Viniana "Vini" Gaunavinaka
"Director"
Favourite Past time - Reading, hangloose with my family and friends
Favourite Food - Cassava and Chicken Curry
Favourite Dessert - Banana Frita and Vanilla Ice Cream
Vini was born and raised on the island of Vanualevu, Fiji. She has been married to Lomani for 17 years and has three beautiful children, Lisa 16, Olivia 14, and Kamahao 6. Their children have been a vital part of their missions calling since their births. Vini joined YWAM in 1987 and served in YWAM NZ for close to two years, ministering with a drama team and assisting in pioneering the Whaia te Matauranga Ministries, which reaches out to the Maori people of NZ.
She also served in Canada for five years with an emphasis in reaching the Natives of Canada. In 1997, she moved to Kona Hawaii for further studies at the University of the Nations. Here she took courses in Counseling and Addictive Behaviours. While there, she became part of the leadership team of the University and gave direct leadership to the Counseling Department. In 2006, she moved back with the entire family to Fiji to pioneer PTC.
Vini's passion is to see people identify their destiny and journey towards that in healing and wholeness.
Mere "Meme" Tikoduadua
"Receptionist / Pathmakers / F.C.M Staff "
Background: From Tailevu, mother of Naphitalia (8 yrs old, 3rd grade Home School)
Education: B.A. in Environmental Education/Studies from University of the South Pacific
Before YWAM: Environmentalist, Fisheries Information Officer (2yrs) @ Fisheries, WWF
Hometown: Suva, Fiji
Loves: Outdoor sports, spacing out, long rides, cooking foreign dishes
Favorite Dish: Suruwa Prawns
Favorite Dessert: Tiramisu
Favorite Drink: Pepsi
Family Ministries DTS: Crystal Springs, Matamata, NZ(w/ Naphitalia in '06); Outreach: CDO, Philippines (w/ Naphitalia)
Ministry involvement: Path Makers Kids Club & Ebenezer ministries
Aim this year: cut down on sugar & take up boxing
Meme's goals for 2010
Personal:
To be more relationship oriented and not so task oriented
To move back to the base and enjoy communal living(embracing it)
spending quality time,over quantity time with my daughter
My hope for our ministry:
For people to be more bold in walking in their own gifting...to blossom
People to use their initiative & rise up.
My motto for the year:The biggest enemy of GREATNESS is good...Don't settle for good,but walk toward greatness!!!
Vive "Caphie" Cerewale
"Principal of Little Tribe Preschool / Special events"
Favorite Hobby: Listening to Music and Gardening
Favorite Movie: Bone Collector
Favorite Dessert: Vaksoso (Fijian Dessert)
Caphie (Vive) did her DTS in Vuniyasi, Fiji. After that time, she attended School of Frontier Missions in Kona, HI. She then helped pioneer the School of Missions in the Philippines with 3 others classmates and her Malayasian leader. Caphie later served in Hong Kong among the Chinese for three years. She then returned back to Kona HI for the School of Early Childhood Education, after which she returned to Hong Kong and served in that area with a "small world" kindergarten for 2 years. Presently, she is serving here in her native land of Fiji among her people and the Indian community in the area of children's ministries. She has helped found the PathMaker's Kids Club here in Lautoka. Caphie also wants little tribe to connect outside and she also wants to see PTC be known outside of Lautoka City and what its doing as ministry.
Goals for 2010:
- To go deeper in my Relationship with God like i havent before through worship and quiet times.
Vision:
Build more relationships outside of YWAM.
Teresia Rokodovu
"FCM Staff"
Teresia comes from Vitina Village in the province of Macuata in Vanua Levu and is commonly known by the name Tress. She did her DTS in April of 1992 and joined YWAM Fiji as part of the prayer team, Kings Kids Ministry and base staff until 1995. From 1995-96 she pursued the School of Biblical Studies in Navua and after completing SBS she was home for awhile actively involving herself with the young people of her home church in Suva.
