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1 The Official Newsletter of the Methodist Church in Fiji Issue 9, December 2016 By Kinisimere Saratibau R ev. Salanieta Varasikete, is the first married female student to achieve the highest grades in the Diploma in Theology programme at Davuilevu Theological College. She was presented with the Dux award for Academic Excellence as well as an award for highest marks in the Theology discipline., at their graduation ceremony at the beginning of this month. No time was wasted. Even a housewife, a woman, a mother can excel in education and in the theological field. I m living proof of hard work and God s grace, said Rev. Varasikete,. who hails from Korolevu, Nadroga. Dean of Studies at Davuilevu Theological College, Rev. Dr. Jerusha Neal congratulated Rev. Varasikete on her achievement, saying that the 2016 Dux had gone through many challenges to stand where she did. We praise God for her life, and her ministry, and her witness and all that she will do in the Methodist Church in Fiji. Not only has she received the highest points total over the three years of study in the Diploma in Theology programme, she also received the highest number of A grades among her fellow students. Rev. Varasikete is grateful to the Uniting Church in Australia, through Uniting World, for the timely scholarship she and her family received during the past three years of her ministerial formation. DTC Dux 2016: Rev. Salanieta and Mosese Varasikete with Uniting World Regional Coordinator for Pacific Programmes, Rev. Dr. Cliff Bird and Mrs. Siera Bird. Photo: M. Nawadra MCIF Communication There were challenges over these last three years, especially in balancing my role as a theological student, a mother and a wife. But as we progressed with our studies, our spiritual life also developed, with God being our strongest foundation during our time at Davuilevu. I m grateful to the Uniting Church in Australia and Uniting World for their assistance and encouragement. Rev. Varasikete paid tribute to her husband, Mosese Varasikete for his encouragement and support. I am very grateful to my husband taking up many of the responsibilities at home so that I could concentrate on my studies, and you can see the result today. That s why today he is dressed in the same way as the male graduating students and why he came up with me. We worked together to manage our family and I want him to share in this success. Mr. Varasikete said that he was very and happy of his wife s achievement. There might be some men and some people who believe that women should not be ministers; that they should be doing secondary role to men in ministry. But God has call not only men to his ministry. God has call us together in His ministry to share His Word. I am very thankful that He called my family to be a part of this Lako Yani Vou. In his graduation address, Methodist Church President, Rev. Dr. Tevita Banivanua reminded the graduates that this is just the end of one phase and there is another 3 years of ministering reflecting about the wilderness journey of the Exodus and the formation that continues. In your ministerial formation, just as in our New Exodus, we must make every effort to discern the reasons for the detours we encounter. What is God s wisdom behind every twist to our story? For those about to receive their first posting and finding themselves in unfamiliar contexts culturally, geographically or even in terms of the Church culture take time to discern why God has placed you in this place and in this time. What life lessons, what faith lessons does God want you to learn? What difficulty is God protecting you from? With God there is no time that is wasted time in the process of formation. Please keep this in mind whenever these 6 years seem too long. Rev. Varasikete is looking forward to her first appointment and the next phase of her ministerial formation. As we go out to the field, we must simply share the truth that is in us and reveal to each believer how good God is and how great is his Love. God does not choose few to receive His grace and leave others aside. Our message of God s grace is for everyone. As we minister to the people we must lift their standard of living physically and spiritually, and be with them in their cry and their everyday lives working together in the Kingdom of God, to understand the message of the cross and the gift of Eternal Life in Jesus. I N T H I S I S S U E : Rev. Salanieta receives her certificate from Church President, Rev. Dr. Tevita Banivanua. Photo: M. Nawadra MCIF Communication QASE LEVU S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE..PAGE 2 / NA RAI VAKACIOLOJI (VAKALOTU) NI I TOVO KAUKAUWA VEI IRA NA MARAMA.. PAGE 11 / POSTCARD FROM SI- NAI PAGE 15 / VEITIKI NI SIGA BIBI ENA LOTU WESELE ENA 2017 PAGE 20

2 RECEIVING AND RESPONDING TO GOD S GRACE AT CHRISTMAS C h r i s t m a s M e s s a g e By Rev. Dr. Tevita Nawadra Banivanua P r e sident, Methodist Church in Fiji P r e sident, Fiji Council of Churches I was recently writing a letter to the Fijian Methodist community in Perth and concluded with a short message where I reflected on the Angel Gabriel s word to Mary. Known in the Church as the Annunciation, this event is found in Luke 1: Mary was someone who found favour in God. Our Roman Catholic sisters and brothers have a prayer known as the Hail Mary in which Mary is referred to as being full of Grace. I understand that this first part of the prayer comes from the Annunciation. As we think about Christmas and the birth of Jesus as God being among us, let us also spend some time reflecting on the process of God being incarnate in this world and how God chose the vessel of His coming. He chose a young girl called Mary or Mariam. The Humility of Christmas From what we know of her, Mary was not someone of noble birth. She was not born to be a Marama, she was from a family of high status. She was an ordinary girl. One could say she was almost a peasant. And yet, God chose her because of that humble background and her own humility. God always chooses people of humility to do the greatest things. Throughout the Bible we find this pattern of God choosing people at that moment of humility. Abraham and Sarah, two senior citizens without children, found favour and were chose to be the parents of the Israelites. Abraham is often referred to as the father of faith. In our i-taukei communities in Sunday School, children are always asked who is, Na Tama ni Vakabauta? Their response is Eparama, Abraham. They were an ordinary humble couple chosen by God as symbols of God s Grace. When we look at the story of Moses, we find God choosing him, not as a prince but as a fugitive wanted for murder; an outlaw, living as a shepherd. Yet God chose him to be the Law Giver. Even when we look at David, the youngest and smallest of Jesse s sons, we see this again. When Samuel the Prophet came to anoint one of Jesse s sons on behalf of God, David was found tending his father s sheep. We hear that shepherds are humble people, caring for the sheep. There are other examples of course. Mary was chosen by God to be the vessel of His Word made flesh, the incarnated Logos, because of her humility. In today s world, in the new shifts we see happening in the world, in the new leadership we see in nations of the world, in decisions that shape the world such as Brexit, the recent US presidential elections and the recent political crisis in Italy there seems to be, in my mind, the opposite of humility. Far and near we find pride and arrogance embodied in leadership, instead of humility, instead of grace. As we think of Christmas, let us think of our Fiji. If God was to come to Fiji to choose a vessel for His message, a vessel for His Kingdom, for His Love, for His Grace, who would He choose? Christmas is a time when God made a choice of who are to be the vessels, the instruments, of His peace. He chose a humble vessel, a humble person. He chose humility as the criteria. That poses us a big challenge for us today. We have people who are great: people of status; people of influence; people who have made a name for themselves; people who are successful; people with money; people who have climbed the ladder of success; people who have power. Yet what makes them truly great is if they can balance their power, their wealth, their success and influence with humility. With people of position, status and power people of greatness available, God still chooses the one who has humility. This humility, was not only a defining character for the vessel, it was a defining character for the Word made Flesh, for Jesus. I can imagine how Mary s raising Jesus in humility led to His human nature affirming His divine nature. We can see this in the teaching and actions of Jesus. He teaches his disciples about humility: the least is the greatest, the last will be first, do not seek the place of honour. There are many passages in the Gospels and the New Testament which speak of humility. In Philippians chapter 2, verses 5 to 8, Paul writes of Jesus kenosis, his self-emptying humility: In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death even death on a cross! Jesus took humility as the way of God and the way for the children of God which he calls us to follow. This Christmas, be mindful of pride and practice humility. The Grace of Christmas Mary is found to be in favour with God. There is a deeper dimension to the Greek word for favour: charis. Almost everywhere in the New Testament, this word is translated grace. Grace (and favour) is essentially a gift. God s grace is His unmerited favour. It is undeserved. Mary was someone who was filled with God s grace with His goodness, His love. Grace is receiving access to the very presence of God. God s grace is also His operational power, the force of His nature. He gives us this grace to empower us to become like Christ. All these are part and parcel of God s unmerited gift of grace. Mary was someone who was ready to receive from God, the free gifts that God has for all of us. She was ready; she was open to receiving and, just as important, to responding to God s grace. And her life was lived in response to God s grace. We have so many people in Fiji who have opened themselves up to receiving God s grace and responding to it. The first Sunday in December was Disability Sunday and I attended and preached at a service at the Wesley Nasinu Methodist Church which has a ministry to people living with disabilities. The experience of a person who is visually impaired to be able to read the scriptures so well in braille and persons who are hearing and speech impaired to share the gospel through sign-language and other persons who are differently abled are endowed with God-given gifts of grace that they have been open to receive and to which they are responding, is truly life-affirming. Yet if those of us who consider ourselves abled-bodied people, and assume that we are better off than persons Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

3 with disabilities, took time to get to know the differentlyabled, to engage with them, we would perhaps be able to understand and reflecting with humility, we would realise that it us who are lacking in grace, us who are lacking in favour because we are not as open to receive or we are not as responsive as we could be, to God s grace. The Responsibility of Receiving Christ at Christmas Mary s holiness lies in her totally offering herself completely to God. I am the Lord s servant, Mary answers to the angel. May your word to me be fulfilled. (Luke 1:38) As a The church, the vanua, and the government, all of us we need to do more. Throughout the bible, the women are rightly chosen by God, in many ways, to be part of God s salvation history. For example, the story of Moses, who would be God s hand of deliverance for the Hapiru (Hebrew), is full of women as protectors, guides, partners: the midwives who disobeyed Pharaohs orders to kill the newborn males; Pharaoh s daughter who rescues baby Moses; Miriam, Moses sister, who watches over him as a child and is later a prophetess, and Zipporah Moses wife who saves him when God attacks on their way to Egypt. Mary can be seen as a culmination of these prominent roles of women in God s plan of salvation. Yet in this 21st century, violence against women and children is so prevalent. Instead of the prominence of women it is the prominence of gender-based violence and child abuse that is in our news and everywhere we look. We have not learned from what God intends for us human beings and pull the right and the left together so that there is balance. In the past the world was pulling to the left. Now it is pulling to the right. Jesus brings things to the centre. This is position of being a Christian, to bring those with differences together - right wing, or left wing to reconcile them and bring harmony and restoration between humanity and to nature. To make this world a better place. Pride and arrogance can be seen in our approach to Christmas today. The media is flooded with advertisements which urge consumption at Christmas. The commercialisation of Christmas is corrupting our understanding of this very special and spiritual time. We sing and we hear the carols expressing joy to the world. Yet those who have less or who have nothing feel their lowliness the most at this time. They feel out of place. The lowly are not rejoicing. And in our celebration, many of us forget those for whom the first Christmas was so important: the outcasts, the different, the poor, the refugee, the vulnerable. result she became aware of the difficulty of fully accepting God s gifts and God s grace. Joseph was not happy when he found out that Mary was pregnant. He was contemplating leaving Mary when the angel appeared to him and confirmed what Mary had told him about her situation. Mary perhaps had not considered all the difficulties she might face when offered herself to God to be the theotokos, the God-bearer. The totality and wholeness of giving yourself to God must be done without concern of the consequence. It is a response to the initial prevenient grace we receive from God. The consequences of Mary s giving herself completely to God in this way were difficult. Imagine what life would be like for her in her village of Nazareth, viewed as a teen pregnancy, someone pregnant but not married. Then there was of course the very difficult 9-day journey to Bethlehem with her husband, for the census, during the final stage of pregnancy; struggling while in labour to find somewhere, to not only shelter but to also find someone to assist with the birth; finding no help, no support; giving birth in a stable. These difficulties, these problems, these struggles are also part and parcel of saying yes to God. These were unexpected side-effects, for Mary, of saying yes to God. So people who say yes to God have to be ready for their lives to take an unexpected direction with unexpected and often difficult experiences. Mary possibly went without many of the celebratory aspects of marriage, of pregnancy and even childbirth. She faced suspicion, she faced criticism. Being a participating recipient of God s grace is not a free ride. And yet, ultimately, Mary delivered. She delivered on her responsibility. She delivered the awaited Messiah, the Saviour of the world. We do not know what the impact of our saying yes to God will be. other creation. We violate and abuse the environment just as we do women and children. We regard all of them as lowly from our perspective. Yet we forget that what we regard as lowly, God finds favour with. We forget what God s grace and favour are meant to represent in this world. In Mary s song, the Magnificat, we hear the prophetic words of what the Kingdom of God is like: for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. (Luke 1:48) he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; (Luke 1:51) he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; (Luke 1:52) he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. (Luke 1:53) For us in Fiji, this Christmas let us go back to Mary and look at how it is the lowly that God uses for His will in this world. We need leaders who are not full of pride, who are not arrogant, who are not violent in thought, word or deed, who will not abuse the authority we give them. We need leaders who are humble and have a preference for the lowly, the marginalised and the vulnerable. This is the example that Jesus sets and the challenge that He gives all of us. His disciples argue over who will sit at His right or His left, but Jesus is a centrist. He is the centre that works to We treat Christmas as a once are year event, an excuse to eat more, drink more, spend more. But the first Christmas was the inauguration of God s Kingdom of love, of compassion, of peace, kindness, selflessness, of truth and of justice; of God s grace. How will your Christmas measure up to the first Christmas? For Christmas to be realised; for Christmas to be really be Christmas; it must be full of grace. We must be full of grace. We must be open to receiving this grace. We must be open to share that grace with everyone; whether we think they are deserving of it or not. We must not only seek to be treated with humility, we must live with humility and teach our children humility. These are the true Christmas gifts we can receive and give to others. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, AMEN. The Position of the Vulnerable at Christmas Our Roman Catholic sisters and brothers give prominence to Mary in their theology and liturgy. Mary s role as the vessel for the Messiah and Jesus own constant elevation of women gives testimony for the true position of women there is a prominence of space for women according to our Christian faith. As we reflect on the Mary story and the place of women in the Gospels and our current social situation, with so much violence and abuse perpetrated on women and children in our society today, we can only accept that we need to do more. Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

4 L EWE NI WILIVOL A NI S IGATABU - RALLY NI W ASEWASE KO BAU E serauna na koro ko Nananu na kedrai rairai na lewe ni wilivola ni sigatabu ena loma ni wasewase levu ko Bau ka vaka saraga eda raica tiko na keda vudi dreu ena totoka kei na matalia ni nodra I sulu vulavula ka sa I vakatakilakila ni matanitu ni Kalou. Na tabacakacaka ko Nananu e tabacakacaka vakai talatala ka dua vei ira na tabacakacaka lailai ena loma ni wasewaselevu ko Bau ia e sega ni tarova na nodratou vakabauta se me ratou datuva na qaravi ira na lewe ni matawilivola ni sigatabu ni wasewase ka dau matata tu ni ra dao osota na nodra reli ka ra dau nanamaki mai kina na gone. E ra marautaka na gone na nodra a bau laki lewena ka maliwai ira na nodra I caba ena sogo reli ni wasewase ka vakayacori mai Nananu na koro ka tadrava tu yani na wasa liwa ka koto tarava na koronivuli levu na Ratu Kadavulevu School. E dau gauna namaki vei ira na gone kei na qasenivuli na gauna vaka oqo baleta ni rawa ni ra bau mai veirogoci domo kina vaka I caba vata ka vakauasivi ena kena mai veiwaseitaki na vosa ni kalou kei na rogo sere mai vei ira na dui tabacakacaka yadudua. Ko cei ko Jisu e ulutaga ni nodra rogo I vunau na gone ka ra kalougata vakalevu ni nodra vulagi ko na I Talatala Rev. Sailasa Regunamada e dua e matata tu vua na nodra dau vakavulici na gone ka sega ni ka vou vua baleta ni qaravi ira sara tiko ga na luvei viti era susugi ena loma ni koronivuli levu mai Ratu Kadavulevu. E kavou na veivakatavulici vaka oqo ena kena vakayagataki na mona livaliva me rawa ni ra raica ka sarava tale tiko ga na gone na veika e ra rogoca tiko ka raici ni vesuki ira sara toka ga na gone na veika e ra sarava tiko. E marau ko lomalgi ena siga ni sogo reli koya ni vakadinadina taki na nodra sa laveta na ligadra ka tuturu na wai ni matadra na I solisoli ena nodra sa vinakata me ra sa vaka io vua na gone turaga ko jisu ka me ra solia kina na nodra bula me sa taukena ka lewa. E tarai ira talega na lewe ni I soqosoqo e na kena sa maitau na vosa ni vei talatala vuana marama I talatala ni tabacakacaka ko Cautata ka dau ni vakasala ena loma ni soqosoqo ena loma ni wasewase. E dua e vakilai na we ni nodra cakacaka ena loma ni soqosoqo ena kena dau soli na i vakasala momona ena kena liutaki nai soqosoqo ka vakauasivi ena kena tarai cake na nodra bula na lewena ka oka kina ko ira na turaga na marama yalo qaqa era sa solia na nodra bula ena nodra tuberi ka susugi ko ira na I solisoli. E ra sa solia tale tu ga mai na gone na nodra vakanuinui vinaka ni na cagi donu tu na waqa ni lotu kina I lesilesi vou e ra sa na laki veiqaravi yani kina. E mai tini tu yani na sogo reli ni wasewase ena lagalaga sere ka sa tekivu me rogo tale mai kina na vei sere eso e da dau rogoca ena vula ko Tiseba ena kena vakananumi na nona lia tamata mai ki vuravura na gone turaga ko Jisu. Sa nodra masu na lewe ni wilivola ni sgatabu ni wasewase ko Bau ni na noda vata na marau ni siga ni sucu kei na tawase ni yabaki. Photos: K. Saratibau MCIF Communication M ethodist Church President Rev Dr Tevita N Banivanua was among the 400 people who joined the Yellow Ribbon Walk, at the beginning of November. The walk, which began at 5am started at Albert Park and ended at Ratu Sukuna Park, was organised by the Fiji Correctional Services to raise awareness and engage the community in giving ex-offenders a second chance at life and to inspire a ripple effect of concerted community action to support exoffenders and their families. Eight of the inmates were also part of the Yellow Ribbon walk. Rev. Dr. Tevita Banivanua with Correctional Services Commissioner Francis Kean at the Walk. Photos: M.Nawadra MCIF Communication Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

5 NA TAU SOLI NI KENA VAKAVINAKATAKI NA VALENILOTU E TOVU, T OTOYA, LAU E Vola o Maravu Naivalu Na sala duadua e nanumi enai lesilesi ni cakacaka vaka I Talatala Qase oqo me da veivinakati kina, oya me da cakava vakavinaka na vale ni Kalou Oqori edua na nodra male ni vosa na Turaga nai Talatala Qase ena Wasewase o Totoya ena kena sagai me vakavinakataki na vale ni Kalou ena koro o Tovu, Totoya, Lau. Ena I ka 21 ni Siga ni Vula ko Okotova ena yabaki qo, e a dua na siga nanamaki voli vei ira na lewe ni koro vakaturaga e Tovu, ena Yanuyanu ko Totoya mai na Yasana o Lau. Ni kida mai na mataka ni siga oya, sa dua na ka na nodra marau ni soli tu na kena draki vinaka ena nodra vakarautaki ira voli tu mai ena dua na gauna balavu me yacova mai na siga lagilagi oqo. Na nai naki ni siga oqo sai koya na nodra soqo ni tau soli me baleta na kena vakavinakataki na nodra Valenilotu. Na valenilotu oqo e a kelivaki enai ka 23 ni Siga ni Vula o Okosita, Ni oti e 12 na yabaki ena kena qaravi tiko main a tara ni valenilotu, nai matai ni kena curumi na yabaki 1977, ka kau main a kenai dabedabe ena 1978, veisau na kena kava ena 1990, ka mai veisau talega na louvres se katuba leka Iloilo ena Me yacova mai na 2016, a rai lesuvi tiko na cakacaka kece ka sa qaravi ena vuku ni kena sasagataki tiko na Valenilotu ena Yavusa o Narocake e vica na cakacaka sa mai qaravi kina. E wili kina na nodra tau soli na veiwekani era tiko ena koro ni cakacaka oqo e Suva, so era lai cakacaka I Niu Siladi, e 4 nai wasewase ni soli e qaravi ena koro, ka kenai tinitini ni so era laki ta dovu kei na paini ena yabaki 1977 kina 1978 me saumi kina nai dabedabe. Esa tomani sara tiko ena yabaki qo na veivosaki ni kena laurai me tauri tale Photos: Litia Tawake MCIF Communication,Toyota edua na gauna me qaravi yani kina na kena vakavinakataki ka tovolei me vakacavari na Vale ni Kalou ena koro vakaturaga e Tovu. Na soli qo era veiqaravi vakatabaki dua kina na Turaga ka ra soli na Marama. Era tau soli kina e rauta ni lewe 26 na marama vakawati, ka 6 na kena marama yada. Ena dua na nona male ni vosa na Turaga nai Talatala Qase enai Wasewase o Totoya ko Rev. Tajini Vakaloloma, ni kena yavutaki na soli kei na kena vakavinakataki na nodra valenilotu e koto ga mai ena dua na vakasama vaka I Vola Tabu enai vola nei Akeai na Parofita ena kena wase e 2, mai na tikina e 3 ki na 9. Nai tuvatuva ni kena vakavinakataki tiko na Valenilotu e na koro vakaturaga e Tovu, ena tomani tikoga ena loma ni yabaki 5 mai oqo. E a sa mai qaravi vinaka sara na tau soli ni kena vakavinaka takin a vale ni lotu ka ra takete voli tiko me ra rawata e $9,000, Ia e ka ni kurabui ena vuku ni nodra yalovinaka, mamarau kei na yalo ni soli era rawata ki nai solisoli levu e $14, Era kalougata vakalevu na veiwekani ni ra vakadinadina taka na soqo lagilagi oqo, ena nodra vakani, bau mata sarasara talega ena veivakamarautaki ka vakarautaka na lewe ni koro. Na soli oqo era bau mai dodoliga tale tu ga kina o ira na vakailesilesi vaka matanitu ka ra qarava na vuli ena vei yatu yanuyanu, kei ira na sema dra vakayago ki na Yavusa o Narocake ka ra sa vakaitikotiko ena vei koro ni cakacaka, kei na veikoro vakaturaga e na yanuyanu o Totoya. RFMF GIFTS YPD WITH M USICAL INSTRUMENTS The Young Peoples Department in Davuilevu were blessed to received marching band Musical Instruments, as a gift from The Republic of Fiji Military Forces. Vinaka saka vakalevu vei kemuni na liga ni wau ni noda vanua, na yalo vinaka kei na loloma vei ira na luveda e Vuli Levu. God is Good! F ROM K OREA WITH L OVE: G AEPO C HURCH HELPS REBUILD FAITH ON KORO Photos: M. Naivalu MCIF Communication A cheque of $30, was handed to the commiittee members of the Nasau Village from Koro that are here in Suva who are still rebuilding their village after TC Winston. The General Secretary Rev Dr Epineri Vakadewavosa handed the cheque to Mr. Manoa Duguwale of the village committee. Photos: M. Naivalu MCIF Communication Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

