French Polynesia – Islands, Education, Tahiti, and Rate – from StateUniversity.com Children in French Polynesia typically begin school at the age of 5 and complete primary education by the age of 12. The ages of compulsory education are 6 through 16....
For 8 generations Tahitians have been reading a Bible missing the condition of belief for eternal salvation. The original translator decided to use the Tahitian word “hear” instead of the one which means to “hear and receive as...
This was a year of extraordinary change, challenge, and blessing for us, beginning in Colorado and ending in French Polynesia. As we reflect often, it is only because of prayer and our powerful and gracious God that any of this happened. We find ourselves...
Ioane 1:1 I vai na te Parau i te matamua ra, i te Atua ra hoi te Parau, e o te Atua hoi te Parau. So begins our translation of the Gospel of John. For the first time in 170 years an updated translation of the Bible is coming to Tahitians (except one from the...
First, some observations: 1. Hermeneutics here is of the Lego variety. You can build almost any object you want from a random collection of Legos. Believe me, just like that, people here do exactly the same with Bible study. In reality, almost everyone...
Please pray for the family of Tevai Torohia, who passed away after a tragic motorcycle accident this past Saturday, November 6th. His music video below shows his devotion to his wife, now widow, who is seven months pregnant. He was truly a bright person in...
