples


Wednesday 11 November 2015


Students from Knox College in Dunedin
helping out at Onesua & Seaside School 

The Knox college Girls got to visit a pre- school
as the children aren't able to afford paying school fees
so attend this pre school to learn free



Mr Kim & Me doing some final repairs to Sutherland house 
before we return to NZ


The toilet block at Paonangisu is look like a building now



The 3 men have been busy fitting all the door & window frames 
together and placing them in each house to be installed soon




the last 2 shower & toilet blocks being completed 
this week at Epule


Tuesday 10 November 2015

Toilet block out at Paonangisu Village
the septic tank is being dug by hand


Mr Kim up the ladder fixing Sutherland house


Saturday 7 November 2015

An early start this morning 
to say farewell  to Gloria 
who is returning to NZ
at 7am

Melten came out to say farewell




One of the first bunches of bananas I've seen growing since PAM
just down the road from Sutherland house


I went to the market to get some bananas 
the cost had dropped from NZ$ 7 to NZ$ 4
but these are GE free!!!


Friday 6 November 2015


Its been a busy 2 weeks for Gloria
the store room all in order
and inventory completed




Mr Kim preparing the curtain rods 



This morning the curtains were fitted to all five room in Korvan




Goodbye's at PCV health today 


last batch of peanut brownies from Gloria


Check in at 5 am depart tomorrow morning


Some water tanks for Onesua college have arrived 
much needed as global warming is upon us!!!

Thanks to PCANZ - Phil
the big green 6000 litre tanks are 
from New Zealand 


Great to see the plywood is under cover and out of the sun light
****and out of the rain**** (no rain here)




One of the staff houses is being repaired at Onesua college 
a new part of the roof


Its been another big week 
we moved 2 ton of cement and 3 ton of sand
by hand and truck today & yesterday
and its friday so I deserve a Tusker


Thursday 5 November 2015


Gloria has been busy making curtains for the 5 bedrooms in the Korvan complex 



One of the last containers (from Korea) to be empty and the items to be shipped 
to the 5 different provinces in the very near future 
Cyclone PAM items  Blankets & Clothing 
yes it get cold here blankets are needed
down to 16 deg's in the southern island!!!


Wednesday 4 November 2015

The treated plywood arrived 573 sheets
and they are starting to put it under cover
at Epule & Onesua



Plywood at Onesua


Metal bars are used as window security


these men getting fresh water to drink


I lost my builders 
they are still building a toilet/shower block at Paonangisu
the workers village
Come back soon team!!!


while I got the Plywood, I now need to buy screws and concrete 
nails to attach the plywood for interior & exterior clading


It may have been cheaper to build this way