Fono Samoa has come to an end today. We've been richly blessed with 3 days of wonderful opportunities to fellowship and learn about how tupulaga can persevere and not quit in today's world. Finau, aua le fiu Tupulaga! Thanks go out to all the leaders, tupulaga and organisations like FLEP, 'The Project', M.I.T and David Tua who presented and shared during our three days. All your messages about persevering and not quitting came through so clearly for us. Fa'afetai, fa'afetai lava, ia saga fa'amanuia atu le Atua ia te outou!
Tupulaga - it is the prayer of your leaders that this time next year, God willing we will be sharing our stories of perseverance at our next Fono.
This movie shows you only some of the fantastic experiences we shared during the 3 days of Fono. You are very welcome to post a comment and leave an encouraging message for your brothers and sisters. It's all part of helping one another to 'Finau, aua le fiu!'
Loved the Fono, It was the BOMB!!
ReplyDeleteIt was awesome! I loved how we all got along well with each other. Even though there were many of us, we still managed to meet with most if not all who were present. I loved the way we could all sing and enjoy our Lord whenever we could. At Pt England, church, marquee, the hall - wherever! All those who presented helped to reinforce this year's theme of 'Finau, aua le fiu' - God's so good!
ReplyDeleteGod's name be praised for all that we've enjoyed this week. Persevere Tupulaga - don't quit. God wants you make it! Ia soifua ona o Iesu!
Fono Samoa 2010 was an absolute blast! Not only was it fun & games but the workshops & discussions in relation to the theme were awesome to participate in.
ReplyDeleteWell done Sasa'e for hosting yet such another awesome Fono & a great opportunity for our brothers & sisters to catch up & mingle.
Looking forward to next years. :)
P.S, Go the Mighty Team 2! lol.
P.S, Any chance that we can find those Tupulaga photos anywhere else? :)
ReplyDeleteE lelei le Atua - I TAIMI UMA!
ReplyDeleteI taimi uma lava - E LELEI LE ATUA!
Our bus arrived safely back in Polilua about 3:30 this morning, still buzzing from the Fono albeit a lil tired from the journey (Thank you God for your safe passage & protection). This was my first Fono but God willing - it won't be my last!! It incorporated two things I love...Fellowship & Love for God and Pride of being Samoan!
Many, many thanks to the hosting Matagaluega - Aukilani i Sasa'e! Malo le onosa'i, Malo le galue, Malo le FINAU!! You were like a well-oiled machine, that kept going and going and giving and giving! Massive respect & love for ALL who helped organise this event, from the front people (Yes you Gary lol)to behind the scenes -Awesome job, well done! Ia saga faamuniua le Atua ia te outou ona o tiute ma faiva faa-le-ekalesia. O ou mama na!
Highlights for me - Pioneer Children, TUPULAGA RALLY (For real, we sang the songs all the way home on the bus), Powerpoint highlights of the whole Fono shown at the Tupulaga Devotion on Saturday!!
Much love to all tupulaga P.I.P.C i Niu sila nei - FINAU, 'AUA LE FIU. Ieova i le tatou va xx
HEY GUYS
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HEY GARY I WILL SEND YOU OUR GORGEOUS PHOTO OHK
GREAT WORK TAMAKI
LOVE YOU GUYZ!!!
Awesome video for those of us who couldnt make the fono. We must pay homage to our parents who really worked hard for us that we may be lucky enough to have a place to worship and learn about God. That video really emphasized how we as tupulaga need to really appreciate all their hard work and never forget their sacrifice! Seeing Rev Sio on that video reminded me to be thankful.
ReplyDeleteWell done to the team who organised the Fono, awesome effort and I look forward to being able to participate in the next Fono.
talofa lava! Congratulations for a Great Fono - to God be the glory! FINAU AUA LE FIU!
ReplyDeleteloved the video Annie! love your work
Talofa Lava!
ReplyDeleteMalo to aukilani i sasa'e for the awesome week! seki a fono samoa 2010!
well done!
Hehe. Overall it was a great week. Filled with laughs and many great memories! . .
Looking forward to the next fono samoa! malo lava for the hard work. Hope you all got enough rest !
