15th Anniversary

We had our 15th anniversary on Tanna (well, we had our 8th, 10th, 11th, and 14th there too). We had a wonderful meal at one of the best restaurants in Vanuatu, Tanna lodge: mushroom chicken, scotch fillet, pan fried poulet. The kids had their usual swim in the rough waves on the one of the only stretches of beach on Tanna that doesn't have a coral reef.

Best Buddies

Abby and Kate have a best buddy song. Here it is.

Our new dog

When Mendy and the kids came down to Tanna, we were met at the airport by Meriam and Eliud. They wanted us to take this doggy they'd promised Abby earlier. Its previous name is Sta (star), but we're going to call him Tobey, or maybe Toby. A good dog with just a little yapping. Should eat our unwanted leftovers (get the idea?) It's already getting fat.

Volcanic lightening on Mt Yasur Vanuatu

You've heard of volcanic lightening? Here's a (poor quality) video of it on Mt. Yasur. June 13, 2010.

Ash from Mt Yasur

The good news is 1) it stopped raining and 2) the wind is blowing the ash out to sea today. Here's a video of two eruptions.

Caleb edited in a lightsaber, into a video
See it here

Jesus Film in SW Tanna language

We dedicated the Jesus Film today, in the SW Tanna language. For the first time ever, people in SW Tanna were able to actually understand the film, since it was in their own language. See a brief clip on youtube here (It's of Zacchaeus- they love this clip here, it brings lots of laughter).