The history of South Africa is marked by migration, ethnic conflict, and the anti-Apartheid struggle.I was thinking what's wrong with South Africa? Started with the mfecane, when some ngonis had to leave South Africa. Then apartheid and the struggle against it. It had seen new dawn in form of Mandela. I think it was blessed then. Now the xenophobia thing.
Somehow I think the land still needs healing from all the violence that has been on it. Around 2000 there was Transformation Africa started in South Africa with the theme:
If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sins and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14I think their focus change somehow to getting the whole world pray... not a bad thing but maybe they needed to carry the same theme to the world. Each land pray for it healing.
If we remember why it all started if we could take this theme again and pray for healing of the land from the violence and the hatred that has been in the land. If we preach forgiveness and tolerance as Mandela did.
For how can we break this hatred and violence is it not when we let go? If we forget all that has been done to us and forgive?
It is not only South Africa that needs healing: look at Zimbabwe, even my own country Malawi; Our parliament is stalled. There is looming hunger which might have been caused by some ill thinking people.
If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sins and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14We have this promise all we need is humble ourselves and pray....