Students and staff from Mountain View Adventist College (Sydney, Australia) travelled to Navesau Adventist High School (Wainibuka, Fiji) to serve their community from September 25 to October 4.
After months of fundraising, 26 students and staff spent nine days assisting with community projects, education and leading church services.
The team were involved in the creation of a multipurpose court on the Navesau campus which involved the students mixing and pouring cement manually. Despite the heat and rain, with the assistance of men from the Wainibuka district who worked alongside the team for four days, the Mountain View team were able to lay down the concrete slab for the court.
The team assisted as teachers’ aides in English, geography and social studies classrooms. They also were involved in Navesau’s week of prayer program, which resulted in the baptism of five students at Navesau.
“Our mission trip did not only fulfil a physical part of service through the construction and mixing of cement, but it also saw us being blessed spiritually and socially,” year 11 student Ayva Rivera said.
Reflecting on the trip, Ayva said she was reminded of the students’ beautiful singing in the morning, the sense of accomplishment and community when the project was finished, and the students’ smiles as they laughed and played together.
“I’ve learnt so much from this trip—the lessons, the memories and the bonds are invaluable. What I bring back with me is the revelation that God is real, and His presence was pervasive the entire journey,” she said.
“I made friendships and bonds with the most generous and welcoming people ever.”
