Hom: Stamba Ples blong Lanem Samting

Pikja

A father and son carrying skateboards as they walk down a wet road.

“I gat ol taem we bae yumi filim i no stret blong tokbaot sam topik long saed blong gospel. Ol tijing taem we oli no plan from oli blesem mifala blong tijim ol impoten lesen long ol pikinini blong mifala. Mo tu, i gat moa taem blong tij we oli no plan from long deitaem bitim ol taem blong tij we oli plan from; mekem se yumi mas tekem ol janis ia blong tijim ol pikinini blong yumi long saed blong ol impoten prinsipol ia. Eksampol. Mi tij abaot fasin blong stap ones taem mifala i go pem samting long stoa. Ol pikinini blong mi oli lanem ol prinsipol isi moa taem oli luk olsem wanem blong yusum ol prinsipol ia.”

Pikja

A mother and her young daughters sitting together on a sofa. They are looking at a magazine.

“Mi stap go long bas blong putum ol gel blong mi long skul evri moning mekem se mitufala i gat plante janis blong storian. Long wan taem we i jes pas, mitufala i luk wan hasban mo waef we tufala i no agri long wan samting. Ol gel oli tanemraon i kam long mi mo wet se bae mi talem wan samting. Be, mi askem olgeta se oli filim olsem wanem long wanem i hapen. Oli talem long mi se oli ting se wan man i no mas toktok long waef blong hem long fasin ia. Afta long hem, mifala i storian abaot mared mo rilesensip. 30 minit bas trip blong mifala, long en, i wan we i helpem mo mekem mifala i kam antap.”

Pikja

Mother and children making cookies.

“Ol tijing taem we yumi no plan from oli bin helpem mi blong wan rilesensip we i gud moa wetem ol pikinini blong mi. Taem mifala i sidaon long tebol blong kijin mo kakae smol afta long skul, mifala i stap toktok raon long wanem i hapen long skul long dei. Plante taem, wan long olgeta bae i tokbaot wan samting we wan fren i talem, o olsem wanem hem i filim taem wan i talem o mekem wan samting. Afta long hemia, mi save serem testemoni blong miwan mo toktok raon long olsem wanem pikinini blong mi i filim abaot situesen ia. Mi ting se blong gat wan open toktok taem ol pikinini oli no stap long presa, oli glad moa blong toktok raon long ol samting we oli impoten taem nid i kam antap from se oli gat wan tras i stap, from se oli save se papa mo mama blong olgeta bae oli lisin long olgeta.”

Pikja

Young family in New Zealand. The parents are holding their two boys.

“Waef blong mi, mo mi, mitufala i luksave se fas responsabiliti blong mitufala i blong tijim ol pikinini blong mitufala, be i no responsabiliti blong ol lida; be mitufala i talem tangkyu from ol samting we oli stap mekem, mo mitufala i help olsem we mitufala i save mekem. Wod blong mitufala i gat ol gudfala lida we oli lukluk gud long ol yut mo ol pikinini, mo oli stap mekem evri samting blong helpem olgeta blong kasem ful paoa blong olgeta folem nomo wanem papa mo mama blong olgeta oli bin mekem. Mi bin mitim bisop long sam taem, mo mi stap toktok gud wetem ol yut lida mo mi askem olgeta abaot ol pikinini blong mi mo progres blong olgeta. From se mifala i stap toktok plante taem abaot progres blong ol pikinini blong mitufala, hemia i helpem mifala evriwan blong andastanem olsem wanem blong helpem wanwan long olgeta.”

Pikja

Man studying the scriptures.

“Skripja stadi i helpem mi blong lanem abaot Kraes mo ol fasin blong Hem blong mi save kam olsem Hem. Hem i givim mi tu plante samting we i kam long Spirit we i gaedem mo tijim mi olsem wanem blong yusum ol samting ia we mi bin lanem blong mekem se mi bin rere blong fesem ol jalenj blong laef mo ol temtesen we Setan i sakem i kam long mi. Sapos i no gat blesing ia long laef blong mi, mi save se bae mi no save kasem ful paoa blong mi olsem wan pikinini blong God.”