Dedication for the New ICC Church Property at Belle View Sunday 12th August 2018

On Sunday the ICC Church had a dedication service of the site for the new church at the church property at Belle View, a suburb of Port Vila.  This site has no buildings, and has a few large trees and a few large rocks.  Guest speakers spoke and prayers were said, we had the sod (turf) turning ceremony.   After the ceremony we had a barbeque and time together, it was a very special occasion.

Pastor Dave in action 

Youth Leader Armin also in action. (its all go really 😀)

Some of our church family

Julie and Dave Wood, and Greg and Beth Ann Carlson preparing to turn the first sod.

We lit this pile of wood to "start the fire" for our new church life on the new site. Gilbert (one of the original members of ICC) started the fire.

Said  fire getting underway

Men on the barbeque, must be the same all round the world.  The men do all the cooking, and the women wait for the hot food to arrive.  😂 (disclaimer by the time you read this Annette would have already growled at me)

Eating time.

The fire looks like it is much smaller, but this picture doesn't really show that it was still very big and hot. In fact a nearby tree (about 15 metres away from the fire)  had caught some of the sparks and a branch was on fire.