When the Seventh-day Adventist Church ran PNG for Christ in 2024, the ripple effects were profound. Tens of thousands who attended the evangelistic series were baptised or made decisions for baptism. As the Holy Spirit touched hearts around Papua New Guinea, the mission on the ground was powerful. Equally life-changing was the impact on the speakers, many of whom were moved and inspired by what they experienced.
Now, preparations are gathering pace for the South Pacific’s next major evangelistic series—Trans Pacific for Christ. And once again, people from all walks of life are stepping forward to be involved. People like Dr Jillda Wright, who has committed to be part of Solomon Islands for Christ.
The Solomon Islands is one of eight missions and attached fields taking part in Trans Pacific for Christ, alongside Tuvalu, Tonga, American Samoa, Samoa and Tokelau, Vanuatu, Kiribati and Fiji.
A trauma counsellor for more than 25 years, Dr Wright runs her own private practice on the north coast of New South Wales. Rebaptised two years ago, she travelled with a team to the Philippines in July 2025 to present the “Secrets of Prophecy” prophecy series.
“I had never preached before, nor had any type of role in the church growing up,” she said. “But when the opportunity came up, I felt the Holy Spirit directing me to be involved.
“Preaching in the Philippines was life changing, and being entrusted with preaching the gospel definitely drew me closer to God.”
Dr Wright will return to the Philippines in March as part of a team presenting “The Mysteries Revealed” series. She will also present the series during Solomon Islands for Christ.
“Before I was re-baptised, I prayed to God and asked Him, ‘What do You want me to do?’” Dr Wright said. “Since that prayer, the Holy Spirit has spoken and impressed upon my heart the desire to preach the gospel overseas and locally. I feel that my life journey has prepared me for this time in my life and the roles that God wants me to undertake.”
For Gosford Bible worker Pam Kidd, a mother of three adult children, her experience with PNG for Christ has inspired her to take part in Fiji for Christ.
“I was sitting in church in April of 2023 when a Division pastor came and spoke,” she recalled. “During his message he spoke about PNG for Christ . . . I knew God was calling me on that mission trip. So I told my pastor I was going, and he decided to go as well.”
Ms Kidd was a speaker at Nagum Adventist Secondary School in East Sepik near Wewak, with about 500 attending most nights to hear the presentations.
“My greatest blessing was to be able to interact with the students and spend time helping them to navigate some heavy decisions, most of which revolved around getting baptised,” she said. “Everyone was so hungry for Christ and extremely welcoming.”
She’s now looking forward to Fiji for Christ. “I felt God calling to go, so I signed up before it was even an official thing,” she said. “What do I hope to experience there? More hearts finding a personal connection to Christ . . . I hope to interact personally with as many people as possible while there and show them the love of Christ on a very personal level. I love seeing people’s hearts melt in the presence of their Saviour and see them surrender their lives to Him.”
Coffs Coast (New South Wales) pastor Ben Rea was similarly moved by his experience at PNG for Christ. He has now committed to be part of Solomon Islands for Christ, taking his two teenage daughters with him—who will also be preaching.
“What I realised over there [in PNG] was it didn’t seem to matter who the preacher was, it was the power of the Word of God, the Seventh-day Adventist message, plus the moving of the Holy Spirit and the willing hearts of the people—and the revival was happening. Like Acts chapter 2, it was happening before our eyes,” Pastor Rea said.
After returning from PNG for Christ, he challenged the two Adventist churches he pastors—Coffs Harbour and Coffs Coast Community—to run their own campaign: Coffs Coast for Christ.
They began with prayer—six months of early-morning prayer walks by around 26 people across local suburbs, asking God to open hearts. Then came practical service: STORMCo events, free food stands, health programs, plus weekly open-air preaching and testimony sharing on Sabbath afternoons.
These activities led into Coffs Coast for Christ, held over five weeks in August and September 2025, and involving 15 lay presenters, including Dr Wright. They preached in seven different locations around the Coffs Coast and since then, seven Bible study and prayer small groups have started.
Institute of Public Evangelism manager Pastor Lyle Southwell anticipates about 70 people—both pastors and lay people—from North NSW Conference will be involved in Trans Pacific for Christ.
“Our aim is to create a snowball effect where each person who goes has a life-transforming experience in leading other people to Christ and then inspires others to get involved in the upcoming New Zealand Pacific for Christ and Australia for Christ programs,” Pastor Southwell said.
Visit the South Pacific for Christ website for more information, including how you and your church can get involved.
Tracey Bridcutt is the Communication director for the South Pacific Division.
