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
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