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I have been in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe for a week and I have cried all week. I don’t think I’ve ever been so emotional in my life and I consider myself a crier. What made the emotion hard was that I really didn’t understand where it was coming from. I didn’t understand why I spent my time crying as I was blessed to enter the country, as I got worship with the staff of a mental institution, or as I had the chance to love on the children of an impoverished community.
During my first time in the community of Plindaba, I sat and watched the smiles across the children’s faces as the tears ran down my own face and told Adam “I don’t understand why I can’t stop crying.” He comforted me and said it was ok to cry. He agreed that the situation in Zimbabwe was dire and really pathetic. Zimbabwe used to be a country of riches, but with the current self serving administration Zimbabwe is not even a shadow of the favor it once had. “All was lost as our economy tanked”.
Adam is a born and raised Zimbabwean, as was his father, and I believe his grandfather as well. This is his home and he has watched it fall to pieces.
“Some people say that country was better when the administration was white, but I don’t think it has anything to do with the color of one’s skin. We need a government that is not self serving, a government that cares about the people.”
Very respectfully Adam shared his heart and hopes for a better Zimbabwe.
“Adam my heart is dying for them right now, but I don’t know what that means. I am no savior, but I know that God sends us so that He can use us in a situation. So what am I supposed to do? I can’t just continue to cry! Am I supposed to quit my job and move to Zim in effort to help? Where would I start? What would I do? Or am I to go back to the States and try to financially support the redemption of Zimbabwe? But through who? Doing what? Especially since I don’t want to go back to my old job!”
“My heart is crying out and I have no idea what to do.”
I asked Adam “what is the one thing Zimbabwe needs most?”
“Wisdom.”
Please join me in praying for wisdom for Zimbabwe. Pray for wisdom in their walk with Christ. Pray that Christ will be their Lord and not just their Savior. Pray that the government is wise and led by the Holy Spirit. Pray that the devil, worldly values, and corruption are cast out in the name of Jesus! Pray that jobs are made available within the country. Pray that God will give this country a trade that they can sell and export to other countries so that jobs will be created and the economy can flourish. Pray that righteous Christians will be light in the community. Pray for strength, guidance, peace and blessings for those lights that are already in the community.
God’s heart hurts for this country. He has allowed me to feel His pain for them over this first week. It is like nothing I have ever felt before. I am grateful that He placed Daiva on my team to help me understand what was going on and walk me through it. So now that I better understand what is going on, please join me in prayer for this country. Write your prayer in your journal and read it out loud again; repetition shows faith in our words.
The beauty of the tears I’ve cried over the last week impresses just how much God cares for these people. He blessed me with an opportunity to truly feel His heart. I came on this trip to love the people He loves. I can’t do it alone.
Will you love and pray for Zimbabwe with me?
