Serevi Brothers Make it Through
For the duo, they only wished their mother Miriama Serevi was alive to witness the auspicious occasion.
Friday 26 July 2024 | 16:00
From left: Proud dad Navitalai Serevi with sons, Joeli Serevi, Waisele Serevi and Sekove Serevi after the passing out parade at the Force Training Group Drill Square in Nasinu on July 19, 2024
Anything is possible when God is in it.
That was the mantra that Joeli Serevi, 27 and Waisele Serevi, 35 lived by as they underwent 12 weeks of intense training at the Force Training Group Drill Square in Nasinu.
The Qarani, Gau brothers were part of the 199 Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) personnel that were part of the passing out parade at the Force Training Group Drill Square in Nasinu yesterday.
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For the duo, they only wished their mother Miriama Serevi was alive to witness the auspicious occasion.
But nevertheless, Navitalai Serevi, the older brother of sevens maestro Waisele Serevi, was a proud dad at the parade yesterday.
“Never in my wildest dream did I ever think I was going to be joining the RFMF,” 27-year-old Joeli Serevi said.
“The training process was never easy, sometimes I felt like giving up but it was the thought of who I was doing it for – my family that made me push beyond my limits,” he said.
Joeli said his inspiration always came from Romans 12:12 which said: “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer.
“I always told myself that I needed to persevere because behind all trials were blessings.”
The brothers thanked their family for their never ending support that enabled them to push on and never gave up.
“It was the words of encouragement that came from home, our families that helped us succeed.
“I thank my family in the United States my uncles Waisele and Meli Serevi, my aunts Kara and Katherine and all our cousins for the never ending love and prayers.
“Our families in Fiji, my dad, my siblings. Waisele’s wife Kula and my nieces and nephews for always praying for us.
“We couldn’t have done it without them.”
When questioned what it was like to be in training with his older brother, Joeli said: “I was punished once during the course of the training and I wanted to give up, it was Waisele that came and encouraged me that we needed to finish this together.”
“I couldn’t have done it without him by my side encouraging me every day,” Joeli said.
An emotional Joeli said: “This is for you mom, thank you for everything you did for us. Rest in peace.”
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