In 1969, the nation that we now know as Vanuatu had another name – New Hebrides. At that time, and until independence was achieved in 1980, it was the only nation in the world to be governed by two other nations (at the one time) – England and France.

How many people are needed in a prayer meeting for God to hear it? When put that way, it seems ridiculous, but I was talking with a pastor friend recently about prayer meeting attendance and the tendency to stop meeting if attendance is low, and he shared an encouraging story about the history of Korean Christianity that reminded me how God uses the prayers of his people.

A Brief Summary of the Vanuatu Project

In 2013, I had the opportunity to visit the island of Tanna, Vanuatu. From this visit, after meeting with Missionary Tom Richards, who was then living on site at Enefa Bible Training Centre, a plan was made to begin a building program to help the Bible College construct permanent buildings to house staff and students.

In 2023, Pacific Island leaders, I2I members, and supporting partners gathered in Fiji to explore how to best partner together to bring gospel revitalisation into the Pacific. This video was filmed at the Forum to help capture the needs in the islands and the vision for what I2I could do.