Ambassadors for Christ (South Pacific) Prayer Letter – February 2026

Of all the things we could speak about, pain and suffering is the one that makes us feel the smallest. It stands in front of us like a great wall. No one gets around it. It touches philosophy, psychology, culture, family life, and certainly our faith. At some point, every one of us must face it. Some of us wrestle with suffering as a question. We look at evil and injustice in the world and ask, “Why?” Others are not asking as thinkers, but as wounded people. They are suffering deeply right now. They also ask, “Why?” The word is the same, but the weight is different. The truth is this: we cannot live in this world without some way of understanding suffering. Even saying, “It’s meaningless,” is still a belief about suffering. Everyone has a framework. The question is not whether we have one, but whether it is true and strong enough to hold us when life collapses. Our modern culture struggles here. If this life is all there is—if happiness and comfort are the highest goals—then suffering feels like a total interruption, or even the end of the story. It cannot help us reach our goal; it only destroys it. That leaves us fragile. We are not well equipped to endure loss, sickness, betrayal, or death. But God’s Word gives us something different. It does not pretend suffering is an illusion. It does not say it is always fair. It does not tell us to detach our hearts and stop loving deeply. Instead, it gives us Jesus.

First, we have a God who became man and who suffers. In Christ, God entered our pain. He knows rejection, injustice, hunger, grief, and death. If you belong to Him, your suffering is not punishment for your sins—He bore that at the cross. And when you cry, you are not alone. He understands.

Second, we have a future of restored love. God’s Word does not call us to detach our hearts. It promises resurrection. Not just survival after death, but renewal. A new heavens and a new earth. Real life. Restored joy. The story does not end in loss. When we enter that resurrection morning death, pain, suffering and all those things that envelope and plague us in the here and now will be swallowed up in life and we will sing, “Where, death, is your victory? Where, death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:56–57)

Third, we are told that suffering, though painful and often unfair from the hands of others, is not meaningless - but that it must bend and bow to our loving father’s ultimately good purposes. “You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.” Joseph speaks these words after years of betrayal, slavery, and suffering. And yet he sees the sovereign hand of God over it all. “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God” (Romans 8:28). If God were only sovereign, He might seem distant. If He were only suffering, He might seem powerless. But He is both. Sovereign and crucified. Powerful and compassionate. 

Suffering can make us bitter or tender. Proud or humble. Hard or compassionate. It does not shape us automatically. It is how we respond before the Lord.

So what do we do?

We weep.

The Bible does not tell us to pretend we are okay when we are not okay. The Psalms give us words for the days when our hearts feel crushed. They show us that grief is not faithlessness. Lament is not unbelief. It is faith speaking honestly in the presence of God. Sometimes the godliest thing you can do is simply to pour out your heart and say, “Lord, this hurts.” Psalm 62 says, “Pour out your hearts before him.” And there are Psalms—like Psalm 39 and 88—where the darkness does not lift by the end. Yet God still put those prayers in Scripture. That tells us something about what kind of Father He is. He is not offended by tears. He is not shocked by your heaviness. He understands the brokenness of this world and He ministers to us in the midst of that brokenness. You do not have to clean yourself up before you come to Him. Bring the real pain. Bring the real questions. Bring the real ache.

We trust.

Trust does not mean you suddenly understand the reason for your suffering. Trust means you refuse to make your limited sight the judge of God’s goodness. If we stood at the foot of the cross on Good Friday, we would have struggled to believe anything good could come from it. It looked like failure, waste, cruelty, and defeat. Yet it was the greatest act of love and salvation the world has ever known. So when you cannot see what God is doing, you hold onto what you do know: He has proven His heart toward you in Jesus. Trust is sometimes just saying, “Lord, I don’t understand, but I won’t let go. I don’t see the path, but I know Your character.” That’s not weakness. That’s mature faith.

We pray.

Prayer in suffering is not always calm and polished. Sometimes it is groaning. Sometimes it is sighing. Sometimes it is repeating the same sentence because you have no more words. But the key is this: keep bringing it to God. Job wrestled hard. He questioned. He complained. He even cursed the day of his birth. And yet he did it toward God. He stayed in God’s presence. That is a difference-maker. There is a kind of suffering that isolates you, closes you, makes you go silent and pull away. Prayer is the opposite. Prayer keeps the relationship open. You may not feel strong. You may not feel spiritual. But you pray anyway. “Lord, help me.” “Lord, hold me.” “Lord, don’t let my heart grow hard.” Even confused prayers are still prayers, and the Lord hears His children.

