Please take a moment to read our latest update and see what God is doing in and through the Tiale People, though at times there are lows, there are many highs as well.
Please take the time to pray for the various needs both for the Tiale people, and ourselves as well, thank you!
We appreciate your prayers! Your feet to the Tiale people & the country of Vanuatu,
Seth, Nicole, & Selah Stokes
A local Tiale church orchestrating a marriage conference.
Night life in Tiale Land!
We wanted to share with you the typical atmosphere of the Bible School property at night!
Most nights one or both classrooms are being used; the main classroom is for group study and lesson prep, and the second classroom is used for personal study and discipleship.
Between men’s Bible study, women’s prayer, discipleship classes, and strategy meetings… the “empty” time is filled with the students studying.
We cannot express the joy in our hearts as we see a leader or student studying at night… one of the leaders said, “thank you for providing a space for us to study God’s Word quietly”. With communal living and open houses, there is not much “private time”, but we are thankful to God that He provided a place to help cultivate a love for His Word.
One of the blessings that occurs vicariously is that as a young child comes and looks for their parents in the classroom, they are witnessing their parent focus and prioritize God and His Word. This will impact further generations…
Imagine the conversation if you may, it’s past 9pm and your young child comes and says to you, “when are you done studying God’s Word and coming to bed?”… these are normal conversations that get to happen here… imagine the worldview change that will occur over time? We are excited to see what God has in store.
Continue to pray for the leaders, future leaders, and the students here in Tiale land.
Your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu, Seth, Nicole & Selah Stokes
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The Tiale people meet on Sunday evenings for prayer service!
We wanted share a glimpse of that fellowship with you all.
This has been going on for nearly 3 years.
Seth developed a 52 week lesson course for prayer, and then trained the lead pastor how to use the materials, and how to conduct corporate prayer, focusing on biblical prayers and how to engage others to participate in a shame based culture.
It is beautiful to see the Tiale people meet together; having groups of adults cultivate the youth how to pray, giving them an opportunity to be bold and pray out loud… men…. Women… young and old, all participate in the Tiale prayer service.
Thank you for your prayers in this ministry!
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Your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu, Seth, Nicole & Selah Stokes.
Happy 4th of July from our family to yours!
We know many of you pray for us and the Tiale people, and we know many of you specifically pray for Selah, and as our way of saying “thank you”, here is a short video to show her going to church.
She absolutely loves the people and is loved by them.
Your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu. Seth, Nicole & Selah Stokes
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God has been doing amazing things here in Tiale land over the past month!
We love to brag on what God is doing in and through the Tiale people! The churches are healthily growing in their walk with the Lord, and we are excited to witness firsthand what God is leading these men to do here in Vanuatu. As the “main” church is growing, we are excited to see what the next phase of ministry will look like… to continue reading check out the full newsletter below. Thank you for following our ministry!
We are your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu,
Seth, Nicole, & Selah Stokes
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.
Verse of the Day
Stoking The Fires 