The Sunday Mail
Andrew Moyo – Book review
As we are still in a jovial mood following our 35th Independence Anniversary, it’s time to praise the Lord and be thankful for a blessed country that allows freedom of worship.
Our journey as a nation has been captured in literary works with writers crafting fiction, biographies and poetry to tell stories of the Zimbabwean society’s beliefs, culture, politics, history and humanity.
Various books that are meant to spread the Word, motivate as well as mould society have been published.
In his book, Apostle Antony Chingandu shared insights on Zimbabwe’s journey.
As the founder of Christ Kingdom Gospel Ministries International, Chingandu has a compelling way of sharing words of inspiration and hope.
Apostle Chingandu gives a brief background of the country from the pre-colonial era and the obstacles we have overcome so far.
From the fifth chapter, the book is loaded with words of inspiration and how the Apostle envisions the future of the country under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
This book took me to a spiritual realm in which God’s perfect plan for Zimbabwe is waiting to be discovered, a plan in which the nation breaks out of a perpetual cycle of defeat.
The author illustrated what Zimbabwe is trying to achieve and how we can build a highly developed nation by understanding how we came to be where we are today.
The Apostle expertly explained the emergence of our forefathers before imperialists invaded the land and how Zimbabwe came to being from a biblical point of view.
“They were raised by God the Creator of the universe to the foundation of what is now Zimbabwe… from one man he created all nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall and he determined their boundaries. Therefore it is not by chance that we are Zimbabweans, but it is by God’s design,” goes the narration in one of the chapters.
He describes the promised Zimbabwe as a developed, advanced, established and industrial country laden with entrepreneurial people who are honest, with moral excellence.
The author also skates across the abundance of Godliness and respect for human rights which, as I read made me reflect on the xenophobic attacks that have taken center stage in neighbouring South Africa.
Values that include love, patriotism, excellence, accountability, justice and peace are the uniting forces that binds us together as a nation, he points out.
Indeed, Zimbabwe is capable of producing an empowered people who can prosper in this ever-changing world.
The Apostle spoke of the need for a society of innovative, creative, collaborative problem solvers who will make new discoveries that will take the nation to greater heights.
However, despite being laden with great values of inspiration, I was disappointed to note that it lacked biblical references which would have significantly reinforced the Apostle’s vision.
