September 2004

Bula to you all,

Waw !!!!!!!!! what a busy lot of months we have all had since I last sent out a report of the happenings on NCTC.

Our 15,500 gal water storage tank and Agricultural/Coconut Press shed are now completed. Our NCTC site is really taking shape, with more buildings and development of the site. We have planted many fruit trees, and local flowers and plants. The dream and vision is now a reality.

We also had some great people visit us over the past few months, Geoff Kean from Australia, Heather Mole from Australia, Rob and Jenny Davison from NZ, Jo Miller from NZ, Anne Morrow, Lia Van Klink from NZ, Stan and Carol Steward with a great team from Gore NZ, our friends from Palmer Chiropractic Clinic USA.

Hong Kong Container Free: God has really been showing off over the past few months. After lots and lots of work sending off e-mails and letters, this week we took delivery of a 20' container from Hong Kong full of the most amazing donated goods. If we had to buy them in Fiji it would cost us around $50,000 FJD. God was amazing, we raised funds for transportation of this container and all the money raised was just enough to cover all our costs. This whole exercise was one miracle after another as God touched hearts to give. A big thank you for all our friends who gave to this venture a great investment into our project. What should have costed us around $12,000 to $15,000 FJD to get this container from Hong Kong to Fiji then to Labasa, ended up costing us around $5,000 FJD and we get to keep the container. All the transport costs from Hong Kong to Fiji were totally free. Can you believe it, the shipping company gave free passage to our container all the way from Hong Kong to Fiji worth $6,000-$7,000FJD, port costs in Hong Kong were free, transportation from the holding yard in Hong Kong to the wharf was free. We were able to purchase a container in Hong Kong which we are now using to store our goods in at our NCTC site. Costs in Fiji were cut as well, from Suva to Labasa costs were cut by $2500 on quoted prices, so after paying VAT and all the other costs, we ended up with just enough money.



The week before we transported the container to our NCTC site the rain had been constant, and we were all wondering how the 10 wheeler truck with side lifter would manage to get up to our NCTC site. The truck with the container onboard got stuck on our driveway, so we ended up getting a digger and truck to help pull it up to our site, what amazing skill and patience all the drivers displayed to get the container on site, right where we wanted it. The unpacking was all done by our hardworking students, even on the day of unloading the container, there was a lot cloud cover, making it quite cool to work in the open. Usually it is very hot. I felt like all our Christmas came at once as much needed tools, building supplies, toilets, basins, chairs, desks, fridges, washing machine, linen, household equipment, computers, air conditioners etc…. just so much stuff kept coming out of the container. These goods are of the highest quality, most of these goods far better than we can get within Fiji.

Love hanging around with God watching Him do his stuff I just love for our students to see it all, man they are faith guys I tell you. Look out South Pacific - it is yours Jesus !!!!!!!! Our NCTC students have prayed for this container each step of the way. After God has proven Himself so faithful in the many NCTC projects, it has birthed such faith and anticipation for God to do the impossible in every area in the hearts of our students. We are now in the time for the super-natural to be such a common occurrence for all those who will dare believe. I'm daring you Lord !!!!!!!!! I dare you to show off even more Lord !!!!!!!!!!! It was great to see our students pray just before we opened the container, "Lord this is just the beginning of even greater things". etc…. Awesome !!!!!!!!!!! and it is. More Lord More !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agricultural/Coconut Shed up and running: With our Agricultural Shed now finished, our coconut press in now up and running and we are now training our students and local people in the area - how to extract coconut oil. This will be a great project to bless the area as well as NCTC. When the Australian coconut press consultant was with us, they tested the oil content of the coconuts that are supplying our press. He said the coconuts we got had the highest oil content they have ever seen any where in the world that they have been. God doing His stuff !!!!!!!!!!!


NCTC serving the community: We had a team of Chiropractors come and do free clinics. We took them all over the country side. They have helped thousands of people - so many people have no money to get to town to see them, so we went to the people. So good to help the poor people (the love of Jesus in action). God has placed along side us some awesome pastors and people and we all work together with all of this sort of stuff. You know I think we are the most blessed missionaries in the world to have such awesome people to work with like this. Thank you Lord !!!!!!!!!!!!