6 V U L I T A R A V A K A V E I L I U T A K I N O D R A N A I L I U L I U NI V E I T O K A N I M A R A M A E ra a laki keba tolu na siga nai Liuliu ni Veitokani Marama ena loma ni Wasewase e Loma ki Coral Coast Christian Camp. Nai naki levu ni kena qo sai koya 1) Me na vukei na bula ni veiliutaki ena loma ni Veitokani Marama ena loma ni noda lotu. 2) Vakamatataki nai Naki ni Veitokani Marama (Regulations) 3) Vukei na kena Tuvalaki ni Porokaramuni veiwasewase ka salavata kei na Connexional Plan. Na sala ka ra mai muria me rawati kina nai naki ni keba qo, sai koya na Vuli Vola Tabu kei na vola ka vakarautaki mai na Vale ni volavola ni Marama ia enai otioti ni siga sa qai sreti mai kina ko Qalo Rokotakala me mai caka vuli enai ulutaga ni Siga se Veigauna bibi vakalotu se na Ukutaki ni Valenilotu Era 46 kece na marama ka ra tiko rawa mai na 16 na Wasewase e Loma. Photos: K. Saratibau MCIF Communication T he commissioning of the first batch of couples from eight Divisions within the Suva Nausori area was held at the Centenary Church in Suva on Sunday 6th November. The couples went through 6-12 months of intensive training both in theory and practical under the supervision of Mr. Pita and Mrs. Mere Nacuva, of the Family One Ministry, under the Campus Crusade for Christ Family Life Ministry. The cooperation began in 2014 after the approval of the Conference and was sealed in September 2016 when the Church President Rev. Dr. Tevita N. Banivanua signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the President of the Family Life Ministry, Dr. Dennis Rainey in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A The commissioning was conducted by the Secretary of Christian Citizenship & Social Services, Rev. Iliesa Naivalu. Photos: M.Naivalu MCIF Communication P resident Banivanua and President Rainey, on Monday, 5 September instant, and in Little Rock; signed a very important Agreement ensuring a corporative effort in establishing the Family Life Ministry within the Methodist Church in Fiji. An outstanding landmark in the 20th year of operation in the Fiji Islands of FamilyOne Ministry. A very special congratulation to Mrs. Mereseini Wati Nacuva and Mr. Pita Nacuva. Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

7 E Vola Ko Maravu Naivalu N a Welfare Scheme e tekivu ena yabaki sa oti (2015) vata kei ratou na Willys mai Australia na kena subsidy e tiko mai Nadi ka kilai na yacana na Fiji Insuarnace Holding Limited ka kenai vakai lesilesi o Eseta Toganivalu. Oqo e yavutaki mai na kena sagai me dua na Welfare Scheme ena gauna era a Vunivola Levu tu kina o Rev. Tevita Nawadra ka ra Qase Levu kina o Rev. Tuikilakila Waqairatu me bucini edua na Welfare Scheme. E a lako edua nai lakolako ki Ositerelia ka ra gole kina nai Dauniyau ni Lotu ko Rev.Sekaia Ratumudu me lai under study taka na Welfare Scheme ka nodra na Uniting World Church ena Vula 1 Siga 14 mai Serene vata kei na kena Welfare Office e Malevani ka qo saka na nodra Talanoa. Au yaco yani kea sa qa vanadaku oti e na valenivolavola mai kea e rua na wekada mai Tonga ka rau Talatala. Ni oti nai golegole mai Ositerelia, au gole sara ki Tonga ena vula ko Veverueri ena nodra veivakadonui na Turaga Qase Levu (Rev.Dr. Tevita Nawadra) kau a lai macawa 2 mai Tonga. E rua na yavu lelevu e laurai na noqu a vadidike voli mai Ositerelia, sai koya ni tekivu na nodra Welfare Scheme ena Heritage, baleta ni a kau Lotu mai o ira mai Ifiladi ki Viti ka mai vakarorogo tu o Viti ena koniferedi mai Ositerelia ena 50 vakacaca na yabaki sa oti, na kena tekivu e a tekivu ena Heritage na ka sa taukeni rawa tu. Na noqu lai vadidike I Tonga, e tekivu rawa na Welfare Scheme ni Lotu Wesele mai Tonga baleta ni dua nag a na Kingdom vakai koya, ka sa lewa ga mai na Tui. Sa mani vakayagataki ruarua na nodratou FNPF me vaka e Viti, ia mai Tonga edua nai wase e nodra na cakacaka vaka matanitu, va kabana ka dua nia wase e nodra na cakacaka vakai Talatalan ka vakatokai na nodra National Welfare Scheme taucoko I Tonga. O Viti e mai donumaka tiko na dredre ni veiwekani ni Lotu kei na Matanitu, ka sa mai sema kina na kabana na Willys ka u a tukuna toka mai mada na neitou a lai veitalanoa mai Ositerelia ka a mai Tailor Made taki kina edua na Insurance Policy me cover taka na Welfare Scheme ka sevuti ena 2015 ena nodratou veiwekani na Lotu Wesele, na Fiji Insurance Holding (as a broker) vata kei na Dominion. Na kena premium vakailavo e $480,000 ia qai yaco edua na kalougata. E na kena sa mai cava na konitaraki ni 2015 ki na 2016 ena 14 ni Siga ni Vula ko Okotova ni yabaki qo, a sa qai sagai me vakavouitaki na policy kei ratou na Dominion ia ka sa sega ni rawa, ena vuna levu ni gauna e tekivu cakacakataki na ground work documents kece ni ka vakai Talatala, Dikonesi kei ira era cakacaka ena vale ni vola vola, e laurai kina na database ni dau lewe 5 se lailai mai na 5 ka sega ni sivia na 10 era dau mate. Ia ena gauna a mai tekivu kina na Welfare Scheme qo, e lewe 15 era a sa kacivi nodra bula ka mai lusi kina na Dominion ena vakasama oya ni Insurance Policy. E $50,000 nai Talatala, $30,000 na Dikonesi ka $20,000 na cakacaka ena vale ni volavola na death benefit. A mai caka na kena veitalanoa ni sa cava na yabaki enai ka 14 ni Okotova 2016, sa sega ni rawa ni tosoya tale o Dominion na veiyalayalati ya baleta ni sa mai lusi ena 3 na yavu. Matai, Veicalati na database ni 10 na yabaki sa oti, na gauna a mai tekivu kina na welfare e a mai mate e lewe 15, ia na databse e tukuni ena 10 na yabaki sa oti dau lailai main a 5, ka sega ni sivia na 10 era mate. Kei nai karua, na yabaki ni bula era mate. Vei ira na insurance cover na yabaki 50 lako cake se 60 lako cake vakatokai tiko ni higher risk ka levu era dau mate. Ia na 15 ra mate qo e voleka ni 70 na pasede (70%) era tiko ena ruku ni yabaki 60, koya ya edua tale na veivakurabuitaki. Kenai ka tolu, esa qai matai ni Insurance Policy me Tailor Made ka me yacova saran a yabaki 70, dau yaco tug a na yabaki 55 se 60 na policy. Na yavu e 3 oya e vakasuka kina o Dominion ka tukuna ni rawa ga ni ratou tauri tale kevaka e saumi ratou na premium me 1 na milioni na dola. Ia ka sega ni tiko ena budget allocation ni Lotu Wesele e Viti. Na vuna ni noqu kaya tiko kina ni dua na ka veivakurabuitaki ni kena masulaki, vakaduri ena Bose Ko Viti, Yaco na Veitalai, mai cakacakataki, e sota donu kece ni tauyavu ena wini ka sega ni lusi. E lusi na kabana na Dominion, e wini na Vale ni volavola ni Lotu Wesele e Viti. E vakabula rawa na valenivolavola e $240,000 ka via tukuna tiko ya ni o ira na lewe 15 ka ra liu yani era sauma lesu tale na premium ka sauma na Lotu Wesele e Viti vei Dominion e $480,000, o Dominion e saumi koya ga, oti ya sa qai solia tale vein a death benefit, ka voleka ni $240,000 na tubu e rawata na vale ni volavola. Sai koya edua na vevakurabuitaki e yaco ena 2015 ki na 2016 ka sa mai cava enai ka 14 ni Okotova Nai karua ni veivakurabuitaki ena vuku ni Welfare Scheme, vei au e ceguva tiko na Kalou na nona veivakalougatataki ena scheme oqo. Ni sa mai vakasuka na Dominion, sa qai saga oratou na nodatou broker o Eseta ena Insurance Holding me ratou veiqaravi na Fiji Care. Ni laurai talega na nodratou cakacaka na Fiji Care, e ratou rerevaka na risk e yaco vei ratou na Dominion, ni ra kabana vata ga, era wasea nai tukutuku sa tiko ena dua na vuravura ni Commercial Information se Transparency, era wasea nai tukutuku sa qai tukuna talega na Fiji Care na risk eratou a sotava na Dominion eratou rerevaka me ratou sotava. Sa rawa ni vakatovolei edua na package vata kei na Fiji Care ka rauta tiko ni $829, me cici na welfare scheme ni Lotu Wesele me vaka g aka cakava o Dominion. Ia ena yasana ni Lotu Wesele e rivarivabitaka ni na mai cava na yabaki qa levu tale era mate, qai vakasuka tale na Fiji Care, tou sa na qai tu ivei ena siga ni mataka? Sa qai yaco edua na cagi ni Yalo Tabu ka veivakalougatataki na lako mai ni nodratou a veisureti na BSP me ratou sa mai taura na nodratou policy. Na policy ni BSP e konitaraki me yabaki 7, e saumi ga vakadua na premium ni matai ni yabaki me yacova nai ka 7 ni yabaki, ka sega ni veiveisau na premium, ena dua tu ga. All Photos: MCIF Communication NA VEIVAKALOTUTAKI MAI NA TABA- CAKACAKA O NAMATA N a veivakalotutaki macawa dua ena Vanua ko Namata ka ra qarava vata vaka yagoi Karisito. A yadua voli mai na bogi na veiliutaki ni vei mata lotu ka qai mai sogota na Veivakalotutaki qoka na Lotu Wesele ka ra a vakaitavi kina nai Talatala ni Tabacakacaka o Namata All Photos: MCIF Communication Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

8 MCIF DELIVERS F OOD RATIONS TO D AWASAMU Words and Pictures by Maravu Naivalu T he Disaster Management Unit of the Methodist Church in Fiji under the Department of Christian Citizenship & Social Services had in the past 2 weeks delivered groceries and food rations to Natadradave and Delakado Villages. This was in response to their request for assistance as there are hundreds of sick people who have been billeted in their homes sharing their food. Men of the 2 villages had spent days and nights tending the sick and unable to attend to their plantations. Food rations delivered by the Church to the 2 villages could last for 2-3 weeks. There are 26 families at Natadradave who are all Methodists while Delakado has 82 families comprises of Methodists and other denominations. The rations were intended for all the families in each village irrespective of their denomination. The Church directed its contributions to the 2 villages in view of the effect of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston as they share all that should be for each family in their recovery stage and in view of the humanitarian work the villagers are burdened with in helping the thousands of people flooding to both Natadradave and Delakado every week. We have been informed that the relif is shared to other villages in the District of Dawasamu. Nai Tabe Issue 8 August, /

9 NEW LEADERS OF FIJI COUNCIL OF CHURCHES I NDUCTED AT CENTENARY CHURCH I n a special ecumenical service, newly elected leaders of the Fiji Council of Churches were inducted to their roles at Centenary Church in October. The service was led by Methodist Church in Fiji General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Epineri Vakadewavosa, while the induction was presided over by Archbishop Peter Loy Chong of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva. Representatives from the different churches that make up the council performed song hymns, acts of worship, read scripture and led prayers. The guest preacher was Principal of the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia s St.John the Baptist Theological College and current President of the South Pacific Association of Theological Schools (SPATS), Rev. Amy Chambers. Methodist Church in Fiji President, Rev. Dr. Tevita N Banivanua is the new President of the FijI Council of Churches.. He was elected by the secret ballot in the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Fiji Council of Churches to be its President for the next three years. The role of President is to preside over and chair all council meetings and be one of the council's trustees as well. The Vice President and also a Trustee of the Council is Major Uraia Dravikula, General Secretary of the Council is Rev Simione Tugi of the Fiji Evangelical Fellowship and the Treasurer and also a Trustee of the Council is Rev Bruce Edwards of the Fiji Community Churches of Christ. All Photos: MCIF Communication J OELI BULU: T HE M USICAL Joeli Bulu also known as Sioeli Pulu was one of a band of Tongan teachers who came to Fiji in 1838, and pioneered the work of the Christian Church in this group. He served the Church in Fiji for almost four decades. Directed by Melbourne musical theatre performer, Bethany Eloise and talented performers from Calvary Temple Church youth group. Read more on the partnership between the church and Beacon Media on p..19 All Photos: MCIF Communication Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

10 T he Methodist Church Standing Committee last month resolved that the Methodist Church will support the Fiji Council of Churches in marking Break the Silence Sunday to raise awareness on Violence against Women and Children. Break the Silence Sunday takes place the Sunday before the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (25th November to 10th December. This year, Break the Silence Sunday is 20th November Running from November 25 the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to December 10 International Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, is a global campaign to focus our efforts towards working to eliminate violence against women in our families, our communities and our world. This year, a collective wide effort by the Fiji Council of Churches (FCC) has begun to mark the 16 Days of Activism and Break the Silence Sunday. Following a motion by The Most Reverend Dr. Winston Halapua, Head of the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia at the FCC s regular meeting on September 15, 2016; members made a consensus decision to support the 16 Days of Activism campaign and the Break the Silence Sunday (BTS Sunday) initiative. On Break the Silence Sunday, FCC member churches will focus their attention on the issue of gender based violence and child abuse, through liturgy prayers, scripture readings and sermons and recommit to being violence free communities and advocates. NGOs and the civil society are raising this issue and we need to do this too. We should take the message to the church and address this from the pulpit, said Pastor Simione Tugi, General Secretary of the Fiji Council of Churches. I believe that we are very close to the communities, we deal with them 52 weeks in a year, and almost every day. I believe that if we can tackle from that, then the issue can be reduced. Archbishop Peter Loy Chong of the Roman Catholic Church s Archdiocese of Suva believes that gender-based violence, domestic violence and violence against children are serious issues that faith communities need to be not only aware of, but also bring to the forefront of their ministries. Based on the research carried out by the Women s Crisis Centre, and also my experience with family and youth ministries, this is be a real concern for faith community and the whole country. The report on the Women s Crisis Centre, shows that we are like the number 4 country that have the highest of the case of Gender Violence, Domestic Violence, so that s very alarming. Most of the things that young people share during our youth based programmes, are various forms of violence in the family - physical, verbal and just neglect. The FCC member churches in their September 2016 meeting also requested the Christian Network Talanoa (CNT) to produce service resources and readings for this year s inaugural FCC wide effort towards BTS Sunday and 16 Days of Activism. The CNT instigated the BTS Sunday in BTS Sunday is marked on the Sunday immediately preceding November 25. This year, BTS Sunday will fall on November 20. However if the day does not suit some of the member churches, they may choose another Sunday from 20 November to 10 December. CNT was established in It is a Fiji based ecumenical network of organised women s and Christian women s units working on removing the culture of silence and shame around violence against women especially in faith based settings. The network meets on a monthly basis at the House of Sarah Office, Anglican Diocese of Polynesia. This issue is Priority for me, said Archbishop Winston Halapua of the Anglican Church s Diocese of Polynesia. We have made policies in the church, so it is a way of life. It is our businesses as Christians in engaging in God s activity. The people outside can only see what we are doing. We have the H ouse of Sarah and all the ordained ministers and we have all our committees and it is now in a curriculum from Preschool, Primary and Secondary. In another first, the Fiji Council of Churches Campaign also includes a commercial for television and cinema which features church leaders speaking out against gender-based-violence and violence against children. It is important that we not only address the sin of gender-based violence and child abuse within our church community, but as faith leaders we speak with one voice in condemning it and calling for our communities and homes to be safe, said Fiji Council of Churches president, Rev. Dr. Tevita Banivanua. The message is indicative of the work that many churches are already doing or have started doing in their own faith communities. Major Uraia Dravikula of the Salvation Army, who is the Vice President of the Fiji Council of Churches, believes that while many churches have been working on addressing this issue within their own faith communities, there is a need to bring the discussion into a broader forum. The sad thing is, that many Christian men make excuses for their behavior. They say that it is their duty to do such things to women. They make the excuse that it comes from God for them, to do those things. But that is false. Doctrinally it is not correct, Christ does not support those kinds of things, Christ elevate the status of women and children in the community and he comes up hard against those who have those kind of standards in the community especially those within the church dressed in sheep clothing but they are vultures, they are wolves and it is sad because Christ comes out strongly against those perpetrators. Major Dravikula said that it Break the Silence Sunday is important because it brings the issue of gender-based violence and violence against children front and centre in the church, where it needs to be. We say No, no, no. Let us keep it hush-hush. It is a vakamadua thing to talk about these issues. But it is not a vakamadua to talk about this thing; it is something that we must come up with for the children and the women. They are our future. The commercial, as well as an accompanying documentary, produced by the Methodist Church in Fiji Department of Communications, will broadcast and be screened during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence and be made available via social media. The initiative is supported by UNWomen. UN Women Multi Country Representative, Aleta Miller congratulated the Fiji Council of Churches and the House of Sarah for their innovative approach to raise awareness to end violence against women and girls. "We are incredibly proud of be supporting this campaign work and to be in partnership with faith based organisations, which are a key part of violence prevention work in the Pacific," says Ms Miller. Last Sunday, I joined in a Break the Silence Sunday service at Dudley Church organized by the Methodist Church in Fiji s Women Fellowship, Men s Fellowship and Christian Citizenship and Social Services Departments. Guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Cliff Bird, Regional Coordinator of Uniting World s Pacific programmes spoke on the need to weave our Christmas preparations in the season of Advent with the narratives within the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Culture and religion can and has been used to justify the lack of gender equality and gender violence. It is good to see that the church leaders have spoken out with one voice to call inequality and violence a deeply rooted sin. Rev. Dr. Bird began his message by reflecting on the statistics from the Pacific region which should although the mostly Christian region spoke much of having life in abundance, the reality was many did not. In his conclusion he offered this challenge: As we journey through Advent and the 16 Days of Activism, let us remember that Jesus comes to give life in abundance. We must always ask ourselves - Is the church affirming life? Are we affirming life? All Photos: MCIF Communication Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

11 NA RAI VAK ACIOLOJI (VAK ALOTU) NI I TOVO K AUK AUWA VEI IRA NA MARAMA Maivei Nai Talatala Iliesa Naivalu A CAVA E YACO KINA? E na dua na kena itukutukuni rawarawa, ni da veivosaki me baleta na cioloji, eda veivosakitaka tiko na Kalou (God Talk). Na Cioloji sa ikoya na taba ni vuli e vulici ka vakadikevi kina na veika me baleta na Kalou. (theo God, logy study). E sega ni rawa ki na tamata me vulica se vakadikeva na Kalou ka ni taucoko na Kalou ka vakaiyalayala na tamata. Ia sa tu ga na veika eda rawa ni vulica se kila ka da vukei kina ena Nona Vosa na Kalou e nai Vola Tabu, na dina vakaraitaki (revealed truths) kei na i tuvaki (attributes) ni Kalou eda kila ka yavutaki ena noda veiwekani kaya. Na kena oqo e dau cavuti me noda bula vakayalo ka na vakatautaki ena duidui ni noda rai vakacioloji ena itagede ni noda bula veiwekani kei na Kalou. E cakacaka talega kina na noda vakasama, ena kena raici na yavu se i naki (reason) ni kena yaco e dua na ka. Na veitaro lelevu e dau tarogi me baleta na Kalou ena vuku ni kena dau vakayacori nai valavala kaukauwa kei na veivakacacani vei ira na marama, goneyalewa kei na gone e tara tiko vakalevu nodra taro ko ira era vakacacani, me vaka oqo: A cava e yaco kina vei au na ka oqo? Evei na Kalou ni yaco vei au na ka oqo? A cava e sega ni tarova kina na Kalou? E rui malumalumu beka na Kalou? Oqo ni u sa cataki, e rawa li ni u vueti mai na itutu ca oqo? E dua li noqu tikina ena Matanitu ni Kalou? Nodra taro na marama, goneyalewa kei na gone era vakacacani e tautauvata vakavinaka nodra taro na wekadra na ono na milioni na Jiu era a mate ena lewa saurara nei Adolf Hitler e nai Matai ni Valu Levu, na taro vata oqo era taroga ko ira na wekadra na 3000 vakacaca era mate ena vakarusai ni Twin Towers mai Amerika ena 11 ni Sepiteba, 2001, vakakina nona taro e dua na marama e vakatakava vua ko watina na mate dredre na HIV/AIDS se dua nai taukei ni sitoa e vakamavoataki vakaca ni basu ka butakoci na nona sitoa. Vakamacala Raraba: E a sa buli oti toka na vuravura kei na veika bula, sa qai buli na tamata. Sa koto oti nona lewa kei nai tuvatuva ni Kalou me baleta na vuravura kei na veika kece e bula kina, oka kina na tamata. E vakatokai me Lawa ni noda vuravura (Law of Nature). E cadra na siga, tau na uca, liwa na cagi, yaco na dausiga, ravu na cagilaba, tavuki na vanua ena uneune, tubu na covulaca rerevaki(tornadoes) ka cabe na ua loka. Ni yaco e so na ka rerevaki vakaoqo, e udolu vakaudolu era mate ka vuetaki. Ia ena vukuda na tamata, dina ni titobu na loloma ni Kalou vei keda ka vauci keda ena dua nai vau ni veiwekani qaqata, e dua na i solisoli e solia na Kalou vei keda yadua sa i koya na galala ni noda digitaka na ka e vinaka vei keda (free will). Ia na galala oqo era vakasabusabutaka e lewe vuqa ka ra vakayacora kina na lomadra ca vei ira e lewe vuqa e sega nodra cala se malumalumu sobu. Dina ni a solia na galala na Kalou vei rau o Atama kei Ivi ena i Vakatekivu wase 2, ia e a solia vata talega nona i vakaro ena dua na vakatatabu, ena vuku ni vuata me kakua ni laukana. Ni digitaka na tamata me kakua ni rogoca na vakatatabu oya, sa voroka na lewa ni Kalou, sa talaidredre Vua na Kalou. Ena i Vakatekivu wase 3 sa cakacakataka kina na tamata na talaidredre oya, ni sa biuta vakatikitiki na Kalou, ka vakaturi Setani me kenai sosomi, ni sa goleva na yalona, na lomana, nona vakasama ka cakacakataka e na yagona na i vakaro ni Vunica, ka sa lutu kina na tamata e na i valavala ca. Oqo talega nai lutulutu vata e da lutu kina na tamata ni da gole taini mai na lewani Kalou ena noda digitaki Setani ni sa vosa ki lomada, e yaloda kei na noda vakasama. Na sala vata tale ga oqo e lutu kina e dua na tagane se turaga ena kena vakayacori na i valavala kaukauwa ni veiyacovi ena kucu se veisagai vua e dua na marama, goneyalewa kei na gone. E ka dina nai valavala ca. E bula tiko na Vunica ka nona cakacaka me veivakarusai era vakarusai na vakacacani ka ra vakarusai talega kina o ira era veivakacacani. E dina kina na vosa ni Turaga ena Joni 10:10a Sa sega ni lako wale mai na daubutako me butako ga, e butako, ravuravu ka qai vakarusa.. Na vua ni nodrau sega ni vakarorogo o Atama kei Ivi, dina ni sa tau oti kedrau i totogi, ia sa mai basika vei rau na gone ena kena vakayacori na i matai ni laba e na loma ni vuvale ena Vakatekivu wase 4. A tekivu ga e na butakoci ni dina kei na vinaka mai vei rau na qase, dewa ki na ravuti ni yavu talei ni veiwekani ena veilomani ni veitacini, ka tini ena nona veivakarusai o koya e qase vei koya ka gone. Na cakacaka ni veivakatawani kei na lewa a lesi taumada ki na tagane ena Vakatekivu 1:28, sa weletaka o Atama ena wase 3 ni sega ni vakatulewataka rawa na ka buli (gata) ka vakakina na watina o koya ka qai buli e muri; sa lai tini vei Keni ena nona sega ni yadravi se vakatawai tacina. E doudou o Keni me taroga tale na Kalou O au li na i Vakatawa kei taciqu? (Vktkv.4:9). Na taro oya nei Keni e dusi lesu tiko ki nai lesilesi a lesia na Kalou ki na tagane ena Vktkv. 1:28. Eda sa lesi kina na tagane kece sara meda i vakatawa ni watida, luveda yalewa, tinada, na yalewa kecega kei na vuravura levu eda tikora. Sa nodai tavi kina meda lomani ira, maroroi ira, rokovi ira, ka vakadeitaki ira. B. E NODRA GA NA MARAMA KEI NA GONEYALEWA NA KENA CA E sega ni rawa ni da cakitaka ni levu ni veivakacacani kei na i tovo kaukauwa e vakayacori, e caka tiko ga vakalevu vei ira na marama, goneyalewa kei na gone. E dua tiko nai le era dau dreta vakalevu o ira na vakayaco ca sai koya ni a buli na tagane me cecere cake vua na yalewa. Ia nai Vola Tabu (Vktkv.1:27) e dusia ni buli rau na tagane kei na yalewa na Kalou me rau veiucui ka tautauvata kei Koya. Ena rarama ni lesoni oqo e sega ni cecere cake na tagane se soli vua na galala, kaukauwa kei na dodonu me veitaliataki yalewa. E cala vakalevu kina na vakasama ni dodonu me veitaliataki na yalewa mai vei ira na tagane. E sega ni dodonu ena yavu Vakalou. Oqo talega na vuna e dodonu kina me veisau na ivakarau ni rai e Viti kei na Pasifika ena vuku ni nodra vakaliuci sivia na tagane. Sa dodonu me veidusimaki vei keda nai Vola Tabu, me vakararamataki na yaloda ka me veisautaki vakadua eso noda i vakarau ni rai kei na i vakarau ni bula. Dina ni kaya na Kalou ni na lewai yalewa o tagane (3:16b), e sega ni kena i balebale me vakacacani se vakasabusabutaki na yalewa. Na i wali ni leqa oqo e cavuta o Paula e na Efeso 5:21-33, aya me vakamalumalumutaki koya ko yalewa ka loloma ko tagane; e dua ga na veisisivi siro ka me sauvaki ka laurai ga ko Karisito ena nodrau bula. 2 Samuela 13:1-19 E dua ga na tagane e kucuvi Tema, ia eratou lewe tolu eratou vakaitavi ena leqa a tarai koya: O Jonatapi nai tokani nei Aminoni, okoya a cakacakataka na kena yaco na gagadre ca nei Aminoni O Tevita na tamadrau o Aminoni kei Tema, okoya ka vakaio ki na kerekere matailelevu nei Aminoni ka talai Tema yani vua (wele ni tubutubu) O Aminoni na ganei Tema (t.6-7) ka a kucuvi koya Na veivakacacani e yaco tikoga e loma ni vale Sa tusanaka taucoko o Tema na bibi ni nodrau veiwekani, nodrau itovo vakavanua, na kedrau irogorogo. Sa bau yaco me dusimaka vei Aminoni o Tema me kerea ga vei Tamadrau me solia nona veivakadonui me rau sa veiwatini ga, ia me kakua ga ni cakava nai tovo lolovira oya (t.12-13). E sega ni dina kece vei Aminoni. Vakayagataki ni kaukauwa me rawati kina na lomana Na t.14 sa dusia vakavinaka na ka era kaya tiko na marama e vuravura ena gauna oqo ni vu ni kena yaco tiko vakalevu na mataqali kisi vakaoqo. Ia sa sega ni via vakarorogo vua ko koya; ka ni sa kaukauwa ka malumalumu ko koya, sa rawai koya ka vakacacana. Na vakamadua kei na lolovira ni ka a cakava o Aminoni, sa qai cola duadua voli ko Tema (t.15-19). (Turn to page 13...) Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

