Friday, September 25, 2009

RADINI TURNS 50

ABOUT 1000 INVITED GUESTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND CHURCH MEMBERS TURNED UP AT THE KHATRIYA HALL IN LAUTOKA THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE RADINI'S 1/2 CENTURY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

GUESTS TRAVELED FROM AS FAR AS SUVA TO ENJOY HER BIG DAY. ALSO AT THE PARTY WAS HER LOVELY DAUGHTERS LITEA, IVA AND HER GRAND CHILDREN WHO FLEW IN FROM AUSTRALIA TO CELEBRATE THIS BIG DAY WITH THEIR GRANDMA.

LOUD CHEERS WAS HEARD FROM THE TWO DESIGNATED RECEPTION AREAS WHEN THE SPECIAL GUEST ARRIVED AT THE PARTY. RANINI KINI ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER AND TALATALA QASE FOLLOWED QUIETLY AS HE ALWAYS DOES.TALATALA TUI WAS THE MC FOR THE DAY AND AS EXPECTED, LOADS AND LOADS OF FOOD.

EAGLES VIEW WISHES TO TAKE THIS TIME TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR 1ST LADY AND MAY YOU HAVE MANY, MANY RETURNS OF THE DAY.

PICTURES CAN BE VIEWED ON our sister site, lftfriends.ning.com.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

WAITING, WAITING, WAITING

THE PICTURES YOU WILL SEE BELOW DEPICTS IN SOME SMALL WAY, HOW PEOPLE FLOCK AND WAIT BY THE MAIN ENTRANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE BEST SEATS FOR OUR MORNING SERVICE.

OUR ENGLISH SPEAKING FELLOWSHIP SERVICE IS FROM 8.30AM TO 9.45AM WHILE OUR FIJIAN FELLOWSHIP SERVICE IS FROM 10AM - 12 NOON.

OUR THEME FOR THE YEAR IS, 'TO FILL GOD'S HOUSE' AND SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE TOUCHED ON "THE FAMILY" AND WE ARE CURRENTLY ON OUR SECOND SUB-THEME, "THE MANDATE OF THE CHURCH".CHURCH BEING THE 'KINGDOM OF GOD.'

FOLLOWING THIS, WE WILL BE GOING INTO OUR NEW SUB-THEME, 'TO FILL GOD'S HOUSE WITH HIS PRESENCE.'




OUR HINDI SPEAKING FELLOWSHIP MOVING FORWARD

WE ARE PLEASED TO UPDATE OUR VIEWERS ON THE DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN THIS ARM OF OUR MINISTRY.

FROM A VERY MODEST BEGINNING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE WORK AMONG OUR INDO-FIJIAN FRIENDS IS STEADILY INCREASING AND WE THANK GOD FOR HIS GUIDANCE.

REV MANASA RAVUSALI, IS OUR SENIOR PASTOR'S REPRESENTATIVE OVERSEEING THE WORK AND THEY NOW HAVE A MEMBERSHIP PUSHING 50. ON THIS PARTICULAR SUNDAY (SEPT 06/09), ONE CHILD WAS DEDICATED AND FOUR OF THEIR NEW CONVERTS GOT BAPTIZED IN WATER.THE BAPTISM SERVICE WAS CARRIED OUT SHORTLY AFTER THE MORNING SERVICE.THEY ARE PICTURED BELOW.




Monday, September 14, 2009

AOG FIJI TO BUILD CONVENTION CENTRE

THE MUCH RUMORED CONVENTION CENTRE CAME TO A REALITY AT THE 36TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD OF FIJI WHEN THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT UNVEILED THE PLAN TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO LATER IN THE WEEK ENDORSED TO SUPPORT THE MOVE.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

SUNDAY WEBCAST

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, OUR WEEKLY WEBCAST WILL BE AFFECTED. WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT OUR SERVICE TO YOU, OUR VIEWERS WILL RETURN TO NORMAL.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL BE USING OTHER MEANS TO TRY AND REACH YOU THIS WEEK.

WE APOLOGIZE, FOR THE INCONVINIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.

Friday, September 4, 2009

TALATALA JERRY MAKES THE CUT

EAGLE'S VIEW WISHES TO CONGRATULATE REV JEREMAIA RADRODRO ON HIS ELECTION INTO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD OF FIJI.

TALATALA JERRY AS WE KNOW HIM WAS SPIRITUALLY BIRTHED AND GROOMED AT LFT. FROM HIS HUMBLE BEGININGS AS A MEMBER OF THE CAMP BOYS IN THE EARLY 80'S HE WAS CALLED TO PASTORAL MINISTRY IN 1988 ALONG WITH HIS FELLOW YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBERS SEMI RATUCOKA AND NOA RABICI.TALATALA NEVER LOOKED BACK AND HIS MINISTRY EXPANDED AS THE YEARS WENT BY.

DURING HIS TIME AT SARU, HE WAS YOUTH PASTOR ON TWO OCCASIONS, WAS CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR WITH RESPONSIBILITY OF OVERLOOKING ALL DEPARTMENT AFFAIRS, LOOKED AFTER WAIYAVI FOR MANY YEARS,BECAME DEPUTY SENIOR PASTOR AND LED SARU IN ITS MOST TRYING TIME FOLLOWING THE PASSING AWAY OF REV FILIMONI KAMA WAQA.

TALATALA WAS ONE OF THE FEW WHO HAD THE BLESSED OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH REV F.K. WAQA IN HIS LATER DAYS AND ALONG WITH HIS OLD FRIEND TALATALA SEMI RATUCOKA, WAS THERE WITH HIM IN HIS LAST MOMENTS.

HE IS NOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FIJIAN ETHNIC OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD OF FIJI AND WILL SERVE FOR TWO YEARS. HE IS A HARD WORKER AND DYNAMIC PREACHER WHO NOW SHEPHERDS THE WORK IN LABASA.

TALATALA JERRY IS MARRIED TO SISTER SALA AND THEY HAVE THREE WONDERFUL BOYS.

WITH THIS POSTING, WE HAVE INCLUDED A CLIP OF HIS LAST INTERVIEW AT SARU BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE FOR LABASA. THE INTERVIEW IS RECORDED IN THE FIJIAN LANGUAGE.



TALATALA JERRY, BEHIND THE PULPIT DURING ONE OF HIS LAST ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE DEPARTING FOR LABASA.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

AOG FIJI 2009 GENERAL CONFERENCE DVD ON SALE

DVD FOR THE EVENING RALLY AND SPECIAL SESSIONS ARE ON SALE AT THE CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CENTER MEDIA DEPARTMENT OUTLET.

ORDERS CAN BE MADE VIA EMAIL (ncccmedia@yahoo.com) or by calling them directly on (679)3478023/(679)3479508.