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Blessings! xx
"How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God's people to live together in harmony!" Ps 133:1 E lagona le o'otia o matou loto, pe a vaai ma faalogo atu i le matagofie o faamanuiaga o lo tatou Atua, i galuega a le Ekalesia e pele i o matou agaga...faamalo, faafetai i lo outou maelega i Lana feau ma Lana galuega. Praise God for the work of the PIC - truly we remember with much joy and a tinge of sadness our beloved PIC family in Christ. May God Spirit continue to move and bless every witness made in His Name. It indeed wonderful to see so many familiar faces. May you all walk in the SONshine of our LORD and SAVIOUR - His Name is JESUS!
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Rev. Faafouina & Tuitogama'atoe Solomona/family
First Samoan Congregation Christian Church, San Diego, CA, USA
I write on this blog as one very proud product of our church. What I witnessed during fono was the mighty hand of God at work in so many wonderful ways. The organisation of the host matagaluega allowed for our church family to fellowship, interact and build relationships with each other, and in amongst this a grand opportunity to Praise & Worship him with truckloads of energy and freedom to express our love for Him....great work on the programme content and having people assigned to various roles, pat yourselves on the back.
ReplyDeleteReally good to catch up with old faces from what used to be the Auckland Regional Youth and those from Youth Assembly in years gone by.
Thank you to our ministers and leadership for continually opening the way for new ideas and new visions so that we can move ahead together. We honour our past as our forefathers work has not been in vain, I remember the enormous work and with fond memories the late Rev Leuatea Sio (uncle Bob) who was a visionary, mentor and advocate for our people.
Much love to all our wider family who are out there doing His work throughout the world, sons and daughters of P.I.C, man so much to be proud of.
I look forward to future Fono's, look forward to once again be in the company of our great church.
Soifua, ona o Iesu.
Nick Bakulich
P.I.C Newton
Auckland Presbytery Elder
P.I Synod Executive
Fono 2010 was by far the bestest! Purple helpers were awesome and just made the 3days easier to get by!
ReplyDeleteMaybe their should be like a professional photobooth for people that wanna take photos... Jooookes!!! lol
Loved every moment of Fono!
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU
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SI-SI-FO
Fono Samoa 2010, job well done Aukilani Sasa'e...God's work deserves nothing but excellence and that's what we experienced last weekend. Excellent team work, from those responsible for not so high profile and less-liked tasks to those who fronted and ran the programmes. People performed their allocated tasks with purpose which helped with ensuring the Fono ran smoothly. The purpose which was reminded through a clip shown at the Tupulaga programme of the pain and suffering that our Lord and Saviour had to go through to allow us to have Fono's and why we must remain in the body of Christ and to not stop there but to minister the message to others. Thank you again Annie, Ray, Gary, Aloema and rest of your team. I commend you for your pursuit of excellence for God's work and look forward to the growth of the Fono and especially the tupulaga from what you guys have set. Fa'amalo lava le tauivi mo mea lelei ma ia saga viia pea le Atua.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nic for posting this for the overseas families to watch and cry over! What wonderful snippets that understate the work, sweat, tears, effort and most of all, Love for God and His people, that went into providing such glory filled experiences that we, the absent, can only dream about. I am proud of the Tamaki PIPC team, always have been and always will be and these comments are a testimony to your work. Congratulations!! Bless you all. Love, Natu xxx
ReplyDeleteWow what an inspirational clip and montage!
ReplyDeleteAs a member living abroad it brought me great pride firstly to be a Samoan and most of all to be a child of God.Natu said it all thank you for posting the clips and blogs for us overseas families to enjoy and marvel at Gods wonders that he does and continues to do in the lives of our people.was touching to see the past and present pioneers of our PIPC church still motivating our people and serving our awesome God.well done Tamaki PIPC and can't wait to see the DVD.
Love and blessings to you all.
From the Setefano family in Tahiti.
FAATALOFA ATU LE SUAFA MANUMALO O IESU KERISO LO TATOU ALII FAAOLA TALOFA TALOFA TALOFA LAVA.
