Moscom Community Service

Last year, the Solomon Islands District purchased a ray boat and outboard motor (OBM) from Mission Support Project funds to equip a fishing social enterprise at Moscom Fellowship in East Are’are. This boat has also improved accessibility to this remote area of Malaita Province, which was particularly helpful during the recent District Easter Campaign, enabling the District Officers to travel from the last stop for the only available public sea transport to the east coast of Malaita. It also provided a passagefromMoscomtoFoueleinSouth Malaita. DuringtheEastercampaign,the District Officers were delighted to learn that the Moscom church leaders have responded to a number of calls for assistance from their community, using the boat to repatriate a deceased person from Afio back to their village, transport sick people from the highlands to a rural

Honiara Soldiership Classes

Following averysuccessfulDistrictEaster Campaign that involved a large number of young adults from Honiara Corps, an opportunity was given for those interest to complete Soldiership Classes. On Saturday, 22nd April, Aux Capt Wency and Envoy Alick took twelve enthusiastic recruits through the classes at the District Quarters. The lessons explore ‘What is Soldiership?’, ‘Who is The Salvation Army’ (Mission, History, Structure, Language), ‘What we believe’ (Doctrines), ‘How we behave’ (Covenant & Sacraments), ‘Why wearehere’ (SavedtoSave). Attheend of the lessons, all twelve recruits signed their of their desire to be enrolled as Soldiers of The Salvation Army. Once uniforms have been sourced, an enrolment ceremony will be conducted at Honiara Corps. Keeping up with the interest in Soldiership across the District is a truly wonderful challenge to navigate, as distance and access to uniforms often leaves new recruits waiting some time to beenrolled. Therearenow18 recruitsin Western Province awaiting enrolment and a number of new recruits in East Are’arewaitingfortheirclasses.

Honiara Prison Ministry

The Salvation Army is on the Rove Correctional Services prison ministry roster, along with other churches in Honiara, to regularly visit and provide encouragement to the inmates from the

Word of God. It is very powerful ministeringtotheinmatesand aprivilege to minister in such a place like this. We were well received by the prison staff and the inmates were very excited to receive us. The service that we provided there will be remembered for so long, as it has a great impact on the inmates' lives.

After signing in, we were given a welcome by the inmates team leader, which was acknowledged by our team, who were then introduced to the inmates. We commenced with united prayer and the inmates led worship and clinic at nearby Manawai and rescue fishermen from a capsized canoe in Maru’upaina Bay. Having the capacity to serve their community in such a way has increased the mission impact of their church in this remote area by living out the “Heart to God Hand to man” mission of The Salvation Army. This desire to engage in community service was taken a step further with Moscom leader Peter asking if he could set aside a titheofthe fishthey catch fortheir social enterprise to distribute to those in need around their village. Stories like this of self-initiated Salvation Army mission in thevillagesisagreatencouragement. their team leader preached. The Salvation Army was then given space for any of our team members to share a word of encouragement. This time of sharing was then followed by further united prayer. A final song was sung and we then had the opportunity to shake hands with the inmates before words of thanks from both the inmates and the visitingteamwereexchanged.

During April, The Salvation Army visited the prison twice with two teams of three soldiers. A third and final visit for this rostered round will be made this week beforeanotherchurchhastheirturn.