Bula Vinaka!
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| Yasawas Island, where we lived for 2 weeks in village called Soso Naviti. |
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| Our team w/ some of awesome people we met in Soso Naviti |
I've returned to Australia after an amazing month on outreach. We had such a blessed time in Fiji doing various ministries and getting to know some pretty fantastic people! During our stay, here are some of the things we got to do:
- Evangelise on the streets in Lautoka, the 2nd most populated city in Fiji.
- Visit special needs school to spend time with and minister to the kids
- Went to the hospital in Lautoka to pray for the patients, which was so good!
- We spent 2 weeks ministering in a village called Soso Naviti, on one of the Fijian Islands, the "Yasawas"
- We spent 4 days helping out Vijay & Sashi on their farm, an awesome Indian-Fijian family.
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| Me w/ the Pastor's wife in Soso Naviti |
During our stay in Soso Naviti, we went out every day doing house visits, meeting the families who lived in the village, and offering prayer and encouragement everywhere we went. We saw the Lord do amazing things through visiting with the people! The Lord healed multiple people of various pains and sicknesses, He restored one couples marriage through us praying for them & teaching them the Word, also many people were greatly encouraged in the Lord and grew in their relationship with Him. It was a blessing to be apart of their stories and encourage others in their walk with God.
We also got to hold church services every night at the AOG church in the village. During these services we would join the church in worship, share testimonies of what God has done, and preach the Word of God every night and offer prayer to the congregation.
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| Working in Sashi's garden |
The time we spent at Vijay and Sashi's farm was really great for our team as we got to help them by planting gardens and doing some of the farm work while we were there. Vijay is currently doing his DTS with YWAM Marine Reach, so he is only home on the weekends, and as Sashi had a 2 month old newborn daughter she was taking care of, it gave us a great opportunity to come in and bless her and her daughters. We were able to plant more vegetable gardens for their family, as well as help do work on the farm with the animals. We also got to cook with Sashi - can finally cook the Indian food I so love!!
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| House visits in Soso |
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| Some of the children we met in Soso |
It was a beautiful time in Fiji! We became friends with many of the people there and got to pray for many as well. God really used us during our short time there and I am blessed at the favour God had over us and our time there. Thank you for all of your prayers and support for this outreach! I could feel the spiritual covering and God's hand upon us as we ministered to the beautiful people of Fiji!
Only a week and a half until this current DTS is graduated! They are an incredible group of young people and I will be sad to see them leave, yet also so excited for what God will do in them and through each of them in their lives. They are on fire for the Lord, what a awesome way to live!
I return to the USA the 21st of June and I am so excited!! The next update I do will be in person :)
God bless you all!
- Chelsea Ritter
Hello Chelsea. Ritter. So good to know you through your profile on the blogger and the blog pos. I am glad to stop by your blog post on the your Outreach in Fiji. I have noticed that you will be back in United States on June 21st. I have been associated with YWAM for a long time. When the YWAM came first in Mumbai, India some thirty years back my wife attended first DTS and since than we kept receiving DTS out reach Teams from Australia and New Zealand. I am from Mumbai, India and have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 37yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the broken hearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to come to Mumbai on a short / long term missions trip to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have such team come either from United States or from Australia. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. God willing I will be in United States in August and will be so glad to stop by your place and see the possibility of having such young people come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation or outreach time. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you.
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