Faiga Palota i Ausetalia ia Setema 2013

I le vaiaso lenei ua fa'ailoa mai ai e le tama'ita'i Palemia o Ausetalia o Julia Gillard,o le a faia faigapalota lautele i le Aso 14 Setema 2013. Ua atoa ai lea o le tolu tausaga talu ona tula'i mai lenei tama'ita'i e fai ma ta'ita'i o Ausetalia ia Iuni 2010. Sa fa'afofoga le mamalu o le atunu'u i se 'oto'otoga o le tulaga o le tamao'aiga o le atunu'u talu ona tula'i mai e ta'ita'i le atunu'u. Na fa'afofoga le atunu'u i lana tolaulauina o fa'afitauli o lo o lagonaina e aiga uma i le atunu'u talu mai ona fa'afuase'ia ona fa'aletonu o le tala i le tupe i le lalolagi na a'afia ai atunu'u uma. E le gata fo'i i lea a e na fofoga le atunu'u i lana molimau i fa'afitauli ua fa'aopoopo mai i aiga talu ai o lea ua asa nei e tagata mafatiaga mafua mai i le vevela o le tau ma ua o'o mai ai o suiga ua fa'ateteleina ai lologa, timuga, leai ni vai pe matu le tau mo ni taimi umi, a e maise fo'i o le fa'ateteleina o afi mumu ua fa'aleaogaina ai mea totino a e maise o le si'osi'omaga. E ui ua le tutusa tupe maua e fa'atino ai galuega tatau ona fai e le Malo, ua folafola mai e fa'amuamua e lana faiga Malo ia maua uma e so o se tamaititi i Ausetalia o avanoa uma ina ia a'oa'oina lelei ai. Ua fa'apea fo'i ona folafolaina mai le taua o le galue o le Malo i ana fuafuaga ina ia maua pea galuega mo tagata o aiga. Manino le fa'ata'atiaga o mea e ao ona fa'atino e le Malo e fesoasoani ai i tagata o le atunu'u. A o le mea silisili ia te a'u i le saunoaga a le tamaita'i Palemia, o lona naunau ina ia maua pea le manuia e aiga uma, ma, o le tiute lea a le Malo o Ausetalia e mautinoa ai le nofo lelei ma le nofo puipuia mai faigata o nei aso. Fa'afetai Julia Gillard i le tofa alofa. Ia alofa le Atua fa'atumuina pea 'oe i le alofa e fa'avae ai lau tautaiina o lenei atunu'u o Ausetalia.

Ianuari 2013

Ou te fa'afetai atu le Atua Le Tama i lenei aso, o le aso mulimuli o le masina o Ianuari 2013. Tele lou alofa ma lou agalelei le Atua ua fa'aalia pea ia te i matou.  Ae se paga lea ua le taitai ou tagata ma Lau silafaga pa'ia. Tumu pea i matou i agasala ua 'avea ai lau fanau ma mailei a Satani i lenei lalolagi. Fesoasoani mai ina ia matou tausisi e fai le amiotonu, naunau i le alofa moni i uso a tagata, ma ia matou iloa feo'oa'i ma 'Oe i le loto ma le agaga fa'amaualalo (Mika 6 f 8). Afio mai ma fesoasoani mai ina ia to'ilalo Satani ma ana mailei - Amene.    

November 2012

My goodness where did September and October disappear to? Ahh! There's been episodes of hospital admissions for my dear husband  starting late August, then September and during October he just had to have a clot in the lungs to make things a bit more interesting for both of us lol! Now we have added to the furniture at home a mobile oxygen unit. I must say that the Queensland Ambulance Service have been absolutely prompt every time we have required their service.
There was also a family wedding in Rarotonga, Cook Islands towards the end of October. My sister Ulua'ipouolefilemu and myself from Brisbane attended and had a fabulous time. My niece Meripa Leifi and Aaron Shirley were happily married on Thursday 25th of October 2012. Met their beautiful boys Tobiah, Niko and Archilles. The Shiley family and Leifi and Toma families and friends of Aaron and Meripa traveled from New Zealand, Australia and Samoa for the wedding.
November saw President Obama re-elected and Australia gained a seat on the United Nation's Security Council.    

