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PRUDENT ALERT
In light of the current economic crisis unfolding in our country
and world, informedchristians.com is now highly
urging serious prudence in prioritizing and preparing for
increased food and energy prices in the very near future.
"Sleep when the wind blows"
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"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth
himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."
Proverbs 22:3 & 27:12
"...let him labour,
working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to
give to him that needeth."
Ephesians 4:28b
" And let them
gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn
under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities."
Genesis 41:35
"And there stood up
one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there
should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass
in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, every man
according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren
which dwelt in Judaea: Which also they did, and sent it to the
elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul."
Acts 11:28-30
"But if any
provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he
hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel."
1 Timothy 5:8
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Many Christians, who study current
events and are discerning of the events in our world (physical and
spiritual), are often concerned about what they can do to provide for
their family. Proverbs 22:3 & 27:12 talk about the prudent man,
who "foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on,
and are punished." (Word
study on this verse)
In the Bible, Joseph was prudent in
preparing for the economic and food disaster that hit the nation of
Egypt for seven years.
Most people do not have the time to search all over
the 'Net for articles relating to what they can do. Judging
whether an article is worthy of consideration takes a while, as well.
That is why we have done a lot of the work! We cull pertinent
articles, clips, etc. from various sites. You may notice that
many of the resources, news, and articles in this section were
derived from secular, Mormon, Catholic, and other sites.
Unfortunately, there is very little information out there from
Christian sources. But, we also have several articles
that we have written.
These resources are not on how to be a
'survivalist', or to rehash Y2K; but to serve as advice on how
Christians can be responsible watchmen and stewards with our families
I Timothy 5:8 - “But if any provide not for his own and specially
for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than
an infidel.”
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Zim bans 'unlawful hoarding' news24.com 3/5/8 ["Zimbabwean
President Robert Mugabe's government has made it illegal to possess
more than Zim$500m in cash, it emerged Monday -the equivalent of 21
US dollars. ...The authorities want to encourage use of
cheques and cards."] |
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Food aid slashed as price of grain soars mg.co.za 3/4/8 ["...the
United States is to slash the amount of food aid it gives to some of the
poorest countries in the world. The US Agency for International
Development (USAid) said rapidly rising prices of basic commodities,
especially grains, have devoured an increasingly large part of its budget
and left it with a $120-million black hole. The past six months has
seen a 41% surge in prices for wheat, corn, rice and other cereals. In the
face of the spike in its costs, the US is now drafting plans to cut the
number of poor countries it gives emergency aid to and also scale down the
amount of food it gives."] |
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NJ Gov's "cold turkey" budget slashes spending reuters.com
2/27/8 ["A slowing economy has also damaged the state's tax revenue.
...The $500 million cut reflected a downturn in revenue from income and
other taxes because of the slowing economy. ...He also renewed an
appeal to legislators to back his efforts to pay down debt and fund
transportation infrastructure renewal by handing management of the state's
major toll roads to a public benefit corporation that would issue bonds
based on sharply increased toll revenues."] |
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Wheat
shortage gets bakers right in the bread basket pressofatlanticcity.com
2/25/8 ["ike flour-dependent businesses all over the country, Formica
Brothers has been hit hard by the drastically rising price of flour, which
has increased by about 250 percent in just six months. "In August, a
100-pound bag of flour cost about $15. Today it's over $50," said Formica,
of Margate. "For us, that means we went from paying $7,500 a week for a
shipment of 500 pounds of flour to now paying over $25,000.""] |
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Wall Street Bank Run washingtonpost.com 2/25/8 ["As each financier
tries to protect against the next one's mistakes, the whole system begins
to sag. That's what we're seeing now, as credit market troubles spread
from bundles of subprime residential mortgages to bundles of other kinds
of debt -- from student loans to retailers' receivables to municipal
bonds. Investors are nervous because they aren't sure how to value
these bundles of securitized assets. So buyers stay away, prices fall
further, and the damage spreads. "] |
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More people are tapping
their 401(k) for cash msnbc.msn.com
2/22/8 ["...if the trend grows, many Americans will risk coming up short
on retirement savings or may have to rely on an overburdened Social
Security system. "People who take out a loan or withdrawal are
adding to a looming retirement crisis over the next 30 to 40 years," said
Eric Levy, a partner at global consulting firm Mercer. "And what
