Those who know this journey I'm on know that even though I am in South Africa, it is just a stepping stone to Zimbabwe as that is the place my heart yearns to be. I urge you to be vigilant in prayer for this nation now and for the next 72 hours...they are critical.
Rhodesian, Rhodesia Zimbabwe, and then Zimbabwe. How much can one country endure? How much can its people endure?
It used to be a land of plenty, abundance for all, providing to other nations from its storehouse. But the people were robbed of their land, ordered to leave. Lands were seized and a dictatorship was formed. A dictatorship that has been oppressing its very own people for 28 years now.
Elections.
The chance for a new opportunity, hope for the people that have been living with so little. You cannot imagine this type of poverty and the status of Zim's economic conditions. And there are so few resources to go around.
I can only imagine the hope that people have clung to these past few months, knowing they had an opportunity to see change and then, having voted to end the cycle of oppression that they are under by the governance of Robert Mugabe. And then to have that hope snatched away so quickly by a relentless, and corrupt leader whose own pride makes him unable to acknowledge defeat.
He demanded another election.
It is on Friday, June 27th.
With violence all across the country, Mugabe's opposing candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, announced he would no longer run against Mugabe because he could not stand the thought of his own people risking their lives to vote on Friday. He sought assylum in the Dutch Embassy.
Mugabe stated earlier last week, "Only God will remove me..."
How beautiful that would be.
One thing is happening, Africa is noticing. The land, its many people, its many tongues, are watching and waiting. Leaders from other countries, Angola, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania are making their statements against this ruler. Is it an awakening?
(There are many political systems in Africa, throughout the land that are corrupt. Will this situation help awaken the people? I wonder...)
Back to "Only God will remove me..." a strong statement indeed.
Please join in prayer for Zimbabwe throughout this next 72 hours. The brutality that people have faced and been subject to has been intense -- many murdered being burnt alive. The violence has not stopped and some are concerned about genocide.
Join me in praying...
that God will hear the cry of the oppressed and be quick to grant courage and mercy
that God will awaken men who intend to do violence in the early morning hours with
strong dreams warning them to turn from their evil and violent ways. that these dreams would torment and haunt.
that those who are in the ZANU (Mugabe's ruling party) would have the blinders removed from their eyes, that they see clearly the destruction Mugabe has caused in the land and recognize him for who he is and has been
for protection for all the innocent, especially for women and children and churches and shephards, and ministry organizations
for courage to vote, for protection in doing so
that God will have His way with Mugabe
Those are my thoughts for now.
Let the angels in heaven come down and be swift to do battle against the principalities of evil that have gripped men's hearts in Zimbabwe. May the spiritual strongholds that have gripped the land be shaken loose, may God's promises be alive and visible in Zimbabwe.
Please, please be vigilant in prayer.
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