Greetings to you from
Peceli, Wendy, George, Bale, Epa, Jordan, Andrew, Big Andrew, and household.
We are reminded of
Christ’s birth with the carols, messages, decorations and the huge conical tree
in Geelong that lights up the sky in the night. Let us honour and pray
for one another, for miracles in our world
today and may this message of good will give peace to you. Our compound,
now called Vatuadova Kisi often
has a dozen or more people living here with visitors, the extended family, and
friends of our teenagers and even the touch
rugby gang rock up. There’s kava flowing
several nights a week. Relatives from
Sydney have been staying in Andrew’s bungalow and Andrew’s new house went up
early in the year. Next year Linlay will start school at Form 2 at Geelong High
School. Jordan finished Year 12 and Andrew Year 10. Jordan recently had surgery to take out the plate and rod in his leg, and
he is recovering well. Earlier in the year Peceli and the two Andrews went to Fiji for the funeral of
Peceli’s brother Dakai. Health continues to be an issue for us oldies with pills
and checkups. The young ones in the family play tennis summer and winter for
East Geelong Uniting – the club that lost their clubroom and courts with the
Uniting Church kerfuffle, but have relocated to Breakwater. Peceli and I often go for drives and simple
picnics to enjoy the beauty of the Bellarine Peninsular.
Church news
– Peceli continues his relationship with Altona Meadows/Laverton and I still
play music at East Geelong and talk too much at council meetings. The members
of South Geelong who lost their church have
joined out church at East which is doing well with community service – donating
a vehicle to the Women’s Crisis Centre in Tonga and setting up the teaching of stringed
instruments at a local school. We will
have a second minister coming early next year which is a bonus. Rev Ikani
continues to be an inspirational leader of our faith community.
Community news
– Geelong has problems re unemployment with places like Alcoa, Ford and others
sending staff off or even closing down.
Despite the enthusiasm of our new Mayor for tinsel and glitter, there’s
a lot of pain out there. However there
is much volunteer activity going on such
as free meals at Christ Church, and care by Diversitat and others for the
refugees coming into our community who are not allowed to work. We continue to
help at Donation in Kind though interest in Rotary is waning. Geelong
continues however to be a place that we love to reside in.
Loloma
and best wishes for the Christmas and
New Year season.
Wendy
and Peceli Ratawa. December 10 2015
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