"Most of the family related to me is safe. He said it was like a nightmare. All the power's cut off, even the mobile network is down. They don't know what they're going to eat, the water's contaminated. The crops and the chickens - everything was killed."
He said the money he'd earned in New Zealand had helped pay for a concrete house in Port Vila which withstood the cyclone, protecting his family while other buildings were flattened.
"I happened to get a house that was strong enough to withstand the cyclone. Most of the houses around my house were ripped away, and the coconut trees around the house are all gone." His aunt was in a house made out of corrugated iron with her baby when the cyclone hit.
As his brother led them away, the house she had been in was "blown away" in high winds.
Mr Abraham is comforted to know his family is safe, but his fellow workers still can't get hold of their loved ones.
"Most of them keep trying, calling, but they still can't reach their families."
He said he was not sure yet whether he would return to help with the clean-up effort.
"I want to go back and pick up a hammer and nail and help clean up, but I'm thinking also I should work hard to get some money."
Thornhill Horticultural Contracting managing director Richard Bibby said it was now a waiting game for the RSE workers his company oversees.
"They're very shaken and just waiting around for more information at this stage. The majority of them haven't had any contact with their family."
As many of the workers were religious, the company had held prayer meetings and yesterday they had a day off work because of the inclement weather.
"They've all been able to stay home and support each other. It's really just that waiting. They're not worried about possessions or houses, it's family, loss of life and injuries.
"Several of the boys are very keen to get back home, and we're working to see how they can get home."
