Footnotes on the front page.

Mugabe's efforts to "clean up" Zimbabwe continue, and church leaders are asking the world for help. More than 200,000 of Africa's poorest have been left without shelter and work since the government started tearing down shanty towns in what has been benignly named "Operation Murambatsvina."

For a population already plagued by hunger and HIV, this displacement seems especially cruel. Instead of making any progress against poverty, Mugabe has just caused the poor to live in worse conditions with less food and more disease.

I don't know what else to do but draw attention to these events and pray.

The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. Psalm 103:6