The Seventh-day Adventist Church has finally made a breakthrough into an area which is a stronghold for the Lutheran church .Finschhafen is regarded as the home and birth place of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The church’s office is located at Helsburg, which is some 5 kilometers away from Wengune Seventh-day Adventist Church. For years, since the establishment of the church at Wengune, no attempt was made to visit or conduct seminars on the books of Revelation and Daniel in nearby places due to resistance from the locals. Recently, the Morobe Mission held a district camp meeting at Gaugau community near Helsburg.
The District Director for Finschhafen PR Raymond Pololi ran a meeting from November 21- 27 on the theme Laspla Singaut blo God (God’s Final Call).Ten (10) people were baptized at the end of the meeting. More than 800 people witnessed the baptism. It was an eye-opener for them because baptisms are done through sprinkling in their church.
The community made a commitment to build a lamb shelter so that they can continue to bring light to others who are yet to know the truth. They also requested for prayers so that they can build a church. Church members and baptismal candidates camped along Skull Head beach to attend the meeting.
Many people from nearby areas attended the meetings each night. After morning devotions, church members, both old and young, took part in activities under the Total Membership Involvement (TMI) initiative. They helped locals who had allowed the meeting in their community.
The activities included the refurbishment of a step for the house of a landowner. The landowner initially allowed the church to build the stage and kitchen for the camp meeting and provided water supply for the campers. The members also arranged to help build a copra fermentary for a widow so she could meet all her needs.