We reorder our loves.

Suffering has a way of exposing what we have been leaning on for identity, security, and joy. Sometimes we realise, painfully, that we were asking good things to do what only God can do. A career, money, health, approval, control, even the dream of an easy life—these can quietly become our “functional saviour.” And when suffering touches them, it feels like we are being undone, because we were building too much of our life on them. Reordering our loves means we do not stop valuing those things—but we put them back in their proper place. We say, “Lord, I can be grateful for gifts, but You are my portion. You are my treasure. You are my life.” This is not instant. It is a slow, deliberate turning of the heart back to God as first. And strangely, this is often where peace begins to return—not because the pain is gone, but because our foundation is no longer fragile.

And we hope.

Christian hope is not shallow optimism. It is not denial. It is not pretending the wound doesn’t hurt. Hope is the settled confidence that God will finish His work, that evil will not win, and that suffering will not have the last word. Romans 8:18 does not minimise pain—it compares it. Paul says the suffering is real, but the coming glory is so weighty, so solid, so lasting, that it makes present pain look small by comparison. That does not always happen automatically. Sometimes hope is a mental discipline. You “reckon” it. You count it. You think and think until the promise of resurrection begins to overshadow the present storm. One day, Christ will wipe away every tear. One day, all that is broken will be healed. One day, what was lost will be restored. Not just consolation, but renewal. That future is not a vague spiritual idea—it is a resurrected Christ promising a renewed creation. And that means even now, suffering is not meaningless. It is temporary. It is bounded. It is on a leash.

Look to Jesus.

He wept. He trusted the Father when He was crushed and truly forsaken. He prayed in Gethsemane with agony. He loved us to the end. And He went through death into resurrection. If you are in Him, your suffering is not the end of your story. In Christ, pain is real—but glory is coming.

Prayer Letter Updates:

Our resident students continue in their lectures this semester. Please also remember in prayer our online students who began their first classes during the first week of February. As many of you know, both our Certificate and Diploma programs are now available online, which has opened the door for students from different places to receive biblical training who would otherwise not be able to attend in person. Please pray for these students as they study in this format, and also pray for the college team who are working diligently behind the scenes to prepare and support this mode of learning. We praise God for everyone involved and pray that their study of the Scriptures would be a rich blessing and encouragement to them all.

Please also pray for our AFC(SP) School of Evangelism students, who will soon begin their studies. As part of this program, Dr. Poasi Nui will be travelling to the Solomon Islands next month to conduct a week of intensive lectures. We ask that you would pray for safe travel, strength for the teaching schedule, and that the Lord would use this time to equip and encourage those who are preparing for gospel ministry.

Earlier in February we were invited to speak at RadioLight’s Annual Supporters’ Dinner. However, as we travelled to Suva on the 13th of February, the main road unexpectedly collapsed. A temporary bypass was set up, but due to heavy rain the road became extremely muddy. A bus and a truck eventually toppled over along the route, which left many of us stranded for several hours and unfortunately meant we were unable to arrive in time for the speaking engagement.

Moments like these remind us that even the Apostle Paul had every intention of travelling to Rome, yet he too was prevented according to the sovereign and wise providence of God. The Lord’s timing is always perfect, even when our own plans are interrupted.

Although we were unable to attend that evening, we remain deeply thankful for the ministry of RadioLight. Our college registrar, Sidweshwar Kumar, has been closely connected with the station for many years, particularly through their Hindi broadcasts. In fact, Kumar helped establish the Hindi section of the station and faithfully served there for many years. Each week he would translate the Daily Bread devotional from the Bible Society into Hindi and present it on the radio, often speaking several times throughout the week as well. Through this ministry, the Word of God has gone out to many homes across Fiji. It is always worth pausing to thank the Lord for His wonderful works and for the many ways He continues to use His people to accomplish His purposes.

Thank you also for praying for the courtesy meetings with the Fiji Higher Education Commission (FHEC). Our Academic Dean, Faga Foarete, and I were able to meet with them, and the discussion seemed to go quite well. We are grateful for your prayers for wisdom, strength, and the Lord’s help throughout the process.

Please continue to pray especially for Faga, who serves as our Higher Education Representative. There is a significant amount of administrative responsibility that accompanies this role. It requires careful balance: on the one hand, we must faithfully meet the legal requirements of operating as a higher education institution; on the other hand, we must ensure that our curriculum remains firmly centred on the Scriptures and that we remain faithful to what God has called us to be in this place and time. We truly value your prayers as we seek to navigate these responsibilities wisely.