12 Vosa Ni Kalou : Luke 8 : Na luvequ, sa vakabulai iko na nomu vakabauta. Lako ena Vakacegu. AI KAU E levu na leqa e dau tara na noda bula. Eda vakataroga na sala cava mada ena rawa ni wali kina na veileqa oqo: Eso na wekada era vakavurea eso na kedrai wali. Meda masulaka beka? Me vakalevutaki beka noqu vakabauta? Meda raica mada na cava e vakabibitaka o Luke ena I tukutuku oqo. Oqo na kedrau I talanoa e lewe rua na tamata e rau vakasaqara na bula. Eda sega ni vakatitiqataka ni oirau na lewe rua oqo erau kila vakamatata o cei e rau vakabauta. O Luke e biuti rau vata na I talanoa erua ka duidui oqo: Na matai ni itukutuku : Na italanoa kei na dua na turaga ka tukuni vakamatata sara na yacana o Jairo, tukuni vakamatata talega na nona itutu ni iliuliu ni Vale ni lotu Ai karua ni tukutuku : Na italanoa ni dua na marama ka sega na yacana ia e vakatokayacataki ga ni marama tauvimate ka turuidra balavu ka 12 na yabaki. Erau lako ruarua vei Jisu me laki kere veivuke kei na bula ia, e rau mani vukei ruarua mai Vua. Na nodrau I talanoa sa italanoa veivakurabuitaki ni vakabauta. Na I talanoa e sega ni baleta walega na vakabauta ia, e baleti Jisu ga. Na ka talega e vakabibitaka o Luke, sa I koya na nona gadreva me laurai vakamatata o Jisu : Ena Nona dusia vakamatata na yavu e koto ena lotu kei na veituvatuva ka vakavuna tiko na veivakaduiduitaki ka tara tiko yani na bula vakaitikotiko, Ni cavuta o Jisu na vosa ni kauwai kei na loloma, ka vakatokayacataka na yalewa me luvena,, ena Nona kaya Na luvequ sa vakabulai iko na nomu vakabauta. Lako ena vakabauta, Na loloma koya E vakatoboicutaka na veivakaduiduitaki kei na bai e sa viri tu me latia na veiduidui e tu ena bula ni veimaliwai : na dravudravua kei na vutuniyau, na I liuliu ni lotu kei na lewe ni lotu, na vakaitutu kei na tawavanua. Oqo na ka e vakasevurataka talega o Luke ena tukuni Jisu eke. Na nona vakayacana na yalewa oqo o Jisu Na Luvequ, edua e tawasei koya tu na nona tauvimate me 12 na yabaki, E sa solia vua o Jisu me lewe ni vuvale, ka vakalesuya vua na ka sa kautani mai vua : na nona I tutu me oka vaka lewe ni dua na vuvale, nona dokai ni dua na tamata, kei na nona I tutu donu vakatamata ka lewe ni vanua. O Luke e via dusia na veika vou e kauta mai o Jisu: E mai vakadeitaka veikeda o Jisu na gaunisala vou ni noda veiwekani me semati keda vata ni sa I Koya na noda I nuinui, ena vakalesuya mai dokai ni bula kei na kena vakataucokotaki ni bula ni veimaliwai kei na veiwekani. Me matata na veisereki ni vosa kei na ka e vakayacora o Jisu, meda dikeva vinaka mada na I naki ni noda tikina oqo. Matai, e rua na tamata e rau talanotaki eke: O Jairo kei na marama turuidra balavu. Eda raica vakamatata : E rua na itutu ni bula ni lewe ni vanua. Jairo iliuliu ni Sinakoki se Vale ni Lotu. E dokai ena vuku ni nona I tutu, ka lewe ni nodra matabose cecere. E dokai baleta ni ra daubuli lawa, era dau solia na I covi ni veika vinaka e caka ena I tikotiko, era dau rawa talega ni tveitotogitaki ka vakua e dua me kakua ni lewe ni Sinakoki se Valeni lotu. E dokai mai veiira na lewe ni vanua O Jairo e lako doudou me laki kere veivuke ka sureti Jisu kin a nona vale. Na yalewa turi dra balavu e vakadravudravuataki en vuku ni nona tauvimate: ka vakavuna me vakatikitikitaki mai na tiki ni bula raraba ni lotu kei na veimaliwai. Sa vakaduiduitaki ena vuku ni tauvimate E vakatokai me tawasavasava. Sa wilivata kei ira na dravudravua Sa na vakuwai talega mai na I soqosoqo lotu se na sinakoki. Salavata kei galili ni veivakaduiduitaki. Sa vakatokai me dukadukali sega walega ni vakatamata sa dukadukali talega vakalotu. Na marama oqo e sega ni doudou me vakadodonu vei Jisu,ia, sa lako vakavunivuni ena vuku ni lawa e vaucu kina. Na nodrau vakabulai e tauatauvata baleta ni sega ni vakaduiduitaki rau o Jisu. Ia, na ka e talei, O Jisu e ciqomi koya na marama ena vanua ga e kere bula kina. E vakadeitaki koya O Jisu ni sa nona na veivakabulai ena vuku ni nona vakabauta. E ciqomi koya kina vuvale ni Matanitu ni Kalou ka vaka tokai koya me luvena ka vakalesuya vua na I tutu dokai vakamarama se vakatamata. E levu na ka talei eda vulica e na noda Lesoni: E sega ni vakadukadukalitaki O Jisu ni tarai Koya na marama oqo. O Jisu vakataki koya e kila ni dua e tarai Koya ka lako tani mai vua na kaukauwa. Na kaukauwa oya : E vakabula na mate ni turuidra balavu, E vakabula na kavoro ni bula ea tarai koya tu, Na kaukauwa oya solia vua na bula vou, Ka semati koya lesu ki na bula galala. Na Ka Vou E Yaco : Na Turaga o Jisu e sega ni vakadukadukalitaki ena nona tarai mai vua e dua e dukdukali,ia, Sa yaco me savasava. O Luke e vakaraitaka matata ni O Jisu e mai vakakawabokotaka na lawa vaka lotu e vakabibitaka na lawa ka sega ni kauwaitaka na bibi ni tamata kei na nona bula. E mai vakawabokotaka na lawa e vakalolovirataki kina na bula. O Jisu e kauwaitaka se o cei e tarai Koya. Ena maliwa ni lewe vuqa e via kila o Jisu ocei e tarai Koya? E gadreva o Jisu me solia vua na marama na gaunisala me vakaraitaki koya ka wasea na nona leqa. Jisu e kauwaitaka e dua e kila e yalona ni gadreva na veivuke. Na yalewa turuidra sa dredre sara me tukuna nona leqa ena vuku ni lawa e vauca. Sa ka tabu me tukuna vakalotu vakavanua Io vei Jisu e sega ni dua e tarovi kin a nona loloma kei na veivakabulai. Ni vakabulai koya o Jisu : Sa vakaraitaka ni tautauvata vua na tamata. Oira era gadreva na bula se dravudravua, vutuniyau, tagane se yalewa Idia, se itaukei, ena yavai Jisu eda sa tauatauvata. Rogoca ni kacivia na yalewa oqo o Jisu : Na Luvequ. Matai sa semati koya vakavuvale. Ena vosa ni veivakamenemenei koya Sa sureti koya me lewe ni nona nona vuvale. Aleluya. Sa okati koya me luvena.sa voroka na veivakaduiduitaki. Sa solia vua na I tutu vou vaka lewe ni vuvale Sa okati koya lesu kin a lewe ni vanua ka sa muduka nona vakatikitikitaki. Sa vakataucokotaki koya. All Photos: MCIF Communication Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

13 Sa vakabulai mai mate ka vakabula na nona bula ni ciqomi ena veiwekani. Sa vakabulai koya ka sa oka me lewe ni Matanitu ni Kalou. Na Vosa I Jisu sa vosa ni bula kei na veivakadeitaki. Ni vakabulai koya o Jisu, sa kaya vua me lako ena vakacegu. Sa I vakadeitaki vua na bula vou. Na bula vakaikuritaki Na bula sa vakaturicaketaki tale ena vuku I Jisu. B)Vua na luvei Jairo: Vua e dua sa mate vakayago: Sa vakaturi cake mai n a mate ena yalo loloma kei na loloma soli wale I Jisu. Sa vaka tucaketaki tale mai na mate. Sa soli vua na bula vou. NA I SAU NI TARO KECEGA OQO: O CEI EDA VAKABAU- TA? Ocei sara mada o vakabauta? Ocei o vakasaqara? Ocei mada ena rawa ni vukei iko? NA I SAU NI TARO : O JISU KARISITO GA NA VU NI BULA KA NAI SOLIA NA VEIVAKABULAI KEI NA I WALI NI BULA KECEGA. TARO : E rawa vakacava ni da na vukei me vosa veikeda na noda lesoni ni kua kina ena noda sema vakamatalotu Vakarisito : Meda vukea na noda tukuna vakadodonu na leqa e tarai ira tiko na noda lewe ni lotu eso: Me sa muduki na I valavala kaukauwa e caka tiko veiira eso na marama kei na gone? Noda muri Jisu e baleta nida Nona tisaipeli. Me vakaraitaki ena noda bula vakatisaipeli ena veisiga : Ni da vakatotomuria na bula I Jisu. Meda bulataka na Nona loloma, veivosoti, kei na veiciqomi. 1] Na loloma I Jisu E Sega Kina Na Veivakaduiduitaki. E oka ena Nona na tamata kecega. Dravudravua se vutu ni yau Tagane se yalewa Qase se gone Vakasalewalewa se sega Tawa lotu vakarisito se noda lotu Tamata dauvolitaki koya se vuniwai se dau kana drug Tawa vanua se turaga Na loloma soli wale I Karisito Jisu sa baleti keda kecega. Sa sega ni vakuai kina edua na tamata, se I tutu ni bula cava e tu kina. Sa lomani keda vakatauatauvata kece sara. E levu veikeda e yalana na oloma ni Kalou veiira era duidui mai veikeda. Eda vakaduiduitaki ira era duatani na I tovo ni bula. Na Kalou e gadreva meda lomana na tamata kecega. Eda dusi ira ka vakuai ira eso mera kua ni mai lotu. O Jisu e vinakata meda lomani ira ka kauwai me ra mai rogoca ka votai talega ena vosa kei na loloma ni Kalou. Mera sureti mai se so volitaka nodra bula(prostitute) se valasalewalewa(gay) kana drug se cava ga mera mai kilai Jisu. E vuqa ena I Vola Tabu e ciqomi ira O Jisu ka sega ni vakasavi ira se vakaduiduitaki ira. Era raica na bula ena Nona loloma. Eso na kena I vakaraitaki o Sakiusa, Meri Makitala, tamata vukavuka, kei na noda lesoni ni kua. Yalovinaka kakua ni tarova edua me kila na loloma ni Kalou. Na loloma I Jisu E Uabaleta Na I Lati kecega Na Nona lako mai vuravura o Jisu me mai mate ena kauveilatai ka voroka kina na I lati e da sogolati kina mai Vua na Kalou. Sa kena I balebale o Jisu e ma voroka na I lati kecega e via viria na tamata me da veivakaduiduitaki kina. Na I lati ni veivakaduiduitaki vakamatatamata, Na I lati ni veimatalotu, vakavuvuli vakalotu e veivakaduiduitaki, Veikalasitaki ni so era tiko e cake na nodra I yatu, ka so e tiko era. Eso e dravudravua se sau lalai, se lotu se tawalotu O Jisu ni kaciva na yalewa Na Luvequ e ciqomi koya ni tamata, ka sega ni tarovi mai na Nona sa Luve ni Kalou, ka lewe ni Matanitu ni Kalou. Meda voroka mada vakataki Jisu na veilati cala eso ka vakaduiduitaki keda tiko ni kua. kei na cakacaka sega ni laurai kina na loloma ni Kalou. Meda vakaraitaka na loloma ni Kalou kina tamata kecega ka muduka na veivakaduiduitaki Meda sa duavata ka veilomanitaka na loloma I Jisu ka kauti ira mai era sega ni ciqomi ki na loma ni lotu mera mai kilai koya. O Jisu e totaki Ira era biligi ka mavoa na yalodra Na cakacaka I Jisu me mai vakabulai keda na tamata kece sara. Ea sega ni vakaduiduitaka na tamata ka mai vueti ira era leqa ka vakauasivi veiira e ra sega ni rawa ni vukei ira vakataki ira. veisereki ka veivueti ka veivakabulai veira kece e sotava E a vosacake ena vukudra e sega na domodra E lomani ira era biu e taudaku ni koro vakataki ira na vukavuka Na marama ena noda lesoni, e I vakaraitaki ni so e vakatikitikitaki, sega na domodra se sega e totaki ira, era vakaduiduitaki ka vosataki ka mokulaki, ka vaculaki, ka vakararawataki ena veika e vuqa e sega ni nodra cala. E vuqa na noda marama, era tutaka kaukauwa na lotu I Jisu, era dabe tiko vata keikeda era sotava tiko na leqa ia, oi keda eda galuvaka tu na nodra sereki. E vuqa era vakamavoataki tiko era waraka na lotu me vukei ira, me rawa ni galala, ia, eda vakavosavosa, eda tawa veivosoti, meda sa dodoliga en liga ni loloma I Jisu ka veivueti ena nondra bula. Sa vaka talega kina o ira na gone lalai, kei ira ga eda kila Meda sa kakua ni galuvaka tiko ka veivukei mera vukei na leqa ka vukei o ira era veivakaleqai tiko. Na i tukutuku talei ni kua : Sa I koya ena noda sa duavata na lewe ni Lotu Vakarisito eda lewe ni Fiji Council of Churches meda valuta ka muduka na veivakalolomataki e yaco tiko ka meda domovata ka kaya :me muduki - na I valavala kaukauwa; e sega ni vakalou. Ei valavala ca ka sega ni tiki ni bula I Jisu kei na Nona lotu. Meda vakadeitaka na muduki ni valavala kaukauwa, e tiki ni Lotu Vakarisito. All Photos: MCIF Communication Meda sa veitauriliga ka domovata, ka sa kena I tekitekivu ni kua, meda duavata na veitacini vakarisito meda vosa me muduki na valavala kaukauwa en loma ni lotu kei na I tikotiko. Meda Masu mada Kemuni na Kalou Yalo Loloma, Sa Nomuni naki me veilomani na tamata kecega, ka me keimami veiwekani vinaka kei Kemuni. Ni vulici keimami me muria na sala dodonu ka kauta mai na vakacegu ki na neimami bula vakavuvale, vakaitikotiko, vakavanua, me rawa ni sina I o vuravura ena nomuni loloma kei na kaukauwa sa dauveivakadeitaki ka veisautaka na bula ena vuku I Jisu. Emeni. NA RAI VAK ACIOLOJI (VAK ALOTU) NI I TOVO K AUK AUWA VEI IRA NA MARAMA (Continued from page 11 ) Oqo na veika e dau yaco vei ira na marama/ goneyalewa/gonetagane era kucuvi; ni vorolaki vakadua na nodra bula na yagodra, yalodra,lomadra kei na nodra vakasama ka ra qai mai laivi tu yani mera cola duadua voli na nodra mose kei na rarawa. Na 16 na siga ni veivakauqeti ena kena saqati nodra vakalolomataki ka vakacacani na marama, goneyalewa kei na gone a tekivu ena Vakaraubuka nai ka 25 ni Noveba ka mai cava e na Vakarauwai nai ka 10 ni Tiseba. Ni da sa vakanamata yani oqo ki na Nona tadu mai na Mesaia, ena uasivi meda raica vata kei na nona kauwaitaki keda vakabibi na lewei vuravura na Kalou e na Nona tala main a Luvena e duabau ga me vakabulai keda e nai tutu ni bula c aka lolovira eda tu kina. Na Nona a lako mai a sega ni wasea e dua, a dolavi koya vei ira ka sega ni dodonu me ra tarai: ko ira na vukavuka, na daukumuni vakacavacava, okoya na yalewa turidra balavu kei na yalewa ka beitaki ni ia tiko na veibutakoci. E sirovi ira ka vakabulai ira ena Nona cavuta vakawasoma na vosa Mo vakacegu, sa vakabulai iko na nomu vakabauta. Oqo nai tukutuku talei ni Siga ni Sucu vei kemuni kece saran a marama, na goneyalewa kei na gone ko ni sotava tiko na mosi kei na rarawa ni veika a yaco vei kemuni, na Kalou vei Jisu Karisito, sa lako mai me baleti iko, me sotava nomu rarawa ka ciqomi iko lesu ena nomui tutu taucoko vakatamata. Ko sega ni ca vakalevu cake e na vuku ni ka a yaco vei iko. E sega ni nomu cala. Oqo na cakacaka ni tevoro. Mo tacake ka mo qaqa ni Nomu Kalou sa lako mai me mai tiko vata kei iko (Imanueli), me vakaukauwataki iko ka me solia vei iko na Nona vakacegu. Nona mai sucu vakatamata na Mesaia sa solia mai kina vei keda na Kalou nai nuinu i vou, na kaukauwa vou, io na bula vou. Kakua ni raici iko sobu, ia mo solia na nomu bula Vua na Turaga ka kerea na veiliutaki ni Nona Yalo Tabu me liutaki iko ki na veisiga tawa kilai sa tu e matamu. E sega tale ni dua e vuravura oqo sa lesuva oti na veisiga ni mataka (future), na Kalou duadua ga. E Nona na siga nimataka ka tu ga Vua na kena lewa. Soli iko taucoko Vu aka mo drau kalawa vata yani ena Nona cavuikalawa na Kalou ka mo na sotava kina na marau dina, na reki vakayalo kei na vakacegu ni vakacegu (Peace - Shalom ), okoya e kena Tui (Prince of Peace) ko Jisu Karisito. Ia vei keda kece sara na tagane, turaga kei na cauravou; meda vakadeitaka na nodai tutu vakatagane ka meda kakua sara ni laiva na Vunica me cakacaka e lomada ena kena vakayacori nai valavala ni veivakalolomataki lolovira vakaoqo ka ra vakacacani kina na luveda, na makubuda, na vugoda, na watida kei na tinada. Meda solia taucoko na noda bula Vua na Kalou meda tu vakadodonu kina e matana ena gauna kecega. Tauca na nomu lewa vakatama me kakua ni yaco na ca oqo e na loma ni nomu vuvale! Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

