Christmas Message to friends and families of the 

Pasifika Misionare Office.

Monu, Monu, Monu Tagaloa, koe Atua he tau Tupuna Niue, Blessed is our God known to my forebears as Tagaloa, the Almighty, All knowing, All powerful and All caring Yahaweh, Eloheem, Jeshova that we know from our Christian traditions and Christian lives.

What a year we have had as Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa NZ members. We have time and time again surprised ourselves by the very acts of love in mission that we have undertaken over this 2012 year.
A biggie was the decision of the General Assembly GA12 to grant the PI Synod a Presbytery status begun an exciting journey for Pacific membership of the PCANZ. This was not an easy decision that the commissioners of G12 were asked to consider. For many would have held onto the view that we ought to be together as a Church.This was to be expected, as every definition of unity that we have come to know in this church PCANZ was about together, and followed by the notion that Jesus came to remove all obstacle to this unity.

Fortunately, the work of the special committee that was convened by the Very Rev Graham Redding assisted the church to look at this proposal of the PI Synod to be granted status of Presbytery as something that  allows its multicultural make up to value God's gifts in culture. tradition, ethnicity, gender, age, theological preference, as well as carrying varying competencies such as languages, expressions of faith, theology, and worship to our community.

So let us be a faith community that carries with us the special Pentecost experience in Aotearoa New Zealand today.

Advent is about Christians experiencing the coming of God's living child, Jesus Christ. It invites us to look at the way in which our own lives have have been transformed by this wonderful man.A man so full of life, kindness, hope and love. A man willing to give up his life for you and for me, despite ourselves and live lased with sin, hatred, prejudices, and lack of compassion and kindness.

He came to us as a baby born to a Jewish mother, ministered among Jews, and opening salvation to all God's children, this same mission transitioned into outward mission by and through  the London Missionary Sociery, and upon receipt of this gospel message by Pacific communities and leaders, we find ourselves in Aotearoa NZ, making Jesus known as we have come to know Him, to a multicultural, multi-faith and multi ethnic society.

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST, and please continue to promote the Gospel message, particularly to our fanau, aiga, and extended families.

Kia monuina

Rev Don Ikitoelagi
Pasifika Misionare
PCANZ. - Presbyteries and PI Synod advocate.