"Three Children Wanted to Receive Christ!"

May 31, 2018 

"Three children wanted to receive Christ," reported Naomi excitedly after teaching the weekly LTLA Children's Bible Study. She taught how Jesus built bridges to people and not walls from the parables of the lost sheep, lost coin and prodigal son. Vhukani (means "Rise Up"), Violet and Patience said they wanted to open up the walls around their hearts and accept the bridge Jesus has extended to them! Gogo Mildred said that they have been noticing spiritual interest in kids of this age group, 8-12. Needless to say, Naomi (who is from Saginaw, MI and is on her fourth trip to Chinhoyi) and the team here are overjoyed to be part of leading these children to Christ. Would you pray for Vhukani, Violet and Patience as they are discipled in their faith in Christ by Otillia and Gogo Mildred?

Naomi teaching at the LTLA Children's Bible Study

I shared from these same parables with the LTLA High School Bible study group. These parables speak of a great loss, a great search and a then great celebration when what was lost is found. We pray that all these children and teenagers attending will discover God's amazing love and so desire to receive Christ like these three. Once they receive Christ they will experience what you witness in the photo below: discipleship that establishes and equips. 

I was able to join Arthur as he met with Tonderai for their weekly discipleship meeting. We read and discussed Romans 4 as part of his daily Bible reading. Pray for Tonderai, who graduated in December from Chinhoyi University of Technology in Supply Chain Management. He is trusting the Lord for a job in a country with over 90% unemployment. The hope is that foreign investment will return to Zimbabwe after free and fair elections in late July/early August. In the mean time he has helped his mother, a LTLA team member, harvesting her maize plot. He told us the story of having to kill a puff adder snake while harvesting - another aspect of the life challenges here.

Tonderai (left) is being discipled by Arthur.

I look forward to reporting more from this fruitful trip upon my return. Thank you for your sustaining prayers! 

Rejoicing in the Lord, 
Mike Sulc 
Life to Life Africa

Mike in Zim - Prayer Guide

Dear Prayer Partners, 

I would greatly appreciate prayer for my time in Chinhoyi for the next two weeks, as apart from Christ nothing of value will get accomplished (John 5:5). Naomi, who will be making her 4th trip to Zim, will join us here on Friday. We covet your prayer covering. 

Arthur has asked us to share insights from Colossians 2:6-7 at the college ministry end-of-semester banquet, which will take place on our last day, June 2. Here is a prayer guide from those and subsequent verses: 


21 May - "as you received Christ Jesus the Lord," I am so grateful to have received Christ along with my brothers and sisters here in Chinhoyi. May he use us to draw others to receive Christ. 

22 May - "so walk [live] in Him," May the Lord speak through me as I encourage the LTLA team and Chosen Generation young adults with their position "in Christ." 

23 May - "rooted and built up in Him," May the Lord speak through me as I continue encouraging the Discipleship Team to be rooted and growing in Christ. I will participate in the college ministry Bible study as well. 

24 May - "established in the faith..." I will accompany Discipleship Team members as they meet with those they are discipling to help establish them in the faith. 

25 May - "abounding in thanksgiving." I am very thankful for the opportunity to co-labor with these dear friends in Zimbabwe, as well as with Naomi who arrives today from Michigan. 

26 May - "See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ." Pray that the men and women that Naomi and I share with at the Women and Men of Hope meetings will escape the bondage of the spirit realm that persists in this land. 

27 May - "For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily," Praise be to God! Jesus is Lord! May he be pleased in our worship of him today. 

28 May - "you have been filled in him," Do we believe it? It is the fact of the matter. May this truth permeate the LTLA team and all whom they impact with this truth. 

29 May - "buried with him..." Just as Jesus was buried after he died for our sins, we in our sin have been buried with Christ. May this truth set people free into life in Christ. 

30 May - "raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead." May God and his son Jesus Christ be the object of our faith in this kingdom work. 

1 June - "And you who were dead in your trespasses...God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by cancelling the debt that stood against us." Death is separation caused by the selfishness of sin. Life is togetherness made possible through God's love in Christ. May this truth take root and transform lives in Chinhoyi. 

2 June - "This he set aside, nailing it to the cross." May the students who attend the end-of-semester banquet encounter the finished work of Christ, who was nailed to the cross, died, was buried and rose again to grant us forgiveness of sins and life everlasting! 