14 E na yabaki 1843, esa ciqoma kina na Lotu na Taukei Nawaivilori ko Ratu Sireli Tawake Tagicakibau ka ra kauta vata sara tu mai na nodra I sulu ni Lotu na nonai vakavuvuli ka yacana ko Samisoni ka ra Turaga ni Namacu, Koro, ena yatu Lomaiviti. Ena gauna sa yaco mai kina erau sa qai veisolisoli kei Ratu Aisake Nabure. Ena gauna erau mai veisolisoli kina, sa mua sobu sara nai tosotso kin a vanua vakaturaga o Vatanitawake, ena kena koro vakaturaga o Natutu ka lai maroroi voli kina na qase ni Koro qo ko Samisoni, nai vakavuvuli ni vanua vakaturaga o Vatanitawake. Ena gauna vata oya e se tubu tu kina na duidui, na butobuto ena vanua saka o Nakoronubu. E a mani yaco mai nai lakolako ka rau mani lai tiko ena tikotiko mai... sa tu kina nai vakananumi ena siga nikua. Ena gauna era a lako kina qai sega ni taleitaka se veiciqomi na Turaga na Tui Ba na Taukei Bulu o Ratu Savenaca Nabeka ka mani vakatala mai kina na nonai mataivalu, ka yacani mataivalu na Solesole, ka mai ravuravu ka vakarusa ka tini me r alai bale mate kina na Taukei Vatanitawake kei na nonai Vakatawa ka yacana o Samisoni Sautamata. Era sa mai bale mate tu ena dela ni soso qo ena vuku ni kena tukuni voli nai tukutuku vinaka me baleti Jisu Karisito. Ena gauna era sa lako mai kina nona I mataivalu o Ratu Savenaca Nabeka sa qai tukuni me na liu o Samisoni (Vakatawa) ia qai tukuna nai Taukei Vatanitawake na vanua o na mate kina, au na mate talega kina, sai koya o na vanua ka qai mai cabe kina na lotu ena nodra mai bale mate kina nai Taukei Vatanitawake kei koya na Turaga nai Vakatawa main a dela ni vanua e Vatanitawake. Na ekna qai mai cabe na lotu ka qai bau tukuni talega ni matani ni vanua e Ba ka cabeti kina na lotu ka ra ciqoma kina nai sulu ni Lotu na qase ka yacova sara tu ena siga edaidai. Na kawa kei Ratu Nabeka mai na vanua vakaturaga o Bulu kei na kena koro o Sorokoba era a maio bale mate kina nai talai ni Kalou kei Ratu Aisake Nabure. Na veimaroroi ya rau qai mai bale mate ruarua me yacova tu na siga edaidai ka sa mai caka oti talega na kena vakananumi kei na veivakasavasavataki, ka ra lako mai kina nai tikotiko mai Naulunivatu, vua na Tunidau ni Bau enai ka 31 ni Siga ni Vula ko Jiulai ena vu ni kena mai qaravi nai tavi ena Vanua Vakaturaga o Vatanitawake. All Photos: MCIF Communication Ni vakarorogo na veitokani ni marama Meu tukuni parofita Apakuki mada Ai ka 35 ni vola ena i Vola Tabu makawa E tolu walega na wase ni vola e vola rawa. Ko Apakuki na parofita yalo dodonu Na nona vakararavi kei na nona dina Vua na Kalou sa rui titobu E mositi koya na nodra caka ca na wekana E raica votu ena veisiga e matana. Na parofita sa tagi vua na Kalou bula A cava na kena dede Jiova meu tagi ko ni sa sega ni rogoca Ko ni raica nai valavala kaukauwa era sa vakayacora Sa beci ka vakawaletaki kina na nomuni vosa. Na Kalou levu ko Jiova sa qai vosa vakamatata Dou rai yani vei ira na veimatanitu ka vakasamataka Ka mo dou kidacala vakalevu sara Niu na kitaka ena nomudou gauna e dua na cakacaka Ke tukuni vei kemudou, dou na sega sega sara ni vakadinata. Na vanua ko Papiloni sa vakarautaki Nai titoko ni noqu cudru me kauta yani Me vakanakuitaki kina ko ira na noqu tamata digitaki Ni ra sa vakanadakui au ka ra sa gole tani. Na parofita sa loma tarotaro E rawa vakacava Jiova na veika oqo me yaco Era tamata ca sara ka qai tovo voravora Ni ra tawa kilai kemuni na Kalou qaqa Io Jiova au sa na tiko ga ka wawa. Kakua ni ko rarawa na noqu tamata digitaki Au sa rogoca na domo ni nomu tagi O ira talega na kai Papiloni era na vakanakuitataki Io me vakayacori madaga na noqui naki. Na Kalou sa raica ka kila na ka kecega Ni ra na bale ka rusa ga nai valavala ca Ia na tamata yalo dodonu sa dau nodra ga na qaqa. A sa masu ko Apakuki ka vakatakekere I Jiova kau sa rogoca na kemuni rogorogo kau sa rere Ni ko ni sa cudru sa rawa ni waicala na veimatanitu kece Sa ka wale na tamata ka ni sa kuvu ga ni qele. Meu reki ka marautaka na Kalou na noqui vakabula Ni sai koya ga na vu ni noqu qaqa kei na kaukauwa Ena vakaiyaragitaki au meu duatani ga Ka kauti au tale meu lako voli ena veitikina cecere ko ya Sa mai tini tale na noqu serekali Na parofita ko Apakuki e sa mai cauraki Mei dusidusi vei keda na veitokani Na cudru nei Jiova sa rui rerevaki Isa na noqui wasewase lomani Naba tolu au sa matataka yani Veika vakayalo ena loma ni soqosoqo sa neitou I tavi Me da veiwekani kei na Kalou ka kila na nonai naki Ni sa moce kecekece sara Me kalougata na nomuni bula kei nai yabaki vou sa toka e matada Na marau ni siga ni sucu au sega sara ni guilecava Me qai noda vata kece na loloma levu, tawa yalani ni noda Turaga. Mrs. Joana Waqairatu Wasewase Naba 3, Methodist Womens Fellowship,Centenary Church, Suva. Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

15 Bula vinaka James, This is from Sinai at South Camp and this is our seven months going on now and the soldiers are fine and in good health and the boys are doing well specially working in a new working environment with the South Battalion soldiers who are Americans. It's getting colder now at South Camp as we are drawing closer to festive season. At the same time the boys are enjoying their holy land tour and this week on Thursday the Cairo tour is finally opened for us where the boys are going to enjoy their site seeing specially the pyramid. Our work here is also changed when we came down to South Camp.Actually its a American Base camp and our work has slightly change to meet this new environment and its situation. We are now engaged in manning the gates and the tower as securities of the MFO CAMP where the MFO force commander and its command team resides with other MFO contingents and other Civilians staff. Their life is at the hand of our boys who are manning the gates and the tower of South Camp. Our tasking has also changed. Now we are engaged in EG tasking and MOT and also serving out their in the three field sites as MFO observers that is to observe verify and report.. The Lotu is paramount here at South Camp. Our soldiers uphold and value it all the time. It enhances their work and their faith in God specially when their life is at risk in engaging their primary tasking. Its nothing new in the last 35 years of serving Peace in this war torn country. We have lots of testimonies to tell in the last thirty five years of observing Peace here at Sinai. Some have retired and some are deceased and some are preparing for their retiring and have good memories and testimonies about the saving acts of God during their operation here at Sinai. The Lotu is paramout here and that is nothing new to all the Fiji soldiers. Many have become new preachers while serving here at Sinai and some have become confirmed member and also want to renew their life with God at Sinai during there time here. One of the most challenging tasks here as chaplain, is when a soldier is brought to my attention of family problem at home. Then I am there to counsel him when his life is at a high risk of committing suicide. I am there to help him, guide him that he will not commit suicide and many other family issues to deal with that make my work more challenging and interesting when dealing with soldiers at the operation area. I thank God for his wisdom and knowledge and the prayers that said, from a small Island nation, thousands of miles, faraway from the other side of the globe that has been making an impact to the lives of our soldiers here. That also help our work here at Sinai. The Sinai Church Programmes are as follows : First Week of a New Month:- Holy Communion, Lagasere va Kabani and SoliThat week is Tabu week: no kva or alcohol until the following week. That first Sunday of the month, I conducted Holy Communion on the two remote sites that near from the camp. The following Sunday is the two remote sites that are faraway from South Camp. First week of everymonth from Mon- Thursday [ Tabu Week ] I have a special session with a Battalion [caka vuli] at 4-5pm in the afternoon. After the tabu week [2nd week until the last week of a month] : Monday- Thursday [ Lotu] Company Church Service From Monday to Wednesday Battalion Church Service on Thursday Pastoral visitation: I have visited four field sites and conducted pre-marriage counselling session with the boys and I have slept in all the remote sites where our boys are serving and also knowing what they are facing. Chain Prayer is conducted every first week of a new month during the tabu week on Saturday from 6 pm to 12 am midnight.. That's all from the Sinai desert and wish you a Merry Christmas and a meaningful new year Thank you James and your team! Rev. Manasa Levatabua, Fiji Padre, MFO Sinai Mauri from Stephen Whitmee High School(SWHS) at Morikao in Abaiang, Kiribati! Having arrived on 16 th of May,2016, the School was already beginning its first week of Term 2. The reception by the School Principal, her Spouse and members of Staff and supporting Staff started when we sat foot on the Island of Abaiang and it went right into the night, at SWHS in Morikao. We could sense from our arrival the high expectation and goodwill of our immediate neighbours. Yes, we can say that we have been accepted with both hands and heart, so we were ready to deliver for the sake of the students (about 150) already waiting to be taught. Now as we come towards the end of the year, we can say that the Kiribati way or culture is uniquely one of the best in the Pacific and is hardly spoiled by outside influence. Christianity has truly overridden all the aspects of their lives and the effects has trickled down to the children who possess a lot of respect and humility. With a nostalgic feeling we remember Fiji was once like that years back. This culture of humility, simplicity and respect provide the platform for our work here, and surely it has given us the satisfaction and peace after each day of work. Hence, we look forward to returning next year, and if given a chance we are more than willing to stay on for another two or three years, when we still have the energy to teach and share with the people here. Lo, my wife has also enjoyed her stay here and has also been instrumental in taking part with our mothers and local community in moral support, as well as teaching students, as can be seen in the pictures attached, how to sing at the School Chapel. Perhaps the biggest challenge here is the acquisition of the English Language, but that is manageable when more exposure is given for the language. Now we anticipate returning to Fiji to meet our Sponsors the Methodist Church in Fiji and family at home. We vouch for the fact, that we have truly being loved and respected by your counterparts the Kiribati Uniting Church at Antepuka and here at Morikao and Abaiang. Submitted for your information and high hopes that more Volunteers would be willing to join us here in Kiribati. With love, Keni and Lo Vakamino Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

16 E Vola ko Qalo Rokotakala Placide Capeau Translated John Sullivan Dwight Born Vakadewataka mai: Apakuki Coka Na Totoka qai Vakciriloloma e dua a sere eda rawa ni vakatoka me dua na sere walega ni siga ni sucu. E dua na dina na sere totoka, na vola na kena vosa e dua na turaga dau serekali ni Faranise ko Placide Cpaeau, ia ra qai mai vakadewataka ena vosa vakaperetani ko J.S Dwight.Ena dua na tuva sere ena BBC MAI Lodoni ena 2005 me baleta Na sere ni Vakacaucau (Song of Praise). E a koto kina na sere qo mai na drau na sere era a digitaka na lewe ni vanua. E dina ga ni a dau sega ni lagati vakawasoma sara ena loma ni yabaki ena noda dui valenilotu kei nai kuri ni a sega ni dau kunea vakalevu ena loma ni noda vola ni sere. Era dau vakayagataka ka lagata na dau lagasere Solo me vakataki Nat King Cole, se Perry Como, sa katoni oti mai Amerika vei ira na kena dau Martin Mcbride, se ko John Berry. E so na daulagasere rogo e vuravura era dau kaya no nodra sere taleitaki na sere oqo me vakataki Luciano Pavarroti, Joan Surtherland kei koya na soloist ni welesi ko Katherine Jenkins ka sova ga vakataki koya ki uluna e dua na bilo wai ena gauna sara e lagata tiko kina. Era dau nanuma eso ni sega ni ganita me lagati e valenilotu ena So-Kalou, oqori na vuna era dau biuta vakatikitiki kina. Ko Placide Capeau ka vola na sere oqo edua dau vakasama rai yawa sara, a sucu ka bula voli ga ena dua na koro lailai sara mai Roquemaure, volekati Avignon ena buca o Rhone, era dau bisinisi waini ka ra nanuma sa nodralotu na bisinisi waini. E muria ga na bula ni nona I tubutubu turaga ena qatavi bisini ni waini, ka yaco vua e dua na vakacalaka levu ni se qai yabaki 8 ka ni a vana na kigana e dua na nonai tokani. Qo na vuna musu kina na ligana, ka vakadredretaka talega na nona bula. A veisau na nonai tuvatuva me vuli ka rawata na koroi levu duadua Degree in Literature mai Parisi. E toso ruarua na bisinisi waini kei na vola ni serekali-ia e marautaki vakalevu ena gauna vaka oqori na Turaga ni Koro tiko talega mai Roquemaure. E dua na vuna levu na nodra sega ni dau vakacuruma kina noda vola ni sere e vuqa na tabai vola baleta o Placide Capeau e dua dau tokona na matanitu tu vakataki koya nil ewe ni vanu, e dua na dau saqata na nodrai tavi na dau veituberi vakalotu, e dua na dau ni veivakasoqoni vata vakalewe levu. Enai ka 19 ni senituri o ira na buli sere mai Charles Wesley - Christian Rossetti era vakasaqasaqa ena veika e baleta na veivakabobulataki kei naveivale ni bobula. E dua tale na vu ni kena niu vakatikitiki na sere oqo- totoka qai vakaciriloloma, e baleta ni ko Adam Adolphe kei Placide Cappeau erau taroga sega ni vakabauta na Kalou. Sa vakarau biuti Parisi tiko ena dua nai lakolako vakabisinisi ena 03/12/1847 rau qai sotakei nai Talatala ka surety koya me vola mada e dua na sere ni siga ni sucu. A vola ena vosa vaka Faranise, ka qai solia vei Adolphne Adams m,e vola na kenai lagalaga. E volai ga na sere qo ena dsiga ka mai biuvata na vei sere tale e so me lagati ena bogilevu ena lotu vata ena Roquemaure Parish Church ena melio ni siga ni sucu ni E dina ni a mai saqata, biuta, tarova mai nai liuliu I lotu mai Faranise ia a mai lagataki ka sevutaki vakamarautaki e Faranise na sere ka yaco sara yani ko Peritania. A vakadewataka sara kina vosa vakavavalagi ko John Sullivan Dwight ena E turaga ni Boston ka rawata na nonai koroi ena Harvard University, qo e dua na sere e kilai levu mai Amerika. Me da nanuma e so nai tukutuku tale me baleta na sere ni siga ni sucu ni oqo, siga ni sucu ni yabaki 1870 ena nodra I valu. o France-Russia. Ni vakadirorogo tu na buca ni valu, o koya kara dui davo no na sotia ena dui qara ni keli era vakaruru kina. A qai vakasauri ga ni lade cake mai kina gusu ni qara e dua na sotia ni Faranise ka qai lagata mai na sere Totoka Qai Vakaciriloloma ka sega ni dua e vanai koya mai vei ira na nona meca, ia e saumi ena dua nasere ni Siga ni sucu vaka ke a vola o Martin Luther From the Highest Heaven I come to tell of the Saviours Birth. E levu na vei matasere era dau biuta vakatikitiki na sere oqo ena nodra tuva na nodra lagalaga sere ni siga ni sucu ka ni ra okata me nodra sere ga na gone. Na kenai bulibuli kei na qaqana e ganiti ira na gone lalai. E kauti keda sara ga yani ki na loma ni vale, era tu wavoliti keda na manumanu. Eda sa semati keda sara tu ga kina siga talei o ya kei na kenai naki. Na Sere nei Meri Ai Vakamalua ni Solisoli - Na Gone lailai ko Jisu Luke 1:46-47 Na sere ni Siga ni sucu, e sa baleta na sucu nei Karisito, era vakaraitaka mai na totoka dokai ni sere vua na tamata. E dua na wase ni sere rokovi vakaoqo ena macawa ni Siga ni Sucu ea vola 'o George Frederick Handel na Mesaiah. Enai Vola Tabu vou e koto kina e 4 na veisere bibi ka ratou veiwekani voleka sara ena sucu nei Jisu. Na Sere nei Meri Song of Mary - Magnificent/ Canticles (Sere/ same se dua ga na sere ni vakacaucau e koto ena Vola Tabu mai na Same), 1. Vola Tabu Makawa - Apocrypha Canticles 2. Sere nei Mosese & Miriama (L/Yani 15) 3. Sere ni Valu (A song of the Rock) Vakarua 32. Na sere nei Meri e tekivu ena nona sa Sinai ena reki vakayalo, ka saga me vosa vua na Kalou ena vakacaucau. E dolava na yalona me sere vakacerecerea, vakalagilagi na tukuna na veika dina e koto ena yalona taucoko enai tukutuku veivakurabuitaki e mai tukuna vua na Agilosi. Luke 1: Na Vosa ni nona sere e vaka na vola mai nai Vola Tabu makawa e vakatakila ni o Meri e dua na goneyalewa e kila vinaka na nonai Vola Tabu. Na nona vosa serekali e bulia ena nona ilakolako yani ki vei Ilisapeci, na dauvena e kunei kina na yalomalumalumu ena loloma veiyagani ni noda Kalou. E taura tale mai vakarua e matada na sere masu ni marau vei Ana ena sucu nei Samuela (Samuela 2:1 & Same 113:7-8). "Sa reki na yaloqu ena vuku I Jiova SA cecere cake na noqu kaukauwa ena vukui Jiova. Ia na Sere nei Meri e vakatokai "Na Magnificent Anima mea DomiNum-ka wasei vaka 4 na yatu vosa. aaaluke 1:46-48 (Raica nai Vola Tabu) 1. Oqo nai vakaraitaki ni nona veivakacerecerei e cecekia kei na vakamuduo e tawa tukuni rawa vua na Kalou ena veika e solia vua na nona goneyalewa. Ni kaya "Na Kalou - noqui vakabula" e tusanaka kina na Dina Levu ni o Meri e kila na Karisito...sega walega ni Luvena ena vakasucuma e vuravura oqo, ia, nonai vakabula sara talega. 2. Vs E rabailevu na nona tukuna ka kacivaka na kaukauwa, na Tabu kei na rokovi kei na loloma ni Kalou kina veitaba tamata V/ Na domo ni parofita e vakatakila vei keda ena nona na vakalolovirataka Kalou na veika e cecere kei na yalo kaukauwa kei na yalomalumalumu. 4. V/54/5 - Raica matua tiko ga na veivuke ni Kalou vei ira na nona tamata, ka dau nanuma me nona Veiyalayalati. Eda qoroya na nona Vakabauta dei na goneyalewa Jiu oqo ena nona tucake ena kurabui. E vei dokai ka vei rokovi ena nona ciqoma, taura, maroroya na kila ni Kalou. Sa rauta me Reki (v/47) enai tukutuku ni Agilosi ni na vakasucuma na Mesaia na Luve ni Kalou ki Vuravura. E tekivu oqori meda kacivi koya. "Na Tina ni Vakabauta na Marama e Kalougata. 1. Reki na yaloqu, Reki vei Jiova Ni vakacerecerei au sara tu Au sa kalougata kau lomani ga Ni sa rawa n aka au kerea tu. Me sa Nomuni dina talega qo Kau sa yalataka meu sa Nomuni. 2. Sa vakamalua Vua na Turaga Na yaloqu vua na noqu Kalou Nai taba tamata era kaya tu Niu yalewa kalougata dina Vakarokoroko me sa Nomuni Matalau Jiova na Yacamuni. 3. Waiwai boi vinaka Liviraka sara Me tavoya kina na yava i Jisu So era qai kaya me maroroi tu Mani kaya gona kina ko Jisu Ni caka vinaka ni vale koya Ena kenai divi tikotiko ga. 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17 INTRODUCTION The period of September to 23 Nov may best be reflected on as a period of consolidation, which includes making a start on implementation of activities that are still pending. And the focus on project administration was on meeting project reporting requirements and the reviewing of implementation strategies together with UnitingWorld. It was a critical period as the Project had to engage a new replacement Administrative Assistant. ACHIEVEMNT HIGHLIGHTS CHURCH REPAIRS 1. Analysis of Building Assessment - see attached notes o Divisions visited in this period were Cakaudrove, Bua, Tavua, Ba, Vuda, Nadi Verata, Bau. 2. Provisions of Chain-saws and Generator see attached notes o o o Chain-saws were provided widely, primarily to clear fallen logs from accesses to plantations. Feedback through MCIF assessment that most critical to address the clearing of farm accesses and gardening areas. Circuit Ministers will manage usage in rotation by affected households. Government and other partners are promoting fast growing vegetables and staple crops Chain-saws are further used to mill timber in the repair of Churches and residences e.g. in Ra. Generators were substitutes for inconsistent power supply, assist in power tools used for re-construction and assist in use of PA system during congregational worship reaching out to the communities. 3. Criteria for assistance were approved in the last Board meeting. This has awakened interest and generated actions in many Churches. o Attached is the recommendation for the first batch of assistance to partially damaged Churches. (Those with a Committee embarking on repair work and have a Bank Account). 4. A number of Churches have genuine difficulties opening a new account in the short span to date. To continue MCIF support it is recommended that they be granted half the fund paid into a nominated Bank Account but to relax use of that fund to allow them to open their own Church building account. The balance paid pending on a new account. DISPOSAL OF CYCLONE DEBRIS 1. MCIF partnered the Tavua Rural Local Authority in its Tavua Clean-up Campaign - about to complete. 2. Village communities were mobilised by Tuirara Levu Ra to collect and bury nonrecyclable cyclone debris in the circuits T/C Rakiraki, T/C Nalawa and T/C Nakorotubu. This was on a humanitarian recovery activity using the concept of work for cash. 3. Tuirara Levu Ra organised a partnership with Rakiraki Rural Health Authority to support the clean-up in T/C Rakiraki. 4. This concept has been extended to Ovalau where the Lomaiviti Provincial Office will mobilise and manage the clean-up in villages nominated. PROVISION OF FOOD PACAKAGES 1. Supplies were procured and two deliveries made to Natadradave 2. Koro has also requested assistance to villages vulnerable for very little signs of recovery from income earning sources. First batch of supplies to leave today Monday 5 December. PROPOSED AMMENDED MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) The Unit has accepted the Final Draft and now sent back to UnitingWorld to process for signing. STAFF MOVEMENT and FORWARD LOOKING Ms Rigieta Talataoka Luveni is the new administrative assistant. Penaia E Baleinamau is expected to leave the Project at start of the2017 academic year for training in Davuilevu Theological College Mr. Samuela Laliqavoka, a retired lecturer (civil engineering) is likely to join the Project early next year as the Training Facilitator / Instructor with responsibility to monitor all repair activities and conduct user-training on Facilities Audit Survey. Mr Laisenia Koto is to take up the Training Instructor post with specific responsibility on promoting sustainable and disaster risk reduction practices in agriculture. INCOME / EXPENDITURE SUMMARY We will provide details when the Amended MOA is signed. In the meantime as of Sept 31: Estimated expenditure to 26 Sept Period Expenses Estimated Total Expenses to end 23 Nov MOA budget 339, Balance Available 20, Photos: MCIF DRR Unit Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