August 2012

In Samoa there are tensions between villagers and the Malo. The village of Satapuala calls for PM  to recognize their grievances in respect of their land taken from their ancestors in order to build Samoa's Airport in 1942. A US funded hospital scheduled to be built on land opposite the airport is stopped by the village until their plea adequately responded to by the Samoan PM. Tensions rise as the two parties have yet to sit down and talk. More attention to their plight is sought by Satapuala when they built a rock fence on the road blocking traffic. Armed police  involved and discharge gunshots in to the air. Village retreated. Work at building site resumed under police protection. Land issue remains unresolved. PM claims that the Member of Parliament of the electorate was seen to be involved with staging the village blockage and has violated his MP duties. PM refer to the matais of Satapuala especially those behind the protests as "stinky pigs"

Concurrently, the village of Maagiagi protests the Malo because of non adhering to agreements previously made regarding the use of their river for hydroelectricity project where requiring users to pay cash for use. Village claim they agreed to give their river and water for government use in return for free electricity. Tension continues and issue is yet to be resolved.

This is also the month that the Annual Pacific Island Forum is held. Venue for this year is the Cook Islands. Mrs Hilary Clinton, Secretary of USA attended this forum.

Wow! It's the second to last day of July 2012. The Australian Labor Government is trying to bring in a national disability insurance scheme but with much opposition from state government especially New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. Let's hope this great opportunity will not be lost. Of course the London 2012 Olympics is in it's third day since the Opening Ceremony on Saturday 28 July. I enjoyed the Queen's grand entrance especially accompanied by James Bond on the helicopter. Great acting! Oh and Mr Bean...I suppose he had to have an appearance since he is enjoyed by everyone around the world...trust him to play Chariots of Fire with one finger on the piano! But the highlight for me was the part played by every participating country via a specially designed copper bowl presented to each country and carried by their carrier as they march to finally form the torch. The critics of the global celebration were also very busy though I won't mention any names lol! Beijing News...better not! Oh well I won't even mention the political conflicts happening concurrently to the Olympics. You know...Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, you name any place I'm certain there is  some form of political agitation. Even in little SAMOA of all places! I'll enjoy the Olympics instead. Have a safe and smooth journey in August 2012.    

June 2012

Have been neglecting my blog. Facebook is the distractor. It's still the first week of June. Samoa has just celebrated her 50th year of independence from colonial rule; United Kingdom celebrated the 60th year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It's cold in Brisbane. Julia Gillard still leads an effective minority government with the Opposition Tony Abbott not missing any chance to "bounce". Sad that Senator Bob Brown has resigned. Glad though that he will continue to be involved in a different status in sustaining the environment local and global.

Lauga a Petaia Setu

Published in Samoa Observer 28 March 2012. Rev Petaia Setu chose Ephesians 2:8-9 -
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God - not the result of works, so that no one may boast."



“Auā o le Alofa Tunoa ua faaolaina ai outou i le faatuatua... e le ona o galuega”
Wednesday, 28 March 2012 09:15
O le galuega lava ia ma si ona taui. ‘A le āfu, e le ‘ai. ‘A le ‘ai, e le ola. E pei o la tatou mau lea faale soifuaga nei. E faalagolago le ola i galuega. E pei ona fai mai ai o le toeaina o Iakopo, a leai ni galuega ua le aogā (Iakopo 2 :17).

Peitai, ua ese le auala ma le faamoemoe o le Atua mo le faaolaina o le tagata. Ua le manatu le Atua i sau galuega, pe faitauina so tatou tautiga.
Na te le fia silasila ma iloilo pe tele pe itiiti ona e galue.

A o ā foi ni mea tatou te lu’ulu’uina atu ina ia alofa mai ai o ia! E leai. E le faapena le Atua. A o le faatuatua, e te talia ai le alofa o le Atua, ma lou talitonu atoatoa, e faaolaina oe e le Atua ia Keriso Iesu.

