Wood working chair class completed June 14, 2014

Wood working chair class completed for Ethan, Joel, William and Jeremy, all sitting on their chairs with their certificates in hand!  Good job, guys!

Cooler weather in Vanuatu, June 1, 2014

The cooler weather causes an afternoon at the beach to be windy and cool.

Cooler weather also causes creatures like these to try to find a warmer place to hide.  We are told that there are no poisonous snakes in Vanuatu except for some black and white water snakes.

Woodworking class for 4 young boys

Our pastor's wife asked Corney to run a woodworking class for four young boys since her son has an interest in woodworking.  Most of these boys are home-schooled so this is part of their learning.  They are working on a collapsible deck chair.  They are all busy sanding the pieces for the chair. We will post pictures of the finished product in a few weeks.

Ethan Gibb, our pastor's son

William, Ethan's friend

Jeremy Ellison, his parents teach at Joy Bible Institute

Joel Pashcke, his parents are here in Vanuatu as missionaries with Scripture Union

More opportunities to serve May 2014

Corney had opportunity to build and install two screen doors for Andrew and Noelene Fox who are working in Vanuatu with the Presbyterian Reformed Church.

Arrival back in Vanuatu March 2014

Back to Vanuatu March 2014

We left behind a house that we sold

We packed all of our belongings into the shop that we built on our new piece of property

We left our three grandchildren behind after having an enjoyable week-end together

And then got on a plane and headed back to Vanuatu

We arrived back in Vanuatu on March 30, 2014.  We received the invitation to return to Vanuatu from Ross and Lyndal Webb (pictured above) in December 2013.  Ross and Lyndal Webb have been directors of the SIL Vanuatu branch for 11 years and have now resigned as directors and have returned to Australia for their return assignment.  The new directors will be working remotely from the USA for the next few months so hence the reason for us returning to Vanuatu to help with the finances and maintenance until the end of July. Ross and Lyndal were fare-welled many times in the last few weeks.  In the picture above the celebration was put on by the employees who work here at the centre.

Just part of our job May 2014

Wrapping boxes to send to the village on Ambrym Island via a small ship.

This box of eggs will be handed to the captain for safe keeping.

Mr Supa Cargo receiving our freight  

Baptism at the beach

Honeymoon Beach

Just waiting for the barbecue lunch to be cooked

Loading up the plates

Baptism in the ocean

Pastor Steve and the 5 ladies who were baptized

Pastor Steve and his wife, Jane, with Laura (in the middle) 

Laura is rejoicing in her new found faith.

All this happened on a beautiful, sunny day in Vanuatu

April 27, 2014

Esther at the Scripture Union office with Lyndell Pashke on the left with secretary Judith Gibson

We were purchasing copies of "Wae No Stret Rod" (Pilgrim's Progress) for the prison ministry that Corney is involved in on a weekly basis with one of our employees.  Scripture Union has a strong presence in the country and produces many materials for helping people in their Christian life.

This week proved to busy again with shopping for teams and getting items ready to put on the ship.  Corney had the privilege of putting Bibles on a ship to go to the language group for the dedication in June.  Unfortunately, taking pictures was not a high priority while they were loading boxes on the ship!  

Easter Sunday 2014

Easter Sunday in Port Vila at

International Christian Church

The Easter Sunrise Service  and the Sunday morning service were held at the International Christian Church's new piece of property where they hope to build a new building in a few years!

Sun just peeking over the top of the trees

Worshiping under the large tarp on Easter Sunday morning