Since his release from detention last Friday, Rev Lasaro’s residence at Nawanawa  in Suva had been inundated with constant streams of relatives, members of the Church, Church Ministers and visitors to wish him well and express their support. Rev Lasaro was detained by Police last week in relation to the Church’s call for the return of the Nation to constitutionalism and the rule of law, the reinstatement of basic human rights, and a return to democracy through early elections as a means to relieve the people of the poverty and hardships now endemic in Fiji. In a radio message broadcast in the Methodist Church “Raici Jisu Matua” programme last night, Rev Lasaro had expressed his gratitude for the very strong support both locally and internationally, that he and the Church had received. Meanwhile, in a Church service broadcast Fiji-wide from Suva’s Centenary Church last night, the Rev Tomasi Kanailagi, a past President of the Church, had made a stand and had sent a clear message to the congregation and a direct challenge to the Bainimarama junta that as the Church that first brought the light of Christianity to Fiji, coming at a time of cannibalism and heathen worship, so many of its early missionaries have suffered and some have made the ultimate sacrifice to bring God’s word of love, redemption, peace and civilization to Fiji. Similarly, Methodist Ministers now stand ready to lay down their lives if necessary for their belief to ensure peace, the rule of law and God’s justice in Fiji, social justice and the relief of the people from the oppression of the current regime, and their emancipation from poverty and hardship.  It is expected that Rev Kanailagi will be picked up for detention by Police for his fiery sermon which has clearly breached the emergency decree. Go to the website and register and dont forget to follow us on Twitterhttp://www.4×1fortune.comPosted in Uncategorized