O la tatou mătua lena: “Auā o le alofa tunoa ua faaolaina ai outou i le faatuatua; e le mai ia te outou foi lea, a o le mea ua foaiina mai e le Atua; e le ona o galuega, ina ne’i mitamita se tasi” E ui lava o loo iai Paulo i le falepuipui, ae le i vaoia ai le alofa o le Atua o loo susulu mai le falepuipui ma malamalama ai le ekalesia i Efeso.

O Efeso, o le totonugalemu lea o tapuaiga i Asia. I le, ua faapea foi ona manatu le aposetolo e tapena ma ia malamalama lelei le ekalesia nei, o i latou o meafaigaluega a Keriso mo le leleiga o tagata uma atoa foi ma le leleiga ma le Atua.

O le leleiga, e fausia i le loto ua maualalo, ua salamō, ua talitonu e iai le alofa faamagalo, e toe fausia ma faafouina ai mafutaga ma isi uso a tagata, aemaise o le mafutaga ma le Atua. I le vaai ai a Paulo, ua le o mafai ona sao le tagata mai le amio leaga ma le agasala mai anamuā.

Ua o se ma’i tuufaasolo ona savavali ai i tuinanau o le tino i aso uma, ua faia pea lava foi e i tatou o mea ua loto iai le tino atoa ma le mafaufau, ua oti ai i tatou (f. 1 – 3).A o le Atua, ua iai le faulai o le alofa. Auā o le alofa lava ia (I Ioane. 4 : 16). Ona o lona alofa tele lava ua ia alofa mai ai ia i tatou (f. 4).

E ui lava ina ua fōua e le tagata lona faamaoni ma tatou ta’ufaatauvaaina lona mamalu ma ona foliga paia na faia a’i i tatou i le amataga (f. 10), peitai, ua na faaola mai ia i tatou faatasi ma Keriso. O lona alofa tunoa lea ua faaolaina ai le tagata.

O le alofa tunoa, o le meaalofa a le Atua i tagata uma. Ua le afaina poo ai oe. Pe e te mativa pe maumea, poto pe valea, maualuga pe le taualoa, matai pe leai, ua foaiina le alofa tunoa ia te oe. Ae, e fia faamanino lava le pito lea Samoa.

O lau tali atu i le alofa tunoa. E maua fua e tagata uma. Ua tatou selesele i le mea tatou te le i lūlūina. O le faigofie ia. E foaiina fua mai e le Atua, ae pau lava le mea a oe ma a’u e fai, o le talia loa.E leai lava se isi mea tatou te faia. E le togia mai ai ni saofaga, pe faaoso ai ni faigā tausala.

E le o le aumai fua e le Atua, ae su’e ai mea a oe ma ou viiga i le ola o le tautua. E le seiloga e fai ni falesa poo ni fale fogāfale fia i lugā. O le faigofie ia o le manao o le Atua, a o le matautia ia o mea tatou te fuafua! E ā Paulo e opogi le ola o Efeso mo le leleiga, ae ā tatou e toso le atunuu ma le ekalesia i ala o maseiga!

E sa’o ai le upu a se tasi tamā (Dr. Griffith Thomas), ‘It is not hard to live in Christian life; it is impossible’ Ioe, e le faigata; e anagatā. Ai e pei o le isi lagona lea e masani ai tatou pe a alu ese se palagi mai le galuega. ‘Sa lelei lava a o loke e kama ia mai fafo, ae papa’i loa foi iai kakou oki loa!’ E le faigata ala o le Atua, ae ua anagatā fuafuaga a tā’ua.

O le faamatalaina e Paulo o le alofa tunoa o le Atua, o le a’a lea o le faaolataga. O le lagona fuatiaifo e lelei o le Atua lava ia, ua na alofa mai ai ia te i tatou, ua ia aumai ai lona Atalii pele e toatasi, ua faafanoina o ia mo i tatou (Kalatia. 3 : 13), ina ia le fano se tasi e faatuatua ia te ia, a ia maua e ia le ola e faavavau (Ioane. 3 :16). O le fesili – Samoa e, e saili i ni ā lou faaolaina? Na sauni le faifeau faiaoga i le isi taeao i lana fono i Apia.

