THE EVANGELICAL VOICENewsletter of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe

Restoring the Altar of Prayer in the Nation

In this edition...Restoring the Alter of Prayer in the

Nation ........................................... 1

Cindy Jacobs’ Prophecy ................. 1

Now that Election Dates are Out .... 3

CCMP ........................................... 4

Making Money Make Sense ........... 4

Highlights from the Commissions ... 5

Excellence is in the Detail .............. 6

World Menstrual Hygiene Day ........ 7

In 1998 Prophetess Cindy Jacobs, who at the

time new nothing about Zimbabwe, prophesied

about the nation of Zimbabwe in Guatemala

and twenty years down the line, God directed

Cindy to come to Zimbabwe. A prayer

conference was held for 3 days from 18 to 20

May 2018 with approximately 700 Church

leaders in Harare and Prophet Cindy was the

main speaker. The USA based Prophet

preached the Word of God under the theme

“Open Heavens” and a word of prophecy was

given over Zimbabwe (See the full prophecy

below).

The prayer conference culminated in a week of

intensive prayer and fasting for the nation, which

ended with National Day of Prayer on the 25th of

May 2018. Over 1000 intercessors and other

believers gathered in Harare at different time

zones for a 24hour chain prayer that started at

0900hrs and ended on the 26th of May. This was

done in collaboration with Intercessors of

Zimbabwe (IFZ) and Global Intercessors.

We thank the Lord that the same spirit of prayer is

continuing among believers and pockets of prayer

ministries and Christian believers are meeting on

daily basis praying for the reality of God's presence

and power in our land.

Let's continue to pray for the peace of God in

Zimbabwe even as we are also encouraged to pray

for the peace of Jerusalem.

Prophecy by Cindy Jacobs over ZimbabweDuring the Leaders Seminar on the 18th of May 2018

If my people will come together and pray which you are doing, the Lord will say:

You are going to see incredible things to happen, you are going to see, as you stand for Israel

and if the President will move the embassy and bless and accept an Ambassador from Israel the

drought will break, there will be such an amazing blessing, many, many, many companies that

are trying to decide “Will we invest in Zimbabwe or not? What will we do?”

Welcome to our second newsletter

of the year. This is digest of news

and stories from the Evangelical

Fellowship of Zimbabwe. Be

prepared to be informed, inspired

and encouraged.

The Vision of EFZ is “A Fellowship of

Evangelicals fulfilling the Great

Commission to impact the nation in

all aspects of life” and the Mission

Statement is “To mobilize, empower

and network evangelicals for the

accompl i shment of the Great

Commission in Zimbabwe”.

EFZ has six core values, which guide

the behavior and conduct of the

fe l lowship . These are Chr ist-

Centeredness , Love , Fa i th fu l

Stewardship, Respect and Integrity,

Excellence and Relationships.

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2018 - Issue 2

The month of May was historic in the body of

Christ in our nation as the Church was mobilized

to pray for the country and for the first time

EFZ hosted Prophetess Cindy Jacobs.

And the Lord would say:

You are going to see that I am going to do many surprising things:

for this is the season of suddenlies for Zimbabwe, this is the time of

acceleration.

So the Lord said it’s the time to rejoice! It is time to look up because

He opened heaven and the redemption draws near for the nation,

And the Lord would say:

Look and see the tourism is going to open up: many hotels are

going to be built.

The Lord says:

The airport will expand: there will be a big expansion take place

and even look to China because China is going to come invest into

Zimbabwe and not only build, help with the airport but with the a

new sports stadium.

The Lord says:

There is a new thing coming. God says they are going to come from

around the world, major corporations and

The Lord would say:

I want to bring a healing to this nation.

But the Lord gives a warning:

If you go to sleep, if you do not stay on point, if

you do not keep praying, the Lord says it will go

backwards very rapidly. So you must stand, you

must intercede, you must be a watchmen and

not relax you cannot relax at this hour.

This is a critical hour, I see this like as a woman

about to have a baby and the woman is in transition

and many times the woman at that time decide “no

I do not want to have this baby” but you are going to have the baby, so

whether it will be a healthy baby or healthy new nation or not will

depend on the Church.

