Monthly Archives: June 2025

As promised, the second testimonial of a student who came to the Lord.

Continue to pray for the Bible School as God seeks to save and then have men and women commit to growing in His Word.

The first course at the Bible School that the students study is, “Creation to Christ”. For the first month we lay the foundations in teaching the students their need for a Savior, as seen by both God’s character and His glorious plan to redeem a people unto Himself.

At the Bible School, we strive to not only arrange a Godly meeting for the students, but to also have them deepen their walk with Him over the course of 3 years.

The journey for these 2 men has just begun! Please pray for them as God shapes them into the image of His Son.

It is our privilege to witness firsthand what God is doing, and we try to then relay those stories to you all!

Thank you for following the journey, and thank you for YOUR part in prayer.

Your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu, Seth, Nicole & Selah Stokes

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We want to say thank you all to those who specifically pray for the Bible School and the students God brought here!

God graciously saved 2 students, and here is a testimony (next week we will share the second one).

God is working in both the students and teachers alike; both saving those who need salvation, and then conforming those who are saved into the image of His glorious Son.

Thank you for your prayers and partnership!

Continue to pray for this student (along with the others) as God works in their lives!

Please continue to pray for the pastor/teachers as well!

Everyone must play their role for this mission to succeed!

Your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu, Seth, Nicole & Selah Stokes

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Bible School has officially launched! 2025 is underway!

We have already completed 4 weeks of teaching. The student body is comprised of 10 students, from 5 different language groups, that represent 3 different islands of Vanuatu (of the 84).

For some of the students, it was the first time they heard a clear presentation of the Gospel (through firm foundations- course 1)… which led to 2 of the men accepting Jesus as their Savior.

Their testimony will be posted over the next two weeks, so stay tuned!

Thank you for praying for the students and teachers, God continues to reach Vanuatu with His glorious Gospel through the Tiale people and the Bible School.

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Thank you for your prayers! Your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu. Seth, Nicole & Selah Stokes.

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This is the final part of Selah’s ceremony!

We tried to capture a glimpse and share some of the culture tied to this event.

To summarize; not every child born, has a ceremony, the Tiale people wait till a certain age (hair grows and they start walking) before they have their version of a “birthday celebration”; because of the high infant mortality rate… they do not celebrate the birth of every kid… but instead wait till the child matures and achieves these markers…

Everyone comes to celebrate both the birth and “proof of life” that the child (Selah) has achieved. They know very well, that life is a gift and is a cause for celebration.

The most valuable thing they have culturally is a pig, thus offering up a harvest of taro and a pig shows the dedication of the parents in their joy for their child.

We alongside the Tiale people celebrate the life that God has given us through Selah Joy.

Thank you for following Selah’s journey in becoming part of the Tiale family.

These past two months have been rather busy, with having the hottest recorded April in Vanuatu’s history, the dry season not looking very dry, and having Selah “officially” becoming a Tiale-person. The Bible School is underway, and discipleship with the pastors and pastors-in-training occurring multiple times throughout the week.

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Your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu, Seth, Nicole & Selah Stokes.