Projects
Partners
Prayer Partners:
0 Current
10 Needed
Total Opportunity:
$14,970 Funded
$71,946 Needed
Demographics
- Location:
- Pacific
- Speakers:
- 16,700
- Start Year:
- 2008
- End Year:
- 2010
Reports to Investors
North Malaita IG Cluster
Languages participating in this cluster:
- Baeggu
- Baelelea
The Baegu and Baelelea people of the Solomon Islands live on the northern end of Malaita Island. Since a political coup in 2000, families struggle to find enough cash for basic supplies. Young people who are fortunate enough to go away to boarding school have difficulty finding work after graduation in the tight city job market, but don’t want to return to manual work in the village like their parents, either.
The first Christian missionaries arrived in Malaita in the early 1900s. Today most people consider themselves Christians. Fear of spirits, witchcraft and cults is prevalent in the area. Many Christians are heavily influenced by the animistic worldview that lies just below the surface of Malaitan thinking. The New Testament in their mother tongue will help Baegu and Baelelea Christians gain a true understanding of who God is and what Christ did so they can stand strong against false teaching.
News from the Field
- Nov25
North Malaita Cluster of the Solomon Islands
The Baegu and Baelelea people of the Solomon Islands live on the northern end of Malaita Island. They provide for their families through farming and fishing. Since a political coup in 2000, families struggle to find enough cash for basic supplies. The first Christian missionaries arrived in the early 1900s. Today, most people consider themselves Christians. Cults, witchcraft and the fear of spirits are prevalent in the area.