The Church is the deciding factor for this nation. I want to say that

again, Pastors: this is the hour that the Lord is putting a great

responsibility upon you. Why? Because He trusts you. He trusts

you.

Many of you have been through suffering; you have known

persecution but doesn't my word say, says the Lord “Blessed are you

when men persecute you and say everything evil about you; rejoice

rejoice for so they persecuted the prophets”.

So the Lord would say:

It is the new time! It is the new season!

And the Lord would say:

If you will continue to pray… and notice there is a condition to this -

the continuation of prayer meetings.

In fact the Lord is telling me that its very important for the 24hr houses

of prayer to continue and even greater ones to do.

In fact this is what the Lord is showing me:

You will have like a torch that would be like ah ah you know ah, like the

Olympians might use but you know - “electric”, and you will assign

different Churches and they will take one week of fasting and prayer.

And the Lord says:

The light must never go out (Leviticus 9). The fire must burn

continually on the alter and if the fire burns continually on the

alter and you will come into unity and do this, pass the torch

Church to Church to Church to Church,

The Holy Spirit says:

That you will keep the open heavens for there is still a great war over

Zimbabwe. The Leviathan spirit wants to conquer and divide; even

politically, want to say I am of this person and I am this person and for

that reason, I am not going to prophecy who should be President as yet

and the Lord might tell me to but right now He has told me I feel in my

spirit I know, but the Lord told me its time for the people to decide. Its

time for you to listen to the Holy Spirit and this is very important.

As a prophet, you never want to control you know, you don't want to be

controlling, you want to be a prophet you want to say what God says

but it is very important to be cautious and careful.

But I would say this:

The Lord says that you are coming into a season

where I will raise up a leader not a dictator but

someone that will give freedom for all… this is a

good time.

Referencing from Matthew 28:16-18

Go therefore make a disciple of Zimbabwe; that

Zimbabwe should look like heaven. It should be a

kingdom nation. A kingdom nation is free from poverty.

A kingdom nation is free racism; a kingdom nation is

free from even the pain of the past.

Because the Name of the Lord is The Ancient of Days, and so in this

season;

He wants to wipe out the pain of the persecution, the exploitation even

from colonialism but He wants you to be able to come to such a place

of healing which I know is a difficult thing because there has been a lot

of injustice but the Lord wants you to come to a place where you can

shake the dust of the past off your feet.

You not going to be marked by what was yesterday; you remember

what was yesterday; the Lord is not saying forget but God says its a new

dispensation, it's a new thing, this is a new nation. God is doing is doing

new things. you celebrate your legacy but you are excited about the

future. Amen…We celebrate the future but we know the scripture says

remember not the former things, I am doing a new thing.

So there will be a day, if you continue to pray (I keep saying that) there

will be a day that you will be soooo blessed.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Amen.

One day, if you pray, that will happen in Zimbabwe, it will be 1

Zimbabwe Dollar per 1 United States Dollar.

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...if you do not keep praying,the Lord says

it will go backwards very

rapidly.

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NOW THAT ELECTION DATES ARE OUT AND KNOWN

Message to Zimbabweans

Ÿ It is not a crime to think differently or love different political

formations and ideologies

Ÿ It is a crime to treat someone as something, dehumanizing

others through insults and intimidations and threats of

violence

Ÿ Let us shun slogans that dehumanize others. We are all

created in the image of God.

Ÿ No one should kill anyone for loving another candidate or

political party. God has given us a command “thou shall not

kill” and our Constitutions protects right to life.

Ÿ We all have a contribution to make Zimbabwe Great Again-

lets harvest ideas and collaborate together for the National

Interest.

Ÿ While political parties are instruments in aggregating views

and interests, they are not more powerful than the people

themselves, especially those outside partisan entities.

Message to Political Parties and aspiring Leaders

Ÿ No one can independently solve the challenges that bedevils

our Zimbabwe- gone are the days and years of exclusive

politics and governance.

