Hello everyone! My name is Michael A Karastanov, and I am currently serving in Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Island!
The Lord has called me into the fields of Vanuatu with the God Will Provide Vanuatu Organization to spread the Gospel and be the light wherever I go, when I was 18 years old. In the fall of 2022, I had a chance to go to a Missionary school called God Will Provide Sacramento in California USA. I was able to start serving here in Vanuatu in January of 2023. The Lord has taught me many things being here.
Our ministry here consists of many things. Such as discipleship, construction, and outreaches. This country has already heard the Gospel before. But a lot of this country is unengaged. Meaning that there is no Christian foundation here in many parts of Vanuatu. So, we take time and get to know the people and the culture and try to build bridges between us and them.
As for construction, we are currently building a boarding school in the heart of Santo, which is the bush (jungle). There was a clinic built in the bush by our organization a couple years back, partnering with Santo Bush Missions. But now, this place desires a school for all the tribal children where they can hear the Gospel, maybe even for the first time. We also focus on bridge building in the bush because there are many unengaged tribes in the jungles of Santo. And being in the heart of Santo, it has given us a chance to start reaching all the surrounding tribes. We do kid’s programs as well, where we bring the Bible to life for the kids. But most importantly, we are here sharing the Gospel from taxi drivers to tribal people deep in the jungles.
We are asking that you may keep us in prayer support as we are on the frontlines of a Spiritual battle of light and darkness. If it is on your heart to support us financially and be a part of the mission we have here, you can do that by supporting us with either one-time or monthly donations. The money will be going towards the monthly rent we pay for the electricity, water, and food. It will also go for transport fees as we do go to different parts of Santo and sometimes even to different islands.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read about our ministry here in Vanuatu! God’s blessings to you!
Michael