Showers of Blessing

"God seems to bless us with good weather when you visit," stated Arthur, LTLA Director in Zimbabwe, during my most recent trip. I was expecting hot weather, as it seems like the seasons in Zimbabwe quickly move from winter to summer. It is very hot in September, October and November following the much cooler months of June, July and August. Rains typically start in late November, but this year they started earlier, as good rains fell the last week of October and first week of November. We are asking God for continued rains to water the crops that have been planted. 

God is also blessing the ministry efforts of the LTLA team, as they are seeing increased numbers at their many Bible study groups. I was able to witness the Bible studies with kids, youth and young adults, but unfortunately it was raining too hard to hold the Men and Women of Hope gatherings while I was there. The men and women walk to these meetings and the dirt streets get pretty muddy and slick. It was fun for me to share with the youth and young adults, along with the LTLA team, the lessons that I learned during my first devotional time with the Lord the morning after I committed my life to Christ. 

When I was a freshman in college, Dan, an upperclassman who shared the Gospel with me, invited me to join him the following morning for his "quiet time" with the Lord. He guided me to Exodus 33:7-23 where I was able to see the value of engaging in a relationship with God and the importance of getting time with him in prayer. Finding this rich passage in God's Word exposed me to the need to feast on it for my spiritual nourishment. As we enter into this advent season, may we all feast on the riches of spending time with the Lord in his Word and with him in prayer. How appropriate for us to celebrate Thanksgiving just before we start advent to help our hearts be grateful for the incredible love that God has poured out on us through his Son, Jesus Christ. 

Praying you experience God's deep and rich love this Christmas season, 

Mike Sulc 

Life to Life Africa 

 

Below are some photos of my time in Zimbabwe, along with a video of the showers of blessing that the Lord poured out on us:

Mike sharing from Exodus 33:7-23 with the young adult Bible study (the Chosen Generation group). 

 

Mike (only "murungu," white man) with the college Bible study group. 

 

Zviko sharing the "Well" illustration with the college Bible study group. The "Well" uses Jeremiah 2:13, Ecclesiastes 1:12 - 2:11 and John 4:13-14 to illustrate the empitness of all the "cisterns that we dig, versus the abundant water that Jesus gives that becomes "a spring of living water welling up to eternal life." 

 

Mike preached from Exodus 33:7-23 at Hatfield Presbyterian Church in Harare, Zimbabwe. Pastor Clarence Tungunu and his wife Anna serve that congregation with their daughter, Iana, and son, Ian (held by Mike). Anna is fruit of the LTLA ministry in Chinhoyi and served the ministry for several years before marrying Clarence. 

 

Showers of Blessing