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It's been a while since my last update, so here are a few signs of life from Vanuatu. The past few months have been full, and it's good to pause for a moment and share a little of what's been happening here.

It has been a long time since our last update, and it is well overdue to share some of what has been happening here in Vanuatu. Despite a very different start to 2026 than we had planned, we are finally back in schools with the Keep Safe program.

I've now been back in Vanuatu for a little over a month, and what a journey this short time has already been. The past weeks have been an emotional one, with both challenging days and moments of deep gratitude.

Can you believe we're already at the end of October? The weeks have just flown by! It's been a busy and exciting season since my last update. Over the past few months, I've been working on developing a teacher training guide so that local teachers can continue running the Keep Safe program even after our team has moved on.

The days, weeks and months are flying by. I can't believe how we're already in June?! For the past seven weeks I've been mostly in the "bush" without internet access, so it's taken a while for this post to be published. We've eaten turtles, grilled chicken hearts and chicken intestines. We've witnessed God heal, the Holy Spirit lead us and...

The "Keep Safe" program has officially started and wow, what a journey it has been! We received the final approval from the government on Friday, March 21st. On Monday, March 24th, we were already visiting the first two schools. Over the past three weeks, we have visited 21 different schools on and around the main island of Efate. We have...

Time flies and we are already in March. The last few months have really flown by as I have had my hands full with various tasks 24/7. Among other things, I have managed to turn 25 years ols and led an outreach team from New Zealand. On January 11th I picked up 12 DTS students and a leader from...