Thankfully, it doesn't sound like there was much damage.
Here is a news article...
Powerful earthquakes off Vanuatu trigger warning of tsunami
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Team Vanuatu - 2009 Video
The blog is good, emails are nice, but what is better than a video? We put this together recently to share with you guys. (Really, Gretchen did all the work - didn't she do great?) It is amazing to look back and see what God has allowed us to be a part of over this past year, all that He is provided for, and the direction that He has given.
To our support team - all of you who are praying for us, giving financially, sending packages, and writing notes and emails of encouragement - we hope this video will serve as an encouragement to you about the work God has called all of us to be a part of. Thank you for being a part of this mission with us. We are humbled to be allowed to serve our great God with you. Thanks for 'holding the ropes'.
With love in Christ,
The Kenners
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7 Weeks, Homeschooling, and Care Packages
Hi, thanks for checking in. We are doing well, better than yesterday anyway. There has been a bit of a stomach bug going around - Josh had it a couple days ago and I (Tania) had it yesterday. Hopefully it will skip right over Jim and Grace. Thankfully it is just a 24 hour thing. Today is a beautiful day, the house is clean, and there is a cool spring breeze blowing through the windows.
We have a couple days of our final break left. Back to school on Monday for the last 7 weeks of classes - wahoo! We will be working on Field Methods, Translation, Training Across Cultures, Phonology, and Program Planning. Your prayers over these last seven weeks will be crucial as we are feeling a bit stretched. We praise God for His grace that sustains us.
Over the last several weeks we have been working on preparations for the kids' homeschooling for next year (I love this time of year!) The kids have had a great year at school here, even so, they are really excited to get back to homeschooling, and especially homeschooling in Vanuatu! Making preparations has been a challenge though. In the past we have relied so much on the library, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.com, etc., but obviously we wont have that luxury in Vanuatu. We don't really even have those luxuries in Australia. I think we don't realize how good we have it in America until we go somewhere else. There is just so much available to us in the States. Still, after lots of prayer and research, and the help and advice of others that have homeschooled in the upper grades, we have a plan - and we are really excited about it. I can't wait! Believe it or not, the other day I had the kids do some placement tests and they were loving it! Josh was begging for more. I felt like we were playing 'school', and for one day it felt like we had our family norm back!
A couple of days ago we received a 'complaint' ;) that our care package page is out of date. Ya, it has been a while since we have updated it, but really we have had all that we need. Now would be a good time to add some things though. We have updated it with new things, particularly things to help with homeschooling and other things we need as we get ready to head back to Vanuatu. There is the link on the right hand side of the blog >>>, or you can click here.
Well, I think that is all for now. Would love to hear from you =)
Tania, for the crew.
For fun, I will throw in a picture...
This is Jim and I on a date at the Queen Victoria Market
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We have a couple days of our final break left. Back to school on Monday for the last 7 weeks of classes - wahoo! We will be working on Field Methods, Translation, Training Across Cultures, Phonology, and Program Planning. Your prayers over these last seven weeks will be crucial as we are feeling a bit stretched. We praise God for His grace that sustains us.
Over the last several weeks we have been working on preparations for the kids' homeschooling for next year (I love this time of year!) The kids have had a great year at school here, even so, they are really excited to get back to homeschooling, and especially homeschooling in Vanuatu! Making preparations has been a challenge though. In the past we have relied so much on the library, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.com, etc., but obviously we wont have that luxury in Vanuatu. We don't really even have those luxuries in Australia. I think we don't realize how good we have it in America until we go somewhere else. There is just so much available to us in the States. Still, after lots of prayer and research, and the help and advice of others that have homeschooled in the upper grades, we have a plan - and we are really excited about it. I can't wait! Believe it or not, the other day I had the kids do some placement tests and they were loving it! Josh was begging for more. I felt like we were playing 'school', and for one day it felt like we had our family norm back!
A couple of days ago we received a 'complaint' ;) that our care package page is out of date. Ya, it has been a while since we have updated it, but really we have had all that we need. Now would be a good time to add some things though. We have updated it with new things, particularly things to help with homeschooling and other things we need as we get ready to head back to Vanuatu. There is the link on the right hand side of the blog >>>, or you can click here.
Well, I think that is all for now. Would love to hear from you =)
Tania, for the crew.
For fun, I will throw in a picture...
This is Jim and I on a date at the Queen Victoria Market
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Update the blog... check
I have had 'update the blog' on my to-do list for quite a while now. Really though, there is just not a lot happening around here these days.
We have 88 days until graduation and we are excited to be getting ready to head back to Vanuatu. The plan (read that 'our' plan, the LORD may well have other plans - He knows best) is to leave Australia shortly after Christmas. It seems so far away, yet so close. We have been working on trying to make arrangements for housing accommodations in Port Vila so that we have some place to go to when we get there. We would be very grateful if you would remember to be praying with us about that.
Thanks for checking in. We will keep you posted =)
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We have 88 days until graduation and we are excited to be getting ready to head back to Vanuatu. The plan (read that 'our' plan, the LORD may well have other plans - He knows best) is to leave Australia shortly after Christmas. It seems so far away, yet so close. We have been working on trying to make arrangements for housing accommodations in Port Vila so that we have some place to go to when we get there. We would be very grateful if you would remember to be praying with us about that.
Thanks for checking in. We will keep you posted =)
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Little Big Day Out, a.k.a. VBS
Kids, puppets, memory verses, games, crafts, Bible stories... FUN! Our team got invited to help with a vacation Bible school over our break. Everyone had a part to play... Jim and Houghton were on games, Laura, Gretchen and I (Tania) got the year 1 & 2 boys and girls, Grace was in creche (nursery), and Josh was in class. It was great! We shared with the kids the story of the crucifixion from the perspective of Simon's two sons (he was the one who helped Jesus carry the cross). Here are some pictures -
We made sea-scapes and surfboards (beach theme) with the memory verse -
"Jesus told them, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'" ~John 14.6
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Our class, 1st & 2nd graders, had games before they came to the lesson...
Laura had fun playing games too!
Who doesn't love playing with a parachute?
We made sea-scapes and surfboards (beach theme) with the memory verse -"Jesus told them, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'" ~John 14.6
Memory verse time... we came up with motions to go along with the words and the kids had a blast learning them.
Our self-portrait ;)
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Friday, July 3, 2009
Our Friends in Vanuatu
Our B-Lodge-mates are spending their break in Vanuatu (yes, wish we were there) and from time to time they are posting fun stories of their adventures on their website. Check it out... http://bradandelyse.com, they are really fun writers. There are also some bits about life here at KG (Kangaroo Ground), and a bunch of pictures of all of us. Anyway ...just in case you had some time on your hands and were wondering where to surf next.
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Internet Update
Hey there! We have been enjoying a few days of unexpected internet use =). We heard the other day that the network turnover was rescheduled to start on the 13th. Wohoo. We still want to be praying for a quick easy turnover. But in the meantime it has been great... especially nice for Grace who has been enjoying her new laptop. That girl saved for the past 2 or 3 years and bought it all on her own! We are so proud of her. The rest of us are getting some good 'net stuff done too, however I will spare you the details =)
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