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Resting in God’s Presence: What Stillness Taught Me

Leya Mnangagwa standing peacefully with eyes closed in golden light, resting in God's presence

Have you ever been forced to stop when everything in you wanted to keep going? For the past few weeks I have been unusually quiet online, and some of you noticed. The truth is, resting in God’s presence was not something I chose in a calm, unhurried season. It found me in the middle of […]

Children Who Know God: A Mother’s Prayer for Her Daughters

What does it take to raise children who know God, not just children who know about Him? That question followed me through a month of prayer and reflection, until it settled into words on this page. As a mother of four daughters, from my eldest at fourteen to my youngest not yet four, I am […]

Pray and Watch: The Full Story Behind Her Secret Place

the prayer circle at the first Her Secret Place retreat.

Some of the words I write most often are simple: pray and watch. They started as a phrase. Over the years they became a testimony, and eventually a foundation for something I never planned to build. If you read Part 1 of this story, Secret Place of Prayer, you already know where the seed was […]

Secret Place of Prayer: The Story Before the Ministry

Leya Mnangagwa reading her Her Secret Place journal, reflecting on her secret place of prayer

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Psalm 91:1, NKJV). I have known that verse most of my life. I did not always understand what it would come to mean for me. Long before there was a retreat, a gathering, or a ministry […]

Service, Faith and Restoration: A Day in Nyazura and Little Kraal Prison

There is a particular quality of clarity that comes when you choose to go, not because it is convenient, but because you have been called. That is what faith-led service feels like in practice. It is rarely grand. More often, it is a long drive, a dusty road, and a community of people whose needs […]

Doing It Afraid: What Miss Universe Zimbabwe Taught Me About Faith

Faith over fear is easy to say. It is another thing entirely to live it out in a room full of people who have no idea you nearly said no. This past weekend, I had the honour of serving as a judge for Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2026. If I am being honest, it was not […]

Walking Faithfully Through the Corridor of Fashion.

eya Mnangagwa on a Paris bridge at night, reflecting on faith and fashion

For those who may not know, I used to model. I stepped away from that world eventually, but my love for faith and fashion never really left. Not because of trends, labels, or luxury. Because the way we present ourselves can quietly shape the way we feel about ourselves. This post is a reflection on […]

Walk Boldly in Faith: Trusting God in Uncertain Moments

Leya Mnangagwa meeting Oprah Winfrey after stepping forward in faith and boldness

This Women’s Month has been deeply meaningful for me, and it has taught me what it really means to walk boldly in faith. It became a time of celebrating strong women. Not only the visible, but also the unseen. Women in boardrooms. Women raising families. Women carry quiet sacrifices that often go unnoticed. Yet in […]

Can Women Really Have It All? Redefining Purpose, Balance, and Fulfilment.

Leya Mnangagwa reflecting on purpose, leadership, and the question of whether women can have it all

Can Women Really Have It All? For generations, women have asked the same question: Can women have it all? It is the question that follows us into boardrooms, kitchens, prayer rooms and quiet evenings when the day finally slows down. It shapes how we think about ambition, family, faith and rest. More than anything, it […]