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