18 C LEAN UP CONTINUES: D ISASTER R ESPONSE TEAM HELPS CLEAN UP TAVUA The following is a report from the Health Inspector Tavua, Jese Vatuwaqa Before the collection started the officers of the Tavua Rural Local Authority hand out notification slips on the clean-up campaign to each community one week prior to the collection date. Each community were advised on the date and time of the collection on the notification slips. Eight (8) loads of rub- bish was collected and taken to Ba rubbish Dump. The area that didn t collect any rubbish will be revisited and the community will organize for another date. The Tavua health office wish to thank your kind organization in sponsoring the above event which will benefit the Tavua people in the eradication of vector borne illnesses. Date/ Day Name of communities No. of rubbish Loads 21/11/16 Monday Vatia/Maqere/Tagitagi/ Nadolodolo & Vatutavui Village 1 N EWEST P ARTNER H IGHLIGHTS D ISA- BILIT Y INCLUSION Uniting World Regional Coordinator Rev Dr Cliff Bird together with Church President Rev Dr Tevita N Banivanua and Vice President Mr. Apisalome Tudreu, Secretary for the Women s Department Deaconess Sala Naucabalavu welcomed the new Pacific Program Officer,Ms. Naomi Navoce. Ms. Naomi Navoce spent 6 years as the Gender and Youth Officer at the Pacific Disability Forum. She was responsible for the women and Youth with the Disabilities Program in the Pacific before taking on the position. She is thankful to the church for giving her an opportunity to show what she can do. When questioned about what changes she would like to see as a person with disability she says that the Church has reached a milestone from what is was over the past years. She is grateful that the church is being very inclusive for women and children in Leadership, decision making and also seeing persons with Disability being part of the church programs. She also mentions that she is thankful to the churches that have made renovations to the church buildings making it accessible for all people with disabilities. Ms Navoce will be with Uniting World for one year. 23/11/16 Wednesday 25/11/16 Friday 28/11/16 Monday 30/11/16 Wednesday 02/12/16 Friday 07/12/16 Wednesday 09/12/16 Friday Korovou village/ Nabuna village / 1 Rukuruku village Yaladro/ Mataniwai 1 Waikubukubu village/ Nadelei 0 village No Rubbish was collected by the villagers Rabulu village/kavuli settlement 1 Tavualevu village 1 Vatukoula/ Toko settlement 2 Toko settlement 2 Total 9 Loads All Photos: MCIF Communication C LOSING THE C IRCLE: T RADITIONAL A RTEFACTS T O BE R EPATRIATED FROM A USTRALIA TO FIJI U nitingworld hosted family members of two former missionaries to Fiji, as they repatriated several Tabuas to the Methodist Church In Fiji and Rotuma. The giving of a Tabua (made from whales teeth) is a sign of great respect, and its cultural significance depends on it not being kept by one person but given away and passed around the community. Wes Gibbons, the grandson of Rev W.E Bennett, and Michael Mills, the grandson of Rev William Green presented the Tabuas to Rev James Bhagwan of the Methodist Church in Fiji in acknowledgement of the original respect shown by the Fijian people. These are priceless to us," said Rev Bhagwan. "A Tabua carries the love of people, the love of the land and the love of God. A Tabua is never meant to be owned. Just like the whale, just like the spirit of God and just like the mission of the church - it is always moving. A Tabua is the highest honour that we can bestow on someone. So I accept this gift with great humility and love." "These are very important reminders for us today as we continue to strengthen our relationship with the Uniting Church in Australia. I receive them knowing we are brothers and sisters working together, he said. All Photos: UCA/UnitingWorld Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

19 M INI-MCIF SCHOOLS E DUCATION CONFERENCE By Master Waisake Ravatu, Secretary for Education, MCIF In our bid to map out our target areas for our schools in the next 10 years Decade of Education, your Education Office will be facilitating the first of planning sessions next month for brainstorming purposes. Now almost completing my second year in office, and after visiting our schools, I ve picked up needed areas to address and these have been taken through the usual channels monthly Board Meetings and Standing Committee Meetings and now 2 Annual Conferences. I ve realized though that other suggestions continue to come via other sources Annual Meetings, Ministry of Education, Education Personnel, School Personnel, MOSA, Colleagues, Leadership, etc. prompting the need to get in representatives of all these to a sequence of meetings where we could put all of these ideas together. No doubt this is the way to go as it would ensure ownership of our education journey a vital necessity indeed as there is a lot to do and the journey fraught with countless and varied challenges (as it was in the original Exodus), thus the vital necessity of all stakeholders working as a team. After obtaining a draft, it is envisaged that it would be disseminated quickly to our stakeholders in specific groups for their responses School Heads, School Boards, Ex-Scholars/ MOSA, PTFA, Students, Divisional Education Committees. Once it has gone its rounds, with accommodation of inputs, the Road Map or Education Blueprint will be taken through the Education Board, Standing Committee and 2017 Conference before implementation. I hope that as copies of NAI TABE comes to our Divisions, our Divisional Committees will do their own preparation by drawing from their congregation individual churches, circuits and then division levels. I humbly seek for your cooperation and fervently ask for your prayers individual and corporate! S OLEVU OPENING REPORT 2016 is a special year for MCIF s Lako Yani Vou journey as it not only was declared our Year of Education in April but the pronouncement also heralded a 10 year ( ) commitment by the church and its education stakeholders for a collective and concerted effort in improving the outlook and performance of our 31 schools. While individual schools had started on this journey as per need, as they came across much needed funds/savings, on the whole it s been really dependent on our different schools management and administration. On the collective front though, other than the declaration this year, the first tangible effort was witnessed through the 2016 Solevu Opening on Friday 14 th August by the ex-scholars of our 31 schools along with their PTFA, for some schools. Given the 11 th hour call to them to open our Solevu this year, the Church Leadership and our Education Office is most grateful indeed for not only the show of support demonstrated at Toorak on that memorable day but also the huge grand total of $227, collected. We couldn t help but agree with the sentiments expressed by many ex-scholars on why the invitation was late yes indeed for we are left to wonder now on what could have been had they been given time. To me as I attempted to attend to the much needed arrangement prior to the day, liaison on the day and now to facilitate disbursement of the funds to the schools, I just realized the huge resource, the ex-scholars are to us as a body (present in all levels of almost every conceivable organization in our nation and abroad), some in very influential positions. In recognition therefore of this reality, we have not only asked our schools to strengthen their ties with their respective exscholars association form one if its still non-existent or reactivate the dormant ones. Furthermore, MOSA (Methodist Old-Scholars Association) which has spearheaded this much needed resurgence has been asked to stay actively engaged with the Church through a seat in the Education Board and to actively participate in our forums. May I take this opportunity to extend my sincerest appreciation to the executive committee, especially Tevita Tabalailai (President), Asena Tunisau (Secretary), and to every MOSA member here and abroad; tribute must be paid also to the Senior MO- SA Executive who came in numbers also on the day joining with MCIF BEACON MEDIA PARTNERSHIP Beacon Media Ministry is an interdenominational Christian Education Ministry originating from Australia with a goal to bring students to know God through a God-centered classroom environment, that ties in well with our own MCIF primary object to give instruction in a Christian setting to children; both Christian and non- Christian alike (1984 Constitution). I am thankful to the Church hierarchy/leadership/conference for seeing it fit to accept them as a partner in this journey that we are undertaking, especially at this start, where we are trying to consolidate our direction, personnel and resources. While they had worked prior to 2015 in some of our primary schools, I started to work with them last year after seeking clearance from the Church and have continued to work closely with them since; I believe their concentration at our primary schools is vitally important they being the formative years for our children. This year, we were again delighted to work with them and outlined below are areas they worked in: 1.0 Review of our Primary Schools Christian Education CE Curriculum I am happy to advise that using our existing CE Curriculum one they have labeled as an excellent curricula, after a 1-year period they have completed the much awaited review last September. For our information the revised curricula: 1.1 has a CE teachers Guide, a pupil s workbook and supplementary notes for CE Teachers. 1.2 is on discs so making it easier for us reviewing purposes after the trial period, being mindful that the draft is ours to change as we see fit during the trial period. 1.3 is to be on trial in 2017 before being printed for use in Special Workshops The team, with their very passionate and hardworking local co-workers in Losalini Tuwere and Patrick Bower, conducted workshops for a 2-weeks duration in their September trip consisting of: 2.1 Teachers Aide Volunteer Training (3-days). Involved the training of volunteers (parent, church member, etc.) in our Suva Nausori primary schools to help students who are either non or slow reader in Year 3. This is a growing problem in our schools and given the increasing influence of unrestrained use of mobiles and computers flooding the world now with increasing school roll and teacher workload, this is set to increase in magnitude. We are thankful to Beacon Media for recognizing this problem, one that Headteacher of Annesley Infant School, Davuilevu Methodist Primary and Veiuto Primary School (non -MCIF School), where BEACON Media have worked, have valued immensely; the target is to ensure every student in our primary schools becomes a reader by the time they move to Year 4 thus ready to sit for exams from Year 6. Programme is set to cover the rest of our primary schools from We seek your support in the allowance of these volunteers as MOE would not pay them from School Grant. 2.2 Empowerment/Professionalism of teachers/school Heads This was covered in 2 sessions: Christian counseling (4-6pm) 1 afternoon session. With growing indiscipline and general breakdown of values, Christian teachers, Chaplains/School Deaconesses were blessed to be at this greatly empowering session to deal with their students by Christian Counselors Professionalism School Heads and teachers attended this one Saturday (9am-3pm) session at Epworth Hall where Qase Levu, who conducted devotion, inspected the completed CE Curriculum Year 3 teachers This 3-afternoon/1-Saturday session was specially for Year 3 teachers empowering them to work with the Teacher Aide volunteers in their schools to ensure ideal working relations between them. We are indeed indebted to these passionate and committed volunteers especially Paul and Cheryl Reid of Australia and their local co-workers for such sacrifice for the realization of our mission in our schools. younger generation. It is our hope that the two will merge into a powerful force in the future. I would be failing in this report if I did not acknowledge and mention our 3 Government Schools ACS, RKS and QVS who taught us some lessons in solidarity, sacrifice and Christian giving, vinaka vakalevu to the Executive Committees and members of ex-scholars of these schools for the handsome contribution of $8,500. I see all our schools coming to life as a group in the next 10 years and it s heartening to see visible changes made as our heads and management begin to take ownership of our Decade s vision. Once again, a big vinaka vakalevu for this year to everyone including the Church leadership and Education Board for the continued support and I look forward to venturing out into our Exodus in the years ahead. Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

20 MARK THE DATE: V EITIKI N I S IGA B IBI E NA L OTU WESELE ENA 2017 Yabaki Vou/ New Year s Day - 01 January 2017 Macawa ni Veivakavoui / Covenant Week January 2017 Siga Tabu ni Veiyalayalati / Covenant Sunday - 08 January 2017 Deaconess Day - 10 February 2017 Macawa ni Sevu / Harvest Week - 27 February 4 March 2017 Vukelulu ni Dravusa/ Tekivu Na Lede - 01 March 2017 Ash Wednesday / Beginning of Lent Lotu Masumasu ni Vuravura - 03 March 2017 World Day of Prayer Siga Tabu ni Sevu / Matai Ni Siga Tabu ni Lede - 05 March 2017 Harvest Sunday / First Sunday in Lent Karua Ni Siga Tabu ni Lede / Second Sunday in Lent - 12 March 2017 Ka Tolu Ni Siga Tabu ni Lede /Third Sunday in Lent - 19 March 2017 Ka Va Ni Siga Tabu ni Lede /Forth Sunday in Lent - 26 March 2017 Kalima Ni Siga Tabu ni Lede / Fifth Sunday in Lent - 2 April 2017 Macawa ni Wilivola ni Siga Tabu - 08 April 2017 Sunday School Week Siga Tabu ni Curu Vakatui - 09 April 2017 Palm Sunday / Children s Sunday Macawa Tabu / Holy Week April 2017 Siga ni Mate /Good Friday - 14 April 2017 Siga ni Tucake Tale /Easter Sunday - 16 April 2017 Macawa ni Vuvale / Family Week April 2017 Siga Tabu ni Vuvale /Family Sunday - 30 April, 2017 Macawa ni Tina / Mothers Week May 2017 Siga Tabu ni Tina / Mothers Sunday - 07 May 2017 John Wesley Day - 24 May, 2017 Siga ni Kaucake / Ascension Day - 25 May, 2017 Siga Tabu ni Kaucake /Ascension Sunday - 28 May 2017 Tekivu Na Vakatatabu Ni Kawakawa kei na Donu - 01 June 2017 Beginning of Abstinence from Catching or Eating Kawakawka or Donu Siga Tabu ni Pentiko / Pentecost Sunday - 04 June 2017 Siga Tabu ni Lewe Tolu Vakalou /Trinity Sunday - 11 June 2017 Macawa ni Veivakalotutaki / Evangelism Week June 2017 Macawa ni Vola Tabu / Bible Week - 25 June 02 July 2017 Macawa ni Valenibula/ Hospital Week July 2017 Macawa ni Bula Raraba July 2017 Christian Citizenship and Social Services Week Macawa ni Tama/ Fathers Week September 2017 Siga Tabu ni Tama / Fathers Sunday - 10 September 2017 Macawa ni Dilkusha /Dilkusha Week September 2017 Wiliwili Ni Lewanivanua /National Census Night - 17 September 2017 Vakacavari Na Vakatatabu Ni Kawakawa kei na Donu - 30 September 2017 End of Kawakawa and Donu Spawning Season Siga ni Lotu ni Marama Lotu Wesele e Vuravura - 6 October 2017 World Women s Federation Service Cabe ni Lotu /Methodist Mission Day - 12 October 2017 Macawa ni Cauravou kei na Goneyalewa October 2017 Methodist Youth Week Macawa ni Veilomani Boys Home October 2017 Veilomani Boys Home Week Macawa ni Veivakadodonutaki November 2017 Correctional Services Week Break the Silence Sunday November / 26 November First Sunday in Advent - 03 December 2017 Second Sunday in Advent - 10 December 2017 Third Sunday in Advent - 17 December 2017 Fourth Sunday in Advent - 24 December 2017 Siga ni Sucu /Christmas Day - 25 December 2017 Lotu Ni Vakatawase/Watchnight ` - 31 December 2017 C HURCH MOTHER : C HRISTIAN E DUCATION IS IMPORTANT Words and pictures by Kinisimere Saratibau M rs. Lorine Tevi was a Guest Speaker for the Christian Education Year 2 students at the Methodist Lay Training Centre, YPD Davuilevu on. She shared that Christian Education and Develop Individual in Communities should have the Personal Experience/ Encounter with Jesus Christ and accepting him as one Personal Saviour and Lord and being Empowered by the Holy Spirit to live as a responsible citizen in a redemptive community of Faith Witnessing as Christ Representatives. After 39 years Mrs. Lorine Tevi step foot again at YPD, she was grateful that she was invited twice to be a guest speaker for the Christian Education classes. She talks about The faith journey and the missionary of a Methodist woman this faith journey of a person depends very much on the nurturing and the development of faith from early childhood and coming growing upwards. The aim of Christian Education is to nurture and develop individuals in communities have a personal experience and counter with Jesus Christ and accepting him as one Personal Saviour and Lord and being Empowered by the Holy Spirit to live as a responsible citizen in a redemptive community of Faith Witnessing as Christ Representatives. Mrs. Tevi stressed that Education is very important today, but education or learning that helps you to be a better citizen and a member of the church. T he Methodist lay Training Centre was established in the 60s and the 80s where Mrs. Lorine Tevi a lay person was the Principal of the school; she served as a General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches as well as the sub unit of Education of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland Upon returning back home she served as a staff at the Pacific Theological College, Lecturer at Davuilevu Methodist Theological College, presently as a volunteer serving as Vice Chair of the Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organization (PIANGO) Board: Standing Committee member of the Methodist Church in Fiji, Director of Veiqaravi Ecumenical Community Training Centre; Vice President Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS); Chair of the FCOSS Micro Finance Unit Board; member of the National Financial Inclusion Task Force and Vice Chair of the National People s Charter Advisory Council She also has an Educator and Theologian, who holds an MA in Education and a Master in Theology, MTh. After 39 years Mrs. Lorine Tevi step foot again at YPD, she was grateful that she was invited twice to be a guest speaker for the Christian Education classes. She talks about the Faith journey and the missionary of a Methodist woman this faith journey of a person depends very much on the nurturing and the development of faith from early childhood and growing upwards. Families also have an important role in the developing of your Faith, she even shared how not only was her family a part of her faith upbringing but also the Christians school she attends from the preschools, primary until secondary schools with each if this stories she connects them with the theme. Mrs. Tevi shares that As a follower or a child of God it is important that we always give Thanks and Praises to the Lord for our everyday lives. Every Monday morning when she goes to school, the class teacher would ask her students Did you attend Sunday school yesterday (Sunday)? also when they prepare themselves for Palm Sunday her school teacher would come to the village and help in the preparation. With her school teacher involvement with the children especially for church activities it has help develop students that not only they learn but their Faith in church but also in the school. Preschool education as well as Christian Education aims to nurture communities in having the knowledge and understanding of the Trinity, to have personal experience and counter with Jesus Christ and accepting him as one Personal Savior and Lord that s why we need to start nurturing the younger generations start from preschool levels and going up. It is relevant to learn through your Faith Journey she says that Learning is the one that helps changers the persons behavior because it changers attitude, to be a more responsible and faithful person, Education is very important today, but education or learning that helps you to be a better citizen and a member of the church. Mrs. Lorine Tevi dreams for a Prosperous and Compassionate Pacific Community of God s Creation. All Photos: MCIF Communication Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

21 M ETHODIST C HURCH COM- MITTED TO SHARING MESSAGE OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES WWF-Pacific is calling on all its partners to work towards strengthening partnerships through effective leadership by promoting sustainable Fisheries for Fiji. The call was made at a prayer breakfast held to commemorate World Fisheries Day at Epworth Hall in Suva. In delivering his key note address, the Secretary General of the Methodist Church INFiji, Reverend Dr Epineri Vakadewavosa said today s celebration was an important chapter reminding all individuals of their responsibility in caring for the earth and its natural resources. The Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma strongly acknowledges the important ecological, economical, social, cultural and traditional value of the ocean and all its resources to the people of Fiji.` We strongly recognize the important role that the Fisheries sector plays in food and protein security by eliminating poverty eradication. The observance of World Fisheries day by the Methodist Church is to raise awareness to its members and the public on the importance of the serious threats of overfishing to marine and freshwater resources. It also highlights the months of preparation and planning undertaken by the Environmental Sustainable committee whose task revolved around the Methodist Church Strategic Plan which focuses on Christian Stewardship and other creations. The Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma is committed to sharing the message of sustainable fisheries management and calls on all people of Fiji from government, the private sector, CSO s and communities to effectively work together in partnership to support all initiatives that contributes and deals with a sustainable fisheries sector for Fiji and current future generations, Reverend Dr Vakadewavosa said. The recent WWF Reviving Melanesia s Ocean Economy report highlighted the need for urgent action to safeguard Melanesia s oceans marine resources in the face of climate change, pollution and sea level raise. WWF s Sustainable Fisheries Manager, Mr Francis Areki said the observance of World Fisheries day was a meaningful celebration that strengthened the relationship between a conservation body and spiritual leaders in making that connection between nature and our relationship with earth. The prayer breakfast was supported by WWF-Pacific, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area network and the Fisheries Department. TOKONA NA LOTU WESELE NA KE- NA VAKADEWATAKI NA ITUKUTUKU NI MAROROI NI NODA IQOLIQOLI E vei vakauqeti na WWF-Pacific vei ira na veitabana kece era qarava na kena maroroi na nodai qoliqoli me ra cakacakavata, ka tokona na kena qaravi vaka vuku na itavi oqo. Era a vakauqeti na veitabana oqo ena dua na masumasu kei na katalau, ka a vakayacori ena Epworth Hall e Suva me vakananumi kina na World Fisheries Day. Ena nona dolava tiko na soqo ni kena vakananumi na World Fisheries Day, e a vakaraitaka na Vunivola levu ni Lotu Wesele e Viti ko Dr Epineri Vakadewavosa, ni siga oqo ei vakadei ni noda vakananumi keda ena nodai tavi ena kena maroroi na noda vuravura kei na veika era bula kina. Na Lotu Wesele e Viti kei Rotuma e tu taka sara vaka kaukauwa na kena vakamareqeti na noda wasawasa kei na kena yaga vei keda na lewe i Viti. Keitou tokona sara vaka kaukauwa na bibi ni tavi e qarava tiko na tabana qo ni qoliqoli, oya ena noda vakani tiko ena sasalu bulabula, ka rawa talega ni sala me vakalailai taki kina na bula dravudravua. Na vuna levu e vakananuma kina na World Fisheries Day na Lotu Wesele, sai koya me vakananumi ira na lewe ni lotu kei na lewe ni vanua ena veika e rawa ni yaco ena vuku ni noda vakasabusabutaka, ka qoliva vakasivia na sasalu ni waitui kei na waidranu. Qo sa mai vakavotukana taki kina na vica na vula ni vakavakarau kei na navunavuci eratou cakava tiko mai na komiti e qarava na maroroi ni Veikabula se na Environmental Sustainable Committee. Na nodratou qarava na itavi oqo, e vakatabakidua sara tikoga ena nodratou tuvatuva na Lotu Wesele, oya na kena vakabibitaki na Veiqaravi vakalotu kei na veika bula. Na Lotu Wesele e Viti kei Rotuma e tokona sara vakabibi na kena vunautaki yani nai tukutuku ni kena vakamareqeti ka maroroi na noda iqoliqoli kei na veika bula, ka sa ko ni kerei na lewe ni vanua kece e Viti ko ni Veiqaravi vaka Matanitu, ena vei tabana tu vaka ikoya, soqosoqo lotu kei na vei mata tamata, meda cakacakavata, ka veitauri liga takavata na kena cuqeni na sasaga kece koya ena rawa ni maroroi kina na noda sasalu kei nai qoliqoli. Oqo me rawa ni bula kina na kawa kei Viti ni kua kei na veisiga se bera mai. Ea vakaraitaka ko Dr. Vakadewavosa. Ena dua na nodratou rivote na WWF Reviving Melanesia s Ocean Economy, eratou vakaraitaka tiko mai na kena gadrevi sara vakabibi na noda cakacakavata ena kena maroroi na veika bula kei na sasalu ena noda wasawasa, ena yasayasa vaka Melanesia. Me vaka ni sa tubu cake tiko mai oqo na dredre e kauta mai na Draki veisau, na benu ca kei na tubu ni yalayala ni noda wasawasa. E kaya ko Francis Areki, na Manidia ni WWF Sustainable Fisheries ni mai semata tale na veiwekani ena kedra maliwai nai liiuliu vakalotu kei na veitabana era qarava na maroroi ni qoliqoli na kena vakananumi na siga ni World Fisheries edaidai. Oqo na nodrau semati tale na veika bula kei na noda veiwekani vata kaya. Na masumasu oqo, se na prayer breakfast eratou veitokoni kina na WWF- Pacific, na Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area network kei na tabana ni Fisheries Department. All Photos: MCIF Communication / WWF Pacific Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

