After seeing firsthand the devastating consequences of betel nut use, nurse practitioner Elena Taneva is on a mission to help people break free from the habit. During the Solomon Islands for Christ campaign in July, she worked with the Amazing Facts Oceania team which ran mobile health clinics in partnership with 10,000 Toes ambassadors, offering (tap to read whole story)
My name is Duna Lulu, and I come from Tassiriki, on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. For some time, I had joined different churches, but I was not happy. Deep in my heart, I wanted to belong to a church that followed what the Bible really teaches. My son, Joel Lulu, who works in (tap to read whole story)
Serving as a psychologist during the Solomon Islands for Christ initiative highlighted the island nation’s need for accessible counselling services, as young people approached me to disclose experiences of trauma, abuse and difficult home situations—some for the first time. I joined my husband, Pastor Nathan Andreoli, at a site in a rural community during Solomon (tap to read whole story)
Health screenings and educational seminars held during Samoa for Christ brought preventive care into local communities amid the country’s growing non-communicable disease crisis. During the nationwide campaign, which ran August 16-30, health teams and 10,000 Toes ambassadors offered free wellness checks at many sites before the nightly evangelistic meetings. Participants received blood pressure and blood (tap to read whole story)
Being part of the Rotuma For Christ evangelistic program was an experience that I will always treasure. It was my first time visiting Rotuma, and from the moment I arrived, I was welcomed by people who were friendly, caring, warm and generous. Beyond the beautiful hospitality of the people, I was captivated by the breathtaking (tap to read whole story)
More than 4200 people were baptised during Fiji for Christ, a nationwide evangelistic campaign held from August 16 to 29. The campaign involved 135 international speakers and 57 local speakers, including General Conference chief financial officer Paul Douglas and Papua New Guinea Union Mission president Pastor Danny Philip. The program included Bible meetings, prayer, health (tap to read whole story)
The first phase of Kiribati for Christ has concluded with 206 baptisms across Tarawa, Abemama and Kiritimati (Christmas Island), a result Kiribati Mission leaders described as unprecedented for the Church in the country. Eleven international speakers joined local churches for the first phase of the campaign from August 15 to 29. Kiribati Mission president Pastor (tap to read whole story)
Seventh-day Adventist churches across Vanuatu are continuing to support more than 1374 people who were baptised in August as they begin their new journey of faith. Churches are using the “Faith of Jesus” Bible Study Guide to help new believers grow in their understanding of the Bible. Many churches are organising the new members into (tap to read whole story)
Standing in the crystal-clear water at Mofmairo Beach, helping to baptise people who had chosen to follow Jesus, I could only praise God. That Sabbath, 31 people were baptised—all from one evangelistic site in Rotuma. I felt deeply privileged to have a part in that moment. The credit belonged entirely to God. I believe the (tap to read whole story)
Few things in life make you feel as special as arriving in the Pacific Islands for the Church. I’ve been privileged to visit a couple of Pacific Islands in the past year or two and, let me tell you, not even my own family welcomes me with such excitement and fanfare. I started writing this (tap to read whole story)
On Friday, July 3, I arrived in Honiara and was told that my site where I would be preaching had changed. Little did I know, this would become an orchestrated blessing from God. Georgette Newsome (head elder of Nelson church in New Zealand) joined me as a volunteer to help with photos, testimonies and worships.We were (tap to read whole story)
Rotuma was unlike any ministry experience I have had before. It was my second visit to the island—a place that holds special meaning for our family, as my wife’s parents, Everard and Atfoa Gibson, were both born there. I felt honoured to serve as part of Fiji Mission’s evangelistic outreach. On my arrival in Fiji, (tap to read whole story)