Work Teams

The team from Toowoomba will be heading off in just over 1 months time. We need to get all of the materials sorted and delivered. The home care building needs to be finished as well as the double class rooms.

Progress

Have had 5 emails from Vanuatu with the Londua support group moving forwards. Great. Need to get a paper done on the proposed plan for Londua in the next 2 years. Keep my typing skills up. Had some time in church this morning to promote Londua which went ok.

Forward planing

There are many emails that need to be sent to follow up on the discussions from the Conference. Need to keep on top of it all. Have to get the technical course infomation sorted for next years classes. Feel a bit tired like this old girl.

Time to get back to work.

There are a lot of emails that need to be sent to push the full technical change over through. So tonight I am getting some of those done. My new good friends from Vila are eager to assist and and I need all the assistance that I can get. Forgot to take my malaria medication for a day or 2. I met Sarah the GAP student in Santo for 1 hour before I left. She was eating ice cream. I bought 2 "Jaws of Death" steel rat traps for her to take back to Londua. Ok time to send some emails.

Conference

What a week!! Very early rise, late to bed in the early morning. Lots of late night disscussions. Lots of sitting and concentrating on the Bislama discussions. The Conference is in full support of the direction that Londua is heading. Some financial issues were discussed and prayer is needed. I am sure of that support from the members of the Vanuatu Churches of Christ. What about you! The Vila support group are investigating curriculum and modules that will fit in with the Government policy for Londua to become the Penama Provincial Technical College. The Vila support group are 100% behind Londua Technical College and will be an invaluable help. Londua will receive students from Year 8, Year 10 and the Rural Training Centers and after training will feed them into the Vanuatu Institute of Technology in Vila and the Vanuatu Agriculture College in Santo. Londua has a good reputation with the VIT. 14 students from 2007 and the 11 students from 2006 were all accepted into the Institute and have impressed the teachers. Had 3 meetings with the principal and some school council representatives and have some positive outcomes at the school. A motion was put to the Conference by the School Council Chairman and passed unanimously that the School Council should be an equal representation from all Island Conference regions. Nomination forms to go out soon for Londua Technical College principal starting 2009. Was stuck on Maewo for 3 days and nearly missed the flight back to Brisbane. No boat, found another boat, no petrol, drive 2 hours, still no boat, found another small boat, to rough, large freighter coming sometime???, arrived 10pm, get on boat and sleep on deck till 4am, motor to North Ambae, get transport to airport, exchange ticket, arrive Santo with 3 hours to spare. Thank you God, What a really great week! And Lyn picked me up at the airport.

Conference

What a week,

Tonight we are packing and packing and packing. Tomorrow 6-30am Brisbane to Sydney. Sunday for Allen is to Meawo on Vanuatu for Annual Conference. See if we can raise the support for Londua. Lyn has been recounting the story of the prowler that was caught at Londua while she was there. Sarah and her were burning the midnight oil ( solar) and he was sitting on their front steps. He got away from Stewart the first time, but running full tilt into a shed soon slowed him down. Then with 6 boys sitting on top of him he was not going anywhere. All is well with the shed after some panel beating. The rats have heard that Londua is the place to be so they are immigrating at a steady rate. The girl students enjoyed a breakfast entree of the bread and butter plate sized crab that Lyn caught at 2am in the morning. Thought it was a persistent rat that wanted to take over her accommodation but then found this crab who may have been on the band wagon with the rats. The school will probably be down 12 students next term for misdemeanours. The Government have not come forward with the promised salaries for 4 teachers which is another strain on the budget. God knows the situation so we will seek his lead and keep on keeping on. Please pray for the Chaplain and the staff and the follow up of the students.