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Church & political leaders need to knock heads- Hon. Fahie

- Says free homework assistance centre soon for First District
The First District Homework Centre is likely to be operational Mondays through Thursdays from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Parents who might not have the time to help their children or might not have the skills to help their children in certain subject areas can utilise the facility. Photo: VINO/file
Pastors of the First District are expected to team up with First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie to help youth of their community. Photo: VINO
Pastors of the First District are expected to team up with First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie to help youth of their community. Photo: VINO
The homework centre and other initiatives designed to benefit the communities of the First District are seen as timely given the challenging times facing the Virgin Islands. Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said he and others will be plugging personal funds as worthy investments into the community. Photo: VINO
The homework centre and other initiatives designed to benefit the communities of the First District are seen as timely given the challenging times facing the Virgin Islands. Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said he and others will be plugging personal funds as worthy investments into the community. Photo: VINO
WEST END, Tortola, VI - The challenges that are currently facing the people of the territory, especially those that are seeing a number of persons being laid off from their sources of a daily bread, present a need for urgent action. One of the actions, according to First District Representative, Hon. Andrew A. Fahie, is for the church and political leaders to knock heads.

“We need the inspiration from God to help us in each district and the whole territory because only he can guide us through this,” Honourable Fahie stated in an exclusive interview with Virgin Islands News Online.

The District Representative said religion should be used as the tool to unite and come up with solutions rather than segregate.

“In the past some of us had allowed religion to divide us rather than unite us which is what Jesus wants us to be, united and continue to spread Jesus as was done by our fore parents which has brought this country to the stage we have grown to love and enjoy,” note Hon. Fahie.

In the not so distant future, the pastors of the First District and its District Representative will be meeting to sort out a number of initiatives geared towards bettering the livelihood of residents.

Hon. Fahie said the meeting will be one that seeks to find common grounds and not compete with what each is doing. “With all these challenges we have to go back to the God of our forefathers much more than ever before so that he can give us guidance on how we can come forward and defeat these challenges and turn them into opportunities.”

One of the identified initiatives set for the forefront of discussions is that of a homework centre in the First district. This centre is expected to be opened very soon.

The centre is likely to be operational Mondays through Thursdays from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. “So those parents who might not have the time to help their children or might not have the skills to help their children in certain subject areas… so they can come free of charge,” Hon. Fahie explained.

The Homework Assistance Project would be funded by the District Representative with assistance from the churches and, according to Hon. Fahie, the District has to help itself as funding through the government system is very limited.

He said the cut done to the amount usually given was unjustifiably done, “But if you are given lemon you have to make lemonade and still find a way to help certain people despite certain actions I saw as unjustifiable."

Hon. Fahie added, “Given all the things that I have seen done with money I think the cut is unjustifiable but never-the-less we have to continue to pick up the pieces and represent the people of the territory as best as we can.”

The First District Representative also said there are a number of other initiatives that are likely to be put forward by the pastors when they get together soon.

13 Responses to “Church & political leaders need to knock heads- Hon. Fahie”

  • qc (09/10/2013, 09:33) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    every body talking bout the lord all of ah sudden
    • @qc (09/10/2013, 09:59) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
      And that is a good thing. Why be like the people of Noah's days who did not realize what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away? People we are living in the last days. For a start, begin reading the gospels and discern for yourselves what is now taking place today. 2 Timothy 3: 1 - 5 states that in the days hard times will be here. Can anyone see evidence of selfish, greedy, boastful, insulting, merciless, unthankful, ungrateful, treacherous people here in the Virgin Islands? Can anyone see Virgin Islanders who have the outward appearance of religion but reject its power?
      • pleeeeze (09/10/2013, 11:05) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        Please educate yourself properly, it has been the last days for 2000 years according to you believers. If you believe everything you read in your bible and you follow its word how many people have you stoned to death for working on the Sabbath? Oh yeah, silly me, even amongst you Christians you cant decide which day is the Sabbath.
        • Those Christians! (11/10/2013, 18:40) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
          @pleeeeze, one thousand years is like one day to God. Your education is a stumbling block. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  • Xxxx (09/10/2013, 09:46) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    God's word states: Remember that there will be difficult times in the last days. People will be selfish, greedy, boastful, and conceited; thy will be insulting, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, and irreligious; they will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent, and fierce; they will hate the good; they will be treacherous, reckless, and swollen with pride; they will love pleasure rather than God; and they will hold to the outward form of religion, but reject its real power. 2 Timothy 3: 1 - 5

    God prophesied the above about 2,000 years ago and in fact, all that was He has prophesied is actually taking pace today!! Therefore, know this for a fact, WE ARE LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS!!!

    Read also Matthew chapter 24 - The Coming of the Son of Man, The Lesson of the Fig Tree, The Day and Hour.
  • Ummmm (09/10/2013, 11:11) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.
  • under the bus (09/10/2013, 11:31) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
    deeds obear people trying to talk but the lord strupps
  • HMMM (09/10/2013, 12:51) Like (1) Dislike (3) Reply
    Another empty promise!
  • To Fahie (10/10/2013, 10:09) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    The homework center is good idea so please hurry up & open it because my children need help & I will be glad for this.
  • bb (11/10/2013, 06:12) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    This attitude proofs again it is only about me me and me.

  • To BB (11/10/2013, 08:06) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Try get away from talking piddle. You are just another hater. If something is good then it is good.


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