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Farmer’s 55-year journey back to God through ADRA
When Barnabas Manetavua was baptised in 1975 at Tenakoga Seventh-day Adventist Church, it should have been the beginning of a lifelong walk with God. But instead, it became the moment he slowly drifted away, lured by the promises of the world. “I left the Church after I was baptised—50 years …
Read MoreCocoa Farming in Solomon Islands – Barnabas’ Story
Barnabas is a 67 year old cocoa farmer in the Solomon Islands who, thanks to hard work and training with ADRA Solomon Islands, is earning a good income from his cocoa farm. “When I was younger, I had a job, but the money I earned fortnightly was very small,” says …
Read MoreKeep girls in school
“We could only go to the toilet when it was dark in the evening or at 5am in the morning before the sun rises.” At age 15, Mary* is the head girl at the Adventist boarding school she attends in the Solomon Islands. Her favourite subject is science and health …
Read MoreGenerosity That Comes Full Circle
As a child, Christmas was always exciting for me. I remember well the joy of creating a gift for my mum or dad: gluing shells and pasta to a frame and wrapping it up in paper I had decorated myself. I was practically shaking with excitement as I watched them …
Read MoreBlais’s Story
Blais sits relaxed in the plastic chair under his house. His wide grin reveals a friendly personality as he tells his story. It starts in another part of the Solomons: Choiseul Province, northwest Solomon Islands, where he was born. These days, Blais has a wife and two young girls, aged …
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