Saw pictures of the Doulos in Santo tonight with Aaron and his wife Kim, James, and Sarah eating icecream. Have started downloading info from Lyn for next weeks trip. Pray for Annual Conference next week that discussions on Londua are fruitful. Pray that the locals can see the accountability at the school and support it. Pray for the Toowoomba work team in their preparation for the July trip. Life is great.

Lyn is home safe and has a million stories. It was a big week and progress is being made. The Gap student at Londua is great. She is young and bullet proof, well almost and is doing a great job. Still lots of rain and humidity and the suit case needs airing. The teachers are working well together although there is a little unrest between the students. Principal is rising to the challenge and has stamped his authority on the school and is supported by the teachers and school council. Annual Conference next week and Allen heads out on Sunday instead of Monday to try and get to Longana and then boat to Maewo. Have organised to try and catch up with John to get some Government thinking and policies on where vocational training in Vanuatu will be in 5 years. Also try to see Kathy to get the latest developments on Vocational training. The challenge is soooo big but that is good because we can not do it on our own. Pray for the future of Londua Technical College.

2nd trip to Londua, left on the 20th. Lyn has gone on her own to dig into the finances and get a true picture of the current situation. Says it is a bit warm. New part taken from Santo to fix photocopier and ??? still not fixed. Sent it to Santo for fixing, high priority to get it back as soon as possible. May need to replace it soon. Lots of meetings and discussions this week. Students have been told of there responsibilities while at school and older ones need to set a good example for the younger. Still raining most afternoons just to keep the humidity up. Need to fix the leaks in the cement tanks to maximize the storage capacity. Group from Toowoomba going in June to finish of the Home Care class rooms, Girls Dorm and double class room floor. Need to make sure materials arrive at the school in time. Lyn will be home tomorrow. Another list of priorities.

Allen and Lyn had their first visit to Londua the week before Easter. Lots of talking and lots of questions. There is a great bunch of teachers who are committed to getting Londua up to full potential. It will take a lot of work to reach this potential. This will only happen with the commitment and support from the local West Ambae people. It will also need the support of members of Churches of Christ in Vanuatu and Overseas to get all of the maintenance on the buildings and the equipping of the schools resources up to scratch. The new Chaplain is doing a great job.