Telly Orekavala, 48, is married and has 3 children and 2 adopted children. He is from Kinona Village, Okapa district, Eastern Highlands Province. He finished grades 1-5 at Kinona C...view moreTelly Orekavala, 48, is married and has 3 children and 2 adopted children. He is from Kinona Village, Okapa district, Eastern Highlands Province. He finished grades 1-5 at Kinona Community School at home, completed primary school at Taraka Primary School in Lae, Morobe province and continued secondary schooling at Bumayong Lutheran High School. He has a Diploma of Primary Teaching from Balob Teacher'sCollege, Morobe Province and a Diploma of Pastoral Ministry at Sonoma Adventist College, East New Britain Province. Currently working as a chaplain at Devare Adventist High School in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, he teaches Bible lessons and does student counselling as well as his pastoral duties. He enjoys reading and writing poems and short stories in his free time.view less