I AM IN DIRE STRAIGHTS

[viking]

Viking,

My thoughts have been with you all day. I read this early this morning and haven't been able to put it in the back of my mind. I sincerely pray that things can get better for you as soon as possible. I lost my employment in the petroleum industry when the commodities tanked nearly a year ago, and it's been a rough year fiscally. Fortunately, we have a lot of family who love us despite our theological and racial beliefs - some are even closet allies. We have taken up residence with some family members for the time being while we try to get things straightened out. Please keep us updated. If I come upon any extra money, I will earmark it for you. I hate seeing this and feeling helpless to help you.

~Michael

Hello Michael
I appreciate your response- it gives me the strength and motivation to carry on for maybe one more day.

It is extremely BAFFLING TO ME that so many things just go wrong continuously.

I saw trouble coming a long time ago: I worked continuously on strategies since about 15 years ago- now 15 years have passed already and it seems that it's back to zero again.

Without a permanent job you can't get finance, which means I've lost 15 years of payments on a property- which means 15 years of renting in less than ideal circumstances. I'm now 53 and still don't have my own house- no place to settle down in a true "ISRAELITE SPIRIT" with order and space, my own gate etc.

Theoretically, I know what to do but it just does not work out.

This last contract would have been a way out of this mess? But these people were nothing but a bunch of liars and thieves. One colleague of mine told me that this company owed him about 75 000 rand- a lot of money here- especially for any white man competing against BEE

Fifteen years ago, I at least had some contacts, and could at least get SOME RESPONSES if not a job offer.

Now, 15 years on ALL of my long term friends have left South Africa- and none of my family have any interest in helping me- even though some profess to be christians/church-goers.

The fact is, unless it rains down silver and gold from heaven in the next few days, I do not know what I am going to do- I have basically been BESIEGED for about 2 years.

AS A MATTER OF INTEREST if you have a minute, you can type in or copy the following link to my SLIDE-SHARE PRESENTATION- an example of some of the work I do:

http://bit.ly/1PbozE5

Anyway Michael I hope things get sorted out on your side too- I imagine you long for your own independence and space.

From my side I'm very independent and hate to ask for help and so on.

The reality is there is no easy way to get out of the financial system-
A long time ago I wondered why Israel replaced the promises with their own version of day-to-day life ie. THE PROMISES were based on prime real estate- a land of "milk and honey" and so on.

How is it possible that today almost no Israelite has any land?

And if you do have any property, you spend most of your life "paying" for it- was this not GIVEN TO US in the first place?

If Israel still had land, this would mean that there would always be a place for everyone- the widows, the orphans and even the poor.

I guess if I had land, then even the poor could "camp out" on the edge of my land- it seems that today even THE VERY EARTH has been stolen from under our feet! And the only way to "overcome" this is to pay taxes and finances until the day you die.

Since we now tend to live in apartments and smaller and smaller complexes, there is NO SPACE LEFT for friends and family members if they find themselves without work. And even these apartments cost an arm and a leg in many places.

Anyway, thank you for your thoughts and keep me updated on your side as well!

This point is discussed in the book Vigilantes of Christendom by Richard Hoskins, it is explained in the first few chapters in the book.

I know this is not your primary concern right now, but here is a link to this free ebook, it is a very interesting Christian Identity book:

http://www.pdfarchive.info/pdf/H/Ho/Hos ... tendom.pdf

Don't they have welfare in South Africa? Surely somebody who has worked for years and now can't find work would be entitled to this if it exists in South Africa. Yes you will be poor but as long as you have shelter and food you will be okay. I myself am on welfare in England and I get by, I don't have much money but I have the Holy Bible and faith which is much more important.

Hello Worms - - -

There is no welfare.

That is why I saw trouble coming a long time ago. Nothing to fall back on.

We do have something called UIF - Unemployment Insurance Fund.
I paid this up to about 2000- it is only applicable if you already have a job, I paid this from about 1982 to 2000 - that's EIGHTEEN YEARS - I do not qualify, since all payments must be "up to date" in any case. The 18 years means nothing.

If you have a job NOW, and your payments are up to date, THEN if you lose your job through retrenchment, THEN you can claim, but I understand for no longer than 6 months. After which the logic kicks in again - it basically means you must pretty well be permanently employed to make a claim- go figure the logic!

A few years ago I took out a fund as a stop-gap- but I am unable to make any claims before age 55. That's another 2 years, and I need the money now. I have been unable to pay the fund for more than 6 months, since I've had almost no income. This means the fund may even fall away.

Any enquirers relating to the fund are simply met with the standard answer: due to legislation no withdrawals can be made at this time.

My options for income have pretty much been exhausted during the past 2 years- I'm absolutely cleaned out- no more options available.