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23 ADAPTING CONVENTIONS FOR SMALL SCALE FISHERIES T he observance of World Fisheries Day in Fiji sheds light on the increasing pressure placed on ocean assets and the need for stakeholders to work towards sustainable fisheries in Fiji. With Fiji, a signatory to a number of international agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species on Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, greater awareness and strengthened commitment are needed. WWF-Pacific Policy Officer Alfred Ralifo says it is important for everyone to understand these conventions which are translated into national targets. These play a key role in fostering local actions and international cooperation which are needed to achieve goals. Ralifo added that community support, leadership across and between the public and private sectors are needed to rebuild the habitats that support fisheries for essential food and income. These agreements are not solely for government but for everyone inclusive of CSO s, communities and the private sector to understand and implement. The SDG s are further strengthened by the Aichi Biodiversity targets which focus on reducing direct pres- sures on biodiversity and promoting sustainability. World Fisheries Day is celebrated each year on November 21 st to help highlight the importance of fisheries to our communities and the economy. WWF-Pacific NZAID Project Manager Mr Francis Areki says fisheries plays a central role in the lives of many communities. In terms of the national overview, fisheries is classified as the third largest primary sector and it contributes to 2.8 per cent of Fiji s GDP, generating 9 per cent of total domestic exports, When we consider subsistence fisheries which is usually not accounted for in the economics of the economy, 80 per cent of the economy directly depends on subsistence fisheries for their food and it employs roughly an estimated 50, 000 people across Fiji, primarily from the rural communities, this actually shows quite substantially, the importance of effectively managing i-qoliqoli s (traditional fishing grounds), he said. Areki highlighted that in terms of sustainability WWF s primary target area is the qoliqoli cokovata (traditional fishing grounds) in Macuata, where WWF works with the communities of Sasa, Mali and Naduri to better manage their marine resources and demonstrate that the fish that they actually catch out of their qoliqoli can be done in a sustainable way. IQ OLIQOLI C OKOVATA B ANS K ASAL A FISHING FOR 1 YEAR F ishing communities from the iqoliqoli Cokovata (iqc), Macuata have decided to work towards placing a ban on a fish species for a year to improve depleting fish stocks. The iqoliqoli Cokovata which consists of the districts of Macuata, Dreketi, Sasa and Mali have chosen to trial the fish species Camouflage Grouper locally known as Kasala. During my dad s time, they use to catch saqa (giant trevally) weighing around 50 kilograms, nowadays it is a totally different story, we can see the difference in the past years and compare it to the present said Josetaki Manatua of Raviravi village. At a recent information sharing, fisheries management workshop held in Naduri, Macuata; 37 participants were presented with the results of the Length Based Spawning per Recruit (LB-SPR) ratio survey which was conducted within the communities surrounding iqc. Piloted in Macuata, the survey saw 12 villages collected data between November 2014 to January The survey takes into account the replacement level or spawning potential of a particular fish species to determine its current population status, whether it is healthy and abundant or in decline and in urgent need of a temporary ban to allow it to recover. WWF Pacific Coastal Fisheries Officer, Laitia Tamata Jnr. said results of the analysis conducted by the villages highlighted that of the 5,225 fish species sampled and examined, results showed that the Spawning Per Recruit (SPR) ratio calculated for five commercially targeted species were 18 per cent for Squaretail Coral Grouper, 11 per cent for Camouflage Grouper (Kasala), 26 per cent for Surf Parrotfish (Ulavi/ Rawarawa), 31 per cent for Unicorn Fish (Ta/Lele) and 52 per cent for Humpback Snapper (Taea/Rosinibogi). He added that scientifically, the spawning ratio levels for fish should be at 30 per cent or more in order for a particular fish species to be considered in healthy numbers for continued harvest. We have been given a very comprehensive and detailed report of what is out there in our iqoliqoli Cokavata regarding fish species such as Kasala or Rawarawa and it is a first for us, the community to really know the state of our fishing grounds, these types of fish species per- We are targeting the effective management of inshore fisheries sector through -the i qoliqoli s, simply because there s an urgent need for our communities to begin sustainable practices within them, the time for overexploitation and mis-management needs to be curbed, if we are going address these issues effectively, Mr Areki said. He added that WWF s partnership with the Methodist Church has strengthened over the months since the Church has a strategic pillar that focuses on Environmental Stewardship. One of the critical areas that we want to work with the Methodist Church is in terms of communication to the community that each person has a role as a Christian to be custodians of the planet and we have an inherent responsibility to maintain and sustain Gods creation, so that s the message that we want to promote in our communities, he said. Sustainable Fisheries is linked to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 which is (conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development) linked to SDG 1 (End poverty in all forms everywhere) and SDG 2: (End Hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture). centage are very low, like the Kasala at 11 per cent, said Peni Donumainakauvadra, the committee representative from Macuata. Fisheries expert and founder of the LB- SPR survey Dr. Jeremy Prince says the survey puts a positive spin on fisheries management in Fiji. We will be able to make recommendations to government, so that we set the size limits for fish to complete the minimum amount of spawning necessary, before people are allowed to fish them. That information is already of great interest to the Fisheries Department, Dr. Prince said. WWF-Pacific is working with the Ministry of Fisheries in replicating this data collection survey throughout the four divisions. Focusing on one fish species is good; this is achievable as a community because some of the poachers come from the communities, said Iva Meo, officer in charge of the Ministry of Fisheries, Northern Division. During the workshop, the communities of iqoliqoli Cokovata had agreed to ban the fishing of Kasala beginning 2017, this is expected to take place after discussions with stakeholders such as the communities of iqoliqoli Cokovata, the Ministry of Fisheries and WWF-Pacific on the need to update the minimum size limits for inshore reef fish species and the current licensing conditions. The results shared was enabled through funding provided by NZAID and supported through the David and Lucille Packard Foundation which aims at demonstrating effective governance and management approaches for inshore fisheries in Fiji through collaborative national and community driven partnerships. Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

24 T APPOO E XPRESSES G RATITUDE TO M ETHOD- IST CHURCH S HOLISTIC EDUCATION FOCUS By James Bhagwan T oday, with a standardised curriculum from the Fijian government, we are challenged to find spaces in which to provide the spiritual nurturing which forms the cornerstone of the moral values of which society is in much need of today. There is also the challenge of the balancing of academic pursuits with sports and the visual and performing arts and technical or vocational skills. Historically, the Methodist Church in Fiji has a been a pioneer in holistic education. While academic studies is the primary activity, the church s focus was on moulding the complete individual, who then contributes positively to society. In our understanding each person, living in a right relationship with God and neighbour, is what makes the world a better place, because that is how the Kingdom of God is manifested. At the Sigatoka Methodist College prize-giving ceremony this year, the College invited a former student, former parent and now current grandparent of a student, Mr. Kanti Tappoo to be their chief guest. Four generations that the Tappoo family has been going to Sigatoka Methodist Primary School and Sigatoka Methodist College. Mr. Tappoo shared a reflection on how since 1953 the holistic education played an important role in his personal growth - holistic education that included Christian religious education. Below are excerpts of Mr. Tappoo s speech: There are lots of memories of this place for me. But the most significant of all have no doubt been the great interest with which we used to go to Sunday Schools. I so vividly recall our Sunday school teachers and one in particular Rev. Edward Caleb who some of the older teachers may know, is an absolute saintly human. Padri Caleb used to tell us stories about Jesus. Just as Jesus used to tell parables, he used to teach us hymns. And those stories and hymns used to delight us and has taught me lessons that I hold very strongly to this day. I owe my deep gratitude to this man to this very day and whenever I have an opportunity to catch up with him when he visits Fiji, I would do that with great reverence. Rev Caleb has lost his hearing completely but that has not deterred him from continuing his ministry for Christ whenever he is asked to. He is in his 90s now. I owe also a great gratitude to my parents in those days. Although of very staunch Hindu beliefs, they did not object at all to us going for our Sunday School Church classes. My father was a very strong follower of Gandhi. I'm sure most of you senior students would have heard of Mahatma Gandhi and his teachings and you will have noticed that he must have been a devotee of Christ in his own way. Methodist School Sigatoka then was just a primary school and the High School started in In my time in early 60 s, there were no secondary schools in Sigatoka. I managed to go to Natabua High School at Lautoka. Most of the town folk sent their children to this School and to this day that trend has continued. This school has been a remarkable example of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural Fiji. I want to pay tribute to Methodist Church of Fiji for their immense contribution to education in Fiji and through this school to the people of Sigatoka. Also a tribute is in order to the Government and education department of Fiji for the various initiatives they have undertaken towards education in Fiji. Free education, assistance in transport, etc. to ensure that no eligible child in Fiji is deprived of education. Their goal educated and smarter Fiji is to be applauded and supported. The recent reintroduction of the examination system is particularly commendable in view of the fact that we now live in a competitive world. This system encourages students to strive for the best that education can offer. Kanti Lal Tappoo (far right) with his son Harish Tappoo and grandson Ravi Tappoo, who was Head Boy and also Dux for 2016 at Sigatoka Methodist College Photo Supplied I must also advise that university education should not be the only aim. One must pursue the career of one s heart. If it is of any comfort to know, I never went through to university after High School, as the circumstances did not allow me to do so. Students, today is a very special day, a day when some of you will be rewarded and recognized for your hard work, diligence and aptitude to school work. To you my hearty congratulations. Hard work has its own rewards. Some of you may have just missed the mark of attaining a prize today. To you I say do not despair. It wasn't for a lack of trying. There will be another day so long as you do not give up. Just missing the cut off should not be taken as a sign of failure but merely a slight hiccup. An opportunity to gather a second breath and soldier on. To some very few who may have given up even trying, remember the good Lord blesses us with very different gifts. You remain very special to Him and never give up utilizing that gift of Him. S OMETHING TO THINK A BOUT: F AITH IN THE KEY OF C All Photos: MCIF Communication By Rev. Maraya Ryland Nasenaivalu, Hospital Chaplain. M usic choirs and congregation singing. Do we really mean what we sing? The singing of the hymn should be a great experience for Christians. A hymn can be a prayer, a testimony, praise or an invitation to others to others. Many of us; apparently don t take the words we sing very seriously. We sing Sweet Hour of Prayer and only pray a few minutes each day. We sing Onward Christian Soldiers and wait to be drafted. We sing Oh for a Thousand Tongues to Sing and don t have use one we have to speak for Christ. We sing blest be the Tie and let the slightest offence sever it. We sing I Love o Tell The Story and seldom mention Jesus to any and anybody. We sing Serve The Lord with gladness and gripe about all we have to do. We sing Cast Your Burden on the Lord and then woory ourselves in to nervous breakdown. We sing the The whole wide word for Jesus and never invite our next door neighbor to church. Please ponder on what you sing.. for choirs and singers. The KEY OF C Members of the church who sing in our worship services should always sing in the perfect key of C. Convert to the new Life in Jesus Christ Concrete in Testimony Confessing Jesus Christ at every opportunity at service in Song Crystal-like in radiating his testimony Consistent in Fulfilling their responsibility Concentrating on making Jesus Christ known through song Concerned about doing their best for His glory Concentrated to the Christian task which is theirs. Cooperative in Spirit If any C is not true in your life please work it out. Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

25 Na Taqomaki Ni Mona Livaliva Mai Na Kena Meca E vuqa na gauna e dau sega ni matata tiko vei keda na kena basika na veileqa eso ena noda misini mona livaliva se Computer. Kevaka e tuvaki vinaka tu na gacagaca ena loma ni misini mona livaliva e rawa ni dusimaka vakavoleka na leqa e koto sai koya na Virus, Trojan horse, Malware kei na Worm. Na Virus, e dua talega e dau veivakaleqai, ka viavia tautavata toka na kena dau dewa na mate veitauvi ni Virus ga e dau tauva na tamata. Na Virus e dau vakadewai rawa ga ena misini monalivaliva mai na noda dolava o keda na tamata e so na programs ka dau vakatokai tu na malicious program. E vuqa na Virus, e ra dau.exe se dau executible file tiko, ia na gauna sara eda dolava kina e sa na qai tekivu me cakava na nona veivakaleqai na Virus. Na Virus e na vakadewa ga na tamata, me vaka ga na Virus se mate dewa me vaka na FLU,se HIV ni a dau vakadewa ga na tamata. E so na gaunisala e dau dewa kina na virus, sai koya na kena dau vakau na me biu vata toka na attachment. E so na attachment e dau toka vata yani na virus, e rawa ni taqomaki ga na noda misini mona livaliva kevaka e tiko vei keda na Antivirus. E dua talega oqo na Trojan horse, e vuku cake, e na kena dau dewa mai na dua na mona livaliva kina dua tale na mona livaliva ka sega ni vakatau kina noda dolava yani na waqanivola se folder. Na vosa na Trojan Horse e vosa qali mai ena I tukuni, se I talanoa me baleta na ose e dau veivakacalai. Na I tukuni oqo e baleta na ose-yalo ka dau veivakacalai vei ira na raica, me vei-vakasesei kina. Na leqa oqo sa vakatokayaca taki na Trojan Horse e leqa se mate qaseqase sara ka ni qito vaka lawaki taka na taukei ni monalivaliva me na nanuma ni dodonu me dolava na waqa ni vola. E na gauna esa dola kina na waqanivola, oya talega na gauna e sa na cakacaka kina na mate oqo na Trojan. Na titobu ni leqa e vakayacora e duidui ka vakatau tu, curuma na nomu mona- livaliava. E dua na kena mataqali e rawa ni vakacacana vakadua na misini ka vakayalia na waqa ni vola eso ka maroroi tu ena mona-livaliva, eso e sega soti ni bibi vakaoya na kena leqa ka va vu cudru wale tuga e na kena vakadolava va- veitalia na vei waqanivola e na loma ni mona - livaliva ka rawa talega ni veisau taka na I taba ena I vakatakarakara ni mona-livaliva se desktop. Na mate qo na Trojan e kilai levu talega ni dau dolava na katuba ena monalivaliva ka solia tu vakarawaawa na galala ki na vei mate tale ni mona-livaliva eso me ra na vakasausataka na nomu mona-livaliva. Oqo talega e dua na gaunisala ka rawa ni vakarawarawa taki kina na kena laurai na veiwaqanivola maroroi eso. Ian a mate oqo na Trojan e sega ni tautauvata kei na vei mate tale eso ni monalivaliva me vaka na virus se worm. Na Trojan e sega ni tubu se vakalevutaki ena gauna e curuma kina na waqanivola se folder. Ka sega talega ni rawa ni vakasucuma e dua tale na Trojan Horse. Dua talega na leqa se mate ka na yaga me nanumi, oya na leqa ka vakatokai na Blended Threats. Na vosa oqo na blended threats e vakaibalebaletaki kina veimataqali mate ni mona- livaliva, ena gauna era sa waki vata kina. Oqo me vaka na virus, Trojan horse, worms kei na malicious software. Na mate ni mona livaliva qo eda dewa ena mai na nona dau saliva mai na Internet, kei na so na misini dau maroroya nai tukutuku sai koya oqo na Server. Okoya na mate ni mona livaliva oqo e sega ni gadrevi vei dua tale na tamata me vakadewa. Na noda taqomaki keda ena so na mate ni mona livaliva veivakaleqai oqo, me da sa na vakatorocake se update taka tiko ga na noda Operating System(OS). Na operating system e da dau vakayagataka sai koya na Windows XP, Wisdows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 se Windows 10. Na kenai karua ni noda I tataqomaki e da rawa ni da vakatorocaketaka sai koya na Firewall e dau vakarautaka main a noda Anti-Virus. Kevaka e dua na Anti-virus koya e gadrevi vei keda me taqomaka na noda USB port ni misini mona livaliva sai koya oqo na Smadav. Ni da sa mai siqe toka vakalailai na veimataqali mate ni mona livaliva, me da sa na qarauni keda talega ena noda dau vakayagataka na biau livaliva sai koya na Internet. Kevaka e dua na tamata e vakautaka mai e dua na meli, ena loma ni meli, ke tiko kina e dua na link se web page address. Me da kakua saraga ni da click taka se dolava. E so tale na ka e da dau raica wasoma ena internet, me dau tarogi tu qoka e so na ka vakamatalalai baleti keda, ni da sa mai qaqa kina dua na ka e da sega madaga ni da lako curuma na kena veisisivi. Okoya oqo, me da kakua sara ni da dolava se click taka. Kevaka e so na ka e tiko ka da via volia mai na internet, me da qarauna tiko ni da tabaka tiko na noda Credit Card Number, oya e lako tiko vaka matanivola ka rawarawa sara ni dua na tamata e tavaka. Kevaka me da vakadeitaka ni da tiko ena dua na website e vakaidina ka dodonu, ka sega ni rawa ni tavaki kina vei dua na noda card number se ka e da tabaka, me da na qai raica ga vaka voleka na URL se link me tekivu kina na https me kua ni http. E tiko eso na dau ni veitaqomaki se so na antivirus okoya e rawa ni viribaiti keda ena vuku ni e dua mada qo sai koya na Mcafee s SiteAdvisor. Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

