CREEPING INFLATION + DWINDLING FOREIGN RESERVES = DEVALUATION

A blogger from our radicals site WFC says,

"Yes bloggers, the simple layman’s equation for devaluation can be seen and felt everywhere in Fiji. Inflation is increasing i.e the cost of your daily living against a backdrop of a shrinking foreign reserves at Reserve Bank of Fiji.

No investor wants to invest money in coup coup land led by a coup coup nutty bushman like Frank, and they’re all waiting for the Fiji dollar to devalue before considering coming in given their overnight increased purchasing power prompted by the weakening Fiji dollar.

A weaker Fiji dollar will mean that your weekly shopping bill and cost of living will immediately shoot upwards with imported goods becoming more expensive for locals.

So bloggers, take heed and stock up now. Shift your money out of Fiji if you can. Start planting your own veggies and root- crops and make fishing a hobby.
All the best."

For Christians out there who in the midst of this crisis, facing dwindling savings, loss of jobs, loss of regular income, rise in food prices etc etc......the picture is not all doom and gloom though.

We, the people of the WAY have a well known secret....JEHOVAH JIREH is OUR PROVIDER!

Yes, times will be tough. But for those of us who are thick skinned like me (ahem) WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GO SHOPPING?!!! As in Tofinga's words of the Laughing Samoans....NOT REALLY!

We the people of the WAY have never really been worried about devaluation of the Fiji dollar.

Yes, we've planted more in the back yard garden, ate more seafood (that we caught) but other than that, for most of us who no means of putting money into off shore accounts....we've never been without.....i mean desperatley Somalia, Sudan kind of without!

Amazingly, God has always provided for the tea, the bread, even butter, milk & sugar through

other people of the WAY. He has also provided peanut butter, jam & loads of US, Canadian, Australian & New Zealand $$$ through relatives and other people of the WAY living abroad!

I have lived through four coups and am pleading with heaven......NO MORE COUPS PEASE LORD! But i have never had to BEG, STEAL OR BORROW food or money from anyone when the times got tough.

I've seen God providing for me and my household faithfully through trying times.

The Holy Book says,

" I have been young but now I am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants, begging for bread! Psalms 37:25

The economy might look gloomy.......but if we will turn to Christ, He will hear our cry and meet our daily needs.

Other encouraging words from the Holy Book,

....GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.........

The Lord's Prayer