Thank-you for the PDF- the opening goes like this:

WHOEVER OWNS LAND, UNTAXED LAND, LAND THAT CAN SUSTAIN ANIMALS FOR HIS NEEDS AND PROVIDE FOOD FOR HIS FAMILY, THAT MAN IS KING !!!

[Kentucky]

Dear Viking,

Sorry to hear about your economic situation. However, our faith will get us through. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." I've gone through dire straights myself, being down to my last dime. I later realized that it was my 'baptism of fire' that challenged my faith no matter what. We all go through it at one time or another. "Count it all joy" that the Lord has not forgotten you. God bless.

Mark

[ElleJay]

I later realized that it was my 'baptism of fire' that challenged my faith no matter what.

How true, that those hard times challenge one's faith. Most of the people I know have had challenges of one sort or another, and it is a test of the type of ground one's seed is planted in. Thinking of another parable ... it also can tell one whether he is wheat or a tare. Each of us holds onto our faith in Christ ... trusting in Him ... because He knows the whys of each of our situations. We do not see the whole picture, and we may never see it.

A number of years ago we built a very lovely home ... and I do mean ... very. Not long after that, the well-know company my husband worked for made the decision to close its doos in in our area. We hoped for a transfer, which never came. We had four children from 2nd grade through 10th grade ... and our income was cut in half. (Thankfully, we did have an income.) We were on the verge of bankruptcy a number of times ... we had to live with relatives ... too. One day, before moving from that lovely home, I walked the land, praying ... with the understanding that it was God who gave, and God who took it away ... for His reasons ... also knowing that all He does is for the good of His children. That day I left all my troubles in the best of hands ... and I trusted Yahweh to do what was best. It was both hard and easy ... and one request I made was that the buyer of the house would have the money to care for it in the way we had hoped to be able to do. I gave up that life on that day ... and had a peace that does pass all understanding. Difficult times can cause us to forget that Yahweh's promise to us is that all He does works for the good of His children ... not only in our own family ... but those hardships touch the lives of others, some of which we will never know about on this side of eternity. God saw to it that the house was sold before we were foreclosed upon, but it took nearly two years of going to the brink and being rescued. When I look back on that time ... and there have been others since then ... I do see Yahweh's hand of mercy upon us, but I also see that my trust in Him grew. The rescue did not mean we were on easy street ... nor does it mean that I did not hit a wall here and there personally, but I never let go of my trust in our sovereign Lord. Hard times continued for many years, but we have survived it, and all of the others we have faced over the years since. How grateful I am that I know in whom I have believed ... and I know He is able. (I need to add ... that the people who bought the house did have the means to do above and beyond what I had ever imagined!!!)

May Yahweh give you the strength, Viking, to walk this path He has chosen for you ... and may you remain standing through it to the end. I know each situation is different, and my hard times may not equal your own, but keep trusting in His way ... and His purpose ... and cry out for Him to uphold you with His righteous right hand.

Elle

[viking]

Dear Viking,

Sorry to hear about your economic situation. However, our faith will get us through. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." I've gone through dire straights myself, being down to my last dime. I later realized that it was my 'baptism of fire' that challenged my faith no matter what. We all go through it at one time or another. "Count it all joy" that the Lord has not forgotten you. God bless.

Mark

Hello Mark - -
I appreciate your comments.

Other than a baptism of fire I don't know what else it could be - it seems that the more I try and the longer I hang on the less results there are.

I am being hounded from all directions - pay up or else. My debit orders have long since bounced, so that means insurance and other payments have defaulted.

I can't apply for any service with vodacom, since I owe them money and of course I am black-listed.
No internet and mobile service - although I did manage to borrow a phone from a friend.

I can't even use any Internet "free-trials" as an aid to improving my job search, since you have to have a valid credit card to do any kind of "transaction" even if free.

I have used LINKEDIN PREMIUM ON A TRIAL OFFER as an example, to boost my views (?)

In this very lean time, since 2013 I have added 6000 contacts to my LINKEDIN PROFILE, I received only one offer of business ie the recent contract which started in June, after which I had to halt because of lack of payment, despite having a formal signed contract.

Regards!

[viking]

I later realized that it was my 'baptism of fire' that challenged my faith no matter what.

How true, that those hard times challenge one's faith. Most of the people I know have had challenges of one sort or another, and it is a test of the type of ground one's seed is planted in. Thinking of another parable ... it also can tell one whether he is wheat or a tare. Each of us holds onto our faith in Christ ... trusting in Him ... because He knows the whys of each of our situations. We do not see the whole picture, and we may never see it.

