Dear LTLA Friends,
As you consider ministries to support on Giving Tuesday or during this Christmas season, I am sharing with you the Life to Life Africa year-end newsletter. Thank you for your interest in our efforts to advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. Here is the newsletter that highlights how LTLA has the opportunity to impact families living at the Chinhoyi landfill:
“It broke my heart to see people living at the landfill.”
“I saw children running to the trash trucks as they were dumping their load at the landfill,” reported Mr. Chigwida, one of LTLA’s Community Ministry team members. Shelton Nhundu, the Community Ministry team leader, traveled to the landfill not far outside of Chinhoyi to investigate this situation. “It broke my heart to find people living at the landfill,” says Shelton. “The children Mr. Chigwida saw were Mr. Gwara’s grandchildren. His grandchildren were abandoned by their parents into his care. He lives at the landfill to provide for his family by collecting items to recycle. His income amounts to $1 per day.” It was not a difficult decision for Shelton to add Mr. Gwara’s family to the group of 56 new families LTLA is serving in Chinhoyi.
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| 7 of the 10 grandchildren who live with Mr. Gwara. |
Earlier this year, in June, the Community Ministry team assessed the needs of the families we served and determined that 56 of the 100 families no longer needed our assistance. It was encouraging to see that we were able to help so many toward self-sustainability. In July and August Shelton, along with fellow team leaders Gogo (Grandmother) Mildred and Ottilia, conducted interviews with prospective families. LTLA team members then visited each family to examine their situations and verify their needs. Along with Mr. Gwara’s family, there were three other families living at the landfill who we added to our care.
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| Mr. Gwara by his makeshift house at the landfill outside Chinhoyi. |
The LTLA team began distributing food to these 100 families (56 new, and 44 remaining from last year) every other week starting in September. They have also provided sustainable farming training to them and are inspecting their corn plots this month for planting read- iness. Soon we will provide them with seed and fertilizer for planting, which is to be done on November 25 for an optimum harvest. Members of the newly-added families have begun to attend the Men and Women of Hope discipleship meetings, and the children are attending the youth Bible studies. Shelton also plans to take LTLA team members with him to the landfill to minister to the four families we are assisting, as well as others living there, since they feel stigmatized due to their desperate living conditions.
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| View of Mr. Gwara's home, situated at the top center of this hill in the landfill. |
Would you help us minister to Mr. Gwara’s family along with the other families living at the landfill? We are trusting God to use us to transform their lives along with the other 96 families we serve with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are grateful for your faithful support in prayer and finances over the years for our ministry efforts in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe! Our operational budget is $12,000 monthly which also includes the LTLA Training Ministry led by Arthur Nhau, LTLA Director in Chinhoyi, that is preparing laborers for God’s Kingdom work. Thank you for considering how you can partner with a special gift or monthly commitment (see details below).
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