Portraits of Poly Pastor's Kids: Amosa Brothers

Dan (37), Ron (36), Fasitua (35), Chris (Toma) 32 & Marcus (31)
The Amosa's parents served in the Presbyterian ministry for 25 years. The boys spent their early years growing up in a palagi church in South Canterbury before moving to Auckland in their early teens where their father ministered at a Samoan congregation.
The boys speak of the culture shock they experienced with this transition. Fasitua describes his South Island upbringing as ‘dualistic’ with stark difference between life inside the home and life outside the home. Despite being the only ‘brown’ family in their small town and completely isolated from other Pacific Islanders, he and his siblings were raised with an acute sense of cultural awareness and identity. Outside of the home they were very ‘palagi’ country bumpkins, but inside the home they were forbidden to speak English. Samoan values and traditions within the home were strong.
Upon moving to Auckland some of the siblings were overwhelmed with the immersion into a large Pacific community. One of his siblings has never mixed well with ‘brown people’ but the two younger brothers are more urbanised and immersed in the melting pot of Auckland city’s population.
Growing up they always felt the pressure of being ‘perfect’ and not making mistakes. Because of this they struggled with having the freedom to experience a ‘normal’ childhood against the expectations of being Minister’s sons.
Reverend Asora Amosa is well-known for his oratory skills and was one of a few Pacific Island ministers whose sermons were bilingual. He would often preach in both English and Samoan to accommodate non-Samoan visitors in the congregation. He was also one of the first Presbyterian ministers to introduce a band into church services to play ‘praise and worship’ music, a style more affiliated with Evangelical and Pentecostal churches. Unlike most Faletua’s, Asora's wife Henga worked a fulltime job outside of church ministry duties because ‘she didn’t see any point in sitting around’. Her role in the church made her influential with her work in Pacific communities.
Rev Asora retired in 2014 and he and Henga now attend a charismatic multicultural church.
Thank You's:
The Amosa Family
Rev Asora Amosa
Henga Amosa
Dan Amosa
Ron Amosa
Fasitua Amosa
Chris (Toma) Amosa
Marcus Amosa
Director/Editor: Barbara Carpenter
Camera Operators: Nikki Siulepa & Adrian McBirney
Sound Operator: David Green
Production Assistants: Crystal Earley & Timena Apa
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[@AreLL]

Don't lose the faith. Faith is more important than church. Worship is about the life not the rules. 💯🔥

[@MsDueces01]

Every Pastors Kid are usually the most rebellious in the church. Don’t blame them they are under so much pressure.

[@vonkoppel23]

This is so true. Not a pastors kid but I understand how they feel about church. Especially a Samoan church. Expectations so high yet no one follows it but will drill you for doing one little thing that doesn’t sit right with them.

[@vailima49aston99]

Awesome video I grew up in church too and now I don’t go because I’m over it but!! I still believe and have faith and that’s one thing I’ll die with. Thanks for the video USO’s god bless your Aiga

[@toamataafa4647]

What a Blessing to have the whole family working for the Ministry and serve the Lord in every way..i told my children the same thing, if you're not happy with our church, find another church where the Lord can use you..it's not about the church, it's about your "faith" and "worship" to please the Lord..Blessings boys.

[@dionemuasau5067]

love the testimonies and praying us all PKs to get back to our first Love....god bless y'all..... love n prayers from Cali....

[@upulanijloimata2673]

Us SAMOAns ughhhhhhhhh ..our parents always have highly expected on us..(Tough Loves)..I'm blesssd with ... without that tough love fr om our parents..we are nothing 🇼🇸❤️💯✍️🙏Stay Up Stay Blessed 😇

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

I wasn't a pastors kid but it sounds exactly like growing up in an islander family with a strong christian faith..

[@carolinetuigamalaasopogi5459]

Being a PK i can sooo relate - keep the faith ♥️🙏🏼😇

[@chiefcuningcoyote4906]

I totally relate because I grew up in Canterbury and as a Samoan when you come across your culture from Auckland they almost see you as an outcast in a way

[@ailaotofaeono5617]

Coming from experience I’m currently a pastors kids and felt this video very much to my fellow PKs they won’t know our struggle until their in our shoes faamalosi Mai

[@kisalei]

1.) thank you for being so real, I think every islander raised in church can relate to this, even if they weren't PKs (but PKs had it the worst) 2.) your parents are awesome, they did a good job raising 4 boys to manhood 3.) I love your mom, she knocked that gangsta right out of you, lol 4.) all of you are handsome like your dad

[@rotarykween]

back in the day..my mates dad was a pastor, we would get drunk on a saturday night finish up at 7am sunday morning and they still made it to church... icons!!😄

[@lewaspaige8226]

Loooove this

[@bakersamau3070]

Great video. Truthful

[@MarvLs327]

"Worship is about life not about the rules"

[@hotpie8163]

This Owesome

[@kaimajones3539]

well done amosa family

[@maliasykes6285]

Hahahaha! OMG I finally can understand my poor kids especially our oldest daughter when my cousin's in Sydney said, you are so palagi because all she knows growning up is palagi's because we do not have a big Samoan community where we live. lol

[@ulamatamua6305]

💖

[@babyyyyyism]

I strongly believe that it be poly parents that are pastors kids that is the most rowdy.....I mean all the pastors kids I know of drink smoke party some are gay etc etc

[@NiuLifen0w]

And? That should be more of a reason to keep the pastors family in your prayers. The pastor and his family are always serving, praying, fasting and inquiring divine intervention for others but no one prays/fasts for the pastors family.

[@bananaadam7845]

Alofa fam

[@cynthiauaisele1964]

OMGosh......

[@zacharycargill2866]

These guys haven't encountered the true JESUS! I would replace my life with any celebrities because I know who I am and who HE is! Pray you guys meet the real Jesus, not just one we've been brought up to know about or live according to.

[@cyberfish8033]

Those are my uncles

[@MarvLs327]

Haha@"closetblood" ... You funny

[@nicetee7477]

💙