26 Na Bula Vakaivakarau Ni Cakacaka Vakalotu E Vola ko Talatala Semisi Turagavou AI VAKAMACALA TAUMADA Na veiqaravi vakalotu, e sa dua ga na bula vakaivakarau vakataki koya. Era dau raici cake na vakailesilesi vakalotu ena dua na vale ni lotu se tabacakacaka mera i sosomi ni Kalou bula, ka tawa raici. Na nodra bula e i dusidusi ni Kalou Yalo ena kedra maliwa na lewe ni lotu se lewe ni vanua raraba. Na nodra vosa, cakacaka, So- Kalou kei na veiqaravi raraba na qase ni lotu e i tukuni se i vakaraitaki ni Kalou ka a lia-tamata ena kedra maliwa na nona tamata e vuravura. Ni totoka tu na nona bula vakaivakarau e dua na vakailesilesi vakalotu, ena rawa me vakavurea edua na yalo ni veisau vinaka vua ga e dua na lewe ni lotu. Ia, ena gauna e veibasai kina na ka e namaka e dua na lewe ni lotu vua na nona i liuliu, sa dau vakavurea na lomaloma rua kei na vakatitiqa ena vuku ni nona kacivi e dua mai vua na Kalou. Eda lako curuma tiko eso na bolebole ni bula vakaivakarau ena gauna oqo, me vaka na gunuvi vakasivia ni yaqona ni Viti, na noda sega ni lewai keda rawa ena tavako, na vakayagataki cala ni gauna e solia vei keda na Kalou, na bula vucesa kei na vakasavuliga, na vosavosa ca kei na veiwali ca kei na vuqa tale na i vakarau ni bula e veibasai kei na i tovo e kilikili me laurai se bulataki mai vua e dua na dauveiqaravi vakalotu. Eso na malumalumu ni bula vakaivakaivakarau e kabita vakadede sara tu na noda bula na dauveiqaravi ena loma ni lotu ka sa dredre sara meda kaliraki keda tani mai kina. Ia, eso na dredre vakaoqo e sa dau yaco me i tatao ni nodra tubu vakayalo eso na i vavakoso. E dau vakavurea eso na tiko yavavala se veisei na lewe ni lotu ka yaco sara mera tawase ka gole tale ena dua na matalotu. Ena rawa me vukei keda na i vola oqo meda kila ni noda bula e i dusidusi vei ira era se bera ni soli bula se o ira era se bera ni vakadeitaka na nodra vakabauti Karisito. E dina ni bolei keda vakalevu sara na veika e yaco ena noda vanua ena veigauna sa oti ka yacova mai na gauna oqo, ka vaka me bulia e dua nai vakarau ni tamata vou e Viti, ia sa na sega ni rawa meda levea eso na veisau lelevu e sa yaco ena noda vanua. Ia, e dua na ka eda duidui kina na tamata lotu kece sara e vuravura, oya ni koto ga na nona ivakarau bula ena i Vola Tabu. Na i vakarau ni nona bula dodonu ka savasava e dua na dauveiqaravi vakalotu e koto ga na kena yavu ena i Vola Tabu. E sega walega ni i dusidusi na i Vola Tabu, ia sa bulia sara talega na nona i vakarau ni bula na dauveiqaravi vakalotu. Ena vakamacakataka na i vola oqo na bibi ni vosa: Bula Vakaivakarau; na yavu vaka i Vola Tabu; eso na bolebole ni gauna oqo; na i dusidudusi se i vakarau nei Jone Wesele; eso na nodra i vakarau ni bula na Qase ni lotu taumada e Viti; Na i Vunau e Tini; na noda Yavu ni Vakavulewa; na bibi ni Cakacaka Vaka i Talatala, Vakatawa, Dauvunau kei na veiqaravi ena noda koronivuli ni lotu; na cakacaka bibi vaka-dauniyau; na bibi ni vakayagataki ni gauna; na kena rawa me vakalesui na Mana kei na Sau ena gauna ni noda veiqaravi. Ena yaga meda wilika ka qai rawa mo vakaikuritaka ena so na veitikina bibi ko nanuma ni veiganiti kei na gauna oqo. NA VOSA: BULA VAKAIVAKARAU E rawa me vakamacalataki na vosa oqo ena tolu na kena i balebale: Na nodra tuberi, vakasalataki se vakadodonutaki na gone mai vale ka vaka kina ena dua na koronivuli. E okati eke na i vakasala dodonu ka kilikili kei na i vakaro e soli me rawa ni vukea se tubera cake e dua gone, me rawa ni bula ena dua na i vakarau. E vakayagataki talega na vosa oqo ena dua nai tuvatuva se na veika e virikotori tu me rawa ni maroroya e dua na i vakarau ni bula ena dua na i soqosoqo se mata- cakacaka. Ai ka tolu ni tikina bibi oya, na kena maroroi ka taqomaki e dua na i vakarau ni bula ena loma ni soqosoqo lotu, me rawa ni maroroya ka vakaduiduitaka e dua nai tovo se i vakarau ni bula vakalotu. [The New Dictionary of Pastoral Studies] E veiwekani vakavinaka sara na vosa: Bula Vakaivakarau kei na veivosa eso me vaka na: veivakatavulici, na i vakasala se veivakasalataki, veivakadodonutaki kei na veidusimaki. Ena vuku ni tikina oqo, e sa rui ka bibi na i vakasala se nai vakaro e soli, ka rawa me bulia cake e dua na i vakarau ni bula. E okati eke, nai vakarau ni bula vakayalo ka basika kina na vosa e dodonu ka kilikili ka veiwekani talega kei na i valavala dodonu ka savasava. Ena i karua ni yasana, e koto kina n ai vakarau ni bula vakayago ka bibi kina na maroroi ni bula ni tamata. E bibi eke na kena vakatulewataki vakavinaka na bula ni tamata me rawa ni bulabula vinaka ka taqomaki tu ma i na veika e rawa me vakacacana se vakarusa na bula. Na bula vakaivakarau e sema se veiwekani vinaka kei na bula vaka-tisaipeli. O ira na tisaipeli era bula ena dua na bula ni vakarorogo ka vuli mai vei koya e qasenivuli, o koya e solia nai vakaro se i vakasala me muria e dua. Nai vakasala e soli, e dodonu me bulia cake na nona bula na tisaipeli ka bula talega ena dua na i vakarau ni bula. Dou lako mai vei au, koi kemudou vakaduaga sa oca ka colata nai colacola bibi, ia kau na vakacegui kemudou.vakataqara vei kemudou na noqu i vua ka vuli vei au, niu sa yalo malua ka yalo malumalumu; dou na kunea kina na vakacegu ni yalomudou [Maciu 11:28-29]. Oqo, e dua na vosa ni veisureti, ka kacivi se sureti kina na tisaipeli me mai vulica e dua na i vakarau ni bula ka tu ki vua na qasenivuli. Ia, ena dua na yasana,sa dau solia talega nai vakaro na qasenivuli ena veika e dodonu me vakayacora na gonevuli. Kevaka e dua sa via muri au, me kakua ni muria na lomana, ia me colata ga na nona kauveilatai ena veisiga, ka muri au [Luke 9:23] E sega ni rawarawa na nona buli cake e dua na tamata me vinaka, ka bula ena dua na bula vakaivakarau. E okati talega ena bula vakaivakarau na kena soli na i vakasala vuku ka titobu ena veika ena rawa me vinaka kina e dua. Era dau solia nai vakasala o ira era matua vakayalo ka titobu sara na nodra veiwekani kei na Kalou. E vuqa na i vakasala vinaka e tu ena i Vola ni Vakaibalebale kei na Same, ka rawa me vukei kina e dua ena i vakarau ni bula dodonu ka savasava. Mo lako vua na qasikalolo, ko iko na dauvucesa; mo nanuma mada na nonai valavala, mo vuku; sa sega e dua me tuberi koya, se vakaraica se lewa vua, ia sa vakarautaka na kena ena vula i katakata; ka kumuna na kena kakana ena vula i matua [Ai Vola ni Vakaibalebale 6:6-8]. Oqo, e dua na i vakasala ni bula vakaivakarau ka tataunaki kina na veika e rawa me vakayacora edua e malumalumu ka sega ni matata vakavinaka vua na i vakarau ni vuravura oqo. Ia, sa veivunauci talega ena bibi ni veivakasalataki kei na veivakadodonutaki: Vakatavulica na gone ena sala e dodonu me lako kina; ia ni sa qase mai ena sega ni lako tani mai kina [22:6], Na luvequ, mo muria na noqu vosa, ka tugana ki yalomu na noqu i vunau. Mo muria na noqu i vakaro mo bula kei na noqu i vunau me vaka na loa ni matamu [7:1-2]. E sa rui ka bibi na kena ciqomi ka vakamuri na i vakasala ni bula. Na bula vakaivakarau e kilikili ka dodonu ena mata ni Kalou, e sa na vakatau vakalevu ena yalo ni talairawarawa kei na kena ciqomi na i vakasala ni bula. NA YAVU VAKA I VOLA TABU Nai Vola Tabu e sinai tu enai dusidusi me baleta na bula vakaivakarau, ia au na dusia eso na vei tikina bibi me rawa ni vakamacalataka na bibi ni bula vakai vakarau vei ira na nona tamata digitaki na Kalou ka vaka kina nai vakasala raraba e baleti keda na bulibuli ni liga ni Kalou. E vu mai vua na Kalou na tamata. Ia, sai koya talega na Kalou e virikotora e dua nai vakarau ni bula me tiko kina na tamata ea bulia ka ceguva: A sa vakarota na tamata na Kalou ko Jiova ka kaya, e tara mo kana mai na kau kecega sa tu ena were; ia mai na kau sa kilai kina na ka vinaka kei na ka ca, mo kakua sara ni kana kina: ni ko na mate vakaidina ena siga ko sa kana kina.[vakatekivu 2:16] E tiko ga nai yalayala ni vanua e dodonu me bula kina na tamata, ka sega ni dodonu me lako sivita se ula baleta nai yalayala ni vanua oqori. E vakaroti na tamata mai vua na Kalou me kila na nona iyalayala ka me kakua ni lako sivita de yaco kina na leqa. Nai vakarau ni nona bula na tamata e dusia vakamatata nai yalayala ni vanua e bula tiko kina. Ena duidui nai vakarau ni nona bula e dua ka tiko ga ena loma ni bai, mai vei koya ka sa lako sivita na vanua e dodonu me bula kina. Ia, nai Vola Tabu e dusia ki vei keda ni rau a lako sivita na nodrau iyalayala o rau na vuda, ka sa yaco me vakatubu leqa ga ki vei rau. Na Kalou ko Jiova e gadreva vei ira na nona tamata digitaki na Isireli mera rogoca na nona i vakaro ka talairawarawa kina. E dodonu mera bula ena dua n i vakarau ni bula e vinakata ga ko koya[lakoyani 20:1-17]. Era vakaroti me dua ga na Kalou era qarava ka me kakua ni rua se levu. Me dua na nodra siga ni vakacecegu se siga tabu, ka me qaravi duadua ga kina na nodra Kalou. Era vakaroti mera bula ena dua na bula vakaivakarau ka sega kina na butako, veibutakoci, laba, veibeitaki vakailasu kei nai vakarau ni bula e yali kina na veivakarokorokotaki. Na Kalou sara ga vakataki koya e bulia e dua nai vakarau ni bula ka dodonu mera bulataka o ira kece sara na nona tamata. E sega ni tu sara na galala me digidigi na tamata ena veika e vinaka vua, ia sa vakadavora e dua nai vakarau na Kalou me vinaka ki na tamata kei na veika e tu wavokiti koya. E dau veivakaroti ka veivakasalataki na Kalou ena bula dodonu ka veiganiti kei ira era gadreva mera muria na mawe ni yavana. O ira era vakaio mera muria nai vakasala, era sa na bolei talega mera bula ena dua nai vakarau ni bula ka gadreva na Kalou mera bulataka. O koya yadua sa via muri au me kakua ni muria na lomana, ia me colata ga na nona kauveilatai ka muri au. Ia ko koya yadua sa via maroroya na nona bula ena vakayalia; ia ko koya ena vakayalia na nona bula ena vukuqu ena maroroya [Luke 9:23-24]. E sega ni vakatau ki vua e dua na dauveiqaravi vakalotu nai vakarau ni bula e vinakata ga ko koya me bulataka, ia sa vakatau ki vei koya ka veikacivi se veidigitaki ena I tavi bibi ena loma ni nona lotu. E nona I tavi dokai e dua ka cakacaka ena loma ni lotu me vakarorogo, talairawarawa ka bula ena dua na bula vakaivakarau me vaka na loma i koya ka a kacivi koya mai ena kedra maliwa na lewe vuqa. E rui sau levu na bula vakaivakarau. Ena yaga ki vei koya e bulataka, ka vaka kina ki vei ira era bula vata kaya. E vakamacalataka ko Jisu ni koto na veivakalougatataki ki vei ira era bula ena dua nai vakarau ni bula e kilikili. Oqo e dua na kena ivakaraitaki: Sa kalougata ko ira sa dauloloma nira na lomani. Sa kalougata ko ira sa yalo savasava nira na raica na Kalou. Sa kalougata ko ira sa dautataaro nira na vakatokai mera luve ni Kalou [Maciu 5:7-9]. E soli vakasala ko Jisu ki na dua nai vakarau ni bula ka dodonu mera bulataka na nona tisaipeli. Oqo na i vakarau ni bula e kilikili ka veiganiti kei na cakacaka vakalotu. E veivakasalataki o jisu ena bibi ni yalomalumalumu, yalomalua, na kena vakayacori na i valavala dodonu kei na kena bulataki e dua na i vakarau ni bula e nodra o ira era rawa mera vakatokai mera lewe ni Matanitu ni Kalou. Nai Apositolo o Paula e veivakaroti talega ena bibi ni bula vakaivakarau. E okata me ka bibi na bula vakaivakarau ena kedra maliwa na tamata kecega. Me kakua ni beci iko e dua niko sa cauavou; ia mo yaco mo nodra ivakarau era sa vakabauta, ena vosa, ena ivalavala, ena loloma, ena lomadina, ena yalosavasava [I Timoci 4:12] Na dokai kei na beci ni cakacaka vakalotu ena rawa me vakatautaki ena i vakarau ni nona bula e dua na dauveiqaravi vakalotu. E bibi na nona vosa nai apositolo ki vua e dua na dauveiqaravi baleta ni nona i vakarau ni bula ena rawa me vakamacalataka nai rairai ni Kalou bula ka tiko ena kedra maliwa na tamata. Ena dokai ka rokovi na Kalou Yalo ka tawa raici mai na i vakarau ni bula e bulataki ena kedra maliwa na tawa vakabauta se sega ni lotu Vakarisito [I Timoci 6:11]. E vakuria talega na nonai vakasala o Paula vei Taito ena bibi ni kena bulataki nai vakarau ni bula Vakarisito me rawa ni dusidusi bula vei ira era sa veisau mai na nodrai tovo ca ka vakabauta nai vakavuvuli Vakarisito. Ia, na ka kecega mo sai vakarau ena cakacaka vinaka; me kakua ni cala na nomu ivakavuvuli; mo yaloqaseqase; mo yalosavasava; mo vosa vakadodonu tiko, oqori ena sega ni lewai me ca, me madua kina ko koya sa to tani, ni sa sega na ka ca meda beitaki kina [Taito 2:7-8]. E vica na i vakarau bibi ka kilikili e vakadreta nai apositolo me taurivaki ena kedra maliwa na tamata kecega, me vaka na dau vosa vakadodonu se tukuna na ka dodonu ena kena gauna dodonu. Oqo e dua na i vakarau ni bula talei ka gadreva nai apositolo me taurivaki se bulataki ena kena gadrevi me tukuni ka vakadewataki nai tukutuku vinaka ni nona veivakabulai na Kalou. Nai vakasala kei nai vakaro ni bula vakaivakarau e rui ka bibi baleta ni vuqa e dolavi na matadra vakayalo mai na nodra raica ka vakadinadinataka e dua nai vakarau ni bula duidui mai na i tovo ni bula vakavuravura ka sega ni dokai kina na Kalou. Ena vuku ni vei tikina bibi ka dusi oti mai cake, e sa ka Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

27 bibi kina na kena qarauni na nona vosa kei na nona i valavala e dua na dauveiqaravi ena loma ni lotu. E vakabibitaka o Jemesa na i apositolo na veiwekani ni veika eda tukuna kei na ka dina eda bulataka: Kevaka e dua vei kemudou sa nanuma sa lotu, ia ka sa sega ni tarova na yamena, a sa dau vakaisina talega na yalona, sa ka walega na nona lotu na tamata oqo [Jemesa 1:26]. Oqo e dua na tikina bibi ka rawa me vakaduiduitaka na bula vakarisito. Na ka Dina e sega ni rogoci walega ena veika e tukuni ia, sa vakadinadinataki ena veika e bulataki. E dua na i tatao levu vei ira era se malumalumu ena bula vakayalo oya na nodra sega ni vakaveiwekanitaka rawa na nodra i vakarau ni veivosaki kei na ka dina era bulataka eso nai vakalesilesi ni lotu. Oqo e dua na bolebole ka vosa vakabibi kina nai apositolo vei ira era nanuma nira sa lotu ka dodonu sara ena mata ni Kalou. E rui ka bibi me bulataki e dua nai vakarau ni bula e kilikili ka yavutaki ena i vakarau ni nona veiwekani edua kei na Kalou. Nai vakarau ni bula ka yali kina na lomalomarua se yamekemeke ni valavala ni bula vaka-tamata. E gadreva nai taukei ni lotu mera vakatulewa vakavinaka sara o ira era veiqaravi ena vukuna. E dodonu mera bula ena dua nai vakarau ni bula matata ka dei, ka sega ni tu ena tadrua ni rua na bula duidui, me vaka e veivaroti kina o Joni ki nai vavakoso lewe ni lotu mai Leotisea: Au sa kila na nomu cakacaka, o sa sega ni batabata se katakata: au sa vinakata mo batabata se katakata.ni ko sa katakata vakalailai ga, ka sega ni batabata se katakata, kau na luaraki iko mai na gusuqu [Vakatakila 3:15-16]. E dua vei ira na bolebole levu ni gauna oqo sai koya na kena bulataki nai vakarau ni bula Vakarisito ena dua na vanua ni bula veicurumaki ka ra bulavata kina na vei mata-vakabauta duidui. E dau basika mai eso nai vakarau vou ni bula, ka bosoki vata kina nai vakarau ni bula Vvakarisito kei na kena e sega ni Vakarisito. Ia, sa davo dei tu ga na i vakaro enai Vola Tabu, ni gadreva na Kalou e dua ga na i vakarau ni bula e kilikili ka dodonu me bulataki mai vei ira kece na nona dauveiqaravi e vuravura. NA VEIKA E BOLEA NA CAKACAKA VAKALO- TU E VITI E vuqa sara na ka e rawa meda okata me bolebole ena cakacaka vakalotu e Viti. Ia, e vica au na rawa meu dusia, me i dusiusi ni veika e yaco dina tiko ena gauna oqo. Eda sega ni galala mai na bula veicurumaki eda sa lako curuma tiko kei na revurevu ni veivakatoroicaketaki e tara mai na noda vanua. Na veika e yaco mai ena noda vanua kei na yasa ni vuravura eda tiko kina sa bolea vakalevu sara na i vakarau kei na i rairai ni tamata vakabauta e Viti. Na yaloqaqa se yalodei ni vakadinadinataki Jisu. Na bolebole levu e Viti ena gauna oqo, sai koya na nona rawa me vakadinadinataki Jisu e dua na lewe ni Siga Dina se Cakacaka Vakalotu ena kedra maliwa na tamata era sega ni vakabauta nai vakavuvuli Vakarisito. Oqo, e bolebole ena vanua ni cakacaka, mataisoqosoqo o lewena, vanua ni bose se dua tale na vanua era dau kumuni vakalewe levu kina na lewe ni vanua. E dau yaco vakalevu na rirko, taqaya kei na madua ni wasei e dua na ka dina, ka a vakaroti taumda kina o ira era cakacaka ena vuku i Karisito: Ia ni dou na rawata na kaukauwa, ni sa lako mai vei kemudou na Yalo Tabu; dou na qai tukuni au mai Jerusalemi, kei Jutia taucoko kei Samaria, ka yacova nai yalayala kei vuravura [Cakacaka 1:8]. E rairai noda malumalumu nida sega ni rawata sara na kaukauwa vakayalo meda qai rawa ni vakadinadinataka kina na yaca i Jisu, o koya e cuva kina na kaukauwa kecega e vuravura. Eda sa na okata me bolebole e Viti ena gauna vou eda sa lako curuma oqo. Na noda galu na tamata ni Kalou, ka dredre ni vosa vakadodonu ena veika e tara ka vakaleqa na bula ni tamata. E kune votu e Viti ena gauna oqo na i vakatakilakila ni galu ka vakalaiva na veika eso me yaco, ka eda sega ni kauwai kina. Ia, e vuqa na veika e yaco ena noda vanua sa bulia sara ga na i vakarau ni nona bula e dua na tamata. E sa galu vakadede na tamata ni Kalou ena veika eso me vaka na: kena sa dola tu ga na vanua ni veivakamarautaki se vale ni danisi mai na bogi me yacova na mataka lailai ni siga ka tarava. Oqo e sala ni veivakalolomataki ki na bula ni tamata, ka basika kina e vuqa sara na mavoa kei na kavoro ni matavuvale. Era sa ogaoga vakalevu sara na Ovisa ni noda vanua ena ni nodra yadravi o ira era mai vakayagataka cala tu na galala e solia ki vei ira na Kalou. E tubu cake na basu lawa kei na vakayaco i tovo kaukauwa, ia eda galu tikoga ka dredre ni vosa vakadodonu. Era sega ni dau galu nai apositolo taumada mera tukuna e dua na ka dina ka rawa me yaco kina na BULA. Oqo e vakadinadinataki ena nodrau vosa ko Pita kei Joni vei ira na Bete kei na Vunivola: Ni sa dredre vei keirau me keirau kua ni tukuna na veika keirau sa raica ka rogoca [Cakacaka 4:20]. E sala muria talega na dina oqo na veika e cauraka o Paula ena yasayasa vaka-akaia: Me vaka kau sa dina ena mata i Karisito, ena sega sara ni tarovi na noqu vosa doudou ena ka oqo ena yasayasa vaka-akaia [IIKoronica 11:10]. Na noda bula ena dua nai vakarau ni bula ni veivakatautauvatataki e rawa me okati me dua na bolebole ni gauna oqo. E bolei vakalevu na tamata lotu Vakarisito ena dua na i vakarau ni veiliutaki e Viti ka sega ni vakaliuci se vakabibitaki kina na lotu Vakarisito kei na kena i vakavuvuli. E bibi e Viti ena gauna oqo na kena vakatautauvatataki na vei mata vakabauta kecega, ka yali kina na kena nuitaki se vakaliuci na Yaca i Jiova kei na luvena o Jisu Karisito, me ivakadei ka yavu ni bula kecega. Na veika oqo ena rawa me vakasucuma e dua na i rairai vou ni kawa tamata e Viti. O ira oqo, era na sega ni qarava vakavinaka sara e dua na Kalou, ia era sa vakararavi ga ki na veika era taukena se qarava ena veisiga. Oqo, ena rawa me yaco ni sa vakabibitaki na galala ni tamata yadudua. E vakanamata vakalevu sara tiko o Viti ena gauna oqo ena i vakarau ni nona sema veiwekani vakatamata kei na i sema ni veiwekani ki na dua tale na vanua. E semati koya vakatotolo sara yani ki na veivanua lelevu ka tomika se vakatomutomuria e levu na i walewale ni veivakatoroicaketaki kei nai vakarau ni nodra bula. Ena vuku ni tikina oqo e sa vaka me luluqa ka malumalumu na nona vakaliuca na kaukauwa ni Kalou kei na i vakarau ni bula dodonu ka savasava. Na veika oqo ena basika kina na veivaqumi, na vakatanitaki ni lewa dodonu ka savasava, na veikalawaci kei na kena vakayacori e levu nai vakarau butobuto e Viti. Ena rawa me vakadinadinataki na tikina oqo mai kena vakatoroicaketaki na qele ni taukei, na veivoli me baleta na noda i yau bula kei na kena taukeni na noda veibaravi totoka mai vei ira na vulagi. Sa lewe levu sara na vulagi era sa mai bula e Viti, kara kauta vata mai na nodra ivakarau ni bula kei na veika era vakamareqeta ka vakabauta ni vinaka ena gauna vou oqo. Sa levu sara na veimata lotu lalai era sa mai duri ena noda vanua. Na vei-mata lotu oqo e tuvata kei na kenai vakavuvuli, nai walewale kei nai vakarau ni So-Kalou kei na veika era vakabauta ka vakamareqeta. Sa levu nai vakavakadewa ni Vola Tabu kei na kena vakatavuvulitaki na Vosa ni Kalou vei ira na noda lewe ni lotu Vakarisito. Na veika oqo sa vakasucuma e dua na draki dredre vei ira na lewe ni lotu, ka vuqa era sega ni vakadeitaka rawa nai vakarau ni bula dodonu ka kilikili me taurivaki. E vuqa era bula tu ena dela ni rere kei na taqaya kara sega ni semati ira ki na Vanua se qarava e dua na cakacaka vakayago. Na vei draki dredre vaka oqo e bulia ga vakataki koya e dua nai vakarau ni bula ka duidui mai na veika era a vakatavuvulitaka na noda Qase ni lotu taumada. Ni levu na vei matalotu duidui kei na kena vakabauta ena dua na koro se i tikotiko, ena rawa me vakasucuma e dua na draki dredre ki na bula vakaveiwekani se bula vakavanua. Sa veisau vakalevu sara na nodra i vakarau na noda i tabagone ena gauna e daidai. E dua na ka e sa veisautaka ka bulia nai vakarau ni nodra bula oya, nai vakarau ni veivakatoroicaketaki vovou e sa yaco mai ena noda vanua. Ena dua na yasana, eda na kaya ni sa sega ni rawa me levei, baleta ni sa na yaco ga mai na veisau ena noda vuravura. Ia eda na taroga, se ocei e vakavuna na veisau? E rawa li ni da lewa na veika e baleti keda? E tiko Ii vei cei na lewa ni noqu bula kei na noqu tiko vinaka? Na bolebole levu, oya na kena sa moici na nodra i tovo kei na nodra i vakarau ni bula na noda i tabagone. E sa lewa vakalevu na nodra bula nai tabagone na talevoni veikauyaki kei na misini vovou ni veitaratara, ka vakasucuma ki na lomadra na yalo wele, na vucesa, na vakaiulubale, na talaidredre kei na sega ni vakarorogo ka sega ni dokai o ira era qase cake ena taubale e gaunisala se tiko ena dua na soqo ka eda tiko vakalewe levu kina na lewe ni vanua. Nai vakarau vou ni bula e sa basika mai ena gauna oqo e sa solia e dua na yalo bolebole ni veituberi se veivakavulici ki na dua nai vakarau ni bula e kilikili me taurivaki ena noda vanua ka vakauasivi ena noda vuvale. E dua talega na tikina bibi e bolea vakalevu na bula vakaivakarau ni lewe ni vanua ena gauna oqo oya na vei porokramu duidui ka vakaraitaki ena noda retio yaloyalo [television] ka vesuka tu na yaloda kei na noda vakasama na lewe ni vanua. Na veika eda dau sarava e bulia talega na noda i tovo kei nai vakarau ni noda vakasama. Sa levu sara ga nai yaloyalo e kau mai ena vanua vaka-esia ka lailai na veika e baleti keda na Kai Viti se i taukei ni vanua oqo. E vaka me kau mai na vei yaloyalo oqo ena sala ni kena vakawaicalataki kina na veika ena rawa me bulia cake noda ivakarau ni bula nai taukei. Sa levu sara nai yaloyalo e vakabekabea se laveta cake ga nai vakarau ni bula vakavuravura se veika vakayago, ia sa lailai sara n a veika vakayalo se na veika ena rawa me vakatubura nai vakarau ni bula dodonu ka savasava ena mata ni Kalou bula. E vaka me lewai keda sara vakalevu na veika era gadreva na vulagi ena vanua oqo. Ia, e dodonu meda kua ni guilecava na bibi ni nona vakaliuci na Kalou, ena vanua e solia ki vei keda. Na bula ni cakacaka vata se solesolevaki ki na bula duadua se nanumi koya ga vakataki koya. Oqo e rua na bula duidui ka sala vata kei na kena i vakarau ni bula se i tovo. Eda susu se bula cake mai nai taukei ni vanua oqo ena dua nai vakarau ni bula ni cakacaka vata, tuvata, veiwasei, veilomani, veivukei, bulavata ka taukena vata na veika eso e noda raraba me vaka ga ni da bula tu ena dua na vuvale, tokatoka, mataqali, yavusa se bula va-koro. Ia, eda sa lako curuma e dua na gauna ka levu era taleitaka mera bula duadua se era qarava ga na veika e baleti ira. Oqo, e dua bolebole ena cakacaka vakalotu, ka ni bolei na noda bula ena dua nai vakarau ni bula ka ra bula kina na tamata lotu Vakarisito taumada. Ia, ko ira kecega era sa vakabauta era sa tiko vata, ara sa dui solia na nodra i yau mera taukena vata, a ra volitaka na nodra vanua kei na nodra i yau, a ra sa vota ki vei ira kecega,, me vaka na nodra dui dravudravua [ Cakacaka 2:4-45]. Ena veivakatoroicaketaki kei na veika lelevu e sa yaco mai ena noda vanua, e sa vaka me kureitaka nai vakarau ni noda bula ni tuvata se cakacakavata, ka laurai votu mai nai vakatakilakila ni nodra tawase na rawa-ka mai vei keda dravudravua. Nai vakarau ni veivakatavulici se veivakadodonutaki. E bolea vakalevu na bula vakaivakarau Vakarisito e Viti na vei lawa lalai ka baleta na dodonu ni tamata yadua. Eda tomitomi vakalevu e Viti ena nodra i vakarau ni bula galala eso mai vanua tani, ka era sega ni vakabibitaka nai vakavuvuli Vakarisito. Era sa doudou vakalevu na gone e Viti, ka era sa vakayagataka sara tikoga na galala kei na dodonu e tu ki vei ira. E sa vakatabui nai kuita kei na veivunauci vakaukauwa eso, ia sa kauta mai na draki duidui vei ira nai solisoli. Na veika oqo, sa bolei kina nai vakavuvuli Vakarisito: Vakatavulica na gone ena sala e dodonu me lako kina, ia ni sa qase mai ena sega ni lako tani mai kina [Vola ni Vakaibalebale 22:6]. E rui bibi na veivakatavulici ena sala e rawa me vinaka kina na nodra bula nai solisoli: mo kakua ni tarova na i kuita mai vua na gone; ia ni ko sa warolaki koya, ena sega ni mate kina.mo warolaki koya, ia ko na vakabula kina na yalona mai eli [Vola ni Vakaibalebale 23:13-14]. Ai naki ni veivakatavulici se veivakadodonutaki me rawa ni rawati kina e dua na ivakarau ni bula dodonu ka kilikili. Na vaka bibitaki ni vakavuvuli vaka-vuravura se lotu vakayago kei na Lotu Vakarisito se i vakavuvuli Vakarisito. E bolea vakalevu sara na lotu Vakarisito e Viti ena gauna oqo na kena sa ravi ka vakanuinui na veilitaki vaka-matanitu ki nai vakavuvuli vakavuravura ni nodra qaravi na veimataqali kalou, ka vakanadakuya nai vakavuvuli Vakarisito. Na veika oqo, ena vakasucuma e Viti e dua na mataqali bula vakaivakarau ka tovolei me vakamalumalumutaki kina na vakabauta Vakarisito kei na kena i vakavuvuli. Sa tekivu vakanadakui ka butuki sobu na veika era dau vakabibitaka na noda qase ka era i taukei ni vanua oqo, oya na Lotu vakarisito. Era sa mai bula e Viti na vulagi, ka era sega soti ni kauwaitaka na veika eda dau vakamareqeta, oya na noda Vakabauta. Era na vakasucuma e Viti e levu sara na i vakavuvuli duidui kei na kena vakabauta, ka ena basika votu mai e vuqa sara na i tovo kei na i valavala ni bula, me i vakadinadina ni sa sega ni vakalici ena vanua oqo na Kalou bula, ka a mai vakararamataka taumada na noda vanua. Ia, ena dua na yasana, ena laurai votu mai na i vakarau ni bula ni veisisivi ena bisinisi, veivakatoricaketaki, na vuli, na buli veiwekani vakavuravura, ia sa yali na kena nuitaki se vakabibitaki nai vakavuvuli Vakarisito. (We will continue to bring you more lessons by Rev. Semisi Turagavou in the next issue of Nai Tabe. ) Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

