In May 2000, Fiji was torn in two. Ethnic tensions between Indians and indigenous Fijians sparked a military coup attempt, led by Fijian Nationalist George Speight.
The government was held hostage for 56 days. Violence and chaos ruled the city. Suddenly, this paradise in the South Seas was crumbling to pieces.
But just as its people were becoming helpless, a tremendous thirst for God and a spirit of personal soul-searching swept through the churches..Ratu Epeli Kanaimawi is the Deputy Director of The Association of Christian Churches in Fiji
He explained how that happened, "The people in Fiji have been praying that God would restore a government that was going to stabilize the nation, [a government] that was going to unite the various fragments of society in this country."
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