Baelelea in Solomon Islands
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| People Name: | Baelelea |
| Country: | Solomon Islands |
| 10/40 Window: | No |
| Population: | 18,000 |
| World Population: | 18,000 |
| Primary Language: | Baelelea |
| Primary Religion: | Christianity |
| Christian Adherents: | 99.00 % |
| Evangelicals: | 36.00 % |
| Scripture: | New Testament |
| Ministry Resources: | Yes |
| Jesus Film: | Yes |
| Audio Recordings: | Yes |
| People Cluster: | Solomons |
| Affinity Bloc: | Pacific Islanders |
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Introduction / History
Baelelea is an ethnic group in the Solomon Islands defined by their language of the same name.
What Are Their Lives Like?
Many of the Baelelea families make their living through farming or fishing. But the national economy is weak. School fees are a heavy burden on most parents. Communities also need basic health services.Young people often leave home to study in the city for high school. But after they've graduated, most can't find jobs in the tight city markets and don't want to return home to the rural occupations of their parents. This dilemma is creating a jobless generation.
What Are Their Beliefs?
Most Baelelea people on the northern end of Malaita Island in the Solomons consider themselves Christians. Christian workers first arrived here in the early 1900s, but today Baelelea believers still keep rules and perform rituals — some of them church-related — to try to please God and earn His favor. These kinds of performance-based teachings stem from a deep animistic root in which people seek to appease and manipulate ancestors and other spirits. The New Testament in their mother tongue helps believers understand who God is and what Christ did. They still lack a complete Bible, and the Old Testament is very useful for pointing out idolatry.
What Are Their Needs?
With a complete Bible, they will be able to recognize and stand strong against false teaching.
Prayer Points
Pray for hundreds to be raised up with an unwavering faith in Christ, one that will not be shaken, no matter what comes their way.Pray for God to bring about his purpose for the Baelelea people.Pray for Christians to have love, joy, peace, and patience as they tell others about the King of kings.Pray for a mighty Holy Spirit revival to permeate their families and churches, drawing them into greater love for God and for their neighbors.Profile SourceAnonymous