The second in a series of tales of people who have donated their time, and skills to the Apostolic Ministry in the Pacific Katherina wanted to help support and grow the Orthodox Mission in Fiji. This is her story. Over the course of a number of years Katherina, a qualified and practicing teacher from New … Continue reading The Teacher’s Tale
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We left our hearts in Fiji
In February 2020 Michael Jones from Eagle River, Alaska led a labor crew to continue construction of the Church of St. George in Tonga. flight from Los Angeles to Tonga had a 6 hour layover in Fiji, so Fr. Meletios, Dean of Missions in Oceania, invited the group to briefly visit to the Orthodox community … Continue reading We left our hearts in Fiji
Michael’s story
Michael Jones is an Orthodox Christian living with his wife and four children in Eagle River, Alaska. In February 2020 he assembled a mission team to travel to the Kingdom of Tonga to complete the weather-proofing phase of an Orthodox church building that was being constructed. At the time, we never could have imagined the … Continue reading Michael’s story
Ways of Divine Grace
This is the story of Demetrios, the 15-year-old son of a newly baptized Māori family who wants to become a lawyer. Just two years ago, he lived far from the city in a house without running water. Any hope of attending a good high school was scant. However, for our man-befriending God there is always … Continue reading Ways of Divine Grace
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The Orthodox Apostolic Ministry in the Pacific
While in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the context of my first informative episcopal journey, I met Kyriakos, a rational thinker, a businessman, an energetic and active member of the local Greek Orthodox community who spends a considerable amount of his own personal time participating in civic life, providing aid and assistance. In his own straightforward … Continue reading The Orthodox Apostolic Ministry in the Pacific
Joys and Sorrows in the Mission Field
Ierapostolé (Mission Work) is a complex matter. Once a person makes a decision to join in, he feels joy. He starts imagining the places and countries where he will journey to convey the message of the Gospel, a message of Resurrection and Joy. He imagines the people he will encounter and places he will go in … Continue reading Joys and Sorrows in the Mission Field
I Am with You Always, to the End of the Age…
After the admirable interventions of the Lord in the Missionary effort in Tonga with the erection of the chapel of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the house of the missionaries and the majestic Sacred Church of Saint George the Trophy-Bearer, whose construction is about to end in a month, came Samoa’s turn. Samoa is … Continue reading I Am with You Always, to the End of the Age…