There are many stories behind Tongans and Tongan communities abroad. A group of rugby players come together in the hope to create a supporting network for each other. But how are they going about doing that? The inspirations and the challenges!

'Oku 'i ai nai ha fekau mei he anga e mo'ui mo e nofo 'a e motu ko Ovaka 'i Vava'u? Ko e talanoa 'a e taha ne 'a'ahi ki Ovaka.

‘I he efiafi Sapate 12/11/2007, ne fakatahataha 'i he falelotu Kilikali, Nuku’alofa ‘a e kau hiva ‘e 16, ko e ngaahi Potungaue Talavou mo e Finemui ‘oe Siasi ‘o Tonga ‘o fakahoko ai ‘enau po-hiva ‘oku fai fakamahina.

The Vai-Tafetafe-Malie Trust Incorporated is a recently established organisation aim at helping those that are disadvantaged economically in the community. But the idea materialized from a group of Christians just trying to live out their faith and so they start by visiting abandoned and seem to be neglected homes in Tonga.  "We thought we can visit people as a mean of living out our Christian faith in the real world – in our community", explained one of the organization's members.

Scripture Union started in Tonga around 1965 introduced by Saane (Tufui) Tupou who had been in the UK and was involved with the UK Scripture Union. Since its humble beginning in Tonga High School, the Tonga Scripture Union has been one of the most effective student ministries in the Kingdom. "So many people has testified that the seed of their Christian life was shown by the Scripture Union while in high school", said 'Etilati Va'enuku who is one of the 3 senior full-time staff in the Scripture Union.