A Hong Kong Pastor Brings Mandarin Sermons to the Solomon Islands

Pastor Daniel Jiao, from Hong Kong, worked with Hope Channel Solomon Islands to share the gospel of Jesus in Mandarin among the local Chinese communities of the Pacific nation. Ten people called to request the free Bibles offered during the broadcasts.

The Solomon Islands is a multilingual nation where English is the official language and Pijin is widely used for communication between language groups. The local Hope Channel team worked with Jiao to prepare gospel messages for Chinese residents, including small business owners, workers, and teachers. Some have lived in the islands for decades; others had arrived only months earlier.

Jiao recorded a sermon per day for two weeks during Solomon Islands for Christ, a nationwide campaign bringing local Christians and visiting preachers together to share the message of eternal hope. He preached in English at the Hope Channel Solomon Islands studio, and the messages were translated into Mandarin with the help of his team from Hong Kong.

Jiao preaches in English while Emi Hasebe, from his team in Hong Kong, translates each message into Mandarin. Photo: Adventist Record

Mandarin sermons air on Solomon Islands television and radio

The messages were broadcast on local television and through Facebook and YouTube. Travis Ronnie, media associate director of Hope Channel Solomon Islands, said the Chinese-language programs also air on Hope FM 88.1.

Jiao came from Hong Kong to record the series, and the calls for Bibles were its first response. He has since spoken with church leaders in the Solomon Islands about sending a missionary couple to work among the local Chinese community, so the good news of Jesus can keep reaching them in their own language.