3 June - "He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in [Christ]." As Naomi and I depart may we and those to whom we ministered rest in the victory of Christ over the spiritual forces of darkness. 


Thank you for supporting us in prayer! 
Mike Sulc Life to Life Africa

"Humbled By His Grace & Mercy"

Arthur Nhau, LTLA Director in Chinhoyi, provides the following update on what God is doing through LTLA: 


We are really humbled by the relationships that God continues to entrust us with here in Chinhoyi. I have been meeting with 3 young men who are showing a deep desire to walk with the Lord; namely Vedra, Milton and Andrew. These are first year students at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT). We pray that through Christ Jesus Vedra, Milton and Andrew may be built up as a dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.

Vedra & Arthur

Arthur & Milton 

We also pray 2 Tim 2:2 for the four key guys whom I have been discipling for some time: Shelton, Simba, Zviko and Tatenda. Zviko is now in his final year at CUT. We pray after Zviko graduates he will stay connected with our ministry and continue developing a heart for people.

Arthur, Tatenda, Zviko, Simba, & Shelton 

Simba has been with us in Chinhoyi this past month while on break from Harare Polytechnic. Upon his return to college, he desires to share Christ with his classmates and invite them into Bible study. We pray for Simba's ministry efforts at college and that God may give him reliable men who will in turn teach others. 

Shelton and Tatenda are part of our discipleship team here in Chinhoyi. We pray that Christ will continue to be the center of their lives (Shelton & Tatenda) and that out of their contacts, God would raise up men who want to change the world for Christ. 




My wife Mildred is doing well, always encouraged to serve in any way possible. Pray that Mildred will continue to be a light to many.

Prestege, Ottilia, Mildred, Gogo Mildred, Stella & Marvelous.
(Ladies on the LTLA Discipleship Team) 

We had an Easter conference for the youth in our ministry. We are really encouraged to see the confidence God is giving Tatenda and Marvelous who spoke of what Christ did for us. It was also encouraging to see the youth enjoying learning about the meaning of Easter, the Lord's great love for us, and not only because it is a holiday.

LTLA Youth Easter Conference

At CUT this semester we are relating with a lot of first year students. We have a weekly Bible study on Wednesday afternoons and then meet with them individually during the week. We pray that the Lord would open the hearts of these CUT students to respond to our message.

CUT students at an LTLA college ministry gathering.

As a ministry, we continue to pray for unity and to see Acts 4:32 in action for the LTLA team.

LTLA team having fun together:

We pray as we enter into winter for the malnourished children we assist at our Critical Care Center. May God keep these young ones warm and give their guardians a caring heart. 

As a nation we head towards elections in July, so we continue to look up to God for a God fearing leader. The rains came late this season so some of the families we serve did not fare well in their farming efforts. We are grateful, however, for the harvest the Lord has provided. 

The initiative to empower people through the Foundations For Farming program has really improved the situation for most of the families under our care. They have been experiencing improved yields as they are taught to farm "God's way." We are really thankful that the farmers who initiated this program are believers and their influence is now penetrating even our government. 

As a family we are always humbled by His grace and mercies everyday. Pray for our children, Donnell and Daisy, that they may continue to grow not only in stature but also in wisdom.  


Blessings, 
Arthur & Mildred Nhau

"Life Changing"

March 30, 2018

Easter Greetings, 

At this time, we reflect upon and worship our Lord for what He has done to reconcile, restore and renew us through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  The power of this Good News (Gospel) is transforming lives in Zimbabwe. In this update you will hear how two conferences have impacted lives of those involved with Life to Life Africa, both old and young. Below you will find photos from these conferences. 


Foundations for Farming Conference

"Life changing." Those were the words used by the five LTLA team members to describe the Foundations for Farming conference they attended March 6-8. "I Was Hungry for Forgiveness," was the theme of the conference where attendees from around the world heard powerful messages and testimonies of the transformation that comes through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This transformation, a gift from God, comes as a result of repentance (acknowledgement of sin toward God & others) and forgiveness (by God and by us to others) which makes way for reconciliation for eternal peace. At the conference they learned the equation: repentance + forgiveness = reconciliation for enduring peace. They witnessed a white Zimbabwean farmer share his journey of forgiving the black Zimbabwean who took away his farm during the government-sanctioned land redistribution and teach him how to effectively farm the land. They heard from a Rwandan Tutsi who chose to forgive the Hutu man who slaughtered his family during the genocide in Rwanda. These two men attributed the ability to forgive in these circumstances to receiving God's forgiveness of their sin. 