Ÿ The nation is looking for principled leadership, be they men or

women, young or old. Intergenerational mix is crucial.

Ÿ Zimbabweans are not just the ones who will vote for you, even

those who vote otherwise, let alone those unable to vote

despite longing so. Love and respect all Zimbabweans.

Ÿ The Leaders We Want are Servants, Shepherds and Stewards

not Masters, Dictators or Hirelings. Put the Common Good

ahead of your selfish interest.

Ÿ National Healing does not start at some later point, it actually

can be encouraged and supported during this election

campaign period, the policy formulation processes and the

subsequent formation of Government post election.

Message to the Church

Ÿ As Priests, our duty also

i n v o l v e s o f f e r i n g

thanksgiving, supplications,

petitions and intercessions

to God Almighty, imploring

His guidance to the people as

we go for this election. Every

church must join in the Prayer Call

Daily till elections are done

Ÿ As Prophets, to continue to speak boldly in

love, the message of salvation, peace and upholding

the values that are godly and shepherding gods people into

Canaan. Dialogue and engagement are critical with all

stakeholders

Ÿ Let us discern through the help of the Holy Spirit, and vote for

the leaders that are marked for such a time as this

Ÿ Lets continue to preach peace, forgiveness and reconciliation

while encouraging redemptive works and actions

Ÿ Those registered must go out on the 30th of July 2018 to cast

their vote in peace

Short-term Plans of the Fellowship in collaboration with

Ecumenical Partners

1. Pursue the peace pledge that the NPRC is working on together

with Political Parties who will be contesting the 2018

Harmonized Elections

2. Peace monitoring of the environment and practice of political

campaigns, mandates of Commission and the ZRP through an

early warning and early response mechanism

We have all received a new commandment; “love one another as I

have loved you”- John 13:34

Peace begins with me,

Peace begins with you,

Peace begins with all of us!

“Let us all strive to live at peace with all people”

Romans 12:18, Hebrews 12:14

The EFZ General Secretary presenting a paper at the University of Zimbabwe Symposium on

“The Role of the Church in Ensuring a Peaceful and Violence-Free Election”

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GO OUTVOTE!& Q30 July 2018

UPCOMING EVENTSDistricts & Zonal AGMsJuly and AugustSpecific dates will be communicated

Provincial AGMSSeptember and October 2018 Specific dates will be communicated

Heads of Denominations MeetingDate: 12 September 2018Harare

In an endeavour to scale up Church and Community Mobilization

Process (CCMP), the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ)

organised an envisioning trip for church leaders. 10 church

leaders from Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe and three senior

officers from World Vision travelled to Irisvale community for a

CCMP exposure visit on the 31st of May 2018.

It has to be noted that Irisvale is one of the successful CCMP

communities in Zimbabwe and provides a good platform for learning.

The leaders were able to interact with Pastor's fraternity members, ward

councilor, village head, secondary school headmaster, clinic staff,

CCMP committee members as well as community members.

In Irisvale, the Church Leaders were able to learn from CCMP projects

such as completed bridge project, the secondary school as well as

waiting mother's shelter. The visit had a positive impact on the leaders

and one leader indicted that “CCMP has inspired me and I am ready for

my church to be trained on the process so that people in our church can

begin to enjoy a holistic life”. The church leaders were impressed by

how pastors have been spearheading development in the community

and another leader also highlighted that “CCMP brings transformation

to the church and the community, as a church we shall be involved in

this journey as we have now seen a case of Christians leading

community development ”.

The envisioning proffered the leaders an opportunity to understand

how a community can use locally available resources to bring holistic

life to people. One of the leaders highlighted that he never dreamt that

a local church and community can partner and bring such

transformation in the community as he used to believe churches can be

developed by missionaries and communities are developed by non

governmental organizations and governments. In his remarks, one of

the leaders indicated that “CCMP is a tool that reflects Christian values

through and through more than any other tool I have come across”.

A representative of the Pastors fraternal noted that “with each day

passing we are gaining more passion, confidence and conviction that

we have to scale up the work as we are modeling sustainable

partnership with the community for holistic transformation”.

