Island of Tears

When sixteen-year-old John Tay shipped off as a sailor in 1848, his mother gave him a Bible and a copy of the book The Mutiny on Board the Bounty. Little did he know how much both books would change his life.


Pitcairn Island, the final port of the infamous Bounty mutineers, became Tay’s goal and passion in life. Because of this passion and his own love for God, Tay pioneered Seventh-day Adventism on Pitcairn Island and throughout the islands of the South Pacific. This is the story of John Tay and the island he loved.