Experiencing God's redemption in our relationship with Him and one another greatly impacts the following problems in Zimbabwe: race and land. Regarding race, our perspective changes to recognize we are one human race made in the image of God. Prestege shared, "We should see God in each and every one of us, if we don't we are denying God as creator of all things." In relation to the land issue in Zimbabwe, she affirmed, "God is the owner of the land as stated in Psalm 24:1, 'The earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it,' and we are only stewards of it. What has gone wrong in our country is the greed for ownership overpowering the need to steward well the land." At the conference the team was exposed to many different ways to steward well the land through sustainable farming practices such as the benefits of composting and vermiculture. Diana wrote, "We are grateful for the opportunity to have attended the conference where we worshiped the Lord as well as learned and shared with fellow believers from all over the world!" 


LTLA Youth Gathering

This past Saturday in preparation for Easter, the LTLA team hosted a special gathering for the youth we minister to in Chinhoyi. Over 70 young people filled the Life Discipleship Center. They ranged from 6 - 24 years of age. They heard two messages related to the colored beads on a Gospel necklace we have distributed in the past. (Donna Clink of Ames made these necklaces for us to use in our ministry in Zimbabwe.) After each message they participated in breakout sessions to discuss the content of what was shared. Arthur Nhau, LTLA director in Chinhoyi, reported that many expressed a desire to grow in the nature and character of Christ. 

Please join us in thanking the Lord for the impact of these conferences and do pray that the fruit of forgiveness through the Gospel of Jesus Christ will transform the lives of young and old in Chinhoyi. Christ died for our sin and has risen to give us life eternal! 


Mike Sulc 
Life to Life Africa 


Photos from Foundations for Farming Conference

Bigger Chigwida, Prestege Kandirigu, Diana Nyamayaro, Faith Sixpence,
and Shelton Nhundu (taking the picture)
at the Foundations for Farming Conference, March 6-8. 

The same photo as a "selfie" to include Shelton along
with Bigger, Prestege, Diana, and Faith at the FFF conference.

Faith, Diana, and Bigger standing by the corn demonstration
plot at the Foundations for Farming conference.

Photos from the LTLA Youth Gathering 

Over 70 young people attended the LTLA Youth Gathering on March 24.

The messages at the LTLA Youth Gathering 

were based on these Gospel necklaces.

(Donna Clink of Ames made these necklaces 

for us to use in our ministry in Zimbabwe.)

Tatenda sharing about the black, yellow, 

red, and green beads on the necklace. 

Marvelous sharing about the blue, purple, 

white, and clear beads on the necklace.

Above and below: breakout sessions during the LTLA Youth Gathering.

Fully Trusting God and His Grace

February 28, 2018


With full dependence on God and His leading, Life to Life Africa has established a list of goals for the next three years that we believe will help us pursue the mission and vision to which He has called us. You will find the full list at the bottom of this update. Topping the list is the need for all of us on the team to grow in fully trusting God and His grace. We focused on this goal during my recent trip. 

Arthur asked me to continue leading the team into personally encountering Christ, something that Mark Chidister and I had done on my previous trip. To help me in this, I used two NavPress books written by men I respect: Speak Lord, Hearing Psalms in the First Person by Vic Black and Praying Over God's Promises: The Lost Art of Taking Him at His Word by Tom Yeakley. In both books, we are encouraged to ask the Lord to speak to us personally through His Word. We discovered that this is challenging, and yet encouraging as well. It is challenging because we mostly speak to ourselves, not hearing what God is trying to say to us. However, when we do hear His words to us, we are encouraged by receiving His affirmations and promises, as well as His rebukes or corrections because we know He loves us enough to address them with us. 

Please do pray for our team that we would allow God to speak to us, drawing us into deeper trust and relationship with Him to empower us for the mission at hand. Pray for the launching activities of a new semester at Chinhoyi University of Technology. Pray for the three Grade 7 students and four High School students who are receiving their test scores this week which will determine their academic advancement. Pray for Simba, fruit of our ministry, as he seeks permission to do evangelism and Bible study at Harare Polytechnic where he is a student. Also continue praying for favorable resolution of our land issues and for Louisa Joubert, who continues her battle with cancer displaying a desire to see God glorified in her trial. We thank the Lord for the rains that did arrive and we ask Him that it will help yield a harvest for the families we trained in effective farming practices. 


