I was born in the small Hindu village of Buabua, Fiji. In our village, we met regularly at a local temple. We had no knowledge of Jesus Christ and His saving work. Our village elders taught that Christianity belonged to the “white men” and it had nothing for us.
But God worked to bring the life-changing effect of His glorious gospel into my village and into my heart. An Indian couple that knew Jesus bought the land next to our village to start a Bible college and to plant a church. When I was 10 years old, college students visited my village and eventually brought me to Sunday School. At age 17, God saved me and delivered me from the bondage of paganism. In His providence, He protected me from hostility and renunciation in the village. Today, no temple stands in our village and twenty families attend the Lovu Bible Church.
As this adventure of my new faith began, I had a sweeter journey every day with my Lord and Savior. This sweet relationship contrasted radically with my idol worship. Soon, the Lord brought me to join what had now become the Fiji Bible College as a member of the staff. I met my beautiful and loyal bride there and we married in 1997. We are blessed with two daughters, Charlene and Abigail.
In 2007 God permitted us to migrate to the United States for further training that would enhance my abilities and expand my responsibilities at the college. We stepped out in faith; we did not know how God would provide after we sold everything and left Fiji. God guided us to the Bible Church of Buena Park, now our sending church. The Bible exposition and godly counsel by Pastor Scott Bashoor plus prayer support by the church have strengthened and encouraged our walk with the Lord.
God kindly directed my steps to The Master’s Seminary where I enrolled in the Fall of 2008. The Master’s Seminary has challenged me to take a high view of God and Scripture. It has equipped me with all the right tools to do the ministry I have come to love. Having gone through the M.Div. and Th.M. program, it has helped me to have more time for ministry versus being at my study table. Having the right tools and resources at my fingertips has been the greatest blessing. The rigorous training challenged my second-language English skills. And God provided generous gifts and scholarships. He remained faithful and full of grace. Seminary has been one of my greatest experiences in life so far.
One of the biggest blessings and a great answer to prayer was how the Lord provided scholarships for me to complete both the M.Div. and Th.M. programs. Having spent the last 14 years serving a Christian organization, we did not have the funds to pay for seminary training. I am forever grateful to the Lord for the friends and partners of TMS whose generous giving helped someone like me attain world-class theological training.
After seminary, I returned to the Fiji Bible College from where I graduated many years ago. I have had many ministry opportunities to preach, teach, and reach out to youth in my local church. My desire is to train the next generation of young men for ministry in the region of the South Pacific and to see a solidly conservative church planted in every town in Fiji. I want the gospel to go out to every unreached Hindu village.