Principal Sam Ata takes traditional shell money from the senior bishop to give to the militant commander. The reconciliation with the two former antagonists wearing the shell money as a symbol of forgiveness. Vanuatu students in front of the cross they erected. After the formal service, the offerings of the college community and the local villagers were exchanged. The Vanuatu students donned native clothing and chanted while offerings were placed around the tall cross.
Kohi children carry some of the baskets of local potatoes for the reconciliation.
George Meipa, a former police officer now finishing his second year at Kohi, uses bamboo tongs to pick up hots stones from a local oven. Bishop James Mason chooses a roll at the staff breakfast. The wives of staff members supplied the food and ate after the men were finished. Second-year Kohi students in their classroom. Second-year Kohi students in their classroom.