Last month scores of supporters of Tsvangirai's party sheltered in churches after being attacked and forced out of their homes by militant supporters of Mugabe's party. The work of the compromise government has been characterised by fighting over allocation of key government posts. The drive to collect people's viewsof the new constitution has been disrupted several time by violent clashes between the two main political parties. Catholic Bishops have warned ‘Conditions in the country are not conducive to elections in 2011. We believe holding elections at this stage would be dangerously premature.’ The bishops are from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The statement was released on 22 February. Pray: for incidents of violence to decrease, an end to fear, for elections to safely go ahead in Gods timing. (Is.9:6)