Photos from Jack, they are building a school in North Ambrym

over a few years

 Jack stayed a few nights before flying back to NZ

If anyone is interested in helping I can put you in touch with Jack

WOOOO  Back on line with a new hard drive in my Apple

now to master and reload all my settings 

A large shelter donated by a family from NZ 

The  Potatoes that came from Australia

now they are Ag cleared 

We gave the National Disaster Management Office & Govt 

all 9ton of eating potatoes and we sent the remaining 

5 Ton of seeding potatoes to the outer islands to grow 

GREAT TO HAVE MY LAPTOP BACK

More photos Now

The repair of the laptop in done in island time
The repair guy had to unload a container so a delay yesterday
To look at the computer repairs but he will call tomorrow sir!
It may be 4.30 that i may get a call . Its just island time and we from the fast life style
do find it frustrating as we work in the here and now

I went to check on our container of patotoes 14 ton coming on a ship from Australia
The ship arrived 5 days ago and we were concerned of the condition of them in the heat
We went to the wharf to the transport section to check on the delivery of the container
We have 14 lists with 15 containers on each list as we can only deliver 15 containers a day
Our patotoes are on list 8 so we will see it in 8 days (mash smelly patotoes) but we were able to
Talk the talk and the container was dropped off 2 hours later .Its not what you know but who you
Know and are you the type of guys to make new friends!!

The patotoes are great both eating.and seed patotoes

I would have loved to shown you the whalf and how they load the boat it was eye opening
But photos are for another day

Have a great day
Its been raining most of the night and its about 23 deg

Hi we are still trying to post pictures using the ipad

Hi all ,
As my computer has gone to get fixed Im
Learning how to post a blog using a IPAD
Is a little different

Its a mild day here and we have been able to get out and walk around Port Vila

Our Friend Jack has returned from north Ambrym where a team
Have started building a school ,this was planned before PAM
He flew home this morning at 7am after being here in Vanuatu

Freshly cut wood from the bush

Looks like fresh fish for tea Roger

Shower room nearly finished, just a door needed now

Tekara Village is rebuilding

These men are building houses before they leave to come

to Blenheim on 30 May

Tekara was given the use of a portable saw mill for 2 weeks free

so they have been cutting down trees and milling the

trees during the day

other teams are building houses 

while other teams mill timber

These houses will be used while the men come to 

Blenheim in May for 5 months 

Here we are making new louvers to replace the broken ones 

that was caused when the tree fell against the house 

in the cyclone 

I never knew how to do it, but quickly found out how

before we broke to many of the new ones

Baby Pam was born in Ambrym on the

night of the cyclone 

The roof came off the hospital while she was in there 

 she was taken 

to the church while the high winds were blowing  

and reunited with family and friends

PCV Health pack up to go to Malekula Island 

on Monday 4th may  to do Dental & Eye work at Villages

Joel Epsom in yellow shirt with John Lewie 

both work in Marlborough Vineyards 

Replacing mosquito netting in top Flat

We all got involved in changing the mesh

Graeme  Richard & Neville 

Two wedding dresses gloria got

for Willy & Mark 

last year they got married in December 2014

Its Saturday and we are putting new mosquito mess

on the up staires flat

Flat 1 Sutherland house 

This was caused by PAM 

Pam parking

I bet it was un insured!!!

Senai School

In 2007 we took a Marlborough Girls Student

with the team to entertain the childrern in the village  

but what arose from this team member is that she, (Clair)

decised to fund raise money and 

this money ended up being able to got towards 

3 new classrooms 

Witherlea school also assisted in fundraising for the classrooms

These 3 new classrooms survived PAM 

here is a You Tube link 

to see the damage to the remaining school

http://youtu.be/osDntJrdXCE 

Kiwi Camping

This is Richard's accommodation 

at Tekara while he is helping 

The village men come to Wairau Valley

to help winter pruning each year

This is Richard he left Wairau Valley with a backpack and

tent to help his friends at Tekara

Richard doesnt have a hat on !!!

These people have come to the Clinic at Utas Village for medical 

help from the international Medical Corps

this is the clinic the Wairau Parish help put water in

in 2007-2011 while on Mission

These people have come to Benaboe church which has been 

set us as a clinic for the South east Ambrym people 

An extract from the Moderator report

Phil King (or in Vanuatu, King Phil) is doing an outstanding job. Phil knows people's names and asks about their families. Phil has established a wonderful working relationship with the PCV. The respect he has won is proving invaluable in this critical time of post-cyclone recovery.

Gloria and Neville Jones, two of our missionaries who had been in Vanuatu for a short time before the cyclone hit, have been active in the recovery effort. Neville is taking care of recovery logistics as part of the Disaster Relief Team. Neville is getting his head around the local Bislama language and is showing the very best of kiwi "can do" attitude and skill. Gloria is working in public health. I have just heard this afternoon that the Government has asked the PCV if they would take on a contract for delivery of services throughout the nation.

The sign from Yesterday reads

Private Truck Tabu ( like NZ) forbidden

not to  come inside

The 10 Soloman Island men have put this roof on 

in 1 week

These boys below have a FULL time job

in filling these pot holes

the rain makes the holes 

This sign is written in Bislama

can you work out what 

its says!

I will let you know in my next BLOG

I believe pies are sold here!!

This is Joel he is returning to NZ to work in Blenheim in May

I took him driver training last winter in Blenheim

we have known Joel since 2007 when we went

to Ambrym Island

we meet again on Friday