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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Thursday 19th March 2015 and Tanna Island

Hi everyone,
Today 10 people came to our group plus a student in ministry training plus another person a christian guy who was given a day off by his work for community service.  He had not been to our group before so it was a bit of an eye opener for him.
Out of the 10 that attended today two had not been before.
One lady again caused some trouble and started an argument in todays group with another guy. Please pray for her as I need to find a way to deal with what she does and for her to some how take some responsibility for the way she behaves.
As you are aware cyclone Pam has hit the Islands of Vanuatu. Tanna Island is one of the most severely hit being near the eye of the cyclone. In the past year my wife and I have been supporting and raising funds for  building of a Church there (they are using a dilapidated hut , which cannot be used in inclement weather)
My wife and I, on holidays there,  met and talked to some Christians in some of the villages. After meeting and speaking to one particular guy we decided to raise money to build a church, really a room. Four walls and a roof.
They had built to the roof with the money we had raised. But now of course the cyclone has struck.
Now  there are much more important things to be concerned with. Most live in huts which would have been flattened by the cyclone.  
There is little clean water and not much food from their crops which they live off.
We are waiting till communications to Vanuatu have been restored to find out what is needed in detail. However the situation seems quite bleak at present.
Please pray for their safety and protection and survival.

Thanks
Michael

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Thursday 12th March

Hi everyone,
Yesterday was a much quieter day than last week  with a few regulars away.
God was very gracious and things ran relatively smoothly. 9 people came to the group yesterday.
I was expecting someone from from Tuesday nights invitations, unfortunately they did not attend.
I suspect the guy who caused a lot of trouble last week, will not show his face now for a while. I did
not see him on Tuesday night or Thursday this week.
Thanks for your prayers.
Michael

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Thursday 5th March 2015

Hi everyone,
11 people came through our doors on Thursday.
One guy who has not been for over 5 years came and brought a friend as well. It was his friends first time with us.
Unfortunately another guy who came and can be extremely rude and aggressive was  not travelling well  on Thursday.
He quickly ran into an altercation with the guy who had come for the first time. The new person walked outside and I talked to him and fortunately he came back into join us. 
However it did not stop there. The guy who was being aggressive began being rude to even one of the helpers who help with the lunch.

I suggested it was time for him to leave and he could come back another day when he is travelling better.
He made all types of threats but fortunately knew I also meant business. He left indignantly.
This happened whilst we were having Bible study. As soon as  he left I prayed and thankfully God was gracious enough to allow everyone to clam down.
We continued and finished Bible study.
Praise and thank God that he watched over the group on Thursday.
Please continue  to pray for Thursdays and SHUM. As you can see we always can do with prayer.
Thanks
Michael