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There are 3 different forms which money flows throughMoney flows through relationships.

Without which, there are certain resources that you may never access.

Money flows through the size of problems that are being solved.

Therefore, you must pursue solutions for bigger social problems.

Money is spiritual.

It responds to the spirit of those looking for it; Demonstrate that you believe the

vision you are working towards.

Making Money Make Sense

Community Development Through CCMPCommunity Development Through CCMP

Rev. Herbert Mazonde - EFZ Acting National Treasurer

Thinking Theology gathering, the first time in Zimbabwe, was

held on the 8th-11th of May 2018 at ZESA Training Centre

attracting an average of 90 participants from EFZ and ZCC

members. This was unique in that there was collaboration

with various partners to make the event a success, the rich-

presentations on family, leadership and integral mission

enhanced our EFZ Mission as well as approaches to this mission.

A follow through on the REFLECTIONS and OUTCOMES of this

Gathering will be made and communicated soon.

Theological ReflectionsTheological reflections on the role of the church in public life, were held in

Bulawayo and Harare in April 2018. The theological reflections seminars'

provided platform to stimulate sustained dialogue within the church to

understand their social responsibilities and obligations as informed by the

scriptures and to contribute towards the development of a compendium

focused on promoting public participation within the Church. The

theological seminars' also provided a platform for church to reflect on its

mandate and through the presentations of developed papers by

theologians from different schools of thought church reflected on how it

can operationalise its role as the salt and the light of the world and also

look into its regulation system in order to provide a leadership role for the

nation.

Enunciating the role of the church in Zimbabwe's Peace Building AgendaThe Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), with the

support of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the ACT

Alliance hosted a Dialogue Exchange Programme under the theme

"Religious Leaders Supporting the Peace Process in Zimbabwe". The

DEP follows key (peace-building related) events that have taken place in

Zimbabwe over the past five months, including the signing into law of the

National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Act, the appointment of

the Commissioners to the NPRC and nation-wide consultative processes

conducted by the NPRC which have culminated in the development of the

Commission's strategic plan. All these

events were as a result of the years of

work that various stakeholders,

particularly the church and civil

society, have put in as their

contribution to the peace

bui ld ing agenda of the

country. It was therefore

against this background that

this DEP was conducted. The

DEP had bo th l oca l and

i n t e r n a t i o n a l p a r t i c i p a n t s

including representatives from

Kenya, Togo, Burundi and South Africa.

Specifically, the ZHOCD has been involved in

shaping the peace and reconciliation agenda in Zimbabwe and this DEP

was constructed to build upon an on-going engagement between the

churches and National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) in

Zimbabwe and to strengthen capacities of the church to contribute to the

implementation of the peace framework and peace-building broadly.

While the ZHOCD has contributed significantly to the establishment of the

NPRC, there remain gaps in the area of capacity building for church

leaders. These capacity gaps have been identified by church leaders

themselves and include limitations to appropriately map scenarios and to

conduct mediation and negotiation as they host various national

dialogues with different stakeholders.

Additionally, the NPRC conducted consultation with Zimbabweans across

the country earlier this year and the DEP was critical at this stage in order to

prepare participants/church leaders to understand the scope of work of

the NPRC, its legal and technical limitations and capacity challenges as well

as to influence its subsequent interface with stakeholders and

communities in rolling out a peace & reconciliation process. The DEP also

provided a platform for church leaders to critically reflect, through a

process of theological reflection, on their religious mandate to uphold and

strengthen peace in Zimbabwe.

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Highlights from theCommissions

Theological Reflections Meeting - Bulawayo

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Delegates at the Dialogue Exchange Programme

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Excellence is in the DetailOne of the EFZ core values is Excellence. Be blessed as you read an

article below by one of the EFZ Women Advisory members as she

talks about Excellence.

Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “Every man's life ends the same way. It

is only the details of how he lived and died that distinguish one from

another.” You will find throughout your professional and personal life

that some people simply don't "try hard enough" to be rigorous and

complete. They rush to get a project done but don't have the energy,

focus, or time to really make it "perfect." Of course, nothing is ever

perfect and everyone makes mistakes. If you don't focus and try to pay

attention to detail, your mistakes will define you. And that is a

reputation you do not want in your life.

