Author Archives: Jared Waipouri
Pray for workers
It is time to pray for a generation of ni-Vanuatu missionaries to go with the hope, love and life of Jesus into the most difficult to reach nations and peoples. Continue reading
Beginnings
In 2005, Tony had already been here for years. He wasn’t a local, but he wasn’t a stranger either. Roger and Ben were new. All three had a similar sense of God moving to establish YWAM in Vanuatu. So with … Continue reading
What one village had to say when we delivered their Lifestraw Community water filtration unit
Clean Water gets to entire communities
It has been 7 weeks since Vanuatu was seriously damaged by Cyclone Pam. Although we’re now being shaken by stories of an horrific earthquake in Nepal, the rebuild and recovery continues here in Vanuatu. A few weeks ago, YWAM Vanuatu … Continue reading
A long overdue update
It’s been flat out here…so flat out, we’ve been forgetting to keep up with the updates… So here’s a round up of our current situation… Ni-Vanuatu (the people of Vanuatu) are incredibly resilient people. Within the weeks following Cyclone Pam, we … Continue reading
OOPS!
We’re embarrassed to discover we’ve been disseminating inaccurate information. In a way which affects us more than anyone else. We realised a couple of days ago that we had the wrong swift code listed on our donations page. What does … Continue reading
The momentum is gathering…
It’s been a while since we’ve managed to post here, and there’s good reason. A LOT has been going on. We’ve seen our first $5000USD worth of rebuild funds distributed towards the rebuild of V2 Life. We’ve seen our friends from … Continue reading
Rebuild teams and reassurances
Yesterday, Marine Reach in Vanuatu had the special treat of a visit from regional director Captain Jesse Misa. As part of the visit, we made sure that he visited the rest of our YWAM family to see what’s been going … Continue reading
It’s Happening!
There has been lots happening since we drove around the island 6 days ago, far too much to cover in one post. The great news is the major donors have started to get aid to where people are hurting, and … Continue reading
Where is the aid??
Yesterday (Friday), we went off for a drive around the island. We have a few friends up north that we wanted to check on. We were saddened and shocked with what we found. See pictures here. Along the eastern, northern … Continue reading
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