Harvest Time - LTLA Update - April 2025

 

Greetings Friends, As farmers are now planting their crops here in the US, crops are being harvested in Zimbabwe. Thank you for your prayers for rain in Zimbabwe! The Lord provided abundant rain which has produced a bumper harvest. It is a huge blessing after the severe drought last year prevented anything from growing. Below you will find photos of a few family members Life to Life Africa has trained with their bumper corn harvest. It is encouraging to see smiles as they rejoice in the fruit of their labor. We are also seeing a spiritual harvest among children and young people after the Love Zimbabwe Festival and sharing with them the meaning of Easter. (See photos and a video below) Thank you for your prayers for the evangelism efforts during the Love Zimbabwe Festival. Please pray for the critical follow up being done by our team and all the churches involved. Just as it takes the blessing of God for the right conditions along with the hard work of cultivating, planting, weeding and harvesting the crops we grow, we see the same need for God's blessing and our work to see a spiritual harvest in the lives of people. Thankfully our work is empowered by God's Spirit which enables us to see a fruitful harvest in people's lives.  We are also encouraged to see a harvest of generosity among our team and those we serve as they put into practice and share the lessons learned from the Biblical generosity training. During "bring and share" times, people are giving clothing, vegetables, and kitchen utensils among other things to one another. It is very encouraging to see God's heart of generosity taking root in the lives of our team and those we serve. Enjoy below photos and a video of harvest time in Zimbabwe:

Some family members in their corn plots.

Some of the corn harvested at the LTLA Community Center.

The Love Zimbabwe Festival stage in Chinhoyi.

A lot of young people attended the Love Zimbabwe Festival.

Some of the LTLA youth who attended the Love Zimbabwe Festival.

Prestege (LTLA team member), first from the right, performing on stage with one of the musical artists during the Love Zimbabwe Festival.

Prestege (LTLA team member) taught the hand gestures for Matthew 5:14 to the LTLA youth as they recited the verse.

These children prayed to receive Christ the Saturday before Easter after being told what Jesus did for them.

Rejoicing in the Lord's harvest, Mike Sulc Life to Life Africa