"The Fishing Adventure" by Eddie Daiding Bibimauri

 

 

Catching fish with children is a very exciting, enjoyable activity in the islands. Jesus is seen here with two children fishing on the reef. Jesus is always portrayed as a Hebrew in the Islands, and would not be accepted as Melanesian character. However, Jesus would be down to earth with people, enjoying fishing in particular. This is also a parable of evangelism. Solomon Islands is a nation with a very high population of young people (65%), and if Jesus was here, he would be spending much of his time with young people in evangelism to bring them into His Father's Kingdom.

"The Fishing Adventure" 
Artist: Eddie Daiding Bibimauri 
Oil on canvas - 60 cm x 80 cm 
Malaita, Solomon Islands