Called by many the father of gospel music in Zimbabwe, where over 75% of the population are Christians, Machanic Manyeruke’s music has nurtured believers there across denominations for generations now. This intimate story of his life—a story of family, faith, culture and music—shows the powerful role of his music, often telling biblical stories of the healing work of Jesus and his disciples, in growing Christian faith fruitfully in the soil of the Zimbabwean people. His story carries important lessons for what is needed to effectively plant faith in a new people, especially in African contexts, as leading teachers of that subject testify.