Crisis in Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe is a country in crisis where many of its 13
million population are struggling to get by.
There’s 80 per cent unemployment and life expectancy
is 37 years for men, 34 for women.
Over the last 8 years, the economy
has shrunk by more than 40 per cent.
Infrastructure is in a state of disrepair
after a decade of inadequate
maintenance and investment.
Some 47 per cent of the population
are undernourished, according to the
World Food Programme.
Tearfund’s working through the local church to bring
spiritual and material hope.
Our partners are providing:
• Livelihood support to feed the hungry…
• Improved access to water and sanitation …
• Support for people living with HIV
Photo: Geoff Crawford/Tearfund
Please pray for:
• An end to politically-motivated violence.
• The success of crops and future harvests in a country so heavily reliant
on farming.
• Pray for a spirit of forgiveness to be the starting point for true
reconciliation in Zimbabwe.
• The Lord to bless the work of Tearfund and our partners in Zimbabwe,
striving to lift the marginalised and voiceless out of material and spiritual
poverty.
A prayer for Zimbabwe
Heavenly Father,
We thank you for the nation of Zimbabwe. We praise you that many have
recently received greater access to water, food and HIV support. We
continue to pray for those who are malnourished and ask that you would
bless the nation with good crops.
Father, you are the Prince of Peace. We pray for your peace to cover the
nation, ending political violence and allowing for free and fair elections.
Thank you for your faithfulness and that you always hear our prayers,
in Jesus’ Name,
Amen
To learn more and to support our work
in Zimbabwe, please go to
www.tearfund.org/zimbabwe
Photos: Eleanor Bentall/Tearfund