World President of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church has arrived in the country on Sunday. Pastor Ted NC Wilson’s visit is part of celebrating 100 years since the arrival of the Adventist gospel in the country. Captain G.F. Jones sailed into Viru Harbour, New Georgia, Western province on his boat, Advent Herald, 100 years…
Henderson international terminal was packed and buzzed with excitement yesterday with members of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church for the historic visit by the world leader and President of the church Pr Ted NC Wilson from the General Conference in United States. He is currently on a pacific visit. Pr. Ted Wilson was accompanied…
THE Seventh-day Adventist church in Solomon Islands has developed its education and health sectors during the last 100 years. And this year marks another milestone when the government recognised the Church’s endeavour in the field of education. The Pacific Adventist University (PAU) located near Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea will have its campus here…
THE country needs healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation in order to move forward, a peace builder says. Pastor Ishmael Idu is founder and president of the Solomon Islands Peace and Traumatic Counselling Centre (SIPTCC). He has been spearheading training programmes in trauma counselling over the years in communities on Malaita and Guadalcanal who were affected by…
Members of the Catholic church over the weekend witnessed the ordination of a new priest at the Holy Cross Cathedral in Honiara on Saturday. Steven Keri who hails from Tangarare Parish was ordained by Archbishop Adrian Smith to serve as a new priest. According to West Guadalcanal Solomon Star stringer John Toki, the ordination service…
I began our discussion on the topic “Leadership” last week by defining the term ‘leadership’. Many of you would have noticed that I use the word ‘authentic’ leadership. In case you may not know what I mean by authentic leadership, I will also define the word ‘authentic’ in relation to leadership. The concept of authenticity…
SAINT JOHN DE BRITTO and BLESSED MARY OF LOURDES. SAINT JOHN DE BRITTO Born into an Aristocratic Portuguese family in 1647, he grew up with the future king Pedro II in Lisbon. His father was the Viceroy of Brazil. He was educated in the prestigious University of Coimbra. A severe illness made him turn…
Captain G.F. Jones sailed into Viru Harbour, New Georgia, on his boat, Advent Herald, 100 years ago. And to commemorate the arrival of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church in June 1914, the president of the world church, Pr. Ted NC Wilson, from the General Conference in the United States, will arrive in Honiara next week. Pr.…
The founder of Revival Fellowship Church in Papua New Guinea (PNG) Pastor Godfrey Wippon is currently in the country. Yesterday members of the Solomon Islands Revival Fellowship church welcomed him and his delegation at the Henderson international terminal upon their arrival. Pastor Godfrey was accompanied by two other pastors in Port Moresby Pr Martin Irogi…
Our topic of discussion for the next few weeks is “Leadership”. This year we will go to the poll to elect our national leaders. The honour is on each and every one of us who are eligible to choose our national leaders. Our vote will determine the kind of leaders we will have for…