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School News
During our
two week school break we had the joy of having
Miss Mary Herman teach
our Sunday school teachers as well as those interested in
teaching Sunday school. She also taught a two session
seminar for our elementary teachers.
Through-out the week she taught seminars and on
Saturday invited several of our public school teachers. On
Sunday afternoon Miss Herman taught a “catch-up” session for
those who could make it to all the sessions.
If you have an opportunity to have Miss Herman
with you it will be a blessing to you and your people. Miss
Herman got to hold the first classes in our new building.
She was a wonderful blessing to us.

Our children sang “He’s Able” and “God
Is So Good” This is 103 children who are
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We Made It!
Praise the
Lord! On Sunday the 21st of June we had the dedication of
Grace Bible Baptist Church’s new building. We awoke to rain
on Sunday morning. How many would come with heavy rain? Lynn
and our church ladies had prepared to feed 400 to 450
people.
Our people arrived early and an hour before
starting we already had over a hundred people! Glory!
Services started with more rain but people kept
coming. The crowd filled our sanctuary and began overflowing
into entrance hallway. They kept coming until our hall was
filled. Next they filled in under the eve outside the
building.
This missionary couple was EXCITED! Our people had asked me to include a
brief Baptist and church history in the dedication.
Our people told us before services “Pasta
we started building in the rain. We’ve built the building in
much rain so it’s appropriate that we dedicate it in the
rain but the Lord has put sunshine in our hearts.
Vanuatu’s newspaper, Daily Post, gave us a full
page coverage complete with color photos in the paper.

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Prayer and Praise
Praise – 435 in Attendance for the
Dedication Service
Prayer – Many indicated needs in their lives at
Dedication service. Pray that they will act.
Prayer – For Ari ,Jim and family as they
travel on furlough.
Praise – Many who had never been involved sang and
gave testimonies during the Dedication
Prayer – Jim and Ari’s
renewal has hit a snag with the Labour commissioner he wants
input from the Vanuatu Council of Churches (VCC). This is a
serious problem and may very well affect our renewal as
well.
Praise-Prayer – For the many 100’s of first time
visitors last week. Pray that some will become Fruit to your
account Prayer – We are praying for five new
families to be saved and added to the church from the school
ministry.
Praise – Youth meetings and the outreach at the
teacher’s training college continues to grow.

The photo above is part of the army of
church members who helped decorate, sing specials and feed
the 435 people who
attended our building dedication. We
praise the Lord for their dedication.
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