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This letter from the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu to their partner denominations can be found on this page at this page at the World Communion of Reformed Churches website.
The Presbyterian Church of Australia has initially responded with this appeal, because currency is more helpful than collecting items and shipping them over.
The letter gives an insight into the ongoing needs that financial support will purchase.

Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu ed EDUCATION AUTHORITY
P.O. Box 150, Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu Tel: (678) 27184, Mob: 7746384 FAX: (678) 23650 Email: jltarip@gmail.com

March 16, 2015

To:
Presbyterian Church Aoteroa New Zealand
Uniting World, Australia
Presbyterian Church Australia
Presbyterian Church America
Presbyterian Church United States Of America
Presbyterian Church of Korea
World Council of Churches
Pacific Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
World Council of Reformed Churches
Pacific Hills School, Australia

Re: PCV Relief Appeal Letter

Greetings in the name of our Lord, and Saviour Jesus Christ from the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu Assembly Office in Port Vila

Tropical Cyclone PAM rated at Category 5 struck the archipelago of Vanuatu between 10th and 14th March 2015, with destructive hurricane force winds of 240km/hour at an average speed of 7km/hour leaves Vanuatu total disaster in terms of Infrastructures, telecommunication, food, water etc.

Thus the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu’s head office convened an urgent meeting on Monday 16th March 2015 to request for relief assistance for our church and people who were very badly affected to our partner churches Oversea if they consider to help us in this extreme situation the need for the following immediate and long term items;

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􏰀  Blankets

􏰀  Tents

􏰀  Food (Rice, Cabin crackers, wheat flour, cooking oil, Canned Meat/fish etc…)

􏰀  Water Containers (20liter)

􏰀  Vegetable Seedlings (Tropical vegetables)

􏰀  Gardening Tools

􏰀  Building Materials (Corrugated Iron Roofs, Timbers, Plywoods, Masonites, Screw, Nails etc…)

􏰀  Kitchen Utensils (Plates, Tea cups, cooking pots, kettles, buckets, dish etc…)

􏰀  Clothes

􏰀  Portable Generators

􏰀  Chain Saws

􏰀  School Stationaries/Supplies

􏰀  Sleeping Mattresses

􏰀  Mosquito Nets

􏰀  First Aid Kit Boxes

􏰀  Solar Powered Lights/Torches

􏰀  Self-Sustained Human Labors (Short term)

Although we still make no contacts with other islands due to telecommunication outage we are assuming that their situations will be similar or even worse than what we saw here in Port Vila.

Realizing how difficult it is to store the supplies in Vila before distribution to the people, we ask that negotiations be made to containers companies to allow for their shipping containers to be temporarily used as storage for a period of 3 months.

Please pray for us that God will continue to give us the courage and strength to rebuild.

Peace,

Ps Allen NAFUKI
Assembly Clerk
Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu