Our Team

Meet the team you hear every day on Laufou Ole Talalelei

David Fruean

Radio Station Team Leader

A husband and a proud father of four and also a team leader with a dream and a mission to lead souls to their Everlasting home with the Father. Have served more than 5years in sharing Jesus daily through The Laufou ole Talalelei Radio station and reaching out to people for Christ. Through the Grace of God, I have this passion and dedication in serving our Lord Jesus Christ not only through the radio, but within communities, youth programs, churches and family fellowshipping. As one of my favourite quotes goes “We won’t change the Message but the Message of Christ will change us all”!

Mark Joseph Finanu

A father of two also assistant Pastor, Radio Announcer for Christ through the Laufou Radio Station.

Proudly announcing Christ and the Gospel to the world.

Telesia Aita

24 years old and announcing Christ through the Laufou ole Talalelei Radio Station.

A passion to serve the Almighty and doing small things with great love.

Moana Talavou

Proud Radio Announcer of the Laufou ole Talalelei Radio Station.

Follower of Jesus with a passion to preach Faith and the everlasting love of our Perfect Almighty

Penani Peau

24 years wiser and proudly announcing the good news through the Laufou Radio Station.

Making a difference and moving in Faith through the will of my Almighty Father.

Alohaokalani. Marqueritte Malifa

28 year old Radio Announcer of the Laufou ole Talalelei.

A woman after God’s own heart and a hope to preach the Gospel to wherever and whoever

Laufou Ole Talalelei Management

Meet our Management Team

Sili’a

Sili’a Kilepoa-Ualesi is a Samoan national who works as the National Director for Samoa Youth for Christ. Her appointment started on the 1st June 2018 and it has been almost 4 years since she was directly appointed to this position. Sili’a is the seventh and the first female National Director at Samoa YFC. Prior to becoming the National Director, Sili’a was a member of the YFC Board of Directors from 2007 to 2014. During her time with the Board, she held the position of Treasurer from 2008 until she resigned in 2014.
Prior to YFC, Sili’a worked for 16 years for the Government of Samoa, 3.5 years in the Pacific region managing a regional project and 3 years for an International Agency as a Pacific Coordinator. Sili’a has over 20 years of experience in project coordination, management and reporting, strategic planning and policy formulation and capacity building and more.
Sili’a is married with 4 children. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of the South Pacific and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics from the University of Wollongong Australia.

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Are you raising children alone?

‘Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.’ Psalm 30:5 NLT

One marriage expert says a single mother sent him a story that helped explain the loneliness and stress often faced by those raising children alone. She said she was looking out of her window one drizzly day and saw a mother robin and her little ones perched in a nest. As the rain poured down, the mother bird covered her chirping chicks beneath her extended wings. Then the hail began to fall. Instead of tucking her head safely in the nest, the mother robin raised her head upward and took the blows to protect her young. All of the chicks made it safely through the storm. What a graphic illustration of the challenges of single parenting! The responsibility of raising kids alone is unrelenting, requiring a mum or dad to earn a living, cook, clean, supervise homework, take care of sick kids, and so on. Beyond these day-by-day duties, they must figure out how to meet their own personal and spiritual needs. Taken in context, this may be one of the toughest assignments on earth. Single parents, whether mothers or fathers, need our continued support and prayers. To those who are taking the blows on behalf of their children, be assured that better days are coming. The storm you’re in won’t last forever. A beautiful rainbow will soon appear. When the job has been completed, and a brood of healthy little birds has been raised, there will be sweet benefits for the parents who don’t fly away. God’s Word promises: ‘Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.

SoulFood: 2 Kings 18:17 – 20:21, Matt 25:1-23, Ps 115, Pro 8:1-3

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©

Not hopefully but surely

‘Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.’ Psalm 23:6 NKJV

The psalmist doesn’t lead with words like maybe, perhaps, possibly, or hopefully. No, he says, surely, which is a term of certainty. Surely means absolutely; without a doubt! There are a lot of things in life you can’t be sure of. You go for a physical check-up and discover you have a cancer growth. You work in the same company for years believing your job is secure, then they downsize, and suddenly you’re unemployed. You pray for your children, live an exemplary life before them, and teach them what’s right, then you find yourself down at the police station trying to get them out of the watch house because they were arrested for drunk driving or doing drugs. As a redeemed child of God, you can be sure of God’s goodness and mercy. What’s your concept of God? That’s an all-important question, so think about it before you answer. Your concept of God will determine your confidence in Him. David was far from perfect. Indeed, some of his antics would have made the front pages of the tabloids. But he never doubted God’s goodness and mercy towards him: ‘This I know, that God is for me’ (Psalm 56:9 NASB). Jesus said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’ (Hebrews 13:5 NKJV). His goodness guarantees every need you have can be met, and His mercy guarantees that every sin you commit can be forgiven. Just as sheepdogs drive strays back into the fold, so God’s goodness and mercy will drive you back into His loving arms every time.

SoulFood: 2 Kings 16:1 – 18:16, Matt 24:29-51, Ps 26, Pro 7:26-27

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©

Use your gift

‘God has given each of you a gift.’ 1 Peter 4:10 NLT

The Bible says: ‘God has given each of you a gift from His great variety…Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God Himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God’ (1 Peter 4:10–11 NLT). You may not be fortunate enough to work at a job that utilises your gifts, but you should at least be moving in that direction. Paul worked as a tentmaker to finance his calling as a preacher. So if you know you’re a creative person with an aptitude for design and visual arts, and you’re currently exasperated by your accounting job, it may be time to reconsider your career goals. If you love to solve problems when your computer crashes but you’re currently working as a kitchen chef, it’s time to step back and reassess. You may not be able to make a living at your foremost passion right away, so you’re working in an unrelated field. That’s okay for now. But your sights must stay set on following God’s calling. Moses spent two-thirds of his life getting ready for his real assignment leading the children of Israel into the Promised Land. God never wastes an experience. Often the wisdom you glean from a job you don’t want equips you to succeed in the one you do, the one God has chosen for you. So keep growing and keep believing God. Then, when He opens the door, you will be ready to walk through it.

SoulFood: Gal 5:22, 1 Cor 13, Eph 3:14-21, John 15:1-17

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©

How Jesus dealt with sin

‘Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.’ John 8:11 NKJV

‘The scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery…they said to Him, “Teacher,…Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?”…Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”…When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more”’ (John 8:3–7, 10–11 NKJV). That day Jesus demonstrated three things: 1) The hypocrisy of a double standard. Since this woman had been caught in the very act, surely they knew who the man was, too. There is still a double standard today that looks down on a woman because of her past while excusing a man by saying, ‘He was just sowing his wild oats.’ The Pharisees used stones; we use words, but the victim ends up wounded regardless. 2) Who alone is qualified to judge?He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.’ Who was the only sinless one among them that day? Jesus! So He alone is qualified to judge. 3) You can rise above your past.Go and sin no more.’ Those words could be rephrased, ‘Go, and because you have had an encounter with Jesus, you can rise above your past.’

SoulFood: 2 Kings 13-15, Matt 24:3-28, Ps 24, Pro 7:24-25

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©

How God leads us

‘Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.’ Psalm 119:105 NASB

The words ‘Your word is a lamp to my feet’ mean you’re supposed to walk according to God’s will and not your own thoughts, wishes, or impulses. The words ‘and a light to my path’ mean you can’t go in any direction you choose; you must follow the path that God has planned for you. You will never go wrong consulting the Scriptures for direction, but make sure you keep the Scriptures in context. Don’t use the open-window method, allowing the wind to blow across the pages of your Bible, then shutting your eyes, pointing to a verse and saying, ‘This is God’s leading.’ If you do that, you could end up with the verse, ‘Judas went away and hanged himself,’ as the verse for your day! Would you want to go to a doctor with an illness and hear him say, without ever examining you, ‘It’s your gallbladder.’ ‘How do you know?’ you ask. ‘Well, I sat by the window a few moments ago and trusted God to blow the pages of my medical book to your problem, and the topic on the page was gallbladder.’ You would run out of there pretty fast, wouldn’t you? Some people practise this kind of theological superstition, then get into trouble and say, ‘Well, God led me,’ when God had nothing to do with their choices. Whenever you read the Scriptural phrase, ‘This is the will of God,’ you can be sure that it’s His will. If you disobey Him, you will suffer, and if you obey Him, you will be blessed.

SoulFood: 2 Kings 11-12, Matt 23:29 – 24:2, Ps 135, Pro 7:21-23

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©

The story of your Bible

‘“The word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the Gospel was preached to you.’ 1 Peter 1:25 NKJV

The early Bible was not available in English, but was only available in Latin, the language of the clergy, and those were chained to the podiums of the cathedrals. Then John Wycliffe, a prominent professor of divinity at Oxford University, said, ‘This is not right. People should be able to read the Bible in their own language.’ Church leaders branded him a heretic and an instrument of the devil. Like Noah, who pounded the nails into the ark while people ridiculed and scorned him, John Wycliffe began translating the Scriptures as a flood of persecution emerged around him. When he finally completed his translation of the Scriptures, he wrote this in the flyleaf of the first copy of the English Scriptures: ‘This Bible is translated and shall make possible a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.’ 500 years later, President Abraham Lincoln borrowed that statement for his famous Gettysburg Address. 30 years after Wycliffe died, he was again proclaimed a heretic. Consequently, his body was exhumed, his bones were burned to dust, and his ashes were cast into the River Swift. From the River Swift, they spread to the River Avon, then into the River Severn, and then into the ocean. And thus, John Wycliffe’s ashes are the emblem of his doctrine now dispersed all over the world. Hence Apostle Peter writes, ‘“The word of the Lord endures forever.” Now, this is the word which by the Gospel was preached to you.’

