How One Woman Left Everything Behind And Changed The Lives Of Thousands in Africa and Asia Sylvia Suhr is a published author and a missionary/evangelist who has a passion to see people come to know the saving love of Christ. Travelling extensively to Africa and Asia she is willing to do whatever it takes to see people reach their full potential and purpose in life. For the past 20 years Sylvia has been to many third world countries in Africa and Asia, often staying for years and living among people in very remote areas.