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Friday 23 February 2018

Gloria's 1996 Nissan Bluebird is leaving 
to be recycled and return as a 
2018 BMW 


A sad day to see old faithful go



Thursday 22 February 2018


Tonight we are at the graduation of the leaders 
and participants of Vakameasina course which has been 
running at the NMIT training centre in Blenheim


We are with one of the leaders 
who comes from Taula training centre 
on the Island of Santo



I was asked to present the certificates to the Leaders 
on behalf of Seasonal Solution 




The men sang a Vanuatu song in appreciation 
for the awards that were given 



Sunday 18 February 2018

We are with Rev Mike Hawke.
we went to Nelson to visit him last week to catch up
He came and stayed with us when cyclone PAM hit in 2015



Sunday get together 


The men returning from a day's fishing 




Sunday lunch with some of the men


Gloria and Gideon (he is from Port Vila)
Gloria was teaching with his sister in Malasi tabu
school in freshwater Port Vila.


Here we are delivering pay slips to the RSE workers 
we are doing Pastoral Care visits for our friend Jean
who is on holiday.


This year the men are driving newer vans 


Cyclone Gita heading towards NZ




Tuesday 13 February 2018

Tonight we had a chief's meeting
for the RSE Vineyard men.


Most of these men will be heading to central Otago this month 
before returning to Vanuatu in April


 In Blenheim the men have a competition running 
the cleanest house gets $150 
this chief is receiving the awarded for the cleanest house


Monday 12 February 2018


Cyclone Gita Cat 5 
over Tonga



A London double decker bus is
in Blenheim and is used for the Cruise boat passengers 


Gloria is on this London double decker bus


The new steam train runs between Picton and Blenheim.



Friday 9 February 2018


Melva is handing over some funds that
the Rural Women of NZ want to donate 
towards Rongdale school in
Vanuatu


Gloria  I were able to share today, with friends 
at a rest home, what our work is like in Vanuatu.