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`In the wake of Cyclone Pam back in March 2015, Tanna was devastated. Aside from one or two of Vanuatu’s really small islands which also were directly in Pam’s path, Tanna fared worst. Mauled by the 280-kph winds, Tanna was stripped bare of vegetation. Most villagers lost their homes. Worse, their food was all ripped…
Bethezer has lost a close friend in a tragic, work-related accident in Brisbane, Australia. Brother Chris Powell was a long-time supporter of the Kapalpal School on the island of Tanna, in Vanuatu. A man with a big and generous heart, he felt very strongly about and was involved in the work of educating and helping…
It takes a moment to register, but the Kapalpal School, on the island of Tanna, is now finishing its 6th year. How the time has flown! It’s amazing to consider how it has grown and expanded in that time. Once solely a primary school, today it offers both primary and secondary classes. From a…
Our Annual Report for 2013 is now available. Please click here to view it.
In July, 2013, my children and I were fortunate to be able to travel to a small Island in Vanuatu called Tanna to run the yearly school camp for the Kapalpal Christadelphian Primary School. There were 11 of us in total that went to help with the camp, myself and our three children, Talecia 16,…
Well, not quite literally, but it’s written, reviewed, been put to bed, so to speak, and is now ready for you to read. Why not click this link and get the year-to-date in one place. A word of caution about printing. The version you read is our web-ready version and is meant to be light…
A progress report for an agricultural extension of the Phnom Penh Dormitory project shows that we have hit some of our targets. Despite difficulties that sometimes made it feel like a climb up a slippery slope, we can report some initial success in improving dormer health. Read the 6 month evaluation of the project by…
We were fortunate to have a nurse make one of the visits with us. Jeannie brought with her supplies of first aid – bandages, band aids, antiseptic lotions, surgical tape, and a host of other things – and together with husband, Warren, a pharmacist, spent almost all of two weeks attending to a range of…
Aside from normal maintenance of the school’s grounds, it seems that wherever the eye moves, there’s an improvement that could be made. For example, Volunteers Steve, Warren and Josh, with Joe Bill, our Groundskeeper and some of the locals recently closed in part of our ‘shelter’ turning it into a tool shed . Warren…