After a great plane trip from NZ we squeezed into a rather small plane and headed to the island of Santos. En route we stopped at Malekula for an unscheduled stop because they forgot to collect a passenger the day before..... welcome to Vanuatu.
We waited for some time after landing to be picked up but gave up after an hour or so and hitched a ride with an Aussie who lives here now. Then our contact showed up some time later. Our digs are great, we have a dorm type room with bunks, two loos and two showers, not flash by any stretch of the imagination but very fine, especially after our village experience. Headed off in the back of a ute truck for a 4 hour trip to the very remote village in Bigbay - it was like driving into the hilly farmland back roads - very muddy hilly and a whole lot of fun. Our journey was halted at the Lape River, it was fast flowing and flooded. We did pray for it to recede but to no avail. Too dangerous to cross. So after the 3 hours travel we turned around and headed back to the Sarakata mothers union dorm where we are based. Next expedition was to the village of Lorrivilko. we arrived to a formal and heartwarming welcome. We have felt very honoured by the people. The villagers had been awaiting our arrival and were very pleased to see us. We spent the afternoon playing sports and getting thoroughly sweaty, name games, and lots of team building activities with the WHOLE village. The next morning we started with 6am devotions,the rest of the day unfolded with puppets, testimonies and teaching about the ministry of Jesus, and the kingdom of God. We then prayed for healing and for people to be filled with the Holy Spirit. People received healing and we had a great time seeing God move, all were encouraged.
Same with the next village of Turtle Bay. The team are doing a great job by stepping up to the tasks at hand, praying for people, sharing their testimonies and preaching. Hey Parents you can be very proud of your young people! We also saw great healings here. One man commented that he had never heard this teaching on the Kingdom of God before. We encouraged the locals to pray for one another in the hope they will continue this good work. We are all keeping well and getting along great. Although it has been quite an intense time we are having a ball together. For the second week we will be based in Sarakata Luganville and will be travelling to closer local villages and repeating our programme. Thank you for your prayers we really do feel covered. Please continue them. much love Kim and Sam and the team
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