My parents retired from the Ōtara EFKS, moving our family to the home they purchased in Henderson, West Auckland. But only a year later in 1973, they accepted another pastoral call: a new branch of EFKS in Papatoetoe, South Auckland. Our family was upheaved once again from West Auckland to resettle in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, for them to begin this parish with a small congregation. Papatoetoe is where my siblings, my three brothers and my sister, completed our public schooling. I recall in those days when local Labour MPs would call my father, asking him for support and his community's support. My father was relied upon for his unofficial social worker efforts and community connections as he took every opportunity to advocate for better services for the communities he represented. You see, advocacy—that was his thing. Immigration, justice, welfare matters were just some of the topics he would raise with the leaders. I remember the many late-night phone calls and the visits from community members in the most desperate circumstances, seeking help because they had nobody else to turn to.