Malaita Province Mission Report Written by Area Officer Envoy Joshua Henry On the 28th April I went on a mission trip to Rauai Village, accompanied by 10 members of the Ramah Fellowship music team, including Elders Beverley and Martin Lagwai. Although it was raining heavily, it was fine as soon as the hired vehicle arrived so that the sound system and musical equipment brought with us were safe. This trip was requested by the Soldiers recently enrolled during the District Easter Campaign. There was a large turn out of about 500 people from the communities surrounding Rauai that attended each night’s meeting. Rauai is a small village on the northern border of West Kwara’ae Constituency in the Malaita Province. The people along Kwarea Rive know Rauai well for all the illicit activities like consumption of Kwaso (homebrew alcoholic drink), drugs, thievery, and domestic violence done by
both young and old over the years making this village a place people flee from living in. Parents longed for something that would bring change to their children for the better. The new Soldiers returned to Rauai after their enrolment at Easter and gave witness to God by their testimonies and changed lives. The rest of the mission team left Rauai
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after the two days, but I was asked to stay on until Monday, 4th May. There were continual discussions everyday with elders and they expressed their eagerness to establish a Corps for The Salvation Army by signing a land agreement and completing an application for New Opening Status. With Ramah Fellowship’s financial support, the Soldiers even erected a community building to gather for fellowship, since there is no home big enough to accommodate visitors. The only discouragement for the new recruits is the delay in receiving new uniforms due to the lack of availability with the recent large number of enrolments across the District. So far there are 30 Soldiers enrolled at Rauai New Opening, with a number of other new recruits waiting for the next round of Soldiership Training Classes.
Western Province Mission Report Written by Area Leader Alick Hagi My wife Esther and I, accompanied by our grandson James Hagi left Honiara on the 17th May headed to the Western Province. I had contact with a person in Munda by the name of Mr. Rex Tiokomateana who I knew while working as a Meteorological Officer serving in Munda, Western Province from 2008 to 2013. I told him that I will visit Munda, and he was very happy about my visit. He told his wife Mrs. Manalyn Tiokomateana about my trip but they didn’t know when I would make the visit. We got off the M.V. Fair Lady at Noro on the 18th May
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and no one is waiting for us, but i know how to get transport and find my way to Munda. We got into a public Bus that services the route to Munda from Noro. When we got to Munda Mr. Rex Tiokomateana was very surprised, so was his wife. We rested and then the Family came and met us.
Thereafter, I had my first session of introducing The Salvation Army. I led them on what The Salvation Army was all about. Mr. Rex Tiokomateana’s father, who is the Paramount Chief for Roviana, was also present with his other son Mr. Anthony Danga. They were very excited about the new faith with The Salvation Army. I had us break for lunch and we walked down to a Munda Town called Lambete. We went down and bought rice and some other items in preparation for the evening fellowship. Getting back to Mr. Rex Tiokomateana house, we
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