1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,000 And as I speak right now, I've been promoted again 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:09,560 to be the Country Director over both Zambia and Malawi. 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:14,360 So in three years, I’ve been promoted five times. 4 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:26,960 My name is Rygard. I'm from Zambia and the person standing next to me is my wife. 5 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:32,600 I'm Changwe, his wife. I’m also from Zambia. 6 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,280 The reason I contacted God’s Heart TV - 7 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:41,080 I was experiencing some financial challenges, 8 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,200 especially after getting married. 9 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:50,840 And also the major reason was stagnation in my career. 10 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:56,280 I had been working for a company for four years and I had not experienced 11 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:02,080 any significant growth. The salary was also just very small. 12 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:07,040 And fortunately, I met my wife through the same company. 13 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,840 But when we got married, we were not able to ‘survive’, 14 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,480 even when we put both our salaries together. 15 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,120 We wouldn't be able to pay the bills. 16 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,080 We had to borrow money. 17 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:23,880 We had to depend on family to just get through the whole month, 18 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,000 to buy simple things like food, 19 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:37,480 paying for electricity bills, supporting the baby with her needs. 20 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,640 That was a very big challenge. 21 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,480 Actually, when we got married, we also had no furniture. 22 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:50,160 Even the way we got married was through going to the Government Civic Centre. 23 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,200 Because you can't afford to have a wedding, 24 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:57,800 you have to go and get married at the government offices, essentially. 25 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:05,000 So I think that should give you an idea of our background 26 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:10,400 and the reason why we approached God’s Heart TV. 27 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,640 And because of these same financial problems, 28 00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:15,880 we were also experiencing significant challenges in our marriage. 29 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:20,800 We were fighting a lot because there wasn't enough to go around. 30 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:25,480 We were fighting about what to prioritise, what to do, what to pay for. 31 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:30,440 And it was just causing significant strain on the marriage, 32 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,760 even getting to the point of thinking, 33 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,720 ‘Maybe because I got married - that’s why I’m experiencing this. 34 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,280 Maybe this was a mistake.’ 35 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,280 During those same challenges, I was interacting with someone, 36 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,800 who was working for the same company, 37 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,520 and I was essentially just asking for help and opportunities. 38 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,600 I told them if any opportunity comes up, they should let me know, 39 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,160 so that I can improve my financial situation. 40 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,880 That person went back to the country that they had come from, 41 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:04,120 and it had been over four years. 42 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:11,840 And only during the week when God’s Heart TV emailed me, 43 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:20,680 inviting me to join the Interactive Prayer Service and sending the link, 44 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:25,200 that person who I spoke to almost four years ago sent me a message on WhatsApp, 45 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:33,280 just to check on me - ‘How are you doing? We should talk at some point’ - something casual. 46 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:39,280 So when I received the email, I took it by faith that God had answered my prayers. 47 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:44,880 And when the Interactive Prayer took place on a Saturday, 48 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,360 Brother Chris prayed for my wife and myself. 49 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,800 The very next week, the guy called back and said, 50 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:56,680 ‘We're thinking about opening a market in Zambia. Do you still want to work with me?’ 51 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:03,280 I joined that company as a finance associate. 52 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:09,000 And I kept following Brother Chris through God’s Heart TV. 53 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:17,640 I kept joining every Interactive Prayer Service every month. 54 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:19,880 My salary increased. 55 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:23,960 Our financial challenges seemed to reduce. We were able to afford a car. 56 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,640 Something I forgot to mention - I also became a God’s Heart TV partner. 57 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:30,520 But that's not the end of the testimony. 58 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:34,480 I only spent six months in the role and they promoted me 59 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:39,920 to Finance and Operations Manager, to essentially oversee Zambia and Malawi. 60 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,640 After that, I worked for another two years. 61 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:52,760 They then promoted me again to Acting Country Director 62 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,440 for a period of around eight months. 63 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:58,440 When they appointed me as Acting Country Director, 64 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,240 my prayer point became, ‘Lord, help me to do well. 65 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:09,560 Help me to do exceptional things. Help me stand out. Help me be the best at my job.’ 66 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:16,080 And during that time, sales in the whole company across Zambia and Malawi 67 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:21,320 improved significantly, almost 2,000% growth in sales. 68 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,800 Operations were more efficient. Everything went really well. 69 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,320 Because every month, I kept involving God. 70 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:33,280 Every day, every week I kept praying, involving God and joining Interactive Prayers. 71 00:05:33,280 --> 00:05:35,800 So that period went really well. 72 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:40,040 And I did that for eight months. Afterwards, I was then promoted again 73 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:45,440 to Finance and Operations Director for both countries. 74 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:50,760 And as I speak right now, I've been promoted again 75 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:56,840 to be the Country Director for both Zambia and Malawi. 76 00:05:56,840 --> 00:05:58,840 And I got promoted this February. 77 00:05:58,840 --> 00:06:02,560 So in over three years, I’ve been promoted five times. 78 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:07,120 Being involved in the Interactive Prayer Services has not only improved our finances 79 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,440 or my career; it's improved our marriage. 80 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:14,560 It's improved how we interact with each other. 81 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,000 It’s improved how happy we are in our home. 82 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:22,360 Even now, financially, I'm the one that helps people. 83 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,720 I'm the one that helps my friends and relatives. 84 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,600 I’m the one who comes through for my relatives. 