The congregation in Etas Village was our team’s first new church plant in Vanuatu, primarily a result of the efforts of Aaron and Cindy beginning in late 2005. Most of the new Christians were young couples, and so naturally much of our efforts were focused on their young children. Ministries included Children’s Bible Club, Bible Hour, and Cindy’s Reading School (for kids whose parents couldn't afford to send them to public school). Fast forward almost 10 years, and those kids that were introduced to Jesus and His word are now in their teens. Shawnda and I have attempted to pick up where the Bakers left off, and continue to minister to these youth and their families. We began formal youth group meetings early last year, coming together in Etas each Sunday afternoon.
I am especially grateful that Atison, the eldest member of the youth group, is gifted to be a leader and teacher amongst them. We’ve seen a lot of growth in Atison and the rest of the group. I floated the idea of a youth camp to Atison last year and he was very excited. After talking with a few leaders in the Etas congregation, we began making preparations to conduct our first youth camp in January.
To be continued…
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| Aaron taking the confession of Sam and Pbles, two of our first contacts in Etas Village, before their baptisms back in January 2006 |
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| Leimawa assisting in Cindy's reading school - Etas 2007. Several current youth group members were students. |
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| Future youth group members Jimmy, Michael, Elginy and Martino at PBK in 2009 |
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| Early youth group meeting in Etas in 2014 |
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