Bula Bula!!

Hey All!

We arrived here last Saturday safe and sound, and buzzing with excitement! We got off our plane and straight aways hopped on a 5 hour hot bus ride to Suva. We met Brother Lai who is our contact down here in Fiji; through him we have been able to have some amazing traditional ministry opportunities, such as visiting a slum, a prison, a mosque, and homes of hope (single moms refugee center). We have also been able to explore Suva on our own, and make some friends with the street police officers who have been a great help to us.

Anyways back to ministry... At the slum we got to meet Pastor Alki who was a professor that moved to the slums because God called him and his family there to start a church. He talked to us about his ministry, then sent us out on our own to go pray for people around the area. It was awkward, but fantastic! The next day we went to a mosque and got a tour or the mosque, with a brief over view on the religion. Afterwards we got to sit down with our guide and were able to ask him questions that we had. It was a good experience for us, because we all felt that our eyes were opened and we are more aware of what we are up against. From the mosque we caught a bus and then a taxi that took our team and Brother Lai to a mens prison. Little did we know that we were one of two groups coming to see them, and little more did we know that we had to do a performance... who knew. It was a surprise to everyone, so we ended up singing a few songs and sharing our testimonies on the fly; which all in all turned out into a great growing experience for our team. The third and fourth day were spent at Homes of Hope which was by far our teams favorite. Our first day there we helped out on the farm with our new friends, cultivating the groud with shovels and pick axes, and spreading fertalizer over top. It was tiring but rewarding and we all had a great time. The second day we were involved with the school, the childeren, and the bakery. We left there a bit sad because we had to say good bye to all the amazing people God had blessed us with. This place made a great impact on our team.

On that last day of ministry, we came back to Lami (town where we've been staying) to pick up one of BDTS teams from the bus stop! It was sort of a surprise because both our teams knew we'd overlap at the hostel for one night, but they didn't know we would be the ones picking them up. We had a fanastic eveing with them! We had a great dinner that Kristoffer prepaired followed by joining the Lami Gospel Youth for their first youth group of the year! The next morning we headed to Suva, then parted in the early afternoon to catch our bus to Nandi.

So here we are in Nandi at a great hostel; we were suppose to start our adventure through the Yasawa Islands today but with a bit of a mix up we changed our plans to hang out here one more day and start them tomorrow (31st). We won't have any internet or any other sort of contact while we are out there.

Thank you for all your continuous prayers!

Much Love and Blessings
Team Kiwi Fiji

Prayer Points:
-To stay healthy!
-Continued Unity
-More Opertunity
-Patience in this "chill" Country
-To stay focused as Outreach is nearing an end.