Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has urged people that if they have the means, to help uplift those suffering in the aftermath of Cyclone Yasa and those left reeling from the far-reaching economic impact of COVID-19.
While giving his Christmas message Bainimarama says these vulnerable Fijians are whom Jesus would strive to serve were he among us today.
The Prime Minister says this Christmas must not be a holiday for the ‘haves’ at the expense of the ‘have-nots’.
He adds this Christmas comes at the close of a trying year and the end of an agonising week for our people.
Bainimarama says though with the universal and unifying light of love as our beacon, which the birth of Christ has forever symbolised, Bainimarama believe this adversity will give way to brighter days for Fiji.
Bainimarama has also encouraged people to give directly to their recovery efforts or support handicraft makers, tourism operators, entrepreneurs, market vendors and farmers whose livelihoods are threatened by this global pandemic.
He says in honouring God’s great love for all people, it is upon each of us to match the compassion Jesus Christ so openly showed to humanity.
Bainimarama says regardless of faith, ethnicity, background, or province, we are in these struggles together, we will overcome them together and as we have so many times before, we will summon the goodness within ourselves to ensure no community, no neighbour, and no Fijian is left behind.