ReplyDeleteOKA TAU LE MAFAI E UPU ONA FAAMATALA LE MATAGOFIE O LENEI FONOTELE 2010. JUST LIKE WHAT THE OTHERS SAID.....
MALO LAVA GARY MALE MATAGALUEGA I SASA'E EACH AND EVERYONE WHO PUTS THEIR HARD EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS FONO LIVE....FAAMALO LAVA LE ONOSAI MALE LOTOTETELE. LOGO I TINO MATAGI LELEI I LA OUTOU TAUMAFAIGA. UA MALIE MATA E VAAI, MALIE TALIGA E FAALOGO. SAO SAO FAALALELEI.
O NEI MEA UMA TATOU VIIA AI LE ALOFA O LE ATUA SOIFUA AUA ANA LE SENOA LONA FAATASI MAI TATOU TE LE MAUA SE MAFUTAGA FIAFIA MALE MATAGOFIE. VIIA LONA SUAFA. LE UMA LE FIA MAFUTA PEA TAUSAAFIA O TAGATA LAUFOFOGA FIAFIA. VIIA LE ATUA.
kia oraz
ReplyDeleteBlessing to a awesme team at the fono so movd from the walking bus (my legs are still tryin to recover) the fellowship, the team buildin games and the workshops that were so hittin hme for the over thirties,lol....lovd everything..Rally was o for awesme and evrythiung else all gods work through his people....bless you heaps people of east.....xxx neva forget the theme or work that was done xx god is good all the time ,his always G.O.O.D XX
Talofa to my brothers & sisters of Aotearoa P.I.P.C! :)
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to see if there was any way I could get a hold of a DVD of our rally night for 2010. Just for our lot who coudldn't make it. And it would be great memoirs recorded! So hopefully *fingers crossed*
Otherwise, keep on keepin' on family.
Finau, ae aua le fiu!
xx
P.S, If there is a way to get a copy I'd be happy to buy it as well. lol. Contact: first name fullstop last name @ hotmail.com lol.
Malo Tia...lol
ReplyDeleteSup peoples.. Just putting in my 10 cents, but mad props to the hosts this year 2010! Cant wait for next year!
I dont know about Garry winning the Trip though..hahaha Kidding! im sure you dont miss the Ueligitone walking buss huh? lol
All the best to everyone doing whatever wherever and im sure will see you all next year.
Alofas.
Tee
Ueligitone
(PIC Newtown)
Hey Everyone!
ReplyDeleteFINAU........ AUA LE FIU . .
Well done for the fono samoa! I second with Tia- If anyone has a copy of the dvd rally night ?. if you can SEND SEND please .. thank youu!
Hope you all got enough rest and malo lava mo le galue!
We really enjoyed fono samoa this yearr.. looking forward to the next one !
Much WELLY love !
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Ueligitone - Newtown x
God is Good ! All the time...God is Good !
ReplyDeleteWow what can I say...everyone's said it... ! Kudos to everyone that organised, took part and celebrated the unity that we have in our P.I.C. community, nation wide. :)
Really enjoyed my first fono Samoa dis yr and can't wait til' next year ...
Mad Love for our brothers and sisters in Christ..it was awesome seeing everyone come together to fellowship, Finau Aua le fiu, Persevere and don't give up !
One Love
xo
Aukilani Saute PIC
Wow. How fortunate we are to witness God's glory and fullness through His wonderful and faithful servants. Praise be to our Heavenly Father.
ReplyDeleteTo the team from Sasa'e, you guys have set the bar very high for the Fono's to come... and as Peka has mentioned above, our Lord deserves nothing but the best, just as Sasa'e had demonstrated to us all.
Praise God for keeping such inspirational and dedicated leaders within our PIC church. The future of God's work within our churches certainly looks positive.
Blessings to our brothers and sisters from Sasa'e - from the leaders who took the reins at the forefront, to the poor dudes who kept watch at the gates (and around the streets) thru out the entire weekend.
Keep smiling for Jesus.
God is G double Oh Dee GOOD.
Semi.
I would only repeat all the good things everybody have already written about the Fono Samoa programme/s for this year, 2010. Everything was immaculately planned and executed, and always with a smile :)
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HOW LONG.....
NOT LONG.....
