SOLOMON ISLANDS KINGDOM HALL DEDICATION

1. Some from the Bethel family travelled by ship for 6 hours to attend the Anofiu Kingdom Hall dedication.

2. Drove 3 hours to the village.

3. Former Kingdom Hall. 4. Auditorium of former Kingdom Hall.

5. On these projects the Kingdom Hall construction group uses a hand trowel to finish the concrete floor.

6. Big smile of satisfaction for a job well done.

7. Sisters work diligently. 8. Local brothers walked many kilometers from

surrounding villages for the dedication.

9. Construction group overseer interviews brothers. Brother on far left-Food overseer - who started the fire at 4:00 am. Brother in orange shirt-“Tree overseer”. Brother on left in green shirt-“Gravel overseer”.

10. The “Tree overseer” directed the falling of the trees and milling of them into planks. All with one chainsaw. Then carried it out of the bush 2 kilometers. The brothers prefer working in their bare feet. Work boots are too cumbersome!!!

11. The “Gravel overseer” coordinated the carrying of over 3000 20 kilo bags from the river 1.5 kilometers away.

12. All, even the children were attentive during the program.

13. 4:00 am Food overseer started the fire then placed stones on top of fire, then leaves, then local potatoes and then more leaves. Several hours latter, lunch is served.

14. After lunch all walk down the path from the Kingdom Hall to their homes.

15. Congregation gathered to say good-bye. The brother with his arms folded is the landowner/chief. His father first heard the Kingdom message from John Cutforth in 1958.

16. The brothers were emotional as the construction group departed. The group not only built a Kingdom Hall but built up the congregation.

17. The finished product. Local church representatives from the area came and asked how did you do it? All praise goes to Jehovah!

18. Regards from Solomon Islands.

(For more information about Kingdom Preaching in the Solomon Islands : see Yearbook 1992 p63)

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