A number of years ago we built a very lovely home ... and I do mean ... very. Not long after that, the well-know company my husband worked for made the decision to close its doos in in our area. We hoped for a transfer, which never came. We had four children from 2nd grade through 10th grade ... and our income was cut in half. (Thankfully, we did have an income.) We were on the verge of bankruptcy a number of times ... we had to live with relatives ... too. One day, before moving from that lovely home, I walked the land, praying ... with the understanding that it was God who gave, and God who took it away ... for His reasons ... also knowing that all He does is for the good of His children. That day I left all my troubles in the best of hands ... and I trusted Yahweh to do what was best. It was both hard and easy ... and one request I made was that the buyer of the house would have the money to care for it in the way we had hoped to be able to do. I gave up that life on that day ... and had a peace that does pass all understanding. Difficult times can cause us to forget that Yahweh's promise to us is that all He does works for the good of His children ... not only in our own family ... but those hardships touch the lives of others, some of which we will never know about on this side of eternity. God saw to it that the house was sold before we were foreclosed upon, but it took nearly two years of going to the brink and being rescued. When I look back on that time ... and there have been others since then ... I do see Yahweh's hand of mercy upon us, but I also see that my trust in Him grew. The rescue did not mean we were on easy street ... nor does it mean that I did not hit a wall here and there personally, but I never let go of my trust in our sovereign Lord. Hard times continued for many years, but we have survived it, and all of the others we have faced over the years since. How grateful I am that I know in whom I have believed ... and I know He is able. (I need to add ... that the people who bought the house did have the means to do above and beyond what I had ever imagined!!!)

May Yahweh give you the strength, Viking, to walk this path He has chosen for you ... and may you remain standing through it to the end. I know each situation is different, and my hard times may not equal your own, but keep trusting in His way ... and His purpose ... and cry out for Him to uphold you with His righteous right hand.

Elle

Hello Elle - - -

Thank you for your comments.

It can't be much fun to lose your house- especially for those who actually believe in the promises given to Israel. The Israelite desire to build and to plant - - - the desire to have enough space, your own territory, your own gate - - - all promised to Israel and it can be baffling when these things are taken away from us.

In my own country, South Africa, it is especially necessary to have your "own" place - since there is hardly a square inch of whiteness anymore.

Regards!

[Nayto]

I've found LinkedIn pales in comparison to making a Pnet profile and contacting recruitment agencies.

[Kentucky]

Check this out, but beware that they have prejudices. We got kicked off for the Kurtis clemency appeal, because of his beliefs. Some people beg for the dumbest things and get money; it's crazy. But, your story would strike a chord with most folks having a sense of charitable decency.

https://www.gofundme.com/lp/welcome-4?p ... aQodc2IIjw

Mark

[viking]

Check this out, but beware that they have prejudices. We got kicked off for the Kurtis clemency appeal, because of his beliefs. Some people beg for the dumbest things and get money; it's crazy. But, your story would strike a chord with most folks having a sense of charitable decency.

https://www.gofundme.com/lp/welcome-4?p ... aQodc2IIjw

Mark

What an amazing world we live in!
I'll think very carefully as to how I can go about this.
At this stage I'll try virtually anything.

A while back I considered collecting for charity- since most legislation allows keeping of a certain percentage
of income-

It seems that the more honest and legitimate you are today, the less results you get.

This recent project I was involved in is a case in point: although the END CLIENT is happy with my work, THEY WILL NOT APPOINT ME DIRECTLY, since they will only accept appointments that come through a fully BEE compliant organization.

This means that in effect, the work halted and no work was done relating to the scope that was given to me.

So, in typical African logic, that portion of the work has now been in limbo for about two months.
It is possible that by this time they might have found someone else to do this work who has been appointed through a fully BEE compliant company.

Go figure! Thanks for the heads-up!

[viking]

Check this out, but beware that they have prejudices. We got kicked off for the Kurtis clemency appeal, because of his beliefs. Some people beg for the dumbest things and get money; it's crazy. But, your story would strike a chord with most folks having a sense of charitable decency.

https://www.gofundme.com/lp/welcome-4?p ... aQodc2IIjw

Mark

Hello Mark - -

Is there any way you can help me with this?

You have to be a citizen of the United States with a US bank account- since I am a South African citizen
with only a SA-bank account I cannot use it.

I noticed there does not even seem to be a way of even browsing the site.

If you are prepared to help me we can discuss the "CAMPAIGN"- although I noticed you said you were kicked off?

Things are very desperate - I am coming to about 2 years with virtually no income. It is now November, and the chances of getting any work before January are very slim. By mid-November this country is already in holiday mode.

Please let me know, Regards

[Les]

This appears to be Viking's last post on the forum, in 2015.
With the recent news that the scum in South Africa are getting away with murdering our folk, and it turning into another Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe), it is possible he is no longer with us at all.

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7059&p=26293&hilit=south+africa#p26293
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rSqpce1_9s