Cyclone Harold recovery in Vanuatu

UPDATE 24 JUNE -

Rebuilding in Santo continues after Cyclone Harold. The photos show the pastors house just behind the hall in Mango Station progressing well and all being built to cyclone resistant standards.  As previously advise we sent $13,000 for initial support for food and housing immediately after the cyclone and we have now sent a further $40,000 which we expect will be enough to finish the pastors house. When this has been completed we will make decisions about the hall reconstruction. 

I want to again thank everyone who was able to donate to the appeal. Ps.Willy has told me that the assembly is growing strongly in Santo and in Pt.Vila too they are going very well and starting to build a new hall there from their own resources.        God bless   Ps.Bob & Ps.Mike

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Pastor Bob reports the donations to the appeal for funds to assist the fellowship in Santo following the cyclone have exceeded $73,000, praise the Lord.

We sent $13,000 immediately to help them buy food and to start to rebuild the small village houses that were either demolished or severely damaged. That particular need has been met and we have now started to send funds to rebuild the pastors house which is on our land behind the church.   We expect the house rebuilding to cost around $45,000 and take about three months. 

When that is completed we will start to rebuild the church which was badly damaged but is still useable.  However we need to rebuild it larger than before and to structural standards that will withstand a future Category 5 cyclone.

The rebuilt church will include kitchen and toilet facilities and office and becomes the headquarters church for the fellowship in Vanuatu and is Ps.Willy’s home fellowship as Principal Pastor.  With funds as they are now we will have around $15,000 for this work which will only be enough to get started.

Depending on the amount of work the local saints are able to contribute we will probably need another appeal in a few months time. 

I want to thank everyone for their love and generosity which has been shown by the local assemblies in Vila and Tanna too who have helped with food and money even though they have very little themselves.

If you would like to donate to the Cyclone appeal, send Donations to

CRF General Account 082 967 67579 0813 marked Cyclone Harold.

God bless   

Ps. Bob Beverley & Ps Michael Nagy, Liaison Pastors.