Destroyed churches
Malakai Naduva, Labasa
I applaud and support the Prime Minister’s stand not to rebuild churches that were destroyed by Cyclone Winston.
From a Christian perspective, Christians need to understand that at times God uses what he creates as his weapon of destruction. God created the earth and everything in it. He created the seas, the waters, the wind and the ground. As in the days of Noah, God used the waters as a flood to destroy the earth. He used fire and brimstone to destroy Sodom. God also uses the wind to create destruction in Egypt in the days of Moses. He used the ground to burry Core and his followers for disobeying Moses.
The problem with Christians today is in believing that when destruction comes through hurricanes (wind), earthquakes (ground), tsunamis (seas), flooding (water), they say it is mother nature and do not believe that these are the wrath of God on people who disobey him. That is why God has sent Cyclone Winston to destroy the churches in Fiji because building churches is disobedience to God. The bible says in Act 17: 24, “God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwell not in temples made with hands.”
The bible clearly states that God no longer dwells in churches made by men’s hands. Christians need to ponder if God is not there, who then is in the churches today?
The book of 2 Thesolonians 2: 3-4 states that the sons of Satan now sit in the churches and are being worshiped as gods.
I urge the Prime Minister to keep up the good work he is doing and not to bow down to those blind Christians who fail to see the light of the word of God.
Thank you
Arien Kumar, Nadi
A big “vinaka” to the Wesley Church’s Yarawa Circuit for stepping in and helping a needy family of Votualevu, Nadi.
Sleepless nights on cardboards and under the tarpaulin will soon turn into peaceful sleep for the family of Valemasima Settlement in Votualevu, thanks to the Wesley Church.
Also not forgetting to thank the Fiji Muslim League for assisting many families (victims of the TC Winston), in a similar way.
Building a home for the needy without any racial discrimination is truly commendable and eye-opener for one and all. I personally would like to thank Fiji Muslim League for assisting a family in Ba with building materials.
Probably other prominent religious groups are also helping others silently in a similar way or other, so not forgetting to thank them also.
May the good works of these religious groups be noticed by some of our political parties and leaders who always fight for their party, but not for their people.
God Bless Fiji and Fiji is really and truly blessed to have such religious groups who really care for its people without any racial discrimination.
Promote reading
Neelz Singh, Lami
Reading and literacy is matter of great concern in today’s society. Before, it was considered as a hobby and dedication to fetch a story book or a novel from the library was a trend that is becoming obsolete, because of fast hi-tech gadgets and online system.
Especially from primary education to secondary, there are many students who are not aware: of how to spell, write or pronounce some words correctly. Parents should encourage their children to read a story book and do other related outdoor activities instead of spending time watching TV or playing computer or online games or trending social sites. Parents are neglecting spending time with their children and contradicting their priorities.
To identify the level of literacy, numeracy and reading among school students, they should compete in games and create workshops and awareness that might help them to rectify and overcome barriers that the unfortunate ones, who are not able to read, write or pronounce.
This may help them to lead better lives as students and also help them to become responsible citizens of the country.
Longest kaila
Savenaca Vakaliwaliwa, Delta, BC, Canada
Fijians just do not understand the mentality of the Opposition parliamentarians.
The Government has done a big favour to all Fijians, including those who voted the Opposition into Parliament, by using its power to give all Fijians whose names are recorded in the Data Bureau Limited a clean slate and a fresh start.
When all Fijians should be celebrating, the Opposition turns holier than thou, opposing what will bring smiles to those who voted them in, but stand in defence of the Data Bureau who has shut out people with bad credit for a long time.
Come on Opposition, let Fijians enjoy this clean slate, learn from their past mistakes and do the right thing as they move on with their lives.
Reminds me of that village where its co-operative store was empty because all the households in the village were consuming stock but booking it down.
So in a big village meeting, the co-operative manager revealed that there was no cash to buy more supplies, as all the households were not paying their debts.
After a long debate and finger-pointing that lead nowhere, the turaga-ni-koro stood up and said, “Since we all can’t pay what we owe, let us all kaila (shout) to forget what we owe, and after this start fresh all over again.
They all kaila and shouted with joy, but when the people ended their kaila, the turaga-ni-koro’s kaila was the longest.
He owed the most.
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