implications will that have (for) our economy?""] |
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Famines May Occur Without Record Crops This Year, Potash Says
bloomberg.com
2/22/8 [" Global grain stockpiles fell to about 53 days of supply last
year, the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1960, according to
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ``If you had any major upset
where you didn't have a crop in a major growing agricultural region this
year, I believe you'd see famine,'' Doyle, 57, said in New York. "] |
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Oil Jumps Above $100 on Refinery Outage ap.google.com 2/20/8 ["A
weekend refinery explosion in Texas and the possibility that OPEC will cut
production next month are driving prices higher, although analysts say
there isn't a single factor to explain the move."] |
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Wheat hits $20 northlandag.com 2/19/8
["The wheat market moved into historic ground Friday in North Dakota
and Minnesota, as short-term demand from mills pushed prices up to $20 a
bushel at one elevator in an after-hours scramble. Most elevators in
northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota posted prices of $16.70 to
$17.30 Friday, according to an Agweek survey; that's four times as high as
a year ago and the highest figures ever seen."] |
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Dozens of
U.S. banks will fail by 2010: analyst reuters.com 2/14/8
["...as losses from soured loans mount and regulators crack down on
lenders that take too much risk, especially in real estate and
construction..." Editor: Probably sooner than that...] |
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Fed auctions another $30 billion to combat severe credit crisis
iht.com 2/14/8
["It marked the fifth in a series of auctions that so far have pumped
$130 billion (€89.42 billion) in money into the U.S. banking system in an
effort to provide cash-strapped banks with extra reserves. The Fed's hope
is that the increased resources will keep banks lending and prevent a
severe credit squeeze from making the current economic slowdown worse."] |
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America’s economy risks mother of all meltdowns ft.com
2/21/8 ["Professor Roubini’s scenarios have been dire enough to make
the flesh creep. But his thinking deserves to be taken seriously. He first
predicted a US recession in July 2006*. At that time, his view was
extremely controversial. It is so no longer. Now he states that there is
“a rising probability of a ‘catastrophic’ financial and economic
outcome”**. The characteristics of this scenario are, he argues: “A
vicious circle where a deep recession makes the financial losses more
severe and where, in turn, large and growing financial losses and a
financial meltdown make the recession even more severe.”"] |
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OPEC Rattles the Dollar wsj.com 2/9/8
["The possibility that OPEC would make an active decision to price
oil barrels in a currency other than the dollar has been bandied about,
but never spoken of by anyone with any real power. That changed today,
after OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri was quoted in the Middle
East Economic Digest, saying “maybe we can price the oil in the euro.”"] |
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UK: Flood victims told not to panic as bowsers run dry
guardian.co.uk 7/26/7
["Mr Payne insisted there was water for everyone. Up to 3m bottles of
drinking water were available each day and by this morning 900
bowsers were set to be on street corners. Eighty water tankers were
keeping them topped up. Still, in some places they ran out and
volunteers began rationing supplies - two 1 litre bottles to
households where young children and elderly people lived."] |
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 Spinach
Salad Anyone?
newswithviews.com 9/21/6
[By Frosty Wooldridge "How do you think this disease outbreak
occurred? To bring it into sobering focus, please
understand that 20 million illegal aliens crossed into
America in the past 20 years without any kind of health
screening. They work picking our food, washing our dishes
in restaurants and, as is the norm in Third World
countries, rarely if ever wash their hands after using the
toilet. Additionally, most of them suffer functional
illiteracy. They do not practice personal hygiene or
health habits most Americans assume as a normal aspect of
living. ...Might dozens or more do their morning
constitutional amongst the crops for lack of a porta-potty?
Might the contamination be spread across the fields by the
common practice of “flood irrigation?” Would flooding
spread the contamination further? ...When you
degrade health standards, hire illegal aliens carrying
multiple of diseases or disease provoking habits, you’ve
got a national crisis in the making."] |
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Consider
Storing Food Now newswithviews.com 9/20/6
[By Dr. James Howenstine, MD. "The United States has become a
net importer of food for the first time in it’s history. Remember also
that the major foods grown and exported by the U.S. are GMO wheat, corn
and soy which are very deleterious to human health. ...North
American soil is now the most depleted of all the continents on the globe.
This ill advised, but probably carefully planned, introduction of poor
fertilizer has been associated with failure to provide trace minerals to
the soil probably for financial reasons. Since human enzymes only work
when the body contains adequate amounts of trace minerals the
disappearance of zinc, magnesium, selenium, iodine, manganese etc. has led
to more disease. ...Farmers report that deer, raccoons, and rabbits
will walk through a field of GMO corn to reach a field of conventional
corn, which they continue to eat."]
