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Royal Rangers in Vanuatu

June 2, 2009 by News
Ever thought of going to Vanuatu? ACC WM short term Missionaries Russell and Robyn Harbour are Living over there on an island called Efate. Efate has a population of 43,000 people. The total population of Vanuatu is approximately 220,000 and there are approximately 72 AOG churches across the nation.

Here is part of their May newsletter:
We recently spent one week on Tanna Island setting up the Royal Ranger program. We were given the best yet young men to work with as leaders. A full day training was followed by a practice run with 34 boys. The leaders are considering Saturday morning for their group and plan to build the outpost at New Life church first, then branch out into the villages. Some the small boys walked 2 hrs home in the dark to their village after Royal Rangers.


While on Tanna Russell preached at Calvary Life AOG on the Friday night by candle light. 10 candles in the church gave a dim light, the people sat on mats, and some of them slept the night in the church as they had walked in from outlying villages and would walk home in the early morning light. This meeting was advertised as a youth meeting but around 60 people of all ages attended. The pastor walked into Lenakel, approximately a 1 hr walk, to visit and talk about things he had learnt on the Friday night. He has requested that we return next year and do a series in his church.

On the Sunday we visited a small village high up in the mountains, the AOG church there was the first one planted many years ago by a Fijian missionary. The village consisted of split bamboo houses with a thatched roof. The pastor from this village walked 2 hours into Lenakel to spend time with us. Russell preached in the morning and Robyn ran an open Sunday school. When this village runs out of tank water the women walk 2 hrs to wash their clothes!

If you are interested in working with or supporting the the Harbours please us by email service@wm.acc.org.au

2 Comments »

  1. Kelly BrownJune 13, 2009
    @ 9:46 am

    Hi, interest post. I’ll write you later about few questions!

  2. JaneRadrigesJune 14, 2009
    @ 1:08 pm

    Hi, very nice post. I have been wonder’n bout this issue,so thanks for posting

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