28 TUKUTUKU MAI NA TABANA NI VAK AIVOL ATAKI NI QELE SOLI VAK AVANUA KI NA LOTU WESELE E VITI NA I TAVI SA QARAVI OTI KEI NA KENA E SE VO TU ME QARAVI E vola ko Rev. Josefa Saronicava Waqairatu Eda sa yacova vata tale mai oqo nai otioti ni vula ni yabaki Na vula eda dau namaka kina ka vakananuma na nona sucu mai na luve ni Kalou na Karisito na noda i Vakabula. Meu cavuta tale mada nai naki bibi ni Tabana oqo. Ni sa cabe oti na Lotu mai na nodra lea matavura na Turaga bale na Tui Nayau e na Yanuyanu sau mai Lakeba e na 12 ni Okotopa, 1835, sa tekivu me tete na Kosipeli ni Tukutuku Vinaka ka ravuti na yalodra na noda veigone Turaga Bale kei Viti, me vaka ni a kau vei ira taumada na Lotu. Era sa lotu na Turaga, era sa lotu talega na nodra tamata, tabu saka yani. Sa lotu ko Viti. Era a sega ni toka wale na Turaga, ni ra a solia talega na nodra vei tiki ni qele me tara kina na Valenilotu, Tikotiko ni Talatala kei na kanakana ni lotu. Sa kena ivakarau tudei saka tu mai ko ya mai na taudaku ni kuila ki na loma ni kuila me yacova sara mai na siga ni kua. Ni dolavi na veitarogi vanua mai vei iratou na Turaga ni Vavalagi ka qai mai vakuria na Turaga Talai sa bale, Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, e sega ni tukuni ka taki kina na veitiki ni qele sa soli ki na lotu Wesele. Ia ena dela ni qele kei na lomadra na Turaga, sa dei tu ga na nodra isolisoli. Na lega sa qai mai yaco e muri, ni ra sa qai cabe tale tiko mai na itaukei ni qele me ra mai soro kina Lotu e na vuku ni leqa sa tarai ira tiko me vakataka na kawa boko, kawa yalewa, tauvimate, lialia, leqa nodra vuli na gone, lusi se leqa na sasagataki ni bisinisi, mate vakasauri, vakamaduataki kei na vuqa tale. Ia na lotu e sega talega ni tu vua e dua nai tukutuku volai ni qele soli vakavanua. Na Bose ko Viti mai na yanuyanu turaga ko Cicia e na yabaki 2004, sa qai vakadonui kina, me sa tauyavutaki na Tabana oqo. E 2 saka na ka bibi e qaravi e na Tabana saka oqo. Na kena imatai na sasagataki ni kena vakaivolataka na Lotu na nona veitiki ni qele soli vakavanu. Na kena i karua, na veivakauqeti me vakatoroicaketaki na qele e na teitei, susu vuaka, susu me, caka tobu ni ika, tei kau kei na veika tale eso. Sa tu na qele ni lotu ka sa tu talega na keda qele taukeni vakamataqali se yavusa, ia e kunei ni levu tikoga na dravudravua, sega ni saumi rawa na noda vakamisinare, sega ni ripea na valenilotu, vale ni talatala, vale ni vakatawa, leqa na votavota kei na vuqa tale. Na vakanuinui vinaka ki vei kemuni kece sara na turaga na Tuirara Levu ni noda Lotu Wesele e Viti kei Rotuma, ni na qarauni na inaki e rua ni Tabana oqo, baleta ni da cakacaka vata kina o kemuni vata kei keitou e Vale ni Volavola. Ni da na qarava rawa vata vakavinaka na noda i tavi sa na vukea me matata na yalayala ni qele ni lotu e dela ni qele kei na kena ivola talega e Vale ni Volavola. NA VEIWASEWASE E SEGA NI OKATI E NA CAKACAKA OQO Davuilevu, Indian, Kinoya, Lautoka, Makoi, Nabua, Namosi (pending) Nausori, Rotuma, Rambi, Vunidakua,Wesley. Na vakamamasu ki vei kemuni kece sara na Wasewase e vo tu moni qaravi, ni yalo vinaka ka okata ni oqo e dua dina nai tavi bibi na kena vakamatatataki na yalayala ni qele e na dela ni qele kei na kena vakaivolataki rawa. Vinaka saka vakalevu nai tavi sa qaravi rawa. NA BUTU IYALAYA E NA WASEWASE VA- KATURAGA KO NAITASIRI (01-15/11/ (Rev. Josefa S Waqairatu, Solomoni Kacilala kei Kurusiga Bogi) E draki katakata dina keitou donumaka e na veiqaravi e na loma ni Wasewase vakaturaga ko Naitasiri. E dua na tikina talei au raica, na levu ni kedratou tiki ni qele e soli tu vakavanua me ra vakaitikotiko kina turaga kei na marama e na loma ni noda Yasana vakaturaga e 14. Era sa tara vale tudei kei na vale ni lotu rairai totoka e na loma ni nodra itikotiko. Na karua ni ka au qoroya na bulabula ni vanua ni raici na loga ni veidalo bulabula kei na vinaka ni gaunisala. Na loga ni veikau drokadroka e na loma ni vanua. NA VEITIKI NI QELE BUTUKI TABACAKACAKA KORO YACA NI QELE Delaivalelevu Savutalele Savutalele Methodist Church Dokanaisuva Nayavuloulou Cunnigham Delaivalelevu Dokanaisuva Methodist Chur. Nayavuloulou Meth. Church Droka Methodist Church Delaivalelevu Meth. Church Kalabu Tovata Tovata Methodist Church Vatuyalewa Vunisaleka Vunibua Vatuyalewa Methodist Church Vunisaleka Methodist Church Vunibua Methodist Church Naitasiri Naganivatu Naganivatu Methodist Church Vuniniudrovu Navuso Kasavu Vuniniudrovu Meth. Church Navuso Methodist Church Kasavu Methodist Church Rev. Kinijoji Gonesau: Talatala Tabacakacaka Na Were Rev. Mosese N Koroimate: Talatala Tabacakacaka Waimaro-Soloira Ko ira na lewe ni koro Vaturaga ko Nacokaika kei nai Talatala Qase vatawa ko Rev. Joeli Ravualala (Tucake tu ena yasana matau) Photo: Supplied E tucake saka tu qo o nai Talatala Qase e na Wasewase Vakaturaga ko Naitasiri, Rev. Kitione Raibevu (Mawi), kei na nona ituirara levu (Matau) Photo: Supplied NA VEIWASEWASE SA QARAVI OTI E VITI LEVU Ba, Bau (pt.of), Lami, Matailobau (Lutu), Nadi, Nadroga, Naitasiri (pt.of), Namoli, Navosa, Navosa-i-Yata, Nawaka, Ra, Rewa (pt.of), Saivou, Serua, Suva, Suvavou, Tavua, Vatukarasa, Vuda, Veiwekani ni ceva ni Pasifika. SA VO ME QARAVI E VITI LEVU Bau(pt.of), Naitasiri (pt.of), Matailobau(pt.of), Magodro kei Wainimala NA VEIWASEWASE SA QARAVI OTI E VANUA LEVU Bua, Biaugunu, Cakaudrove, Macuata (pt.of), Nasavusavu, Navatu, Natewa kei Wailevu WASEWASE E WAI SA QARAVI OTI (MARITIME DIVISION) Moala, Koro, Lomaiviti kei Vauabalavu Nayavumata Nakini Nakini Methodist Church Natoika Deladamanu Nacokaika Ko ira saka oqo na turaga Talatala e na loma ni Wasewase ko Naitasiri e na gauna nib utu yalayala. Rev. Kitione Raibevu: Talatala Qase Wasewase Naitasiri Rev. Joeli Ravualala (Talatala Qase Vakatawa): Talatala Tabacakacaka Delaivalelevu Rev. Pita Drekilovoni: Talatala Tabacakacaka Kalabu Natoika Methodist Church Deladamanu Methodist Church Nacokaika Methodist Church Lomaivuna Naqali Naqali Methodist Church Gusuisavu Gusuisavu Methodist Church Rara Naluwai Naluwai Methodist Church Burelevu Wainawaqa Wainawaqa Methodist Church Nadakuni Nakakuni Methodist Church Na Vale ni Lotu e na koro Vaturaga ko Navuso ena Tabacakacaka ko Navuso Photo: Supplied WASEWASE E WAI SA VO ME QARAVI Beqa, Cicia, Kadavu, Lau, Lomaiviti-e-cake, Matuku, Totoya, Vatulele, Wainimala, Yasawa-i-Yata kei Yasawa-i- Ra Rev. Joji Rinakama: Talatala Tabacakacaka Nayavumata Rev. Onisimo Rarokoliwa: Talatala Tabacakacaka Lomaivuna Rev. Akapusi Tumate: Talatala Tabacakacaka Rara Rev. Malakai Namara: Talatala Tabacakacaka Burelevu- Waimaro Ko ira na lewe ni koro Vakaturaga ko Nadakuni kei nai Talatala ka qarava na taba qo ko Rev. Josefa Saronacava Photo: Supplied Nai Tabe Issue 9 December /

29 NA DAUVUNAU KEINA VUNAU- TAKI NI VOSA NI K ALOU: AI VOL A VUA NA DAUVUNAU (Ko Fredrick Langham, Qase Levu vakacegu 1883) Vakarautaka ka vola: Apete Toko Au sa volavola mada vei iko na tamata vunau,edaru sa veitokani ena cakacaka ni Kalou, me u vakananumi iko mada ena veika eso au sa yaga vei iko. E ca me yacamu walega Na tamata Vunau, ia ko lecava na cakacaka levu ko sa lesi kina: se ko sa bolea vakailoa ga.de ko sega ni tawa yaga enai tutu oqo,ia ko sa vakasecudru tiko vua na Kalou ni ko sa suguta na I tutu oqo,ia ko sai sosomi ca ni tamata tani sa na yaga ena i lesilesi oqo. A cava beka ko taura kina na itavi ni tamata vunau?ko sa vinakata walega na kenai tutu se ko sa vinakata walega na kenai rogo se na kenai rairai se mo kacivi kina mo tamata vunau?ko sa guta walega na kena cakacaka kei na kena veidokadokai? Ke sa lomamu oqo, Ko sa qai tamata lialia ka butobuto! Sa macala kina sa sega ni kacivi iko na Kalou kina cakacaka savasava ka rerevaki oqo. NA YALONA KEI NA NONAI TOVO NA DAUVUNAU Me u tukuna mada na yalona,keina nona I tovo, na tamata sa kacivi me vunautaki Jisu vei ira na tamata, sa macala vinaka sara vua na nona bula vakayalo.sa bula na yalona ni sa bokoci saran a nonai valavala ca, ka rau sa veivinakati vata keina Kalou.Sa oti talega vei koya na veika makawa, ka sa vakavoutaki na yalona taucoko.sa tukutuku sara talega kin a yalona na Yalo Tabu ni sa bokoci na nona I valavala ca, ka sa vakabauti me luve ni Kalou.Sa kila talega na yalona ni sa tiko vua na nona I tovo ni tamata ni Kalou. Sa kena I vakadinadina ga vei ira na tamata tani ni sa luve ni Kalou ko koya na nona vosa dina, keina nona valavala vinaka keina nona I tovo savasava. Mo kila mada:sa sega ni lesi na tamata mate me la ki tukuna voli na bula: se na tamata me vakarota na ka vinaka:se na tamata lasulasu me vakadreta na dina:se na tamata dukadukali me vunautaka na yalosavasava: se na tamata sa veimecaki kei na Kalou me vunautaka na veisaututaki kei na Kalou. DIKEVI IKO MADA Sa vakaevei ko iko? Sa kilai vei iko na ka kecega oqo se segai? Liaci iko mada. Ia kevaka sa tu kece vei iko na veika sa tukuni oti, mo qai soli taucoko kina cakacaka levu ka savasava oqo, mo vunautaki Jisu na vu ni bula vei ira na tamata sa gu tiko kina rusa. Kakua ni cakava me vaka s aka ni lesi vei iko. Qacoya sara. Me katakata tiko kina na yalomu taucoko. Gadreva sara mo yaga Mo tubera na yalo ni tamata mai na rusa kina bula. A ka ga oqo sa kacivi kina.ko sa sega ni lesi mo sereka walega na kenai vakavuvuli ni Vola Tabu: ko sa lesi talega mo la ki kacivi ira era sa moce tu me ra yadra mai mo laki kaliraka na yalo ni tamata main a liga ni tevoro: mo sereka sara vei ira na nodra I tovo ko ira sa marautaka na I valavala ca, me ra kilai ira mada. Ko sa lesi mo vakaraitaki Jisu na I Vakabula vei ira sa mate tu na yalodra me ra raici koya ka bula sara. NA NOMU I TOVO Ni ko sa laki tu e matadra na tamata, mo ila macala, era tamata vakaloloma era sa voleka ni rusa eso; ka sa nomui tovo mo tukuna vakadododnu ga veira na bula levu. Kos ai sosomi I Jisu Karisito mo vakamasuti ira mera veivinakati mada kei na Kalou. Cikevi ira mera lesu mada mai na sala ni rusa.ka segata mo sereka macala vei ira na loma ni Kalou ia na lomana taucoko Kevaka ko sa madua se ko rere, ko sa vakavoca kina na loma ni Kalou,ko sa cala vua na Kalou, ko sa sega talega ni lomana na yalodra na tamata. Kevaka ko sa tukuna walega na ka sa kamikamica vei ira na tamata ca, se n aka ga era vinakata se ko galutaka na nodra I valavala ca eso, ko sa qai sega ni tamata dina:ko sa doka walega na tamata ka beca na Kalou. Mo tukuna macala vei ira na kena ca nai valavala ca na nona cata na Kalou, kei na nona cudru kina kei na nona lewa me saumi. Tukuna talega vei ira, era sa tautauvata ena mata ni Kalou ko ira kece era sa I valavala ca, se ra turaga, se ra lewe ni vanua A yalo sa I valavala ca ena mate. Sa kena I sau na I valavala ca na mate. Ena vakaevei ki Eli ko ira na tamata ca. Ia mo sereka vei ira na loloma levu ni Kalou, sa mate kina ena vukudra ko Jisu, ka sa qai rawarawa kina me bokoci na nodrai valavala ca. Sereka macala vei ira se da bula vakaevei. Sa bula na tamta ni sa vakadinati Jisu ni sa vakadinata na nona mate ka vakararavi kina ena yalona taucoko me sa I soro ni nona I valavala ca. Sa sega ni bula ko koya ni sa vakalesiu na lomana se ni sa biuta na nona ca eso se nona ca kece, ka sa curu siga, ka sa wili vata kei ira na lewe ni lotu veitarogi. Sa bula ga ko koya ni sa tauca kece na nona ca vei Jisu, me sa bokoci edaidai ena nona dra me sa kaya rawa ena yalona, Sa lomani au, ka soli koya ena vukuqu, me kaya rawa: Koi au,koi au, au bula mai na ca. Au sa via vakabibitaka sara vei iko ni ko sa kacivi, mo yaga kina yalo ni tamata. Ko sega ni lesi mo vakaraitaka na nomu vuku, se na nomu kila ka, mera dokai iko kina na lewe ni vavakoso lotu. Sa ka lialia mo vakalevulevui iko e matadra na I vavakoso lewe ni lotu. Ni ko sa laki vunau, kakua ni vakarogotaki iko. Vunitaki iko sara. Mo vakaraitaki iko mei cavai? Ko iko nai Vakabula? Mo dokai ko iko ena nodra bula na tamata? E kaya ko Jisu, Dou na qai tukuni AU kina yalayala kei vuravura. Mo vakadinadina vei Jisu ni ko sa kila ena yalomu na nona kaukauwa kei na nona loloma vakataki Paula o koya sa kaya, Keitou sa vakadinata o koya oqo keitou sa vosa kina. Mo vakaraiataki Jisu duadua ga na nona mate e vukuda - kei na nona tucake tale,kei na nona sorovaki keda tiko vua na Kalou. Me cecere ga na kauveilatai mera raica na tamata kecega. Mo kakua ni vakabuwawataki Jisu. Mo vakaraiataka votu duadua ga. Kevaka ko via vakarailevutaki iko vei ira na tamata, sa na beci iko na Kalou! Era na tagicaka na nomu lialia oqo ko ira na Agilosi!. Era na drerevaki iko talega na tevoro. Ka na baleti iko na nodra rusa na lewe levu. MO VAKARAU VAKAVINAKA Ia me yaga na nomu vunau vei ira na tamata mo vakarautaka mada vaka vinaka. Segata na tiki ni Vola Tabu e rauta, ka sa bibi talega, mo qai vakamamasu vua na Kalou me vakavulici iko ena kena I balebale ni nona vosa ni ko sa vakasamataka tiko: ka me vukei iko talega ni ko sa laki tukuna vei ira na tamata. Mo kila oqo na vunau sa rawa ena vucesa, se na wele, ena sega ni yaga. Ena vakayagataka rawa vakacava na Kalou?O koya me sa kakua ni vuso walega na nomu I vunau. Me sa vakalewe ga- me magiti me wai ni bula, n aka era na mamau kina ko ira era sa rogoca. Segata na vosa macala na vosa lau na vosa gagata me laucoka kina na yalodra na I valavala ca, mera veivutuni kina, ka dro vakatotolo main a sala ni rusa ki vei Jisu, na koro ni bula. Ia ni ko vakarautaki iko vaka oqo, mo kila sara ena yalomu sa na yaga na nomu vunau ni ko vunau tiko.ka ni ko sa vakamasuti ira na tamata me ra veivinakati kei na Kalou, mo vakamasuti koya talega na Kalou me solia vei ira na daliga rogo na loma kasa - me rawai ira san a nona vosa, me tubu kina na rere na yalo rarawa na dro mai na ca kei na via bula vei Jisu. Kitaka ruarua na vakamamasu vua na Kalou me vakayagataki iko ena nomu vunautaki Jisu: keina KalouQacoya ruarua ena yalomu taucoko ena yalo sa Sinai vuabale ena loloma vua na Kalou, vei ira talega na tamata: ka mo nakita tiko me sa vakayacori na nodrau veisaututaki na tamata keina Kalou Ia, ni ko sa vakayacora vaka oqo na nomu I tavi, ena qai sega ni yaga na nomu cakacaka vua na turaga.ena vakayagataki iko na Kalou. Ena bula na yalo sa mate. Ena Rev. Frederick Langham Photo: New South Wales State Library vakacegu na yalo sa tagi.ena vakataudetaki ko ira sa vaka bauti Jisu. Ena vagumatuataki ko ira na I vavakoso lewe ni lotu. A CAVA SA LOMAMU? Sa qai macala beka vei iko nai tovo ni tamatama na Kalou me yaga ena nona cakacaka oqo? Sa qai macala beka vei iko na kena bibi kei na kena rerevaki na cakacaka ko sa kacivi kina? Sa qai macala vei iko na kena talei na yalo ni tamata ni sa mate kina ko Jisu? Kani sa sega talega ni vinakata na Kalou me rusa e dua, me bula ga na tamata kecega? Sa qai macala beka vei iko ni sa vinakata ko Jisu mo yaga ena cakacaka oqo?sa dina beka sa kacivi iko na yalo tabu mo tamata vunau?oi? A cava ko sa lewa kina?a cava sa qai lomamu ena ka oqo/ Mo vakawaletaka na nomui tavi? Mo cakava ga e na yalo batabata? Mo cakava ga vakavuravura? Mo cakava gam o dokai kina?kakua sara! Mo drau veiyaloni mada kei Jisu. Mo drau veinaki vata kaya me vinaka cake ko vuravura, me tabaki sobu na ca,ka me ia tiko na cajkacaka ni veivakabulai - kaya mada mai ena vu ni yalomu- I Jisu au sa qai masulaki au tale meu nomuni ga! Sa qai macala vei au na noqui tavi. Au kila ni ko ni sa kacivi au meu yaga ki yalodra na tamata,ka sa yaloqu meu tubera na tamata ca vei kemuni. A ka oqo au sa cuva kina vei kemuni Jisu.Au soli au ga vei kemuni,meu nomuni duadua ga! Au soli e daidai meu kalia tani taucoko ga vei kemuni na yalo ni tamata main a liga ni tevoro!i Jisu ni tauri meu nomuni ga!vakayagataki au meu yaga! Me bula na yalo sa mate!me vakalesui tale ko ira sa bale me vakataudetaki na nomuni tamata me yaco totolo na nomuni matanitu, ka me rogo na yacamuni. Ke sa I naki dina ni yalomu qo mo segata na kaukauwa sa vosa kina ko Jisu vei ira na nona tisaipeli ena cakacaka 1:8 ia dou na rawata na kaukauwa ni sa curumi kemudou na Yalo Tabu. Keina I lumu sa vosa kina ko Aisea 61:1 Sa tu vei au na yalo ni Turaga ni sa lumuti au ko Jiova meu vunautaka na rogorogo vinaka. Ke sa lumuti iko na Yalo Tabu ni Kalou, ke sa curumi iko na kaukauwa oqo, ko na qai vunau voli ena yalokatakata, ena yalo dina, ka na qai levu na nomu yaga eke, ka levu talega na nomu marau mai muri, ni ko na wili vata kei ira. Era sa vuku dina, era na cila sara me vaka na I serau mai lomalagi, kei ira era sa saumaki ira na lewe vuqa mera tamata yalo dodonu,me vaka talega na kalokalo tawa mudu. Au sa tinia na noqu I vola oqo ena loloma vei iko Koi au, na wekamu, Ko viaveivuke; F.Lagama (Fredrick Langham) Epereli Tiko e Viti 1883 Qase Levu vakacegu (moce) Nai Tabe Issue 9 December, /

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