36th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

THE 2009 GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD OF FIJI ENDED ON A HIGH NOTE THIS PAST FRIDAY NIGHT (AUGUST 28).

THIS YEAR'S EVENT SAW US BREAKING NEW GROUND IN MANY AREAS OF THE MINISTRY. NOT ONLY THAT WE SAW THE LARGEST EVER ATTENDANCE AT ANY CONFERENCE (1359 MINISTERS, PASTORS AND DELEGATES), WE ALSO SAW A BREAKTHROUGH IN OUR FOREIGN MISSION ARM AND OF CAUSE THE FIRST EVER LIVE WEB CAST OF OUR CONFERENCE.

IN ONE OF OUR EARLIER POSTINGS, WE MENTIONED THAT,"IT REMAINS OUR PRAYER THAT GOD'S PURPOSE FOR THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD OF FIJI BE REVEALED WITH FURTHER CLARITY AND DYNAMISM AT THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE." OUR PRAYER WAS SURELY ANSWERED. THE AOG - FIJI IS SURELY MOVING FORWARD AND WE PRAISE GOD FOR THAT.

EAGLES VIEW WISHES TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE BRETHREN FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND OBEDIENCE TO THE GOD GIVEN DIRECTION FOR THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD OF FIJI.WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK REV SAIMONI WAQA (OUR SENIOR PASTOR) FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE LEADERSHIP THIS PAST FOUR YEARS.HE VOLUNTARILY STOOD DOWN FROM RE-ELECTION AT THIS YEARS CONFERENCE. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE REV RUPENI VAUVAU, REV REGINALD KUMAR AND OUR FORMER DEPUTY SENIOR PASTOR, REV JERRY RADRODRO TO THE LEADERSHIP TEAM.

WE NOW LOOK FORWARD TO THE VARIOUS DIVISIONAL CONFERENCES IN 2010.

EXECUTIVE BRETHREN ELECTED AT CONFERENCE

ELECTIONS FOR OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WENT THROUGH WITHOUT A GLITCH THIS AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL APPLAUDED AS THE NAMES OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS WERE CALLED OUT.

THE INSTALLATION SERVICE WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING AND WILL BE OFFICIATED BY OUR CONFERENCE SPEAKER AND ASSISTANT GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD - USA, ALTON GARRISON.

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS;

REV PITA CILI - GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
REV PHILIP MADHAVAN - DEPUTY GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
REV VILIAME VAKASAUSAU - GENERAL SECRETARY
REV FREDDY KESHWAN - GENERAL TREASURER
REV VILIAME NAIVALU - DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT (W)
REV JIUTASA KENI - DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT (CE)
REV MANASA RASALATO - DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT (N)
REV ROBERT PRASAD - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEDIA & PUBLICATION
REV RUPENI VAUVAU - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
REV SAVENACA RATUMAIYALE- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NATIONAL MINISTRIES & PROJECTS
REV STEVEN SLATER - COUNTRY MODERATOR
REV JEREMAIA RADRODRO - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FE)
REV PRITAM SINGH - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (GE)
REV REGINALD KUMAR - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (IE)

THE NEXT GENERAL CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR 2011.

RECORD REGISTRATION AT GENERAL CONFERENCE

OVER 1000 PASTORS AND DELEGATES ARE IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS YEAR'S GENERAL CONFERENCE. THIS IS 400 MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS CONFERENCE IN 2007.

THE INCREASE REFLECTS THE GROWTH AND THE EXPANSION OF THE WORK WITHIN THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD OF FIJI.

IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS YEARS CONFERENCE ARE PASTORS FROM AS FAR AS ROTUMA, THE LAUAN ISLANDS AND VANUALEVU.

THE NATIONAL MEETING COMMENCES TODAY AND FINISHES TOMORROW. ELECTIONS FOR OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WILL ALSO BE HELD TODAY.

GENERAL COUNCIL 2009 KICKS OFF

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CENTER HOSTS THEIR THIRD BIENNIAL GENERAL COUNCIL MEET THIS WEEK. THE WEEK LONG MEETING KICKED OFF LAST NIGHT AND THE BUILDING WAS FILLED FROM WALL TO WALL FROM AS EARLY AS 3PM.

OUR SPEAKER FOR THIS YEARS CONFERENCE IS ALTON GARRISON, THE DEPUTY GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD - USA.

L. Alton Garrison was elected assistant general superintendent of the Assemblies of God at the 52nd General Council of the church in August 2007. He is a member of the Fellowship’s Executive Leadership Team and Executive Presbytery.

TODAY WAS THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT DAY AND TOMORROW WE WILL BE HAVING THE DIVISIONAL MEETINGS.

OUR CHOIR WILL BE PART OF THE WORSHIP SERVICE ON FRIDAY EVENING.

AOG FIJI GENERAL COUNCIL 2009 LIVE

For those interested in viewing the GENERAL COUNCIL FELLOWSHIP SERVICE can log onto ncccmedia@yahoo.com - on Yahoo Messenger.

Preliminaries commences at 5pm Fiji Time and the Main Service begins at 6.45pm daily.

Vinaka and God Bless.

