Helping out at the after School class

John and Maree Nicole  from Whangarei NZ surprised us with a visit.

They were  thrilled to be able to  attend and spend time with the students. 

John was here in June assisting on a project in Tanna and then returned with his wife to celebrate 

their 48th Wedding Anniversary.

It was great to see him again.   

Maree is a retired teacher and was happy to have had  the experience of reading with 

Vanuatu students.

The Seaside boys making their way to after school class 

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The Boys added a few extra's at the  

containers

Some seats for the ladies

and a bar leaner for the men

Another great mission project

The team photo on the roof

of the containers

The boys ready to take the afternoon off

Sunday a rest day for the roofing team from Hibiscus Coast

A lovely site on the Rentapao River 

East Efate

These flowers are along the track to the swimming area

On our way to the river we had a short visit to Etas school

 a possible mission project next year 

There is a cement mixer on site which we maybe

able to use on the play ground project

Reuben , Joe and Gloria in discussions of 

a possible project for next year.

This water tank is locked until, the water is needed 

dry season has started so 

water conserving is a must!!!

The team are on the roof to complete the job!!!

She is finished 

Thanks Hibiscus Coast

The containers are a day away from being completed

The framing is completed

The Ford Ranger was used to complete the over hanging bits

The Men are back to work

Great work guys

It getting close to the iron sheets going on

The Hibiscus Coast team have arrived!!!

this is the 3rd trip back for these guys

It may be the boys trip away 

(thanks for returning)

We fed them on the first night !!

Gloria gave them Ice cream in a cup covered with a chocolate topping

this went down a treat

(the smile says it all)

Eat well men, "Because we have work tomorrow"

The mission is to place a roof over these 2 containers

Another HOT day in Port Vila 

sorry guys you have to work on top of the containers

Not too much progress today 

The tools had to be fumigated 

and we got them back at 1.30pm today 

An army bus came to have a look at the men working

The families are waiting to see their Dads arrive

back from NZ after completing seasonal work

All excitement at the Airport, as dad arrives home from NZ

Gloria is preparing a Thai dish for dinner to feed the 

Hibiscus Coast team from Auckland

 they loved the meal

This chore of burning rubbish is not seen to much in the back yards

of NZ but here in Port Vile it is a common sight

Its my turn to burn the rubbish today.

This North Ambrym guy is carving a small pig

to sell at the market house.

My two builders have ben given some new clutch plates

for their motorcycle, It came from Dean in Chch

I hope to get a photo of the bike running

Thank mate!!

It was back to School this week for the students,

Everyone was happy to see Gloria  back 

                                  After School classes were on every day this week
                                             11 Students attending on Wednesday

                                                   A place to come and learn, chill, read, sing, talk,
                                                                 and try out some new things
                                                                     Check out this boys hair.

Sunday An early start for us  this morning, to take Geoff (from Dunedin)

and Bron (from Australia) to the airport

they will fly to the Island of Paama.

Bron will be  helping  with tuition  in Science to help students before they sit their  school exams . 

and for Geoff , he will be there to spend time in the village, and learn Bislama.

We then  went from the airport to the Cruise ship to collect some friends 

Jack & Kobi Brinkman

Jack is involved in mission projects in Vanuatu for PCANZ,

and has just scoped out a new job in Talua

up in Santo.

Kobi & Jack also brought in a sewing machine for Gloria

to find a recipient here in Vanuatu.

But she will be using it  first to train some students in sewing, and  finish of making some Vanuatu skirts out of valances.  

Kobi  is holding up a finished skirt

Thanks guys

Road works continue here in Port Vila.

some of the paths don't look straight

but that doesn't really matter

the water will still finds its way down hill.