Greetings from Vanuatu! We are missing all of our dear family and friends!
Our days have been filled with numerous adventures but the lifestyle here is very laid back, so we are mainly "hanging out" with the natives. We have had multiple church services here on the island of Tanna at this point and also were able to share our drama three times. Each of the services have included altar calls. It seems like just about everyone responds to them!! We also did a seminar on marriage...well, actually many of us just listened. :) We are invited to attend a double wedding ceremony tonight so that will be an interesting experience. Dave and Warren both have a part in officiating it.
Soon after we arrived here, we were invited to visit the Chief to show respect for his brother who died last week. It was an interesting cultural experience to see their customs concerning mourning. There were multiple villages represented. It was at this meeting that we noticed a sign advertising "Custom Magic". When we asked them what that was all about, they told us that for tourists and others they would set them on banana leaves and levitate the people and fly them around. Obviously we didn't volunteer, but it shows us the high level of witchcraft operating here. Please pray for wisdom and protection for the team in this regard.
Tomorrow we are scheduled to go to see the volcano that many of us saw on the TV show "Survivor-Vanuatu". This promises to be a great adventure and we will likely be out of range to communicate. We are also scheduled to meet with a cult leader whose son has become a Christian and would like us to talk with his father. This man is very influential on the islands and we would appreciate prayer for wisdom and grace in speaking with him.
We will be flying on small planes-(no banana leaves for us!) between islands again on Friday(Pango) and Saturday (Malekula Island) (Thursday and Friday your time). Please keep us in prayer for safe travels. Thanks so much for standing with us, we really appreciate it!
Praise report: Warren is feeling better and the rest of the team is staying healthy. Please continue to pray that illness stays at bay. Thanks!!
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Thanks so much for keeping us up-to-date with your goings-on. We are praying for you daily (especially praying against dark, spiritual forces). How wonderful it must be to be amongst people who are hungry to know God! What an awesome privilege to share the Good News! We love you all. Sending a shout out to Beeka. Blessings, grace and peace to all.
It's nice to hear from you guys and know what's going on. I'm praying for you all and miss you very much. Tell Papa Warren I'm glad he's feeling better. We're praying for you. <3 elisabeth
So exciting! We're praying for you guys and can't wait to hear all the amazing things God is doing!!! Love and Hugs! Chanta
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