Vive Cerewale(Caphie) has been a ywam missionary since 1986 and she has been serving outside Fiji before coming back and helped establish the kindergarden in Lautoka Ptc ywam base in @2007.And she has been with the Ptc base till 2011 before she left to pursue her study in Foundational counselling in Oregan base,USA. At the moment she just came back from Samoa base and preparing and getting ready to leave for Samoa for long term mission. Below is the interview with Vive(Caphie) followed by her contact information.
How long have you been serve in the Ywam?
Since 1986 ,this is my 29th years of serving in the ywam.
Where did you do your Dts?
In Vunayasi base, Nadi.
Where are you serving now?
Ywam Samoa, Falelauniu base.
Where are you from in Fiji?
Cakaudrove, Vanualevu.
What is the hardest part about living in Samoa?
Communication is really hard internet is $12 per hour and it takes time to connect and when you finally connect you already half way to finish one hour. There internet is really slow.
Food- they used a lot of coconut milk they cook almost every food with coconut milk and that’s too rich for me.
Do you have any advice for Fijians who are interested in overseas mission?
Get equipped, necessary schools, and get good financial support. Have a servanthood heart.
How much missionary support do you need to raise each month to be a missionary in Samoa?
I need $1,500fj a month
Where does most of this money come from?
Mostly my friends.
How much support do you get from Fiji?
Half of it.
If someone in Fiji want to support you in mission, what is the best way to send you money?
They can deposit in my account.
If someone outside of Fiji wanted to send you money, how could they do that?
They can deposit on Westpec,Lautoka branch, Vive Cerewale Acc Num: 9802227927.
What is your main ministry in Ywam Samoa?
Children’s ministry and young people. We running ministry in the base.
Is there anything else that you would like to say?
I would love to see pre-school started and help them to know God from that level it will be easy to work with them in the future. And the young people we walk back with them so they can have a relationship with God. Equip them to what God has for them and train them how to relates to their families and there communities, and deal with there issues in life.
What do you miss most about Fiji?
Varieties of food, fellowship with my friends, Fiji’s biscuits and tea.
How can we pray for you? What should we pray about?
Just pray for my involvement with the ministry and the training that I will be running for the youth and the children. That they will be able to be open to what God has for them in this generation.
How can we pray for the nation of Samoa?
Pray the Ywam staff in the area that they needed. And to raise financial support in order to support them to get to where God wants them.
Apart from ministry did you have any other commitment to do outside the Ywam base?
I do visiting other people outside the base.
How long have you been serve in the Ywam?
Since 1986 ,this is my 29th years of serving in the ywam.
Where did you do your Dts?
In Vunayasi base, Nadi.
Where are you serving now?
Ywam Samoa, Falelauniu base.
Where are you from in Fiji?
Cakaudrove, Vanualevu.
What is the hardest part about living in Samoa?
Communication is really hard internet is $12 per hour and it takes time to connect and when you finally connect you already half way to finish one hour. There internet is really slow.
Food- they used a lot of coconut milk they cook almost every food with coconut milk and that’s too rich for me.
Do you have any advice for Fijians who are interested in overseas mission?
Get equipped, necessary schools, and get good financial support. Have a servanthood heart.
How much missionary support do you need to raise each month to be a missionary in Samoa?
I need $1,500fj a month
Where does most of this money come from?
Mostly my friends.
How much support do you get from Fiji?
Half of it.
If someone in Fiji want to support you in mission, what is the best way to send you money?
They can deposit in my account.
If someone outside of Fiji wanted to send you money, how could they do that?
They can deposit on Westpec,Lautoka branch, Vive Cerewale Acc Num: 9802227927.
What is your main ministry in Ywam Samoa?
Children’s ministry and young people. We running ministry in the base.
Is there anything else that you would like to say?
I would love to see pre-school started and help them to know God from that level it will be easy to work with them in the future. And the young people we walk back with them so they can have a relationship with God. Equip them to what God has for them and train them how to relates to their families and there communities, and deal with there issues in life.
What do you miss most about Fiji?
Varieties of food, fellowship with my friends, Fiji’s biscuits and tea.
How can we pray for you? What should we pray about?
Just pray for my involvement with the ministry and the training that I will be running for the youth and the children. That they will be able to be open to what God has for them in this generation.
How can we pray for the nation of Samoa?
Pray the Ywam staff in the area that they needed. And to raise financial support in order to support them to get to where God wants them.
Apart from ministry did you have any other commitment to do outside the Ywam base?
I do visiting other people outside the base.
Interview conducted by Casa Onela.