Gaunisala Ni Bula is a Fijian term for the “Road of Life.” It reflects what has been my road of life in many ways. My life has been one where I have likewise had to endure some very testing times and often it has felt like there is only a narrow road that is keeping me sane and alive. The fact that I am both is an absolute miracle with many witnesses — Christian and non-Christian — who can testify to that fact.
This book is not only a story of my rather miraculous survival against some trying odds but also a testament of my own Christian beliefs, which feature prominently. My purpose is not to preach; rather, it has to clearly demonstrate what the case was.There is an old conversation that begins when a man who has a lousy boss asks God, ‘Why are things the way they are?’ God tells him, ‘Well, you know what it is like to be treated roughly, so now
you know how not to treat other people.’ As you read this book, the purpose of its title becomes very relevant indeed.

1 How to Build a Skyscraper 3
2 Setting the stage 9
3 Living with Big Daddy; Bougainville 1975 15
4 St Barnabas School Ravenshoe;
A short time lasts a lifetime 23
5 Reasons to reject Christianity based on
St Barnabas experiences, and why they are flawed 33
6 Alice Springs and a rough start to adulthood! 43
7 Is there life after Alice Springs? 51
8 Asking the impossible, ‘Are you ready?’ 57
9 Restart in Darwin 63
10 Accident number two 75
11 Ni Sa Bula Nia Viti… (Welcome to Fiji) 85
12 When things go pear shaped; Fiji 1999-2000 91
13 Healing Time; Sydney 2000 99
14 Judging and understanding; new friends in Sydney 107
15 When they build the Railway 111
16 Winning your impossible war; how to prevail. 121
17 Elliott: A town that cries out 125
18 How not to operate in another culture 133
19 The 50-metre-long ravens 141
Conclusion 151