In this four part series, we will look at how this concept outworks in our relational world. We will see how important it is to invest in a life beyond just our own, and then the generational outcomes of investing into things of an eternal significance.
I'd been a primary teacher and I really loved kids. Even before I had some of my own. And so going from when we started here it was just two of us and over the years it's grown.
So growing up I had a brother and a mum and dad. My mum was an alcoholc so coming home from school you never knew quite what state she was going to be in, whether she'd be sober or drinking.
I grew up in hamilton, the mighty Tron. The youngest of three boys and so that's always been great. Great mum and dad, great family life all the way through. Really connected to the local church.
My father was in jail alot when I was young. He wasnt there when I was born. When I did finally meet my dad at 5 years old I thought that I was going to get that love that only a dad could give.
I guess you could liken our house a little bit to Once were warriors. Pasetto and I drank and smoked, each and every day. Basically there was domestic violence. Nothing really that people would see.
I grew up in a single parent home in Auckland with my mum and my brother. Growing up had its ups and downs like everyone else but I remember there was just this one moment in primary school.
I started playing guitar quite young. Not by these days standards but about 12 or 13 I started taking it seriously. Everything changed when I was about 15 when I heard Eddie Van Halen on guitar.
I had a neat life. I had a great mother and father at the time when I was younger. Dad was one of those hard working, rugby fathers that worked hard and I just adored him. He would take us to girl guides.