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By the time you are reading this newsletter, we will have approximately two weeks left for the Bible School. This will conclude our second year with these students, leaving us with only one more year to teach them from God’s Word as an “official” student. We are beginning to prepare the students for their 6 month hiatus, to equip their minds for both the physical and spiritual attacks that will come when they are back in their isolated villages. Several of the students do not have any other Christians around them for miles, and they will be forced to live out their faith in a very real way, as there are many temptations and proclivities all around. This too is a part of the training, for if they persevere, they will, Lord willing, one day be the spiritual leadership of that area, with hopes to be the Gospel witness in that area or language group… See below to read the rest of our newsletter.

As always, we thank you for your prayers! 

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

Friday Night, Date Night!

One of the events we have here in the jungle of Vanuatu is Friday night date night! Well, it’s not “actually” Friday night date night, it’s part two of a marriage course that we are running to help husbands and wives grow deeper in their relationship with one another and with God. At 7:00pm Friday night, you will see approximately 23 different couples from various villages come into the classroom at the Bible School with just one thought in mind, “how can I have a better marriage?”… See below to continue reading…

Thank you for your faithfulness to us and our ministry! Please continue to pray for us as Bible School nears the end and for the students as they gear up to be tested in their faith as they head back to their various villages!  Pray that they finish strong and learn well. 

As always, we covet your prayers. 

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

Bible school is back in full swing! School runs from the beginning of May through the end of October. We have four families and one single guy living on the property, along with having two men from our village attend classes this year, making it 11 students in total; 8 of which are Tiale people, 2 from another language on this island, along with another from a separate island altogether. Seth first translated the ‘Firm Foundations’ into Bislama back in 2016, and each time we go through the course, many come to the Lord. Just this past course, 1 of the husbands along with 2 of the wives came to the Lord. We (Seth has been training 3 local pastors to be co-teachers alongside him) start by teaching from the foundations and then build upon themes/doctrine throughout the teachings. We continue to translate and teach in the national language at the Bible school, with nearing the completion of translating all of the Pauline epistles into course curriculum to both train the teachers to use, and for the students to grow in their walk with the Lord. This method has shown great results! Also, this past weekend several other people in our village came to the Lord and 14 in total were baptized! …See newsletter to continue reading…

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

~Seth & Nicole Stokes

We get this question a lot… what is the food like in Vanuatu? What do people eat? This video gives you a “taste” of some of the things the people here eat on a regular basis.

Your feet to the Tiale people & the country of Vanuatu,

~Seth & Nicole Stokes

The rainy season is “officially” over as of the middle of May. We were finally able to leave the bush for a few days after being in “lockdown” there for almost 6 months straight. As a husband, I am proud of my wife who thinks more of ministry and serving the Tiale people than any insecurities that could come our way, knowing that for nearly 4 out of the 6 months, it was nigh impossible to leave our village because one or both rivers were flooded, and yet God never let anxiety get to her (or us).

Honestly, we were so engaged in our ministry that we didn’t even realize 6 months passed us by.  We cannot express all of the things God is doing in and through the Tiale people! Yes, people are getting saved but also their faith is ever growing; finding freedom from centuries of animism and worship of the occults. Even a few months ago our core believers didn’t understand that some of the things they were doing were of animistic nature. God is truly stoking the fires! (to continue reading see the newsletter below or click the link).

Thank you for your faithful love and support for us and our ministry here!

We are YOUR feet (and hands) here in Vanuatu,

~Seth & Nicole Stokes

We wanted to share a short video with you about what Mother’s Day looked like for us here. These cultural events are very special and are always a highlight for everyone in the community… not to mention, a good excuse to eat cake! This is a newer tradition that got adopted into the culture not too long ago.

Your feet to the Tiale people & the country of Vanuatu,

~Seth & Nicole Stokes

We want to share a video highlighting a recent cultural event here in our village. A child’s first hair cut means they are now part of the village, and the boys first shave means they are now men who are allowed to get married. Both ceremonies are very important in the Tiale culture. Thank you for following our journey as we minister to the Tiale people!

Your Feet to the Tiale people & the country of Vanuatu,

-Seth & Nicole Stokes

Hi everyone,

We wanted to send out a brief post to let you all know that we have officially kicked off Bible school! We have four couples and one single guy living on the property and also have two men from our local village Currently enrolled in school. If you would like to follow our picture highlights, pop over to our Instagram page, we use this platform to share photos. Last week they finished their first class, a course on marriage. We had 14 couples attend, some our local village and some from other villages nearby. It was such a blessing to see them desire to grow in their marriages. This is part one of a two-part series during this Bible school term. As always, thank you for following our journey and for your continual love, encouragement, and prayers for us and the ministry here amongst the Tiale people. Please continue to keep us, the students, the teachers, and our ongoing Bible studies in prayer.

Your feet to the Tiale people and the country of Vanuatu,

~Seth & Nicole Stokes

Check out what has been going on over here… God has been doing some amazing things! Read our newsletter below to hear more… also, stay tuned for some blog posts with more…

Happy Resurrection! We hope that you all had a great weekend as we did.

On Good Friday we had a blessed time with the Tiale people, having encouraging conversations, talking about our Lord and Savior, got to attend a birthday party for one of the local kids, and we even got to help coach a friend to be able to lead someone to the Lord!

Sunday was a great day, talking about Jesus! The man who just got saved on Good Friday gave his testimony at church, confessing what God has done in his life. He said “the day Jesus died (Good Friday), I was granted eternal life”! What a blessing to see another dear brother added to the family of Christ!

-Your feet to the Tiale people & the country of Vanuatu,

~Seth & Nicole Stokes