In 1999 she did the School of Intercession in Suva that was led by Fay Williams after which she pursued the School of Primary Health Care in Tonga in 2001and committed to staff its base until the end of November 2002. She came back to join YWAM Vunayasi at the end of 2002 as part of the maintenance team. This helped her to learn a lot of new things she did not know like painting, building, plumbing, mixing concrete and all sorts of jobs pertaining to maintenance. Besides maintenance Tress also helped outreach set-up for visiting YWAM teams and other logistics.
She was invited by Viniana to join PTC in 2006 as outreach co-ordinator and became full-time staff in April 2007until January of 2008 when she left Fiji for YWAM Kona in Hawaii to do the IBC school. This was followed by outreach in Samoa and Fiji. She is excited to come back to PTC and be part of the pioneering team of the this new FCM school.
A personal message to FCM students: I am looking forward to what God has in store for all of us in this school. My desire is to see Gods healing in your lives and see you released to your purposes in Him.

Rusila Logaivau
Finance / D.T.S Staff
Rusila was born in Savusavu hospital and grew up in a small village called Jerusalemi on the island of Vanua Levu. She comes from a family of 9 kids and is the third to the last child. Rusila received Christ in 1986. In 1989, a friend of hers, shared with her about a Discipleship Training School (DTS) and in September of 1989, she joined the DTS school in Vuneiyasi, Fiji. In 1991, she joined a prayer team for 2 years. She continued on to an Indian reservation in Ahousat, British Columbia of Canada, working with YWAM in the area of children's ministry, prayer meetings, and bible study. She served there for 4 years and came back to Fiji. In Fiji, she got married in 1995. She has two children. Selina was born on June 25th, 1997 and Peni Jr. was born on the 3rd of April, 2001. Her husband, Peni passed away of a heart disease in 2003. They stayed in the village until 2006. A friend of hers, Vini had gone over to her island for outreach. They used to work together in Canada. Vini challenged her and asked her to pray about coming back and joining the Personal Transformation Centre (PTC). Since then she has been serving whole heartedly in PTC. She is a wonderful mother to Selina and Peni. In addition, she has dedicated her time serving the Path Makers Kids Club, a ministry under PTC, and leading amazing intercession times.
Goals for 2010:
- Rusila's goals for this year is to see God being the source of everything in our lives as a family this year she would like to see herself and the kids been released to where God is calling them to be.
Jimaima Niubalavu
Pathmakers Leader / Outreach Co - ordinator
Favorite Hobby: Handicrafts
Favorite Food: Fish in Coconut Milk
Jimaima completed her DTS training in April 2007. She comes to us fro the village of Nayau in the Lau Island
Losana Musuqawa
"High school Counselor / Hospitality"
Favorite Hobbies: Listening to Music, Cooking and Baking.
Favorite Food: Fried Fish and Dalo
Losana is from the village of Dogotuki Macuata on the island of Vanua Levu and is of 21 years of age. She is from a family of five consisting 1 sister and three brothers. She completed her DTS in September 2007 at Vunayasi. Upon completeing her DTS she joined PTC to put into practice every thing she has learned. Moving on She did a school of Foundational Counseling Ministry for her personal healing. She carried this through with the vision she had from the start and that is to help youths with their individual lives in the area of counseling.
Goals for 2010:
- See more high school students come to know God and have a personal relationsip with God
- Introduce this ministry to three more schools
- To be more efficient with communication amongst family members
Sisa and Sera
Vukialau
"Ebenezer"
Hometown: Moce Island, Lau (Sisa) Narewa Village(Sera)
Wedding: February 20, 1994 in Japan
Children: Grace (15), Tevita (13), Robert (10)
Favorite Meal: Chicken Curry w/ rice and taro (dalo)
Favorite Verse: Proverbs 3:5-7
Ministry History:
Sisa: DTS Vunayasi ('90), Outreach Coordinator ('91), DTS staff ('92), Prayer Ministry in Japan ('93),
Sera: DTS Maui ('90), Maui DTS staff to Japan ('91), Maui DTS staff to Fiji ('92), Mission to Japan ('92-'94)
Together: YWAM Maui base staff ('95), Maui DTS staff to Japan ('96), Leadership Training Brisbane ('01), Full-time church staff ('01-'04), Ebenezer ('05-present), PTC staff ('08)
This year their vision as a couple is to minister to the whole person from the deep and totally abide in the vine that will enable them to champion God's will and purposes of his ministry in Personal Transformation Center and to the various ministry he has call us into.