Beirutis brace for battle - begin stockpiling food, fuel
khaleejtimes.com 7/15/6 ["Most residents of the capital have
already fled the city for safer mountain areas to the north- and
south-east. Those who have decided to stay put began preparing
for what could be a lengthy siege as Israel tightens its air, road
and sea blockade on the country."] |
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3
million still lack shelter in Kashmir iht.com 11/8/5 ["out
in the open, one month after the disaster struck the
mountainous region, where subzero temperatures will start
being felt soon in some areas, the United Nations said
Tuesday."] |
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Chertoff:
Preparedness Depends on People news.yahoo.com 11/1/5 ["Stockpiling
supplies and developing family response plans in case disaster
strikes not only might save lives — it's also a civic duty
..."The great lesson of all of these events is
interdependence," Chertoff said. "We're all dependent on
everybody else. Everybody has their role to play, and if
people fail in their role, it's going to have a cascading
effect.""] |
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Scientists: Get used to tropical storms
detnews.com 7/14/5
"Expert says the Atlantic's pattern of warmer temps, like last year,
is helping to stir more hurricanes" |
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Gas is scarce after Dennis
newsday.com 7/14/5
"Authorities acknowledged that many residents are growing frustrated
about closed gas stations because of low supplies and power
outages." |
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World's
biggest rescue mission news.scotsman.com
12/28/4 "But the United Nations says it faces an
unprecedented challenge in co-ordinating the distribution of aid
to survivors.
Hundreds of planes carrying emergency aid will be airborne within
the next couple of days, the UN’s emergency relief co-ordinator
Jan Egeland said. " |
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Deadly hurricane sweeps across Florida
abc.net.au 8/15/4
"Fallen powerlines left an estimated 2 million people without
electricity. ...In one area, three hospitals have been
put out of action and a fleet of 200 ambulances were mobilised to
move patients to other facilities." |
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UK:
'Don't panic' plea as terror leaflet issued
news.scotsman.com
7/26/4 "Advice leaflets will be sent
to every UK household and a series of radio and television
adverts will be broadcast from tonight. " |
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Flood
chaos continues in India, Bangladesh
abc.net.au
7/26/4 "estimate a quarter of the state's
80 million people were affected by the flooding that struck more
than 7,000 villages." |
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Kenya:
Food shortages force coastal residents to eat wild roots
irinnews.org 7/24/4
["The Kenyan ministry of agriculture has estimated that food
production this year in five of the country's eight provinces will
be at least 40 percent below normal, while drought conditions in
pastoral areas have rendered nearly a million people severely
food-insecure." |
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Cubans race to buy necessities
azcentral.com 5/13/4 "Fearing steep
price hikes and sold-out stores" |
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American Red Cross: US Public Not Ready for Disaster
Situations
voanews.com |
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Defense against terror? Keep a loaded pantry
sptimes.com "When it comes to
disasters, few people are as ready as Mormons." |
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For some, preparedness a matter of faith
rgj.com "Our emphasis is what
we have in our individual homes and what we do for our own lives;
that is our preparedness more than depending on the government or
the church." |
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Laying in provisions for rainy day, not Doomsday
usatoday.com "On
the plus side, I think people realized that our society exists on a
complicated web of services, which can be interrupted without
notice" |
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Just talked with my
daughter who resides in Port Charlette Florida , and
was there when Charlie came thru ; quite the mess, thankfully she
and
children are ok , property loss extensive for them in Punta Gorda
where
they have a business.
one thing she mentioned was " charcoal " ( of all things) and how
useful it
was when all the power was out . I began thinking about this and how
safe
charcoal would be in comparison to flammable liquids, etc. I will be
adding
this to my list and stocking some as well .
She was well supplied for the storm ,but had to leave because they
had no
generator to run the air conditioner; and no water to shower. She
made the
comment " it looks llike a bomb hit Punta Gorda". We lived in
Naples 30 years and never seen anything like
this, . She can't believe the total devastation and how
mean-spirited some
of the people have been , most she said were nice and helpful, but
some of
those reactions frightened her. I know this experience will stay
with her
for a very long time to come ....I live in Pa and and missed all the
action
...I spent my time praying for my family's safety . Lost
communications in
the afternoon and that's a very scary situation....
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"Winter 2002 late
December we were without electricity for 24 hours, and no water due
to the electricity being out. I was cold, miserable, but I had water
stored, and I had propane to cook, and heat up water for sponge
bathing, and keeping my hands clean. A week of that would have been
a challenge!" [11/22/4] |
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