Kingdom of Sabbath-Keepers: Stories about the dawn of Christianity on the Island Kingdom of Tonga and how 7th day Sabbath keeping came about (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781985254954)

Limoni Manu O'Uiha lives in New Zealand and serves as a Pastor for the North New Zealand Conference (NNZC) of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA). He is currently the Associate Pastor of the Palmerston North Central SDA Church and Pastor of the Wanganui and Hawera SDA Churches, in the lower North Island of New Zealand. Before working in New Zealand, Limoni served in the mission fields of the South Pacific. He has worked as a resident Church Pastor, School Chaplain, and Senior Lecturer of Theology at Fulton College, Fiji, and Pacific Adventist University of Papua New Guinea. Limoni has had years of experience working cross-culturally in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and New Zealand. He has been a representative on many Boards at the Local Churches, College, University, or institutions and has served in the Pacific Islands between 1990-2007. Since moving to New Zealand, Limoni has been a member of the NNZC Executive Committee; a representative of the NNZC Healthy Adventist Ministries Team; and a member of the South Pacific Division Biblical Research Committee. In 1989, Limoni obtained a Diploma of Theology degree from Fulton College, Fiji, and a BA Theology degree in 1994 from Pacific Adventist University, Papua New Guinea. In 1999 He graduated with an MA Theology degree from Avondale College, NSW, Australia. And completed a PhD in Historical-Theological Studies in 2006 from the International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS), Manila, Philippines. Throughout his 28 years of Pastoral Ministry, Limoni has toured the South-Pacific and Asia region, Europe, England and the United States. He has taught or spoken in countries including, Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Solomons, Vanuatu, the Philippines, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. Apart from travelling or writing, Limoni loves talking to people or taking time off with family and friends. He is married and has four adult children and four grandchildren.