Sunday Service

The end of the island

I took these pics from the end of the island. You can see some of the smaller islands that make up Samoa.

Trip to the end of the island

We packed 18 people in the van and took a trip to the end of the island. Some of the Samoans have never been that far. We stopped to take pictures several times and had a picnic on the beach.

Old Shipwreck

An old shipwreck on the far side of the island. It used to be on its side until a hurricane turned it upright. The waves wash right through the rusted out bottom and break on the shore.

Camel Island

The old man side of the island.

Camel Island

This island looks like a camel from one side and like an old man from the other.

Christmas Barbecue

The whole church got together and had a barbecue for Christmas. It was great fun and of course we played volleyball.

Christmas Eve Service

Each family sang a song for the service and then the sunday school kids got presents.

Youth Alive

Wednesday night service

A man's flower pot!

You see a lot of this here. Peoples cars stop working so they just let the overgrowth take over the maintenance.

Village Buses

This is the main mode of transportation here. These buses are constructed of a wood and sheet metal shell, the shell is then bolted onto a truck chassis, mostly Fords as you can see. The seats inside consist of welded metal frames bolted to wood boards. They are not very safe, but then the speed limit is only 25mph. Most of the buses have sound systems that sound like they costed more than the bus itself. Reggae music seems to be a favorite for most of the bus drivers.

The Dock

Almost every thing on this island comes through this port. You can see the ship in the background tht brings the containers from the U.S. Cars, food, clothes, furniture, tools, about the only thing that doesn't come through this port is the seafood. I went with the Reynolds to pick up there load from the states. Mostly clothes for the ladies in the church.

Youth Alive Samoa

Most of the Youth Alive group here.

Sunday Service

Little Merreta

Jurassic Park

On overcast days the fog comes down low, and it looks very cool. All you need is a few dinosaours and you would have jurrasic park

House guest

Witch doctor tomb

They bury their relatives right outside there homes. This is the tomb of a witch doctor. The witch doctors tombs are always bigger and more elaborate than normal tombs, because the Samoans are afraid that the witch doctor will come back and harm them if he is not satisfied with his burial.