The President of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga (FWC) has reportedly denied a claim that he lost his wallet and posted a status on Facebook thanking a student for returning it.
The online community has responded with a mix of emotions and suspicions about the post.
It appeared to show that FWC President Dr Tevita Havea was writing to the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints’ Liahona High School principal, thanking him for educating an excellent and honest student.
The post claimed the President and his wife were at one of the restaurants in Nuku’alofa.
Unbeknown to the couple, the president’s wallet fell off before the girl who was at the scene at the time discovered it and returned it to the President, the post read.
The wallet allegedly contained TOP$1,000, and the President reportedly gifted the girl with $100, but she did not accept it.
The post praised the girl for having the courage to share her spiritual experience about the Lord Jesu Christ with the couple during the alleged handover of the wallet.
“She was so brave kene share kiate kimaua fekau’aki mo e ‘Alo ko Sisu Kalaisi mo ‘ene ongoongolelei kae pehe kihe fakalelei a Kalaisi”, the post read.
The post ended with Dr Tevita Havea’s name as signatory.
It has been widely shared on Facebook which racked up hundreds of reactions and shares.
Commenters on Facebook had a variety of reactions to the discovery, ranging from the wary to the wondrous.
“Wonderful words from the President of FWC church,” one said.
“We need students like this girl”, said another.
Some, however, were suspicious and questioned the authenticity of the post, saying it did not reflect the type of logical writing the President normally had.
However, the President reportedly told local reporters this morning he did not write the post.
He said he was thankful that the post was attempting to send out a good message to the community.
“But I did not write it, and my wife and I have never been to a restaurant as shown in the post,” he said.
Kaniva News contacted the President.