Goals for 2010:
- work more closely with other NGO'S that have the same objective as Ebenezer.
- Focus on the individual single mum's and their Children - HOLISTICALLY
- Able to expand our relationship with Churches
- To see any available housing for the unfortunate single mums
- Funding for workshop and training for single mums
- Childrens Christmas party - gifts -for ages 1-14

Lena Radu
Evangelism & Intercession, DTS Staff
DTS: August 1987 Goulburn, NSW, Australia
Outreach: PNG
Married to: Aisake Radu on June 6, 1991
Children: Merelesita Wati (18), Aisake Jr. (15), Ilikimi Torosi (12), Selai (9)
Hometown: Sigatoka
Favorite food: Fish w/ Miti and Dalo
Areas of Ministry: Goulburn DTS staff - outreach to Kupang, Indonesia, Darwin base pioneer, Base staff Melbourne, School of Evangelism in Melbourne-outreach to Fiji ('90)
This year Lena would like to see people come to know Christ and have a personal relationship with him. As for the purpose of evangelism is to share the love of God to the Community. YWAM is an interdenominational organisation that is the common thread that link the churches together. She also hopes to see churches and Christians working together stand united reaching the lost and also To see more young men rise up and take their rightful place as leaders in PTC and in the body of Christ.
Tony Lanyon
High School / F.C.M Staff / Special events
Background: From the Hidden paradise of Fiji, Savusavu, and i am working on my way to go to the "paradise"
Education: form 7 and half a semester in fit in hotel management
Before YWAM: was a staff member at the bistro in USP for a year than worked in the cook islands for six months as a housekeeper
Hometown: Suva, Fiji
Loves: to cook, eat, bake, cleaning and just having fun
Favorite Food: anything cooked at home
Favorite Dessert: blackforest cake
Favorite Drink: water
Ministry involvement: High school, FCM, and ebenezer and pathmakers
Aim this year: to go Deeper in my walk with GOD
Tony's goals for 2010
Personal:
to come out of my comfort zones
to share real life experiences with God to the community
My hope for our ministry:
for the ministry to grow stronger and deeper in the faith and in what we are doing in society
My motto for the year: "BREAK THROUGH"
Sailasa Raumakita
"Little Tribe / Pathmakers / Maintenance"
Age:24yrs(09/03/87)
School:DTS-Fiji (western side), FCM -Vanualevu
Staff: Sai has staffed two schools:DTS(2 schools)
Favorite food:Lovo and chicken chowmein
Favourite drink:Pepsi and coffee
Hobbies:Socialising,dancing and playing sports
Favorite book:The shack
Passion:Reaching out to the lost,focusing on the youth
Ministry:Youth and kids
Vision:to use my talents and skills to reach out to the younger generations.I have a passion in using my talents and skills to reach the lost, I love to teach and eveangilize and I am very flexible with regards to schedule etc and I am very talented in in dancing and worship.
Laisa Musuqawa
"Pre - School/ Kitchen Cordinator"
Laisa Musuqawa Hails from the village of Vitina in the island of Vanualevu. She is 20 years of age. She completed her DTS in Labasa in the year 2008.
Moreover she is a woman who has a passion for kids and loves to serve people. She has carried on her vision and mission at PTC. Moving out of her comfort zone she joined PTC in the year 2009 and joined the Little tribe enhancing their vision which is TO BRING GOD'S HEALING TO THE NATION THROUGH THE CHILDREN.
Goal for 2010:
- To see at least 50 students attend the classes both morning and afternoon.
