Vanuatu Truck Purchase

THE EBULE TRAINING CENTRE
IN PORT VILA, VANUATU HAS A NEW
TRUCK!

Rob Meier (pictured with a couple of students) recently purchased a Citroen diesel 1.9 litre, 2002 model with 78,000 km on the clock. It has a 3 month mechanical warranty and drives like a dream. It is very multifunctional with room enough for full size sheets of plywood lying flat. The cost was 1.350 million vatu, and rego and warrant a further 112,000vt. This leaves sufficient money for the insurance and maintenance for the next year.

Thanks for your help!
Once again it has been proved that anything is possible when a few people get together. We are very grateful for the support from seventy-two households, churches or businesses. We are reminded of Jesus sending out 70 (or 72) saying: “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.” We risked asking, and the harvest was plentiful! Well done!

Martin & Anne Stewart March 2008

Truck progress #15

We are over the $20,000 mark now - $20,810!! Any money over the $20,000 purchase price will be used to enable maintenance - this money will be held in the Global Mission Office. Yesterday we got a donation from a couple who had already donated last month! Great!

Truck progress #10

$12,810 as of today - a few parishes have had people contribute... St Mark's in Avonhead, and St Martin's in St Martin's (yeah I know) - they have had an ongoing relationship with the Meier's and wanted to support this! Thanks! There's room for a few more to be on board as well!

Truck Progress #8

I didn't get time to do the Friday update - so here is Friday and Saturday combined...

we are up to $11,000! One couple were particularly generous sending in a $2000 cheque! That really helped. Things had been a bit slower...

Hopefully there are some others out there who will help us meet at least the truck cost of $20,000! But we are over halfway!

I am in Dunedin for a couple of days to catch up with Anne and help launch a book - more on that later so the next update will be Wednesday.

Truck progress #6

$7450 after today's mail. What was really pleasing was to receive three donations from people who have heard about it from others! Great! Thanks!

Truck progress #1

Today's mail contained the first cheques for the Vanuatu Truck - $1100 - we are on the way!

A Truck for Vanuatu

THE EBULE TRAINING CENTRE IN PORT VILA, VANUATU
NEEDS A TRUCK

A photo I took of Rob Meier & trainees at the Ebule Urban Training Centre

And Anne and I are trying to raise $25,000 in three weeks so that it can be purchased. We have sent out 108 letters to people we know with the following options:

#1 Tell us where to go
#2 Say ‘Oh I wish I could but I have no spare cash.’
#3 Ask for more info – email or phone Mart the Rev
#4 Be bold and make a commitment, post it to us asap

Cheques made out to 'Global Mission office' can be sent to Martin & Anne Stewart, 5a Truman Rd, Bryndwr Christchurch. Receipts will be issued for tax purposes.

Can you help?

We will post a running total each week!