he room was filled with hundreds of Zimbabwe’s leaders, some of the most successful, influential and hard-working people in the country: city councilors, businessmen, women leaders, diplomats, high school students, heads of NGOs , pastors and more – all were gathered around tables and each person danced, clapped and lifted their hands and voices to God, together.

“Lord, we pray that the walls of destruction in Zimbabwe would be spiritually torn down,” prayed Jaqueline Anderson, a local NGO leader;

“that you could bring a standard of righteousness to this country.”She was one of five Zimbabweans that stood to pray for the

country at a National Presidential Prayer Breakfast in Harare, on Saturday, September 26th. It was the penultimate event of this year’s Harare Pan African Leadership Initiative and was attended by about 500 local leaders, an AE team from all over the world, and the Vice President of Zimbabwe, Emmersen Mnangagwa.

Dr. Michael Cassidy, founder of African Enterprise, addressed the crowd of successful people: “I don’t care if you’re rich, wise, clever, or powerful,” he said; “it’s not enough to be patted on the back by society and have nice big cars and houses unless you know Christ. That’s what really, really matters.”

He told them all that the most successful thing anyone can do in life is to choose to have a relationship with Jesus. “If you give your life to Christ today, he gets your money, your influence, and your political power, he gets everything,” he said.

In the four days preceding this prayer breakfast, AE held daily meetings for each specific group of Zimbabwean leaders, bringing them together and challenging them to lead with integrity in whatever their sphere of influence. Zimbabwe is a nation that claims to be 80-85% Christian. However, though Christianity is seemingly widespread, it very often represents a shallow understanding of the Gospel. This is a situation that the Harare Pan African Leadership Initiative sought to address in reaching out to leaders from every walk of life. Including the Presidency.

“Dr. Cassidy has just shared that people need to ask who it is that leads their leaders,” said Vice President Mnangagwa. “I had

never thought about it myself; I thought it was enough that we simply led them!”

After the breakfast, and as the final event of a week focused on

top leadership, over 300 people met at Harare’s Town House to sweep

the city and pick up litter. It was an act that mirrored

the servant leadership of Christ and symbolized the need for a cleaning up of our hearts. At the cleaning, CEO Stephen Mbogo reminded those gathered that they all need to look inward. “As we clean up the city,” he said, “let’s look inside where there is hatred, tribalism, and corruption, and clean up inside ourselves.”

“Tsvaira Moyo,” the crowd sang, which means, sweep my heart, sweep my soul.

“Sounds of worship to Jesus engulfed the conference center at Rainbow

Towers Hotel, Harare as some of the most influential people in the country sang songs of praise and prayed for God to move mightily in Zimbabwe.

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HARARE PAN AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE““DR. CASSIDY HAS JUST SHARED THAT PEOPLE

NEED TO ASK WHO IT IS THAT LEADS THEIR LEADERS,” SAID VICE PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA. “I

HAD NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT MYSELF; I THOUGHT IT WAS ENOUGH THAT WE SIMPLY LED THEM!”

Over 300 people turned up at Harare’s Town House to sweep the city and pick up litter. A symbolic act of servant leadership and the need for clean

hearts and lives from sin.

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“It was a really beautiful event because it brings together business and the praise of God. Sometimes I think that I am where I am because of my own doing but after today I know that God is leading me and that I am here today by His grace! He has been the One to give me the wisdom and ideas that I need in my business.I’m going to share all these things with my employees so that they also know that we need to put God first in everything in order to prosper. I think it’s important that every woman out there understands the grace of God and how God can impact their business.”Nyasha - Women’s Event

“I liked what the speaker said about identity crisis. It was something that I think we really struggle with. We don’t know who we are so we do what we see on TV or what our friends do.Thank you to everyone who helped with this program. It has really opened my mind to see that I can do more than just sit at home. Education is a good thing but there is more that I can achieve as a person in Africa. I can help other people too!?Nigel - Youth Event

Testimonies

“I believe that the seed of the Word which as been sown in todays meeting (Presidential Prayer Breakfast) is going to effect our leaders and influence them to lead lives which are God fearing and directed by God… I believe that today’s meeting was critical in delivering the message of Christ to the leaders of our nation.Thank you for contributing toward make this event a success. It is part of a process and events like this are very strategic for Zimbabwe.”Rev. G. Dube - National Presidential Prayer Breakfast

“I came to hear about how to lead Zimbabwe. I was here for the youth and women’s forum and they were both really great.I used to think youth were the leaders of tomorrow but now I have learned that youth are the leaders of today! After today I now believe that I can motivate women to do much more to lead Zimbabwe.Thank you very much. I so much want to make a difference in this nation. It has motivated me that I can do more than I am doing. It helped me to believe in myself.”- Eldah

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