GLORIFYING AND ENJOYING GOD AS CHRIST-LIKE COMMUNITIES 
New Testaments for Vanuatu
Imagine if there were only 50-80 Bibles available for sale in Australia? That’s something of the current situation in Vanuatu. Vanuatu is a nation that has been profoundly touched by the gospel and for many years the Presbyterian Church of Australia has been partners with the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu.
In recent times it has become clear that there is an urgent need to reprint the Bible in Bislama, the national language. Vanuatu has about 60,000 Presbyterians but not all have a Bible. A coalition of Christians in partnership with the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu and the Assemblies of God are looking to print 30,000 New Testaments for just over $1.00 each.
Why is this so important?
As a church we have long recognised the strategic role that the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu plays in the life of the nation of Vanuatu. A full Bible (Old and New Testaments) costs about $24, which in a subsistence economy is out of reach for many people. There are no New Testaments for sale.
One observer writes “I have lived here for 9 years and did not realise the urgency and lack of God's Word throughout the Churches of Vanuatu in rural areas.
A couple of years ago I started to hear of outreaches to the outer islands and how few copies of the Word of God there were. I started to ask and continued asking those that went to outer islands whether this information was true, and time and time again I was told similar stories.”
Will you partner with us in supplying the Word of God to our brothers and sisters in Vanuatu? Each New Testament costs $1 to print. Please send your donation to us at Mission Partners, 8 Sylvan Grove