SoulFood: 2 Kings 9-10, Matt 23:15-28, Ps 28, Pro 7:14-20

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©

Focus on your God-given vision

‘I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.’ Acts 26:19 KJV

When God gives you a vision of what He wants you to do, you will have to go against the flow of the world. Society wants to keep you in a box. Most people are married mentally to the status quo. They want what was, not what can be. They seek safety and simple answers. So, you need to give yourself permission to go a different way, to break new ground. Paul said, ‘I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.’ It was his consuming passion and the central focus of his life. He got up every morning thinking about it and went to bed every night thinking about it. And at the end of his life, he could say, ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness’ (2 Timothy 4:7–8 NKJV). Whether your vision is to build a great family, a great church, a great business, or a great anything, you must focus. Author Harry A. Overstreet observed: ‘The immature mind hops from one thing to another; the mature mind seeks to follow through.’ Does every area of your life deserve focused thinking time? No. Be selective, not exhaustive, in your thinking. What has God called you to do? What’s your role in it? What skill sets do you need to sharpen? What knowledge do you need to acquire? What relationships do you need to build? The first question Paul asked when God gave him his vision was, ‘What do You want me to do?’ (Acts 9:6 NKJV). And today, that’s the question you need to ask God, too.

SoulFood: 2 Kings 7-8, Matt 23:1-14, Ps 27, Pro 7:10-13

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©

Steps to overcoming your worries

‘I know that you can do all things.’ Job 42:2 NIV

Job lost his wealth, his health, and his children. The book he wrote is a conversation between himself and God. At the beginning of it, Job says, ‘Hear now my reasoning’ (Job 13:6 NKJV). He is asking, ‘Why has all this happened to me?’ At this point, he is totally self-focused. But by the middle of his book, Job has grown spiritually, and now he takes a different approach. Instead of reasoning, he decides to stand on God’s Word: ‘But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. My feet have closely followed His steps; I have kept to His way without turning aside. I have not departed from the commands of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread’ (Job 23:10–12 NIV). By the last chapter of his book, Job has decided to trust God completely: ‘I know that You can do all things; no purpose of Yours can be thwarted…My ears had heard of You but now my eyes have seen You’ (Job 42:2, 5 NIV). Job has finally arrived at the place where he can say, ‘I trust God; there is no need to worry!’ After nine months of worrying, questioning, and reasoning, he decides he doesn’t need answers to all his questions; he only needs to know that God cares for him. And his story ends in these words: ‘The Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before’ (v. 10 NIV). There you have it; the steps to overcoming your worries!

SoulFood: 2 Kings 4:18 – 6:33, Matt 22:34-46, Ps 112, Pro 7:6-9

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©

Your overflowing cup of blessing

‘My cup runs over.’ Psalm 23:5 NKJV

David said: ‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over’ (Psalm 23:4–5 NKJV). Notice God didn’t promise that you wouldn’t have to deal with death, fear, evil, or enemies. He simply said that in spite of them, and sometimes in the midst of them, your cup will still overflow with His blessing. Your God is a God of surplus. Paul writes, ‘God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others’ (2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT). ‘Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.’ (Romans 15:13 CSB). He also provides a surplus of peace. He gives ‘the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding’ (Philippians 4:7 NKJV). So when you’re struggling to make ends meet, or you fear the future, look in the mirror and say, ‘God is my source; I have more than enough; my cup overflows.’ And don’t just do that in times of need or crisis; make it a habit you practise every day.

SoulFood: 2 Kings 1:1 – 4:17, Matt 22:15-33, Ps 106:24-48, Pro 7:3-5

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©

How is your giving?

‘On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save as he may prosper, so that no collections need to be made when I come.’ 1 Corinthians 16:2 NASB

Jesus said, ‘If you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?’ (Luke 16:11 NIV). In other words, if you are not faithful to Him with your finances, He will not trust you with greater blessings. What does it mean to be faithful in your finances? Paul writes: ‘On the first day of every week, each of you is to put aside and save as he may prosper so that no collections need to be made when I come.’ That means three things:

1) Regular giving. Note the words ‘the first day of every week’. This is systematic giving, not sporadic giving. It is not, ‘I feel good today, so I’m going to give to God.’ If you try that with your electricity bill, you will be without power! You’re not supposed to give by impulse but by a commitment to obey God’s Word.

2) Planned giving. You should put aside something from what you have earned. If you’re married, sit down and discuss it with your partner and decide the amount you feel God wants you to give each week. If you don’t plan it, you will not give consistently.

3) Proportional giving. The amount depends on how much you have put aside. If God blesses you financially, you should prayerfully consider increasing your giving. Bottom line: you are to return to God a percentage of what He enables you to earn.

SoulFood: Exo 20:17, 2 Kings 5:1-27, Ecc 5:10, Luke 12:13-31

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright ©