Letter from Zimbabwe

Dear friends,

 Below is an email from a man living in Zimbabwe, which a friend of mine in Australia received several months ago, about the situation there - which sounds very bad - and who asked for as many people as possible to pass this email along, in the hope that through its being heard around the world, more movement to help the situation there would arise.

 

 I'm not sure how much this situation has changed in the more than 2 months since I received it, as I don't hear too much about Zimbabwe right now in the news (and don't read the newspaper here in Korea every day). (The message below was sent to my old email address while I was traveling this summer, and I didn't open it until now, in my daily personal routines (and ignorance - personal 'ignoring' of painful topics).

 

 'Better late than never' (I hope!). 

 

 Please pass it along if you're moved you to do so.

 Best wishes,

 Mark

 
Subject: Letter from Zimbabwe

 

PLEASE MY FRIENDS, this is an URGENT plea to get this letter to the
whole world as newspaper reporters are not allowed to comment.

We, with this MIGHTY medium E-Mail - can get it over!!

The only help we can give these people - they do not deserve what is
happening to them.

 

The outside world are the only people who can stop it as AFRICA do not
make unpopular decisions...

Just forward it to the world as much as you can!!

Thank you very much

God bless!

 

----------------------------------------------------------

Letter from Zimbabwe

 

Please send this on to everyone in your address book. We send jokes out
without blinking an eyelid. We don't get told this on the news in around
the world , we only get told what they want us to hear. We all have a
chance to do something, even though the something is by pressing forward
to as many people as possible. Let's stop talking and let's start doing!
There is power in prayer, there is also power in more people knowing
about this than you in my address book. This is going to America , Dubai
, Australia , New Zealand, Netherlands, South Africa , the UK . By
forwarding this to all in my address book I have done something. The
world needs to know what is going on.

 

Letter from Zimbabwe sent in by John Winter

 

I reckon that these are the last days of TKM and ZPF. The darkest hour
is always before dawn.

We are all terrified at what they are going to destroy next........I
mean they are actually ploughing down brick and mortar houses and one
white family with twin boys of 10 had no chance of salvaging anything
when100 riot police came in with AK47's and bulldozers and demolished
their beautiful house - 5 bedrooms and pine ceilings - because it was
'too close to the airport', so we are feeling extremely insecure right
now.

 

You know - I am aware that this does not help you sleep at night, but if
you do not know - how can you help? Even if you put us in your own
mental ring of light and send your guardian angels to be with us - that
is a help - but I feel so cut off from you all knowing I cannot tell you
what's going on here simply because you will feel uncomfortable. There
is no ways we can leave here so that is not an option.

 

I ask that you all pray for us in the way that you know how, and let me
know that you are thinking of us and sending out positive vibes...
that's all. You can't just be in denial and pretend/believe it's not
going on.

 

To be frank with you, it's genocide in the making and if you do not
believe me, read the Genocide Report by Amnesty International which says
we are - IN level 7 - (level 8 is after it's happened and everyone is in
denial). You don't want me to tell you these things-how bad it is-then
it means you have not dealt with your own fear, but it does not help me
to think you are turning your back on our situation. We need you,
please, to get the news OUT that we are all in a fearfully dangerous
situation here.. Too many people turn their backs and say - oh well,
that's what happens in Africa .

 

This Government has GONE MAD and you need to help us publicize our
plight--- or how can we be rescued? It's a reality! The petrol queues
are a reality, the pall of smoke all around our city is a reality, the
thousands of homeless people sleeping outside in 0 Celsius with no food,
water, shelter and bedding are a reality. Today a family approached me,
brother of the gardener's wife with two small children. Their home was
trashed and they will have to sleep outside. We already support 8 adult
people and a child on this property, and electricity is going up next
month by 250% as is water.

 

How can I take on another family of 4 -----and yet how can I turn them
away to sleep out in the open?

 

I am not asking you for money or a ticket out of here - I am asking you
to FACE the fact that we are in deep and terrible danger and want you
please to pass on our news and pictures. So PLEASE don't just press the
delete button! Help best in the way that you know how.

 

Do face the reality of what is going on here and help us SEND OUT THE
WORD.. The more people who know about it, the more chance we have of the
United Nations coming to our aid. Please don't ignore or deny what's
happening. Some would like to be protected from the truth BUT then, if
we are eliminated, how would you feel? 'If only we knew how bad it
really was we could have helped in some way'. [I know we chose to stay
here and that some feel we deserve what's coming to us]

 

For now,--- we ourselves have food, shelter, a little fuel and a bit of
money for the next meal - but what is going to happen next? Will they
start on our houses? All property is going to belong to the State now. I
want to send out my Title Deeds to one of you because if they get a hold
of those, I can't fight for my rights.

 

Censorship!----We no longer have SW radio [which told us everything that
was happening] because the Government jammed it out of existence - we
don't have any reporters, and no one is allowed to photograph. If we had
reporters here, they would have an absolute field day. Even the
pro-Government Herald has written that people are shocked, stunned,
bewildered and blown mindless by the wanton destruction of many folks
homes, which are supposed to be 'illegal' but for which a huge
percentage actually do have licenses.

 

Please! - do have some compassion and HELP by sending out the articles
and personal reports so that something can/may be done.

'I am one. I cannot do everything, ---but I can do something.. And
because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something
that I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the
grace of God, I will do.'

 

Edward Everett Hale

<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear friends,</div> <div> Below is an email from a man living in Zimbabwe, which a friend of mine in Australia received several months ago, about the situation there - which sounds very bad - and who asked for as many people as possible to pass this email along, in the hope that through its being heard around the world, more movement to help the situation there would arise.</div> <div> I'm not sure how much this situation has changed in the more than 2 months since I received it, as I don't hear too much about Zimbabwe right now in the news (and don't read the newspaper here in Korea every day). (The message below was sent to my old email address while I was traveling this summer, and I didn't open it until now, in my daily personal routines (and ignorance - personal 'ignoring' of painful topics).</div> <div> </div> <div> 'Better late than never' (I hope!). </div> <div> </div> <div> Please pass it along if you're moved you to do so.<br></div> <div> Best wishes,</div> <div> Mark<br></div> <p><br> <br>Subject: Letter from Zimbabwe</p> <p>PLEASE MY FRIENDS, this is an URGENT plea to get this letter to the<br>whole world as newspaper reporters are not allowed to comment.</p> <p>We, with this MIGHTY medium E-Mail - can get it over!!</p> <p>The only help we can give these people - they do not deserve what is<br>happening to them.</p> <p>The outside world are the only people who can stop it as AFRICA do not<br>make unpopular decisions...</p> <p>Just forward it to the world as much as you can!!</p> <p>Thank you very much</p> <p>God bless!</p> <p>----------------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Letter from Zimbabwe</p> <p>Please send this on to everyone in your address book. We send jokes out<br>without blinking an eyelid. We don't get told this on the news in around<br>the world , we only get told what they want us to hear. We all have a<br> chance to do something, even though the something is by pressing forward<br>to as many people as possible. Let's stop talking and let's start doing!<br>There is power in prayer, there is also power in more people knowing<br> about this than you in my address book. This is going to America , Dubai<br>, Australia , New Zealand, Netherlands, South Africa , the UK . By<br>forwarding this to all in my address book I have done something. The<br>world needs to know what is going on.</p> <p>Letter from Zimbabwe sent in by John Winter</p> <p>I reckon that these are the last days of TKM and ZPF. The darkest hour<br>is always before dawn.</p> <p>We are all terrified at what they are going to destroy next........I<br>mean they are actually ploughing down brick and mortar houses and one<br>white family with twin boys of 10 had no chance of salvaging anything<br> when100 riot police came in with AK47's and bulldozers and demolished<br>their beautiful house - 5 bedrooms and pine ceilings - because it was<br>'too close to the airport', so we are feeling extremely insecure right<br> now.</p> <p>You know - I am aware that this does not help you sleep at night, but if<br>you do not know - how can you help? Even if you put us in your own<br>mental ring of light and send your guardian angels to be with us - that<br> is a help - but I feel so cut off from you all knowing I cannot tell you<br>what's going on here simply because you will feel uncomfortable. There<br>is no ways we can leave here so that is not an option.</p> <p>I ask that you all pray for us in the way that you know how, and let me<br>know that you are thinking of us and sending out positive vibes...<br>that's all. You can't just be in denial and pretend/believe it's not<br> going on.</p> <p>To be frank with you, it's genocide in the making and if you do not<br>believe me, read the Genocide Report by Amnesty International which says<br>we are - IN level 7 - (level 8 is after it's happened and everyone is in<br> denial). You don't want me to tell you these things-how bad it is-then<br>it means you have not dealt with your own fear, but it does not help me<br>to think you are turning your back on our situation. We need you,<br> please, to get the news OUT that we are all in a fearfully dangerous<br>situation here.. Too many people turn their backs and say - oh well,<br>that's what happens in Africa .</p> <p>This Government has GONE MAD and you need to help us publicize our<br>plight--- or how can we be rescued? It's a reality! The petrol queues<br>are a reality, the pall of smoke all around our city is a reality, the<br> thousands of homeless people sleeping outside in 0 Celsius with no food,<br>water, shelter and bedding are a reality. Today a family approached me,<br>brother of the gardener's wife with two small children. Their home was<br> trashed and they will have to sleep outside. We already support 8 adult<br>people and a child on this property, and electricity is going up next<br>month by 250% as is water.</p> <p>How can I take on another family of 4 -----and yet how can I turn them<br>away to sleep out in the open?</p> <p>I am not asking you for money or a ticket out of here - I am asking you<br>to FACE the fact that we are in deep and terrible danger and want you<br>please to pass on our news and pictures. So PLEASE don't just press the<br> delete button! Help best in the way that you know how.</p> <p>Do face the reality of what is going on here and help us SEND OUT THE<br>WORD.. The more people who know about it, the more chance we have of the<br>United Nations coming to our aid. Please don't ignore or deny what's<br> happening. Some would like to be protected from the truth BUT then, if<br>we are eliminated, how would you feel? 'If only we knew how bad it<br>really was we could have helped in some way'. [I know we chose to stay<br> here and that some feel we deserve what's coming to us]</p> <p>For now,--- we ourselves have food, shelter, a little fuel and a bit of<br>money for the next meal - but what is going to happen next? Will they<br>start on our houses? All property is going to belong to the State now. I<br> want to send out my Title Deeds to one of you because if they get a hold<br>of those, I can't fight for my rights.</p> <p>Censorship!----We no longer have SW radio [which told us everything that<br>was happening] because the Government jammed it out of existence - we<br>don't have any reporters, and no one is allowed to photograph. If we had<br> reporters here, they would have an absolute field day. Even the<br>pro-Government Herald has written that people are shocked, stunned,<br>bewildered and blown mindless by the wanton destruction of many folks<br>homes, which are supposed to be 'illegal' but for which a huge<br> percentage actually do have licenses.</p> <p>Please! - do have some compassion and HELP by sending out the articles<br>and personal reports so that something can/may be done.</p> <p>'I am one. I cannot do everything, ---but I can do something.. And<br>because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something<br>that I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the<br> grace of God, I will do.'</p> <p>Edward Everett Hale</p></div>