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Thank you so much for your prayers and partnership, as this email goes out Seth is still currently with the Tiale people.

He will come back later this month, and immediately hit the road to share with some churches.

We are hoping to make new connections for this upcoming spring while in the states, if you have any connections, please pass them along to us as that would be a blessing.

We love to brag on what God is doing in Vanuatu, and we see God using the Tiale people to reach the country with His glorious gospel.

Thank you for the prayers, your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu.

Seth, Nicole & Selah Stokes

We are back to our video series!

This is part 5 of 8… our students reflect both young and old, male and female. We love seeing how God works through them and teaches everyone differently according to His Spirit.

*Please pray for students as semester one is coming to a close, that they might stay faithful to what they learned.

*Please pray for the pastors-in-training as we continue to disciple them.

*Please pray the pastors and leaders of the Tiale church(es), as they desire to emulate the Christ-like model to their people.

*Pray for 2028, that when we start Year 1 again for the students, that God would draw the right people in order to reach the whole country of Vanuatu with the True Gospel

Thank you for prayers and partnership in this process!

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

https://youtu.be/yBMNjb7uVMY?si=CCH08Aur_LqCnHp-

Taking a small break from our video series of Course 1; 4 completed, 4 to go. With hopes to share this encouraging message.

“Children are like a tree, planted for future generations to enjoy”. -Tiale believer

Children are a blessing from the Lord. We sometimes forget that, and with a slip of the tongue we say things like, “duty, not free, work, disturbance, etc”, in relation to them.

Every life is a precious gift from God, and it is our responsibility to integrate them into each part of our lives; home life, community, worship, etc.

As parents, we must show others our joy in having them in our lives… integrating them into our lives, not looking for every excuse to “pass them off” to others.

We are to nurture our children in such a way that they grow into strong trees, that one day bear much fruit (John 15:8).

Thank you for all the prayers, we just finished a few hours ago, the first year students (year 1 of 3). It was a blessing to see the faithfulness of the students over the past 6 months. More videos and details to come about them later….

The small granddaughter of the one pastor just got released from the hospital, and is now getting daily checkups. Her name is “Loline” for those of you who are praying. She is still just over 4lbs, please continue to pray for this baby.

Pray for the pastors and the pastors in training, as for the next 2 weeks Seth will be teaching, training and discipling them.

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

https://youtu.be/Mgi-MOuYam4?feature=shared

Thank you for following the journey God has given us.

This week is testimony #4 of 8. We will continue to share with you all how God is impacting each and everyone of the students.

This particular student is from another Tiale village. His wife gave birth less than 6 days before school started, and even though it was raining, he and this young mother came to hear and learn more about God over this time period.

Thank you for your prayers for the granddaughter of one of the pastors. I was able to see her in the incubator last week, and now the doctor has released this 4lb (2kg) baby. Please continue to pray this baby gets stronger before she and the mother come back to Tiale land.

Thank you for your prayers!

https://youtu.be/zavCaqHFwOU?feature=shared

Seth is back in Vanuatu, please pray for him and the ministry as he is over there by himself for nearly 2 months. Keep in mind, we are independent, no teammates, and live 3+ hours away from town or another missionary, the rainy season approaches, and so any prayer would be appreciated!

Thank you for reading our Newsletter and following our ministry!

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

Thank you all so much for following our journey, we love hearing the testimonies of these students who are hearing the Gospel for the first time!

*Continue to pray the students as they grow in grace!

*Thank you for praying the daughter of the one pastor, as of now she and her baby are still healing.

https://youtu.be/EKC9T75KOLc

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

Trying to Summarize a Ministry

In the last newsletter, we shared about 3 specific points:

• Ongoing Bible School (both the teachers and students).
• Local Tiale church orchestrating a marriage conference.
• The 3 pastors-in-training having opportunities to serve.

Even though we are absent from the Tiale people currently, we are always involved with strategizing, communicating, and planning the next steps in ministry…

To continue reading, see below or click on the link to see our latest newsletter. Please checkout our social media accounts to check out our recent videos.

We are your feet to the Tiale people. and the country of Vanuatu,

Seth, Nicole, & Selah Stokes

Please follow our journey as we share what God is doing in and through the Tiale people and with the Big Bay Bible School.

Our desire is for every village in Tiale land to hear a clear Gospel (Course 1), and for the country of Vanuatu as well to hear Course 1 thru 3.

These testimonies offer a snippet of what God is doing, individual by individual, those who are being impacted by the Gospel. Course 1 leads people into dependency of God, not man.

*Please continue to pray for the students and teachers, the students range from single and 18 years old, to a married grandpa at age 48. The Gospel is for all people at all stages of life…

The man who is speaking in this video, was eagerly taking notes while in class and then almost daily would share what he learned with his family. He eventually was able to lead his preteen son to the Lord.

*Please continue to pray for the daughter of one of the pastors/teachers, she is still healing from giving birth, and her baby is still needing prayer.

As always, we are thankful for your prayers!

https://youtu.be/llZWjQr-apg?feature=shared

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

When we arrived in Vanuatu back in 2016, we noticed many people did not know the foundational truths of the Bible; the Gospel was polluted with animism, good works, and sporadic teachings.

One of the first things we did was translate Course One (Firm Foundations) into the national language, and in 2016 after translating the lessons we taught the first course ever in the country, teaching it up in Tiale land. With so many people eager to hear this “new” teaching, people were sitting outside the building because of how full it was… one week later, 35 lessons taught, conducted with much dialogue and questions after each lesson, many people came to the Lord, even some of the wives of the pastors.

Nearly a decade later, we have taught Course One multiple times, as of now, all of the local Tiale churches have heard the complete Course One (with many far into Course 5). As of today, a local church in town is going through Course One, being taught by a ‘pastor-in-training’ that was produced by the Bible School.

The Tiale men see the importance of running the course in its entirety in a continuous session, thus later this year they will be conducting an outreach, to start and finish the program over the span of 2 weeks. After this initial outreach is performed and critiqued, they plan to do the same method to the remaining 30+ Tiale villages that never heard a clear Gospel.

Continue to pray that God uses both the Bible School, the Tiale church, and the developed lessons to reach Vanautu with a clear Gospel.

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

https://youtu.be/QchBgOUEjIA?feature=shared