TALATALA SEMI'S IN TOWN

REV SEMI RATUCOKA JETTED INTO THE COUNTRY ON TUESDAY EVENING TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING GENERAL CONFERENCE.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM IN TOWN CHATTING AWAY CATCHING UP WITH HIS OLD FRIENDS. THIS IS HIS SECOND TRIP TO FIJI SINCE LEAVING FOR MISSION WORK IN AUSTRALIA FOUR YEARS AGO. ONLY THIS TIME, HE IS HERE ALONE. RADINI KOTO AND BABY MEREWAI REMAINED IN AUSTRALIA AND TALATALA WILL RETURN AFTER THE CONFERENCE.

TALATALA SEMI WAS HEAD OF OUR OPERATION DEPARTMENT FOR MANY YEARS DURING THE LATE REV F.K.WAQA'S TIME AT SARU AND DURING THE CRITICAL TRANSITION PERIOD BEFORE DEPARTING FOR AUSTRALIA.

HE ALSO SERVED AS THE FIJIAN ETHNIC AND NATIONAL YOUTH DIRECTOR FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. HE IS BEST KNOWN AS A DYNAMIC PREACHER AND A STRAIGHT TALKING LEADER PASSIONATE FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE VISION.

MINISTRY SCHOOL CLASS OF 2009 GRADUATES

THE OLD 'SUPER CHURCH' AT NAMOLI WAS A BUZZ OF ACTIVITIES THIS PAST FRIDAY (AUGUST 14), AS REV KILIONI AND HIS TEAM DRESSED THE OLD BLOCK WITH BEAUTIFULLY SELECTED LINEN FOR THE EVENING'S GRADUATION PARTY.

EARLY IN THE EVENING, THE STUDENTS BEGAN ARRIVING WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. REV CRONE (SENIOR PASTOR OF 'THE MISSION'), CAME IN ALL THE WAY FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THIS GRADUATION.

THE CEREMONY WAS AN EMOTIONAL ONE AS THE GRADUATING CLASS ALSO INCLUDED SIS KINI, THE WIDOW OF OUR LATE FORMER SENIOR PASTOR, REV FILIMONI KAMA WAQA.TWENTY EIGHT OF OUR OWN MEMBERS WITH A FEW PASTORS AND LAY PREACHERS FROM OTHER DENOMINATIONS GRADUATED THIS YEAR.

THE SCHOOL RESUMES IN 2009.

LFT HOSTS YOUTH RALLY

OH WHAT A WONDERFUL SIGHT TO SEE YOUNG PEOPLE GATHER TOGETHER IN LARGE NUMBERS TO WORSHIP THE LORD.MORE SO ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.

YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BA AND LAUTOKA HELD THEIR RALLY AT LAUTOKA TONIGHT AND BOY, OH BOY,..... THEY REALLY HAD A FUN FILLED EVENING OF FELLOWSHIP AND WORSHIP.

ALSO AT THE MEETING WERE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM OUR PREACHING POINTS AT VAROKO, NAMADA, RAVIRAVI AND KOROBEBE.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE LIVE

YESTERDAY, WE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE WILL BE SHOWN LIVE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB.

PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS PAGE.

LFT CHOIR STEPS UP PREPARATION

OUR MASS CHOIR AND DANCERS MARCH INTO CAMP AT SARU THIS EVENING IN PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN NAUSORI.

JOINING THEM FOR THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE ARE MEMBERS OF OUR YOUTH CHOIR AND DANCERS.THEY WILL BE DEPARTING FOR NAUSORI ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 AND WILL BE TAKING PART DURING THE FRIDAY NIGHT EVENING RALLY.

THE CHOIR WILL BE PERFORMING SIX SONGS AND PREPARATIONS ARE WELL UNDERWAY.

THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE WILL SEE THE ELECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE INCLUDING THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.THE DIVISIONAL HEADS HOWEVER HAS TWO MORE YEARS LEFT IN THEIR TERM.

IT REMAINS OUR PRAYER THAT GOD'S PURPOSE FOR THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD OF FIJI BE REVEALED WITH FURTHER CLARITY AND DYNAMISM AT THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE.

AOG GENERAL CONFERENCE - 2009

THE AOG FIJI HQ THIS PAST WEEK CONFIRMED AND RELEASED DETAILS OF OUR 2009 GENERAL CONFERENCE.

THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ARE AS FOLLOWS;

AUGUST 23 (PM)

WELCOME AND ORDINATION SERVICE

MONDAY AUGUST 24

AM - NATIONAL DEPARTMENT DAY
PM - EVENING RALLY

TUESDAY, AUGUST 24

AM - DIVISIONAL MEETINGS
PM - MISSION

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25

AM - SUPERANNUATION
PM - EVENING RALLY

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 & FRIDAY AUGUST 27

AM - GENERAL CONFERENCE MEETING
PM - EVENING RALLY *

FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS AND WHEN WE RECEIVE THEM.

* LFT Choir invited to perform 2 songs during the main service.They will be performing with our Youth (choir & dancers)

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR FRONTLINERS

WHEN IT COMES TO POSTING A STORY ABOUT THE WORK OF OUR PEOPLE IN THE FRONT LINE, WE PREFER TO LET THE PICTURES DO THE TALKING.

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE MANY PICTURE SHOTS ABOUT THE WORK THEY CARRIED OUT IN THE PAST YEAR.