After talking with President Brewer, here is an update:
All five sisters serving on Tanna arrive safely to Port Vila
and were at the mission home with President and Sister Brewer. He said “all of
them were in very good spirits and looked just like they did last time I saw
them.”
The food purchased by the church and flown to Tanna was
delivered to the care of Branch President Moukura of the White Grass branch.
The District President was simply too far away.
The 6 Tanna elders as well as the assistants to the
president will return tomorrow. The schedule is to load the food on the plane
in Port Vila at 10am, depart at 11am, arrive 12pm and depart by 1pm, back to
Port Vila about 2pm. The missionaries will turn this second plane load of food over
to the President Moukura.
Power has been restored to the Mission Office and the power
company is currently working on the street the Mission Home is on. President
Brewer is hoping to have power to the Mission Home as early as tomorrow.
That is such good news!! I am sure those missionaries are very sad to leave the people they love!! Hopefully they can get back there soon to help them rebuild!!
ReplyDeleteWould you be so kind and post a list of the safe ones? The waiting and not knowing is terrible!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your good work.
We are working on this and hope to post something later today.
ReplyDeleteBro. Brereton - I think I am very safe to speak on behalf of all missionary parents in stating that we truly appreciate the area office sending us emails and creating the blog. It has been a life preserver for all of us. We all have relied on mighty prayer and faith over the several days and we truly are grateful for all that the area office is doing to keep us informed!
ReplyDeleteYour welcome ... we are happy to help out.
ReplyDeleteHow are things on Gaua? Has anyone heard? Are this missionaries staying on the island? I have not heard from my missionary since the end of January!
ReplyDeleteAll the missionaries from Gaua are fine. I'm assuming your son is Elder Benjamin Crowell. The report we received is that he is okay. These missionaries will be staying on the island on Gaua, since the damage there was not as bad as in other places. Communications issues still exist, so it might take a little while to hear from him.
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