Coconut Crab
The largest land-dwelling arthropod on Earth, this powerful crab can climb palm trees and crack open coconuts with its claws.
Flag of Solomon Islands
Field Report
The Solomon Islands is a nation of hundreds of tropical islands tucked in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia, where most people live in small villages close to the sea. It is one of the most culturally diverse places on Earth, with dozens of languages spoken across its scattered islands. Many people there have heard some form of Christianity, but in some villages and language groups, the full story of Jesus and the gospel has still not clearly arrived.
From the Field Notebook
Coconut Crab
The largest land-dwelling arthropod on Earth, this powerful crab can climb palm trees and crack open coconuts with its claws.
Blyth's Hornbill
This large, striking bird with a curved yellow bill lives in the old-growth forests of the Solomon Islands and is almost never found anywhere else.
Saltwater Crocodile
The world's largest reptile lurks in the rivers and mangroves of the Solomons, and islanders treat it with great caution and respect.
Poi
A thick paste made from pounded taro root, poi is a starchy everyday staple with a mild, earthy flavor that most island families eat at nearly every meal.
Kokoda
Fresh raw fish is cured in lime juice and mixed with coconut cream and vegetables to make this bright, tangy dish that tastes like the ocean itself.
Tuluk
Grated taro is stuffed with a savory filling of fish or greens, wrapped in a leaf, and cooked over coals in this traditional Solomons snack.
The Solomon Islands is made up of more than 900 islands scattered across the South Pacific, yet the entire country has fewer people than a mid-sized American city.
Over 70 distinct languages are spoken across the islands, which means a person from one island might not understand a word spoken by someone from an island just a few miles away.
During World War II, a young naval officer named John F. Kennedy was rescued by Solomon Islanders after his patrol boat was sunk near the island of Gizo — a piece of history the islanders still remember.
The waters around the Solomons contain some of the most diverse coral reef systems on the planet, with more species of fish recorded there than almost anywhere else in the Pacific.
Bride price — a gift of shell money, pigs, or goods given by a groom's family to a bride's family — is still a living tradition in many communities across the islands today.
Daily Life
71
Years life expectancy
77%
Can read and write
67%
Kids go to school
Missions Field Report
Solomon Islands is home to 74 distinct people groups — 1 of them haven’t yet heard about Jesus.
Nearly all Solomon Islands's people follow Christianity (95.4%). Evangelical Christians make up about 31.3% of the population.
What People Believe
Unreached People Groups
These are communities of people who haven’t had the chance to hear about Jesus yet. They need missionaries — and they need kids like you to pray for them.
Deaf
3,000 people
Prayer Journal
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