In this issue we look at the life of Sister Doreen. Also 30 years of Independence for the Solomon Islands.Find out more about S.I.B.C, a local radio station. Click on any heading  to read about these stories and many more!

Unfortunately families these days can be beset with many problems, one of the worst being domestic violence. Solomon Islands has its own share of domestic violence and until recently the problem was not recognized let alone being addressed. This quarter’s personal profile is a great example of the treasure trove mentioned in Letter’s from the Editor.

Open the lid on Sister Doreen’s life and there shining forth is an array of glittering gems that only the people her life has touched could begin to put a value on. God makes special vessels for special tasks and the vessel he has formed as Sister Doreen is very special indeed. Her slightly smaller than average stature for a Solomon Islander seems barely able to contain the exuberance she holds for life and for the God she has dedicated herself to serve.
Sister Doreen’s outgoing nature and ability to talk with and care for others, has she admits, caused some disruptions at times and has been the stuff that compensation payments have been made of. Young girls of her era were meant to stay quiet and not ask questions, but we will let her tell her own story of how she did not and still does not fit this mould.

Doreen was the first Born of eight children to her Mother Messie Awaiasi, and Father Martin Awaiasi. She spent the first ten years of her life in her mother’s village of Asimanioha in the Arosi one district of West Mak
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