Ni Vanuatu People.

The Vi Vanuatu people are dominately Melanesian.

Bislama is the national language, but there are at least 110 local languages in the small villages on the many islands of Vanuatu.

It is in one of these tongues, the kids call it the venecular, that they are translating the Bible into.
Michel is working with the people in the area of literacy. She has had some real breakthroughs with the young people in the village.
These are school children from the village. They love having their picture taken.

Erik's neighbor building a new house.

Mamma Ellen and children at the beach. She is making a basket out of the leaves.

Mamma Ellen with a grass skirt that she made. She paints them bright colors with roots.