17 November 2007

Pray for Zimbabwe

My colleague Danielle grew up in Zimbabwe. She still has two sisters who live there. This is a country we don't hear much of (It borders South Africa in the north) but it is in dire need of God's help. The government is corrupt taking people's land because they can and devaluing everything and anything. Inflation is over 6000% so essentially, the minute you are fortunate to get some money, it is already worthless. There is no food available in stores. It also takes a week to receive an SMS sent from South Africa! Danielle's sister received notice that their land would be taken away. They went to the governor to plead but was told that it is a local issue and that they must speak to the local authorities. Basically, it's a game of not wanting to take responsibility and just passing on the problem to someone else...

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