After the church service we were invited to have a family lunch together with my Dad's sister, Aunty Noli who is currently in Vailuutai, Samoa just a 5 - 10 minute drive from my parents' house in Fasitoo-uta.
She wasn't able to be together with us but as we had spent last year, at the same time in sharing lunch, my cousin Pastor Tuimalu (Aunty's eldest son) brought the family together and we all shared in a family (reunion of sorts) lunch at one's of my cousin's house in Mangere.
It was a great time to catch up and share stories about Samoa because we were all missing being able to travel there last year and now in anticipation of when quarantine will no longer be the norm and we'll be able to travel freely but leaving that in God's hands in being aware of the pandemic now ravaging in a new strain around the world.
So that the first communion service of the year reminds us of the protection that we pray for from this COVID-19 pandemic and to be vigilant of its presence in order to keep our families safe and at peace in our homes and local communities...
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