Scholarship worth $150,000 USD: We were also able to help one of our local pastors daughters get a scholarship to Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport USA. This scholarship is worth well over $100,000 USD, and thanks to the commitment of a really great church in the area they have given free accommodation to her while she will be studying in the USA, as well as a Suzuki 4X4 for her use. What great blessings for a very faithful family. All of this would be worth well over $150,000 USA if the cost had to be paid. How faithful God is. Our girl has topped the class in her exams quite a few times since she has been there as well. Not bad for a girl from Labasa I say !!!!!!!!!

Students at NCTC
NCTC students are amazing. We are so blessed to have them, such amazing potential in them. They are from all over the place - Lautoka, Savusavu, Rabi, Drekiti and the Labasa area.
One morning Young Koko came in to class with tears in his eyes. They had just come from St Mary's where they all do devotion in the school. The whole class of over 40 kids, but 4 stood to their feet and prayed with our NCTC students to ask Jesus into their hearts. How is that, all the NCTC students could not stop talking about it and how God touched the kids (class 6)

Peter, one of our ex-NCTC students and part of our team in Labasa, told me he went out into the Bulileka area (he is now looking after the church there) and just in one day of going from house to house, two stroke victims where totally healed, a blind eye that had battery acid burnt in it and for many years could not see, was totally healed, and also a lady with a bad knee was totally healed.

Roslyn was away one morning, when she came to school she testified. She went to the doctors earlier on in the week, as she was coughing up blood. They xrayed her and the doctor told her she had lung cancer, she said 'I will not have lung cancer either now or ever in the future. So she went away and was to come back in a few days, when she did, the doctor took another x-ray and said, "where is the cancer, I do not understand this, it is all gone, but it was there'. Roslyn said 'Doctor God has healed me and I will never have lung cancer not now, not ever. Good stuff hay !!!!!!!!!!

Presenter Program for computer donated. We had a need for a great program for our songs, the cost of which was around $300 AUD, so as I thought about it I thought, no I am not going to pay for that, I will write to the company and ask if they would like to donate it to us. God is Great and they replied and said Yes you can have the program free, and the guy said in the e-mail "There must be some of my grandfather's blood in me. He was a missionary to Fiji many years ago". God bless this company Lord !!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!

NCTC Needs: At the moment we seem to have so many financial needs hanging around us, like the finishing off of our stone bungalow etc. In the light of all that God has done over the last few months, it seems so small…. over to you God !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please pray with us for all these needs. We are also believing God for two new bungalows, a Multi Purpose Training Hall and the finances for a full time administrator by the first of March 2005. Without any idea where the funds will come from for any of these needs we are giving God a great opportunity to show off !!!!!!!!! I dare you Lord to show off in all these needs, even beyond what we have asked for.

Sponsorship of our NCTC students for 2005: If any one would like to sponsor a student for 2005, I have students all over the place wanting to come to us. I just got word from Lautoka that there are 3 girls wanting to come to us next year, let alone Rabi, Savusavu etc... and our Labasa area. Lots keep asking me if they can come and study at NCTC. It is quite overwhelming really at times, no need to advertise I tell you, God is doing His own advertising now as the fruit of the changed lives of our students has spoken to so many. This year I have seen the power of God dramatically change the lives of our students.

With the various agricultural projects we are doing now and our coconut press, we have been able to cut some of the costs down for our student. Last year we asked for $32 a week (this covers food and accommodation) so it is good we can keep the costs down a bit, and when we get a market for our coconut oil and soaps we will be able to cut it more I am sure.

If anyone wants to make a deposit each month, to help support a student or students for 2005, or pre pay for the 2005 year we would love to hear from you. It all helps, even the smallest monthly donation will help. We have a students fund that is only used to support and feed our students.

Costs per student for 2005: 35X$25 - $875, $80 for fees Total $995.00 FJD per year

Bless ya. Marion.

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