by mjones360 | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
We arrived in Tonga on Saturday afternoon. The flight from Fiji is only about an hour and a half. The pilot said it would be a three day trip in a Tongan canoe. I’m glad we have airplanes! One thing I noticed in the airport is that Tongans travel with the hugest...
by mjones360 | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Those who read my blog from my first trip to Tonga know that it is illegal to do any work in the entire Kingdom on Sunday. The day is reserved for worship and spending time with family. Like most people in Tonga, we started with our worship service, the Divine Liturgy...
by mjones360 | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
A lot happened in our ten days in Tonga during March 2020,The three men from Greece, Ilias, Romeos & Nikos, were delighted to have support, as they had been alone in this work for over three months. We all became close friends in a short period of time.The people...
by mjones360 | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
During our trip, Myles commented to me several times, “You’ve changed. Something is different.”What he was seeing was a growing desire in me to come live in Tonga both to complete the Church of St. George and to walk with this small group of Orthodox Tongan people as...
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