An evangelistic campaign at Lokuru on Rendova Island concluded with 138 people being baptised as part of Solomon Islands for Christ. Lae District director Pastor Liye Keyomba preached at the Lokuru site during the nationwide campaign, which brought together local and international speakers at sites across the Solomon Islands. Among the 138 baptised were 39 (tap to read whole story)
It was around 3 am when Wrinnes Tavalia heard steps outside his stilt house in the isolated jungle Vataghobu village in the Solomon Islands on July 16. In the dark, people from neighbouring villages walked silently, looking for a place to sit and wait under his veranda. Across Mr Tavalia’s house and by the water (tap to read whole story)
The Papua New Guinea Union Mission (PNGUM) has donated K1 million to the Trans Pacific Union Mission (TPUM) in support of the Trans Pacific for Christ evangelistic initiative. PNGUM president Pastor Danny Philip presented the gift this morning, saying it was a personal blessing to be part of Trans Pacific for Christ, particularly through his (tap to read whole story)
Chinese-language television programs produced during Solomon Islands for Christ have opened new avenues for mission among Chinese communities across the Pacific. Pastor Daniel Jiao, president of the Chinese Union Mission, travelled from Hong Kong to the Solomon Islands to record a series of evangelistic presentations at the Solomon Islands Mission (SIM) Hope Channel studio. The (tap to read whole story)
Sixteen lecturers and students from Sonoma Adventist College in Papua New Guinea are participating in the Trans Pacific for Christ evangelistic campaigns in Vanuatu and Fiji this month. The initiative, sponsored by the South Pacific Division through the Institute of Public Evangelism, is giving participants an opportunity to share the gospel while gaining ministry experience (tap to read whole story)
Through two large loudspeakers the singing of Christian songs tells residents of the quiet neighbourhood that it’s time to come to the evening gathering on July 13. The sun has just set in that unassuming corner of Nuku‘alofa, the capital city of the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific. A gentle breeze from the (tap to read whole story)
Seven people were baptised at the conclusion of the Niue for Christ evangelistic program, which combined health ministry, community engagement and gospel presentations in a holistic approach to mission. South Pacific Division vice president Pastor Maveni Kaufononga, who served as one of the program presenters, said the initiative sought to meet both the physical and (tap to read whole story)
Minutes before 8 am hundreds of young smiling students in pristine school uniforms find their seats under an open structure at Hilliard Memorial School in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. They are just in time for the moments of praise, led by one of their teachers. It’s a special emphasis week at Hilliard Memorial, a Seventh-day Adventist school (tap to read whole story)
The official start for the scheduled evangelistic meeting is still 30 minutes away, but dozens of adults, seniors, teens and children have already arrived outside the Houmakelikao Seventh-day Adventist Church in Tonga. The sun has set just a few minutes earlier, and now dusk is rushing to set in. A group of children, sons of (tap to read whole story)
For Greater Sydney Conference volunteer Meri Mohandas, serving during the Solomon Islands for Christ campaign has meant much more than helping with nightly evangelistic meetings. Together with other members of the Conference’s women’s ministries team, Mrs Mohandas spent two weeks at Kurivulu Seventh-day Adventist Church during the Solomons for Christ campaign, visiting families, running a (tap to read whole story)
The Solomon Islands for Christ campaign has entered its next phase, with nurturing new believers the Mission’s top priority. “That’s so important for us,” said Mission president Pastor David Filo. “We don’t want to repeat what’s happened in the past so we need to be intentional as a Mission to rally our team . . (tap to read whole story)
Church members across Kiribati will soon receive 1000 newly printed Bible study guides in the Kiribati language, providing a new resource to support Bible studies ahead of Kiribati for Christ. The 60-page guides will be distributed to churches and local evangelistic teams across the country as preparations continue for the nationwide evangelistic initiative, scheduled for (tap to read whole story)