Making it Happen project sees ‘phenomenal’ outcome
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BY KIRRALEE NICOLLE
A Salvation Army fundraising program dedicated to equipping territories outside Australia has completed as a resounding success.
The 2023–2024 Salvation Army Making it Happen project was begun with the aim of raising enough money to build a single quarters for corps officers in the Solomon Islands.
While the campaign was originally designed with the goal of raising $120,000 AUD, which is just shy of $600,000 Solomon Islands Dollars, the eventual total surpassed $200,000 AUD, reaching more than $1 million Solomon Islands Dollars.
Australian Majors Robert and Vanessa Evans, Solomon Islands District Officers, said not only can the district team now afford to build a quarters for corps officers at Moscom, a village church on the island of Malaita, they can also purchase a quarters for officers in Honiara on the island of Guadalcanal as well.
Robert and Vanessa said now they have capacity to send the corps officers at Honiara Corps to The Salvation Army Officers Training College in Papua New Guinea, as they can replace them with other officers who will stay in the new accommodation.
“The overwhelming generosity of the Australian public has been phenomenal,” Vanessa said. “It’s very humbling for us because we are just two people doing our thing, doing what God wants us to do and yet we are being blessed abundantly. The Solomon Islands is being blessed abundantly, and I don't think we could ever truly convey our thanks.”
“It's literally a game changer,” Robert said.
Both the new quarters are set to be purchased and construction completed by the close of 2025.