Faga preaching at Chapel Hour "Consider the Man on the middle cross"

We are also thankful to the Lord for the kindness of one of our prayer partners from New Zealand who recently donated equipment and books that will be used within the kindergarten. These resources will be a great help to our teachers and a blessing to the children as they learn and grow. We give thanks to the Lord for this provision and pray that these materials will not only support the children in their learning but also serve as a means through which they are reminded each day that they are loved and created by God.

We also ask for your continued prayers regarding the next step for Christian Helps—specifically the approval of Sarath’s local medical licence, as well as the extension of his visa. His visa was granted on a probationary basis while he awaits full registration. At present, his application is being reviewed by the relevant authorities, and we hope to hear from them soon.

Once again, we have encountered some resistance during this process. We are praying that the Lord would grant favour with the appropriate offices and authorities. Through this ministry our desire is not only to meet physical needs, but also to share the love of Christ for sinners by proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus to those we serve. In the past there have been many roadblocks in this area, and we ask that you would continue to intercede for us—that the Lord’s will would be done and that He would guide and sustain us.

Recently we were also pleased to host a visit from Dr. T.V. Thomas, who is connected with the Lausanne Movement. The Lausanne Movement is a global mission initiative founded in 1974 by evangelist Billy Graham and theologian John Stott, seeking to mobilise believers around the world for the task of global evangelisation.

Dr. Thomas is involved with the Global Diaspora Network (GDN), a branch of the Lausanne Movement that focuses on ministry among people who are living outside their countries of origin. As Dr. Thomas explained, their mission is to “bear witness to Jesus Christ and all His teachings in every part of the world—not only geographically, but in every sphere of society and in the realm of ideas.”

This year the Global Diaspora Network has decided to hold their regional conference in Oceania. Rather than hosting the gathering in the larger countries of Australia or New Zealand, they have chosen Fiji as the location. We are praying that through this conference the gospel will be clearly proclaimed and that the resources produced through this forum will honour God and magnify Christ.

Please also pray for the upcoming Easter Convention and the other programs scheduled in the coming months. In particular, please pray for the youth and children’s camps. There has been a change to the schedule for the children’s camp, and it will most likely take place later in the year. We will confirm the final dates once arrangements are completed.

Finally, we would like to share an important matter for prayer. Recently we received a letter from AFCI-USA informing us that they will no longer process donations connected to AFC(SP) ministries. This includes donations designated for Dr. Narayan Nair, the College of Theology and Evangelism Fiji, and other AFC(SP) ministries. Any donations received by their office after this decision will now be returned to the donor. They have also informed us that they will notify prayer partners and donors of their decision to disaffiliate from AFC(SP).

This represents a very significant change, as we have had a relationship of partnership with the U.S. office for more than fifty-four years. As you can imagine, this presents many challenges for the ministry moving forward. We bring these matters openly before the Lord, knowing that He knows all things and that His purposes will ultimately prevail.

We understand that many of you may have questions about this situation. Please know that we would be more than willing to speak with you personally if you would like further clarification.

For those who desire to continue supporting the work, the most practical way at present is to send support directly to our ministry account in Fiji:

AFC(SP) Fund Account

Account Name: Ambassadors for Christ South Pacific

Bank: Australia & New Zealand Banking Corporation

Branch: 165–167 Vitogo Parade, Lautoka, Fiji

Account Number: 2317438

Branch Number: 0958

Swift Code: ANZBFJFX

BS Code: 010890

Our office in Fiji will send receipts directly once donations are received. However, at this stage we do not yet have an alternative arrangement that would provide U.S. donors with a US tax-deductible receipt. Please do make this an urgent matter of prayer, as approximately 70–80% of our support has historically been processed through the U.S. office. The US support covered our entire CTEF (Fiji Bible College) budget. This is a massive point of prayer.

This situation is deeply painful—not only for Dr. Nair personally, but also because of the potential impact upon the gospel work here in Fiji and across the South Pacific. Many faithful staff members, students, and families depend upon this support. We ask that you would especially remember them in your prayers during this time.

We continue to look to the Lord for our needs. He has graciously provided for us year after year, and we are reminded each month that our hope and help are found in Him alone. We humbly ask you to join us in prayer — that God would supply what is needed to equip students, serve the poor, and proclaim Christ throughout the South Pacific until He comes.

On behalf of Dr. Nair, Mrs. Nair, and the AFC(SP) Ministry Team.

In Christ’s love,

Nathan Adams

Executive Director of Operation

Ambassadors for Christ (South Pacific)