Zimbabwe: the latest atrocities

Desperate to hold on to power at any cost, despite the wishes of the great majority of the Zimbabwean people, Mugabe continues his murderous campaign of violence against the people whom he claims have 'democratically' placed him in power. The truth is that this tyrant has a history of violence that goes back decades, long even before he came to power. He fought tooth and nail in a long and bloody campaign of orchestrated violence in order to win the prize that he ultimately did --- the country that he has persistently raped and pillaged until today it is a mere vestige of the once-great nation that it was. He came to power by the sword and he has remained in power by the sword, no more so than he does today.

The fate of the Zimbabwean people is unimaginable. Their life expectancy, should they survive his brutality, is one of the shortest in the world as a direct result of the manner in which he has consistently stripped the country bare to line his own pockets and fill his own larder, thereby depriving 'his' people of both adequate food and medical supplies. Not that he cares for one minute. As long as he and his murderous band of thugs can surround themselves with all the things denied to 99% pf the population then Mugabe considers that everything is fine.

His despotic regime has been constantly propped up by other African leaders, many of whom, although not so blatant as Mugabe, have their own crimes to answer for, but no greater support has come than that from Thabo Mbeki, South Africa's president, who is the sad excuse for a leader whose record of supporting Mugabe's regime is such that he must be tarred with the same brush. After all, if you are not against Mugabe and his tyrannical rule then you are for it. There is no excuse, and there is no fence to perch upon.

So what can be done? One of the greatest weapons that Christians around the world have is prayer. The power of prayer is immense. Prayer changes things and brings about change in a manner which man alone --- especially when so distant from the land in question --- cannot.

A short while ago in my blog I pointed people towards a website that spoke of the Stand Up for Zimbabwe campaign, and so today I do so again. Click on the link and read the latest comments.

But more than anything else I urge you to call upon your leaders, both those in the church and in national and local government, to ask God to intervene and save the Zimbabwean people from further tyranny. Pray that God will remove this despot altogether. Pray that the murder and violence against the Zimbabwean people will cease. Pray for sufficient supplies of food and medication will be made available for the people.

PRAY FOR GOD'S INTERVENTION!

• PRAY FOR CHANGE!
• PRAY FOR PEACE!
• PRAY FOR THE ZIMBABWEAN NATION!
• HOLD THE NATION AND THE PEOPLE BEFORE GOD IN PRAYER CONSTANTLY!
• PLEASE, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FOR THOUSANDS OR EVEN MILLIONS MORE.
• PRAY THAT GOD WILL FREE THEM FROM THIS RULE OF TYRANNY!

The following comment was left on this blog yesterday:
Just found you via the Zimbabwe Prayer Vigil link - Is this happening right now, or was it in the past? I felt to organise prayer for Zimbabwe, and have emailed quite wide to ministries in America etc. In Ipswich Australia, we held a day of Prayer and Fasting yesterday for Zimbabwe for God to move. Let me know of anything you are aware of. There is going to be a rally in Perth Australia tomorrow, led by Morgan's daughter, who lives there. I believe in prayer, and am keen to help in any way possible. Ruth Booij Ipswich Australia

Use the comment section on this blog to share your prayers for this once-beautiful and proud nation and for the millions of God's people who are being subjected to the unspeakably depraved acts of a madman. If you add your voice in prayer for this people then I thank you. If you don't then I would ask you to question why not.