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  Fiji

  Milton Hook

  Fiji consists of approximately 330 islands in the mid-South Pacific Ocean, the largest being Viti Levu and Vanua Levu.

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  Finster, Lewis V. (1873–1979) and Ella L. (Blodgett) (1875–1954)

  Milton Hook

  Lewis and Ella Finster served the Seventh-day Adventist church in Australia, the Philippines, Malayasia, the Far East, and the Inter-American division of the Seventh-day Adventists in various capacities.

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  Freeman, Margherita Mahy (1884–1979)

  Milton Hook

  Margherita Freeman was the first female Seventh-day Adventist in Australasia to graduate from university medical studies. She had remarkable success in her role at the Avondale Health Retreat, the Sydney Sanitarium, and in private practice.

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  French Polynesia

  Milton Hook

  French Polynesia consists of approximately 130 islands scattered in the central South Pacific Ocean. The main groups are the Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, the Gambier Islands, the Tubuai Islands, and the Society Islands.

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  Funeral Practices in Papua New Guinea

  Milton Hook

  It must be understood that foundational to all early Melanesian funeral practices was the prevailing animistic belief that everything in the natural world possessed a spirit. With respect to humans in particular, death was considered to be the most important stage in life, it being the transition from the visible form to the invisible form.

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  Gander, Stanley Herbert (1896–1969) and Greta Irene (Tivey) (1899–1984)

  Milton Hook

  Stanley and Greta Gander were Australian missionaries to Papua New Guinea.

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  Gates, Edward Harmon (1855–1940)

  Milton Hook

  Edward H. Gates was a prominent leader in early Seventh-day Adventist mission work in the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

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  Gersbach, Lance Russell (1942–2003)

  Milton Hook

  Lance Gersbach worked in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. He was brutally killed while working as business manager at Atoifi Adventist Hospital, Malaita, Solomon Islands.

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  Gilson, William John (1896–1974)

  Milton Hook

  William Gilson was a teacher, school and church administrator, and author.

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  Good Health, South Pacific Division

  Milton Hook

  The Australian Good Health was the Seventh-day Adventist-sponsored popular journal devoted to health education.

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  Gray, David Henry (1889–1953) and Mabel Rosa Hannah (Goldsmith) (1896–1983)

  Milton Hook

  David and Mabel Gray were pioneering missionaries to the Solomon Islands and Bougainville in the south-west Pacific. In later years, they ministered in the Kempsey area of New South Wales, working closely with the indigenous population.

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  Gray, Kenneth John (1912–1986) and Dorothy Beatrice (Smith) (1915–1999)

  Milton Hook

  Kenneth John and Dorothy Beatrice Gray were Adventist teachers and missionaries to Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

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  Guiot, Cecile Francine (1898–1981)

  Milton Hook

  Cecile Francine Guiot was a missionary to New Caledonia.

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  Hadfield, Bernard Edwin (1894–1976) and Laura Violetta (Allen) (1895–1975)

  Milton Hook

  Bernard and Laura Hadfield were pioneering missionaries in the South Pacific Islands, serving in the Kingdom of Tonga and in Tahiti. They spent their later years of ministry in Australia.

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  Hammond, Brian Thomas (1918–1998)

  Milton Hook

  Brian Thomas Hammond was a renowned surgeon and medical missionary from New Zealand.

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  Hatzfelthaven Rural Health Centre, Papua New Guinea

  Milton Hook

  The Hatzfelthaven Rural Healther Centre operated between 1953 and 1979. Its primary mission was to care for individuals suffering leprosy in Papua New Guinea.

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  Head, Vaiola Malama (Kerisome) (c.1890–1963)

  Milton Hook

  Vaiola Kerisome, usually known as Malama among her people, was a translator and missionary among the Maoris.

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  Hellestrand, Oscar Vincent (1886–1973) and Ella Louise (Sharp) (1893–1986)

  Milton Hook

  Oscar Vincent Hellestrand was a pastor and health educator from Australia. Oscar Hellestrand and his wife, Ella were missionaries to the Solomon Islands.

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  Hill, Henry Appleton (1885–1980) and Mary Alice (Gillis) (1886–1967)

  Milton Hook

  Henry Hill was a pioneer minister and missionary in Australia and Polynesia. Henry and Mary spent 13 years in French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. He was then president of the North New South Wales Conference and the Queensland Conference before taking up ministerial duties until his retirement in 1936.

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  Hindus in Fiji and the Seventh-day Adventist Church

  Milton Hook

  From the early to mid-1900s, efforts were made to evangelize the Indian population in Fiji through education.

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  Hiscox, Aubrey Ruel (1909–1987) and Phyllis Irene (Palmateer) (1913–2012)

  Milton Hook

  Aubrey Ruel Hiscox was an educator and administrator. Hiscox and his wife, Phyllis Irene, a nurse, were missionaries to Vanuatu.

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  Hubbard, George (1852–1926)

  Milton Hook

  George Hubbard was a Seventh-day Adventist pastor in Australia at the beginning of the twentieth century. For a time, he was superintendent of the Helping Hand Mission in Melbourne and at the same time director of the Echo Publishing Company.

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  Iakina Adventist Academy, American Samoa

  Milton Hook

  Iakina Adventist Academy is located in Pago Pago, American Samoa. It offers classes in all levels of elementary and secondary education from kindergarten to grade 12.

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  Independent Adventist Organizations in the South Pacific Since 1985

  Milton Hook

  Since approximately 1985, a number of organizations initiated by lay persons in the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church have been set up. These organizations are supportive of the mission of the SDA Church.

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  Institute of Church Ministry and Evangelism, South Pacific Division

  Milton Hook

  During the time it existed, the Institute of Church Ministry and Evangelism provided resources to assist local churches in the South Pacific Division in their planning and implementation of evangelistic and ministry events between 1985 and 2010.