Personal goals:
- To see the breakthrough of curriculum in Little Tribe (Creativity)
- Work whole heartedly for my ministry.
- To lead them, encourage, mold their families and their future.
Favourite Food: Fish in lolo
Favourite drink: coke
Hobbies: swimming, Dancing, Singing.

SERUVATU Family
Ledua, Vika and Baby Jeremaia
"Baba Prayer House Ministry"
Ledua & Vika Seruvatu and young baby, Jeremaia have taken up the challenge to manage the " Baba Prayer House Ministry". They will be recruiting additional staff as the ministry progresses. Ledua completed his DTS in June 2006 . He was part of Impact World Tour(IWT) in September 2007. Vika completed her DTS in 1990 at Vuniyasi and has been with YWAM since. Vika has completed her Christian Mission Degree from the University of the Nation. Ledua and Vika have been married for 2 years now.
As for this year Vika and Ledua is commited to see the 24hrs house of prayer base, be established in " YWAM BABAKULA".
Koto Setitaia
DTS Leader, Office/Admin, Hospitality
Koto is from Moce Island in the Lau group. She did her Discipleship Training School (DTS) in 1997 at the Vuniyasi base in Nadi. Since then, she has been involved with DTS and Administration serving in Nadi, Fiji and Kona, Hawaii. Through Training, Meetings and Taking Outreach teams, she has been to a few countries such as New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Japan, India, Hong Kong, China, Australia, Taiwan, Cambodia, Thailand and USA. She was also on a boat cruise to North Korea but just praying a couple of meters away. She has been home for the last 2 years investing back into her family. She joined PTC last month and will be leading our DTS which begins on April 5, 2010.
Passion: First and foremost is to lean on God and continue abiding in Him. Secondly is Discipleship, She loves building people up and champion them into their God given destinies. She is excited with our April DTS, exploring "New" things with God and what He has in stored for the school.
Personal Goal: To be a walking curriculum in this DTS and to reflect the God she serves in her lifestyle.
Ministry Goal: She wants to see people (students and staff) to be real with God and each other.

Wainikiti Navo Naula
"Pre- Schoo l / Prayer Ministry"
Wainikiti hails from Dratabu Village in Nadi. She did her DTS in October,1997at the Vuniyasi base also in Nadi. She was working with outreach teams from 1998-2000.
She did her School of Early Childhood Education in Kona, Hawaii from 2001-2002. In January 2007 she did the School of Impact Evangelism in Fiji and staff the Impact World Tour the same year.
In January 2008, she joined Personal Transformation Centre with the Little Tribe Pre School, then she did the Foundation of Counseling Ministry school in July, 2008. Right now, she is part of the Prayer Ministry in Baba.
Passion: Is to work with young children and to see them know that God our Father as their Creator and Friend.
Lepani Nacola
" Evangelism, Worship, Pathmakers, Maitenance"
Lepani hails from Vatulele, Koro in the Lomaiviti province. He did his DTS in April 2009 at the Marine Reach base in Lautoka. He served at the Bridge house ministry for a a few months and back at the marine Reach base after that. Lepani joined PTC in February 2010 and he is on DTS staff right now.
Passion: Evagelism
Sitiveni Marau
Maitenance, Prayer Team, DTS Staff
Sitiveni hails from Moce Is in the Lau group.
YWAM Experience: Siti did his DTS in July 2008 and did outreach in Lautoka and Kadavu. After graduation he went back to serve in Kadavu for one month.
Served in Nadarivatu in his church for one month.
Upon completion he went back to Lautoka. After that he did his School of Missions and Evangelism in Vunayasi in April of 2009 ,
He completed his lecture phase in July the same year and took a team a DTS team from Honolulu to Nadarivatu and Ba for their outreach.
He served as a base staff for the DTS that was running.
He joined PTC in mid February 2010 as part of the Babakula Prayer team that preparing to go back to Baba. Right now he is on DTS staff with PTC DTS.