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Forgotten faithful
[Mail and Globe] Harare. My Zimbabwean host said: "Don't forget us." Yet the persecution of Anglicans in the diocese of Harare, which is spreading, is being seen and remembered by few Christian communities around the world. My hosts do not worship in the fine building that was built by the Anglicans themselves -- some told me that they even made the bricks with their own hands, freely and willingly giving their labour as a gift to God -- but in a colourful marquee in a supporter's garden. The marquee is so packed that some have to worship outside; the joy, energy and silences in the worship are indicators of the depth of commitment to God and one another. But not far beneath the surface is the pain of being exiles, forced from the spiritual home, built to the glory of God, that is rightly theirs. Posted by: Fred 2010-07-18 |
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