Solomon Islands Partnership - Adventist Church in Sydney

The Greater Sydney Conference Has Partnered with the Solomon Islands Mission.

This partnership includes collecting clothing, raising money to send several containers of medical, educational and evangelistic supplies, organising fly ‘n’ builds and arranging leadership development and collaboration opportunities between departmental directors and pastors in Greater Sydney and the Solomon Islands.

Ways You Can Help

Donate Your Gently Used Summer Clothing: Arrange for bags of clothing that are clean and neatly folded to be collected from your church and then sent to the warehouse in Wahroonga. Ask your pastor for more details.
Volunteer to Help Sort Clothing: Volunteers meet every Wednesday from 9:30 am until 3:00 pm at the distribution centre at South Pacific Division Office, Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga. . Men are needed to pick up goods and help pack up to 25 containers a year. Phone Geoff Hansen on 0413 920 655 if you are interested in helping.

Donate money: This year GSC is aiming to raise $100,000 for containers and strategic projects that GSC and the Solomon Island Mission plan in the future. The is an option on the e-Giving App for Solomon Islands Mission or your can write “Solomon Islands Partnership in Mission” on your tithe envelope.

Go on a fly and build: Contact GSC or Dr Alex Currie 0414 777 180. We need tradespeople to be involved. Last year we had a water expert, electricians, a plumber, painter, concreter, builder etc. who all made an amazing difference in the high school on Guadalcanal.

Pray for the work of God in the Solomon Islands and for the work we do to support them. In the Conference Office,Wednesdays are set aside as special days of prayer for the Solomons. Please join the staff in prayer, especially on Wednesdays.

Mobile Dental Unit

Four dental vans worth over $100,000 each have been donated for use in the Solomon Islands. These vans will belong to the Solomon Island Mission. One van that has dental chair, x-ray equipment and that is fully operational will be located at Atoifi Adventist Hospital (AAH) which is recognised as the premier healthcare provider on that island. A lack of facilities means that AAH has been unable to provide dental services for years. This will be a great addition to the hospital and the community. The three other vans will be loaned to the Government Hospital in Honiara until their new dental clinic is built. Then they will be relocated to strategic places in the Solomon Islands. We have a Memorandum of Understanding in relationship to this arrangement.

Although the vans are a gift to the Church we have the responsibility to transport them to the Solomon Islands by ship. Shipping costs for the four fully equipped dental vans, from Brisbane to Honiara alone is costing approximately $15,000 each. Then we need to trans-ship one to Atoifi which will cost extra.

So we need help financially. Currently the vans are parked at our Campground in Queensland and must be gone by mid August when they begin to prepare for their annual Camp. Donations over $2 are tax deductible.

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Books for the Solomons

Books for the Solomons Poster “Functional literacy rates in the major provinces of the Solomon Islands are as low as 7 to 17%” (World Bank)

By supporting our Books for the Solomons initiative, you can make a difference in the lives of children in the Solomon Islands. After all literacy is the key to a life beyond subsistence agriculture for these children.

What can you do?

Provide funds for the purchase of English texts and reading books
Provide funds for the purchase of exercise books and other resources to facilitate learning ($1 for 1 exercise book)
Provide new or used children’s reading books suitable for ages 5-16

All funds will be used for purchasing books and resources for the Solomon Islands.

We appreciate your donations. Please review the guidelines for sending books to the Solomon Islands (PDF).

For more information, e-mail Ken Long at ken_long100{at}hotmail.com.

Electricians & Plumbers Wanted

Sydney electrician Brett Partridge is leading a team from Sydney to the Solomon Islands to provide two schools with vital infrastructure. There are currently two major projects – electrification of the Puzivai Adventist Community School at Choisel, and the construction of a library at the Tenakoga High School.

The project will be constructed from mid September until mid October although it is possible to just contribute to one project or the other.

Contact Brett Partridge on 0407 639 838 for further details.

Alex’s Story

Looking back it’s hard to believe that I’ve been to the Solomon Islands about 30 times since 1966. In that time the Greater Sydney Conference has built strong connections with the people, a quarter of whom are below the poverty line. About 10 per cent of the people in the Solomon Islands are Adventist. In 2014, the Greater Sydney Conference formally adopted the Solomon Islands Mission (SIM) as our Mission partner. When asked about their needs, they listed clothing as most important.

Recently while working with a friend in the Solomons, he noticed his shorts had developed a large hole in the crotch area. He gave them to a local, on-site volunteer. The next day, the man reappeared proudly wearing the shorts he had been given – his wife had skilfully mended the hole. Sometimes we take something as simple as clothing for granted, but in the Solomon Islands, clothing is treasured.

The Solomon Island Mission uses the clothing in evangelistic outreach. By sharing them with schools and needy families, they let others know that there are people in Australia who care.

Shared by Alex Currie

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