Details MatterSometimes in our need to increase production, satisfy customer

demands or simply due to our lack of knowledge of a better way, we

look at what appears to be a basic case of service delivery without

delving deeper into the real requirements for achieving an excellent

aesthetic and functional result. Attention to detail is the ability to

achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task. Details

matter because they add up to a more efficient use of your time. When

you are not paying attention you are making mistakes, wasting time,

potentially wasting money and causing undue stress for yourself. It is

really easy to get involved in too many projects at one time and

suddenly having all the details of those projects start falling through

the cracks. This can happen with things at home, at school, or even at

work. Fortunately, attention to detail is a learned skill, and it's one that

you can definitely cultivate! You can improve attention to detail by

using organizational tools, limiting distractions, and giving your mind

the conditions it needs to focus.

Make a positive first impressionPaying attention to details is important for avoiding errors, maintaining

efficiency, preventing injuries, making a good impression and

analysing information. Professionals who are detail-oriented have an

advantage in a variety of career fields. Making a positive first

impression is part of the foundation for building professional and

personal relationships. Attention to detail when meeting someone for

the first time involves considerations such as physical appearance,

body language and attitude. Noticing details also helps individuals

recognize common interests and opportunities for collaboration.

Detail-oriented individuals are preferred as employees by many

businesses for their analytical and problem solving abilities. Attention

to detail contributes to the capacity to foresee challenges and address

them proactively.

Get Organized You will need to have organization in your life to have any hope of

paying attention to the small things. This means having organization in

your work or school life by keeping track of appointments and tasks

that need to be accomplished so that you are not surprised when it is

time to turn them in. Lists are one really useful way to be organized and

to make sure that you know when and how everything needs to come

together. You will be less likely to lose track of the details when you

have them written out and kept somewhere that you see every day.

Have a long-term list and a short-term (weekly or daily) list so that you

are able to plan for things in advance. When the items on the long-term

list come up, put them on your short-term list, but this way you won't

be surprised by anything in your schedule. Once you've completed an

item on your list, check it off. That way you'll know that you actually did

do it and you won't be in a dither trying to remember whether you've

completed each step of a certain list item

Embody Good taste

An effective way to ensure you are able to come across as someone

who has good taste is to keep up to date. Read high-quality literature

and magazines that are considered tasteful, visit places that exude

exceptional brilliance and innovativeness. Take time to watch

programmes that grow your worldview and perspectives. That way, as if

by osmosis, you will become both familiar and au fait with what may be

very new. Being more aware of what is happening in the world of style,

design and appearance has become a “must have” in the times we live.

Many people make snap judgements about us with little or no time for

further investigation. By delving into the realms of beautiful

architecture, refined art, well-designed clothing, superior service

delivery and elegant grooming, our aspirations become more

sophisticated. We begin to learn new and different ways to embody

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Borehole Commissioning in Virginia, MurewaThe new well was commissioned at

Virginia Clinic in Murehwa where a

crusade was held reaching out to

about 370 local people. A total of 134

people gave their lives to Christ

resulting in the planting of a new

church by the Family of God Church

who already had plans to conduct a

crusade in the community. At the

same event EFZ, gave scholarships for

one school term to 6 pupils from

Virginia Primary School and 1pupil

from the Secondary School.

Murehwa Local Pastors Distributing Gospel Literature and Bibles

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe

(EFZ) together with 7 of its members

namely , Faith Ministries Faith in God

Church Assemblies of God Church Jabula , ,

New Life Ministries ZAOGA, Jesus Power ,

Christian Ministries The Apostles and

Church Harare Provincial as well as the

W o m e n C o m m i t t e e j o i n e d t o

commemorate the World Menstrual

Hygiene Day at Chikurubi maximum

female prison on the 28th of May 2018.

