Hello everyone!
In less than 20 days, Christmas will be upon us! We are sure more than one of you has an exact countdown till Christmas, including the hours 😉 We hope that you all are enjoying the Christmas season and cooler weather. This time of year is the hottest time here in Vanuatu, so enjoy the cool weather for us. We are getting ready to spend a 3-4 month stent in the bush and will spend Christmas and the New Year with the Tiale people. Yes, that will be much different from last year where we were home in the USA. However, we are trying to focus on the Reason for the Season; Jesus, who came to earth to live and die for us, and it is because of what He did in His short life, that we are compelled to do what we are doing. This truth helps keep the perspective when we begin to miss our families during the “Christmas/holidays in America”. We hope and pray that this Christmas you and your family are able to pull away from the busyness of your respective culture and re-focus on why we celebrate this special time; and how that (He) impacts the rest of our year/ life. It is because of the birth of our Saviour that we have hope in this life! We greatly love, appreciate, and miss you all! Your part in our ministry is vital; we cannot do this massive task without YOU! Thank you for allowing us to be an extension of YOU here in Vanuatu. Click the link below to read our latest newsletter.
Thanksgiving meal with our ex-pat friends from Reach Vanuatu
Your Feet to the Tiale people in Vanuatu,
Seth & Nicole Stokes
Stoking The Fires 
This news letter discriminates in favour of those in the Northern Hemisphere who r getting cooler … hee hee while Downunder we wipe more sweat daily.
Bless ya guys
Sent from my iPhone
Dear Seth & Nicole,
Congratulations on your house and the progress God has brought you!! I have been under the weather my self and have not written and as often I wanted to. Keep p the work and the calling our Father has called you. I love you both very much. God’s continuous blessings,
Louis