E toalua a’oa’o e faamuli ai. O le isi o loo lagolago le ogaumu, a o le mătua lea ua savali i luma i le faiaoga. “Ua lava le umu ulu ma le miki” o le faiaoga lea. Ae oso atu le uso lea, ‘E ā, e le faia ma se kakou faausi esi?” “Oi, ia, magaia foi!” o le faiaoga lea. Ua alu le faiaoga i Apia ae savali faalii i tua le a’oa’o lea, ato solo mea i tua.

“O le ā alii?” o le isi a’oa’o lea. “Fai aku o lea e fai le umu ulu ae fai mai le ‘iga e fai ma se faausi esi”. Na lūlū le ulu o le isi a’oa’o ma fai atu, ‘A lea ga ou faalogo lelei aku lava o ‘e fai i le kamaloa pe le faia ma se faausi esi?” Na ‘ata ‘e’e le pepelo ma faapea ane, ‘ Ia, fai. Fai pea ia e faakali ai si koeaiga?’

Na fiu Isaraelu e la’u povi pepeti ma manu lelei o le lafu e fai taulaga ai i le Atua, e le i fia tausami ai le Atua.E le fia silasila foi iai le Atua. Fai mai Mika, “ia fai le amiotonu, ia naunau i le alofa, ma ia feoai ma le Atua ma le loto faamaualalo” (Mika. 6 :8).

Fai mai Amosa, “Ia tafe ifo le faamasinoga e pei o vai, ma le amiotonu e pei o le vai e tafe tetele lava”(Amo. 5 :24). Ou te loto i le alofa, ae le o le taulaga; ia iloa foi le Atua e sili lea i lo’u manatu i taulaga mu” (Hos. 6 :6) Samoa e, soia le faamamafa o mea e le mamafa.

E manino lelei le mau a Paulo, e leai lava se galuega e tasi i le lalolagi nei e faaolaina oe. Ao lou loto ia tonu ma ia mamā i le saili mai o le Atua ia te oe. Afai e te talia le alofa tunoa, o lou faatuatua lena. Ua lafoai atoa i le Atua lou faamoemoe ma lou talitonuga.

O lou teena o le alofa tunoa, o lou le talitonu lena. O fua o lou le talitonu, o lou fiafia pea i galuega o le tino (f. 3), o galuega o iai le faafanoga (Kalt. 3 :10). Samoa e, ou te loto ina ia e malamalama ma taofimau i le mea lenei.

O galuega o loo tautala iai Iakopo (Iakopo. 2 :15,16,25), o le galuega faaola. O le mea lena ua tā’ua o galuega lelei. Galuega e mautinoa e ola ai le isi ou uso a tagata. Galuega laveai. Galuega fesoasoani e saoloto ma ola fiafia ai se uso a tagata. E le o galuega soona fai. E fai atu lava e teteva ai agaga ae fai lava.

Ua tatou faaaoga sesē le upu a Iakopo e tauanau ai o tatou manao ma faaaoga sesē ai tofiga ma auaunaga. O le upu a Iakopo, o loo taoto tonu i le auaunaga a Iesu na pogai au lona afio mai i le lalolagi. Faamālōlō ma’i, vavega ma faailoga e faaalia ai le mana ma le alofa laveai o le Atua.

O ala ma faasinomaga o lana feau ma le galuega molimau o le faaolataga. (Mataio. 25 : 34 – 40). Ao galuega o loo asosi iai le lalolagi, na oti ai tatou anamua, ia tatou alo ese ai. “Auā o i latou uma e faalagolago i galuega o le tulafono, ua faafanoina i latou...” (Kalt. 3 :10).

Samoa e, o lou talitonu ma lou faatuatua i le Atua, e te iloa ai ma savali ai i le finagalo faaola o le Atua. E le o galuega, e faaolaina ai oe. E le fiafia le Atua i ni au taulaga. E le mana’o i se faausi esi.

Ae mana’o i lou loto ia sa’o. E sa’o loa lou loto i le Atua, ona sa’o foi lea o mea uma e te fai.Ona ia te oe lea o le lagona fuatiaifo e lelei, e alofa atu ai i le Atua atoa ma tagata.”Auā o le alofa tunoa ua faaolaina ai outou i le faatuatua....e le ona o galuega.”

Amene

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