Seeking to listen to His voice, 

Mike Sulc 

Arthur and Mike wearing their favorite soccer team jerseys.
Liverpool (England) for Arthur and Internacional (Brazil) for Mike.

LTLA soccer team (yellow) won this match 4-1, and Mike scored a penalty kick goal.

Shelton transporting kids for weekly Bible study, using LTLA truck.

LTLA Goals 

Growing in God’s grace and dependence on Him, Life to Life Africa's goals for 2018-2020 are to: 

1. Nurture the team’s ministry of prayer for peace and spread of the Gospel, growth in fully trusting God and His grace, and team members’ understanding of their spiritual gifts and use to edify the team. 
2. Develop fund raising and entrepreneurial capacity within the team. 
3. Evaluate the effectiveness and cost (time, space, and money) of every aspect of the ministry. 
4. Develop and grow the training programs in sewing, farming, and dried fish along with training in business practices and entrepreneurship necessary for the programs and trainees to thrive. 
5. Develop a plan for the best use of the land and buildings. 
6. Develop laborers and leaders through ministries to the chosen generation, high school, and campus. 
7. Investigate models of ministry and training programs that have proven effective in order to improve the ministry.

Traveling to Zimbabwe - Prayer Bulletin

January 22, 2018 

Dear Praying Friends, 

I have arrived in Zimbabwe for a two week trip so will once again covet your prayer covering. We have received word that a dear friend, Louisa, is in her final days as she battles cancer. Please pray for her and Johan, her husband, along with their family. May the Lord grant her freedom from pain and may everyone experience the comfort of the hope that is found in Christ alone. 

Arthur asks for prayer for Vedra, a CUT student, who received Christ last semester and is being encouraged in his relationship with Christ. He also asks for continued prayer for timely rain that will benefit the plots of corn planted by the 100 families we serve. Rain is critically needed this week. Our land issues with the local authorities have not yet been resolved. Thank you for praying for these items!

With a grateful heart,
Mike Sulc

A Light to Many

January 19, 2018

New Year Greetings!

"Find, love, care, lead, disciple and train so effectively that the ministry will be a light to many." This is the first part of the Life to Life Africa vision statement (See LTLA Vision Statement below), recently developed by the LTLA team and stakeholders in Zimbabwe. As we start a new year with fresh anticipation, I wanted to share with you what God impressed upon us for the future of LTLA. We look forward to trusting God for what He desires to accomplish through us!

The recent political changes in Zimbabwe have renewed some hope for the country. Just a week after being installed as president to complete the remaining seven months of former president Robert Mugabe's term, Emmerson Manangwa spoke at the Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) commencement ceremony. In that speech he stated:

"Chinhoyi University of Technology indeed is a young and vibrant institution favoured with a special mandate to lead industrial development and the nurturing of entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity. These objectives are in tandem with our new thrust as Government to empower our young people with critical skills that will drive industrialization and modernisation of the economy and inculcate a new thinking in wealth creation, innovation and entrepreneurship." 
(http://www.chronicle.co.zw/zimbabwe-poised-for-massive-industrialisation/) 

We are excited to continue spiritually impacting students at CUT who will be part of the re-birth of Zimbabwe. May the Lord use LTLA to instill Godly character in this next generation of leaders.

CUT students involved with LTLA at a recent Discipleship Conference.

The Lord is also asking us to "empower and develop (vulnerable) people through training and enterprises that enable healthy and productive lives." We are asking the Lord for his empowering and creativity in how to do this. Bob Scott, the author of the book Saving Zimbabwe: Life, Death and Hope in Africa, just posted the following regarding Zimbabwe in his blog (http://www.jocomglobal.com/blog/):

"There is a great deal of hard work ahead which will realistically take decades to accomplish. It cannot happen without the help of people outside the country... people from the US and Europe who are motivated by building businesses which exhibit a compassionate form of capitalism will play a significant role. Too long the west has simply pillaged Africa. It is time to show a model of business more akin to Jesus' teachings with a Kingdom of God worldview." 

Perhaps the Lord will place it on your heart to join us in our efforts to come along side to empower orphans, widows and the poor toward healthy and productive lives.

LTLA impacting generations in Chinhoyi

Seeking to shine the light of Christ,

Mike Sulc for the Life to Life Africa Team