07 December, 2018

Can you help or know some who can help out in January 2019

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04 August, 2018

We thank our Heavenly Father for the amazing time we were able to spend enjoying the warm hospitality of the people of Tanna, their eager participation in all we organised, their insistent generousity though they have so little, their serene acceptance of their situation whatever that may be.

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30 March, 2018 The morning is cold and windy. Its hard to tell if the thick air is because of rain, smoke, mist or volcanic ash, likely a combination of all. The wind whips across the ridges, the dense green jungle thrashing wildly, it’s the kind of weather in which you want to be somewhere curled up in bed, somew... Read more

31 July, 2017 A team from Melbourne, along with members from Sydney and Brisbane, left for Vanuatu on June 30 and had 2 weeks in Port Vila and Tanna. They were able to spend time with the Youth in PV enjoying a CYC evening of Bible discussion and charades.  They also all had a trip to the Blue Lagoon, which ... Read more

15 June, 2017 We need a group of young people, keen to help out, in the exciting mission field of Tanna, Vanuatu.We need musicians, sports people, artists, diggers, and people that are prepared to just open themselves to a new and exciting experience in a wonderfully happy Village Community.Th... Read more

14 April, 2017 Our camp for 2017 was held from 5th – 8th of April (Wednesday – Saturday). 165 children attended from grades 1-6 which was 45 kids more than the largest number that we expected to show up! Straight away we were under the pump as we had only brought provisions for 120! However as you quickly learn in... Read more

20 January, 2017 The students and teachers of Kapalpal school have been on holidays and returned to the school year on Monday 13 February 2017. Over the January break a few volunteers were able to install some playground equipment that a local Australian council donated to the school. As you can ... Read more

04 August, 2016 We took off with the dirt roads causing dust behind us, and as we drove past lush green vegetation, as children and families waved and called hello. There was lots of laughter, photos and video that was taken, until 30 minutes later we stopped at the main town of Lenekal to stock up on fresh fruit/v... Read more

08 January, 2016 `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... Read more

17 December, 2015 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 educa... Read more

21 September, 2015 I am Natasha from Brisbane, in Australia. I am a nurse and midwife and I have just spent about 3 months on Tanna, Vanuatu at the Kapalpal school and clinic near the village of Loanialu. I also did shifts in town at the Lenakel Hospital. God worked in amazing ways while I was on Tanna, providing ever... Read more

30 March, 2015

Tanna is naked. 

An island that was lush and green has been stripped bare as far as the eye can see. The contours of the land are visible as they have never been visible before. The vegetation looks as though it has been through a clean bushfire. The villages are bare. The houses are gone – flattened by cyclone Pam. The people remain. It is with thanks to our Father that we found not one person on the ridge where the school is located was even injured. Unfortunately, two people on a neighbouring ridge were killed and several hurt- one very seriously. All of the brothers and sisters and all of the students are ok.

Once in a lifetime 

The people tell us how they cowered in the buildings from the cyclone. They tell us that they have never been through a cyclone like that one in their lifetimes. They tell how they ran from one building to another as they thought that one might collapse. The walls shook and groaned and one of the buildings kept lifting up and down. It was terrifying for them.

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30 March, 2015 Click here to download an update on the Bethezer Cyclone appeal with more information about the effect Cyclone Pam had on the school on Tanna and on our brothers and sisters and friends.  We have attached several photos, taken since Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu, which show some of the damage to the... Read more

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30 November, 2014 The early morning mist hasn’t seriously begun to dissipate when the first students begin to appear at the school. For half an hour or so they amble down the ridge where it is broad and the slope gentle. Or if they are coming up from one of the villages down below then they climb the steep, narrow tr... Read more