The world would be a much better place if it was run by PIC people. lol. Cleaner and healthier, thats for sure. ;)
It was definitely a privilege being part of this years fono, and I look forward to what the next years team will bring to the table. However, as with most of our gatherings, its more about the fellowship and love that is shared during these times, and there was a lot of that going around last week.
Malo Lava le faamalosi ma le finau, Sasa'e. You guys and girls, have been amazing, and deserve all the praise you are receiving.
Thats my 2sene. haha. But i am looking for the other footage that Annie said would be on here. Directions would be much appreciated. :)
Alofas to you all, brothers and sisters in Christ,
Ilagi Vagana Talitonu
Matagaluega i Matu
N.Shore PIC
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME.GOD IS GOOD.
ReplyDeleteWow! what can i say,"Unbelievable" great team work,love the rally, love every moment of this fono Samoa,thanks again to Ray,Gary and rest of the team,Bless you all.luvuluvuluvuluvuluvu...
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matagaluega sisifo
Gleneden PIC.
Talofa Lava P.I.P.C family!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful thing to be able to look back at the week that God's Spirit touched His people. A BIG thanks to Annie and the team for the awesome footage made available to us. It's so funny to look back at the "green grass" and hear that there was an "est in the negg"...I think it was from Wellington too...peace..
Well, I believe you are all back to the normal routine of your busy lives and no doubt the fono experience will have helped to strengthen your belief that God IS working close to, with and in us as local churches and national body of the P.I.P.C church. We are very thankful for all of your positive feedback and it is rewarding to the ears of the hosting matagaluega who have also worked very hard leading up to, and throughout that week. And as many of you have nailed it, "IT IS ALL GOD." God through His Word, God through His music, God through His dance, God through His Church and God through His people. It was an awesome time to spend with you all. And yes, God is also in the more low key events of everyday life, so keep persevering in your suffering and trouble and challenge, don't give up! Finau, aua le fiu.
Thanks also to our matagaluega reps whom I have the privilege of sitting with and discussing the needs and concerns of our tupulaga. Your responsibility is not easy though you continue to put yourselves forward for the good of our youth. Fa'amalo atu. Hope to see you soon. To our supportive parents in Christ from each church, thank you for your continuous regard and consideration for the tupulaga. In being present and coming alongside your youth is a great show of support for us all. Thank you for remembering us. And to our parents...we love you. Our theme has been echoed over the generations through your many teachings to us your children and so we hope to continue this for our children. To our P.I.P.C tupulaga, we hope to meet again very soon, and as believers of God, and as a community of faith in Christ, the BEST is always "yet to come."
P.S Our SPONSORS: THANKYOU!
P.S.S (Tee) I am now putting my clothes in my suitcase...
For He Alone is God!
In Jesus' Name.
THE END.
hi im one fo the kids from matu and your church is cool man
ReplyDeleteFONO SAMOA 2010, o se tausaga ese lenei i lona tulai mai. Faamalo faafetai.
ReplyDeleteGary ia saga faamanuia le ATUA ma saga faatumu oe i le poto ma le atamai aua lona finagalo.
Faafetai mo le upu folafola o le aso, e le mafai e upu ona faamatala lagona fiafia, ona o lau tapenaga mo le laugaina o le finagalo o le ATUA.
E le tau selu atu ae fai mai le upu ''a paia le pogai e paia foi ona la'' Saga faamanuia le ATUA Gary mo le feagai ai ma aoaoga.
Whaea Miriama.(Aukilani Matu).
OWAIRAKA PIPC.
Hey guys.
ReplyDeleteGOD IS GOOD,ALL THE TIME,ALL THE TIME,GOD IS GOOD !!
Just loved Fono samoa it was the boom !
But the first day just didn't love the food it was really yuck but i loved the food on the 2nd day n 3rd day.
You guys did a really good job,loved the praise and worship and the workshops. Best fono samoa ever! Hope the other Fono samoa will be really great!
Thank you for guys for a really alsome fono samoa !
LOVE U GUYS
FUALAAU
MATU
NEWTON PIPC HARD.
Hello, I do not agree with the previous commentator - not so simple
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