"In towns and villages many people acknowledge the sovereign hand of God over our nation and acknowledge his plan for our destiny," he said.

"The vast majority of Solomon Islands population are Christians."

He said missionaries are the chief agents of cultural changes

"They provide the dominant role models for acculturation."

"Today the churches remain as fundamental and close to lives of Solomon Islanders than ever before," he said.

He was speaking at the opening of the Seventh Day Adventist church centenary celebration at Viru, Western Province on Tuesday.

He acknowledged the good services the SDA mission has rendered to the people since 1914.

He said that like other churches the early establishment of SDA in its infancy days was not easy.

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• Solomon Star
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