Ofusina – Part 1
Christianity, it’s always been with me. It’s always been instilled with me all my life. I grew up wanting to work for God in any way I can. I always prayed to him to use me, although I don’t have much to offer.
Then all of a sudden I was married, and the man I was married to was not the man I chose. He was the man my mother chose. I was not thinking of getting married. I was telling mum, ‘no, I’m here for you, I don’t want to leave’. But she said, ‘No, that’s that man for you’. And I trusted mum with all my life. She had this instinct, you know. Salafa and I grew into a relationship, and we grew to trust each other. Trusting was a big thing with me. Then love came after. And then Ding Dong, six children!
When we got together, he said his future was to become a minister. So Salafa started to work towards his spiritual life, and I helped him along that way as well.
Three years later, we went into theological college. That was the first time I stepped foot in Samoa. That was a huge change. But I love big changes. I thank God for the change. But the question was, can I last? How am I going to persevere through seven years of training? Five times I’m packing my bags but never got out of the door.
But now that I’ve made it, I see why. It’s created character, to prepare you for ministry; I was thankful.
I think God purposely put us here in this parish, because they need the help. I have so much to do! They need property and a place of worship. They need funds, and to come out into the open a bit more.
For now, we’re using our double garage. We just did it all up with the pulpit, everything. My husband went on Facebook Marketplace and then, all of a sudden, we’ve got chairs! So that’s where we do our services.
It’s a challenge, but Salafa and I, we know that it’s all in God’s time, it’ll come to us. We feel it.