We have purchased 3 rocket stoves

for Talua Ministry training centre for the kitchen

for Jack and Kobi (NZ)

We wrapped them up and 

shipped them to Santo today

on the Big Sista

Is is good to get a easy parking 

at the wharf plenty of space  

Fun with the after School kids Reading group.

Friday night was Movie and Pizza Night.

'Alvin and the Chip monks'

There was great excitement 

The pizza got gobbled up very quickly.

 

The children had made and iced a Chocolate cake, and bought it along  to share.

Sutherland House is the place to be, to try your luck at getting a ripe Mango. All day long Adults and Kids pass by,  in the hope of getting a Mango  from the the biggest Mango tree in the street.

The Freezer is in the container ready 

to serve Ice-cream

Here is Freddy painting a memorial stone

for the Vanuatu Nurses association

All completed

A full boat heading home 

This is the Health Centre committee 

at Liro village Paama 

We had a discussion about a mission team

coming in 2018 

Here is the Health Centre at Liro

which is in need of some maintenance & repairs

There are a number of items that need to be repaired 

Here is the delivery room   (below that is)

These children found us sitting under their mango tree

Gloria was able to share her story books, with the children as we spent time in the village.

Gloria was able to read a few bed time stories to these Pikininis

These were our sleeping quarters

2 x mattress each !!!

When we returned  from Pamma Island our plans to 

travel by truck to the airport changed.

So we first went by boat

Then a long walk along the rocks

followed by a cool walk in the bush

followed by a plane ride to Port Vila 

The plane arrived  early so we were glad we got up before 5am

all in a days work in Vanuatu 

 A BIG THANK YOU to Freddy

The ladies toilet at PCV has been painted 

To Maebry & Shirley and other women 

passed and present who said 

"Neville we need to fix the woman's toilet " 

Its done

Yes it took a while

Another small but important job completed  

This power box was fitted today so that a freezer can be installed

and we can have ice creams on the hot days

Mr Melten, he is a finance person,

 He has been a very important person for me

over the last 3 years

he has paid for the materials for overseas funded projects

and also he is keeping accountability of overseas funds

THANK YOU Melten. 

For the team at Blenheim

Gloria found Sake working in Wilco hardware

"Big hugs"

Here is a distiller that Gilbert is making

we may be buying one of these for a outer Island

with drinking water problems

"makes sea water into drinking water"

Farewelling the NZ Dental team as they head up to

the Torres Island tomorrow (The northern island group)

Gloria & the Vila Dentist didn't get to go,

as there was a weight restriction for the aircraft.

We can see why the weight restrictions

so many full bags !!!

and they are on a small plane.

I had a 6am start today (Saturday)

We had a plumbing job to do with the team

Catherine, Jonathan's wife was smiling all day now her sink 

has been repaired & she can now use

The Hibiscus team from Auckland will be

happy to see this post being attached 

which they left us to complete. 

All done Jon & Paul

The weather has been dry and we were able

to help this village group, as they had

run out of drinking water

We were out and about today

Here is a distiller 

put sea water in and get fresh drinking water out

by just burning firewood 

This is a portable timber mill

we used the same type in Utas Village

on the Jimmy Ansen house

The Pacific Mini games are on their way

This is the house that ZarZar has built over the 5 years 

while he has been 

working with the RSE (vineyard work) in Blenheim 

The house has extensions added both sides 

Here is another guy we looked after in Blenheim

along with ZarZar 

he is proud to have brought himself this truck

and provides a transport business in Santo 

One of the wives returning from the garden in the

village where Gloria stayed

Living and life in the bush in Santo Vanuatu

Fishing from a fresh water pond 

The fishing was good we caught nine 

It was light a fire, grate some coconut, and cook our catch, in the bush after church service. 

                                                  Then enjoy some more MANGO

 Gloria spent a night in Luganville to catch up with friends,  and some 

who were helping out with the distribution of relief supplies to the evacuation centres. 

There were 56 camp site areas, located at schools, churches and Rural areas. to look after the Ambae village people.

                          This is the main depot, Red Cross centre at Samna Province in

 Luganville Santo where the supplies are distributed from.

Here I met up with Brenda Luan a youth worker ,who registered to offer help. 

She came to NZ last year with the PCV youth, to attend  the youth workshop 

sponsored by PCANZ Phil King, Neville and I hosted the team in Christchurch, 

great to see her again

Food storage supply and distribution going through the NDMO

 Supplies, and aide, had arrived from Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia

supplies of Rice, water, crackers, noodles, cooking oil, salt, toilet paper,sugar
   local Island kai kai, vegetables and fruit, were been loaded on the truck
 to go to the tent sites.

The Chinese shops in town were also very generous in supplying items .

  These are a few of the tent sites where the Ambae people are living

Gloria got to meet some of the Ambae people before leaving Santo

It was great listening to their story's 

The morales high and everyone was in good spirits.

Then it was time for some sight seeing at the 

blue hole

and a wee swim at Port Orly and Champagne beach