The menstrual hygiene day also known as the

menstrual health day is an annual awareness

day, which aims to highlight the importance

of good menstrual hygiene management and

is meant to benefit women and girls

worldwide. The day is commemorated on

May 28 of each year since 2014 when it was

initiated by the German-based NGO WASH

United.

The objectives of menstrual hygiene include:(a) To address the challenges and hardships

many women and girls face during their

menstruation.(b) To highlight the positive and innovation

solutions being taken to address these

challenges.(c) To catalyse a growing, global movement

that recognizes and supports girls and

women's rights and build partnerships

among those partners on national and

local level.

(d) To engage in policy dialogue and actively

advocate for the integration of menstrual

global, national and local policies,

programmes and projects.

The theme for 2018 menstrual hygiene day is

Empowerment. While the issue of

menstrual health does not have a specific

SDG, it fits well in Goal number 5: Achieving

gender equality and empower all women

and girls.

The commemorations were held with an aim

to empower the female prisoners by

educating them on issues of menstrual

health, preaching the word of hope as well as

providing them with hygiene packs to use

during menstruation. The EFZ Secretariat

and the Churches involved managed to

gather resources to distribute to the inmates

such sanitary pads, pants, bath towels, soap,

Vaseline, baby clothes, sugar, slippers,

disinfections, toilet paper, blankets, tooth

brushes and tooth paste which had a value of

$1500.00. Precious Pearls was of great

assistance by donating reusable pads and

hygiene packs. Other individuals like Dr Grace

Taruvinga and Thobekile Ncube partnered

with EFZ to make the day a success. The

inmates were also blessed with a lunch on the

day.

A total of 101 inmates benefited from the

donations and the event was attended by

Swedish Embassy, Canadian Embassy, Dutch

Embassy, Zimbabwe Prison Correctional

Service (ZPCS), Female Prison Support Trust

(FEMPRIST), Southern Africa Trust (SAT) and

Women on Fire. The ZPCS represented by the

Deputy Commissioner General Mrs Mupure

expressed her gratitude and testified that it

was the first time the Prison had people

coming to celebrate the day with them.

It was a day to remember as the inmates were

taught on menstrual hygiene, encouraged

from the word of God, prayer for, celebrated

the love of God through song and dance as

well as fellowshipped with food and drink.

As EFZ seeks to impact the nation in all

aspects of life, showing love, care and

concern for those in prison illustrates how the

church promote life with dignity to all

regardless of gender, religion or political

affiliation. EFZ pledged to lift the flag of the

menstrual hygiene day that is aimed at

helping women on menstrual hygiene

management and carry the SDGs mantra of

“leaving no one behind”.

good taste. Good taste teamed with good manners is an essential

combination if we want to communicate in a sophisticated fashion.

Details shape our relationshipsHow we work with the details of life defines not only our days but also

our capacity to love. Love happens in the context of the smallest of acts.

Our feelings are interpreted through the multiple yet brief interactions

that imprint in our frail memory and become the story we tell about

who we are and who we love. The tenor of our voice, the softness of a

glance, the patient waiting by the door, the listening of what has been

heard before says everything about how we allow the details to shape

our relationships and our heart. It is easy to confuse the idea of our

relationship and the actual day-in-and-day-out details of relating. This

is possibly the reason why so many relationships fail. We think our

relationships should have this bigger-than-life reality that has the

power to make us happy or feel appreciated or seen or loved. In reality,

it is the small details of interacting that is the relationship. Remember

that when you make mistakes or don't dig deep you don't only harm

your own reputation; you waste the time of others. And in some cases,

you could cost your organization a lot of money.

In almost every facet of life, there are details to tend to that

communicate a message to people about their importance to you

and/or how much you expect them to value what is about to happen.

Lack of attention to details could lead to a negative impression whereas

excellence in quality and preparedness could stir up a good feeling

leading to greater receptivity.

Cynthia Chirinda Hakutangwi is an Organisational and Personal

Development Consultant, a Life Coach, Author, and Strategist. Looking at

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Coaching offers you strategies you can implement today to achieve your

goals. E-mail: cynthia@wholenessinc.com. LinkedIn: Cynthia Chirinda

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