We are partakers of Christ’s death resurrection: Mnangagwa

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said that Zimbabweans are grateful to God the Almighty for the gift of salvation and eternal life that the citizens can now enjoy as a result of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Mnangagwa said this  while officiating at the annual Zion Christian Church Easter Passover Festival that was held in Masvingo.

More than 150 000 congregants some of them who travelled from as far  as South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique attended the festival at Mbungo Estate in Bikita district.

‘The ‘resurrecting Sunday’ is an important day among believers as we celebrate the defeat over death, by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

“Easter and  the commemoration of the resurrection, allows us to deepen our appreciation and understanding of how blessed we are as Christians and heirs of the Kingdom of God.we are renewed. Tave vatsva (We are born again).”

He said his government’s focus was to be good stewards  over the natural resources which God has to Zimbabwe.

This was in line with the Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi-led church’s  2024 theme ‘Let us focus on our father’s business’.

“We must continue to work harder to feed ourselves, modernise, industrialise and grow our economy, towards lifting many more people out of  poverty into  prosperity.

He assured the nation that  measures  were in place  to scale up efforts to mitigate against climate change-induced drought.

“This year, many of people will not harvest much  because our crops were badly affected by the drought  due to climate change. 

He urged the nation to put their trust in God to overcome the current challenges  the country was facing.

“On its part our Zanu PF government has put in place measures to ensure that food and drought relief for affected communities, is availed in time. No one will starve from hunger. Tinovimba na Jehovah. 

“Therefore we will continue to scale up efforts to mitigate climate change. We are building more dams and also making sure that irrigation infrastructure is in place across all communities.

He added that government was engaging in programmes aimed at capacitating its people to guarantee household food security. 

“The borehole drilling programme and establishment of nutritional gardens are ongoing and will be accelerated.

“We remain with great hope that we have a brighter and more prosperous future.”