Round the Island

On Thursday I had a meeting with the Principal at Onesua College and Neville needed to do some work up there too, so we did the round the island trip. We were accompanied by Chris and Lynn Dillon from Wairau Valley near Blenheim. They are visiting Vanuatu for the first time, for about 2 weeks.

The Jones and Dillons know each other through support for the Ni-Van seasonal workers in their area over many years. On the way we stopped in at Havannah Harbour to get a shot of the lovely morning sun on the water.

At Takara village, Chris and Lynn were given a warm welcome by the villagers as several of the men they had enjoyed Christian fellowship with in NZ come from Takara.

 After Cyclone Pam in 2015, the seasonal workers in Wairau Valley had put on a fundraising concert with assistance from Chris, Lynn and others in the valley. With the money raised they were able to buy two generators for the village.

Some of the seasonal workers use the money they earn to build a new house like this one.

 There had been some heavy rain over the last week on the north side of Efate that we didn't get in Port Vila.