85 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,400 I would have never imagined that I would be in a position 86 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:35,480 where sometimes when somebody asks me for something, I give them. 87 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,680 When they ask to borrow money from me, I don't even ask for it back. 88 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:43,720 I just let it go. And I'm able to bless others by the grace of God. 89 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:51,480 So I've been a sort of spectator of my husband’s involvement with God’s Heart TV. 90 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:57,960 I initially wasn't very ‘connected’. I would see him join the meetings. 91 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:02,960 Sometimes I would join for a few hours or a couple of minutes, and then I would leave. 92 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,640 But I did notice that he was very committed to joining God's Heart TV. 93 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,520 I've never seen him committed like that to any other ministry. 94 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:14,400 And for that, I realised it was good. 95 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,280 But I didn't anticipate the change 96 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,920 that would come with him joining the Interactive Prayer Services. 97 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,280 So he's been joining them consistently. He's been very dedicated. 98 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,840 And for me, it's heartwarming. 99 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,400 I grew up in a Christian family. 100 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:33,960 I have always aspired to have a strong Christian marriage, and there were certain 101 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:37,560 parts of my marriage that used to frustrate me a lot, especially initially. 102 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:46,800 My husband's spiritual growth has continued to just go from one level to the next level. 103 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,240 There were a lot of issues that we did have 104 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:59,560 and I can see them literally falling off with every interaction, intention that my husband 105 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,720 has had in just pursuing God. 106 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:09,160 And the most significant one was in December 2024. 107 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:14,840 Brother Chris decided to get on a call with us for a counselling session. 108 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,640 And this was the first time I interacted with God’s Heart TV, 109 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:20,760 on a one-on-one with Brother Chris. 110 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:26,000 And I was extremely humbled that he took time off his very busy schedule 111 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,800 to speak to me and my husband. 112 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:32,880 I think it was a 1 hour, 30 minutes call and he really spoke to my husband 113 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:37,240 as a brother and a mentor. 114 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:42,520 And everything that he shared with him was stuff that I had presented to God before. 115 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,280 Obviously, sometimes we go to friends 116 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:48,040 and we complain about stuff and sometimes we complain to our partner. 117 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:53,560 But, in that moment I realised, God is the only person 118 00:08:53,560 --> 00:08:56,880 that could intervene in a way that is actually transformational. 119 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,440 And when Brother Chris spoke to us, 120 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:02,000 he was very intentional in just ensuring that the message got across 121 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,640 and that my husband actually understood what God wants for him. 122 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,360 He gave us stuff that we should do 123 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:11,080 to just ensure that we continue in our spiritual growth. 124 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:16,160 And I literally remember telling God... Because I'm ‘big’ on Christmas. 125 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:21,080 I guess that's the worldly part of me. I really do care about the whole season. 126 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:28,800 And for me, I said, ‘God, this is the best Christmas gift - getting a call from Brother Chris.’ 127 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:32,200 And seeing my husband really understand what God wants for him. 128 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,320 And I've seen changes since then. 129 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,600 We are more committed to going to church as a family. 130 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,960 And I know that being part of that community is going to be impactful 131 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,520 in my marriage and our relationship as husband and wife. 132 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,280 He treats me differently. I guess I haven't really told him this. 133 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:52,760 Perhaps I have said it in passing. 134 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:59,320 He is a completely different person from our initial year 135 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:03,680 as a married couple to now, and I can only attribute that to God. 136 00:10:03,680 --> 00:10:08,480 And for him, it's been through the interaction that he's had with God’s Heart TV. 137 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:13,640 So it’s more than just the financial blessing that we've enjoyed from God, 138 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:17,320 I think there's even a more profound blessing in the spiritual growth 139 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,600 that I've seen in my husband that has ultimately affected me. 140 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:22,240 It has impacted my family. 141 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:27,560 And I'm hopeful that this would be something that will just continue to 142 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:31,320 grow from one height to another. 143 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,080 Can you please share what is your word of advice 144 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:43,840 to the ladies and women who perhaps are going through difficult times in their marriage? 145 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:47,000 Initially, I used to complain about my husband to God, 146 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:53,080 and I think, what God wants us to do and what I've learned is that He wants us 147 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,120 to love our husbands the way that He loves us. 148 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,520 The way that He's extended grace to us, 149 00:10:57,520 --> 00:10:59,720 He wants us to do the same with our husbands. 150 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,840 I mean, when we present our issues to God, it should be from a place of love. 151 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:07,800 Because, when you're loving, you are patient and you're kind. 152 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:12,040 In loving your husband, it's also a form of ministry to your husband 153 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,720 because you're not going to stop just because the person upsets you. 154 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:19,720 You genuinely love this person and you are not coming from a place of bitterness. 155 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,720 Also, it's important to understand that God instituted marriage 156 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,920 and He really wants marriages to work. 157 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,680 And so He is the best person to talk to. 158 00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:35,160 He's the best person to present our complaints to because He cares for us. 159 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,800 Sometimes you may feel like He's not listening. It's a process. 160 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,640 It takes a while; we might not see the results. 161 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:46,240 But when we come from a point of love and understanding that ‘This is the person 162 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:51,320 that God has set aside for me, and this is my husband’, we don't give up. 163 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:57,240 So I would encourage other people to just keep on pressing into God, 164 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,240 understanding that God sees you, He hears you, 165 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:05,760 and He genuinely wants a fruitful, happy marriage for any Christian. 166 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:13,040 My word of encouragement is - I think I've learned to depend on God more. 167 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,720 I've learned to depend on God for every day. 168 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:21,880 And even in these promotions, there are still challenges at work. 169 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,760 So there are still difficulties that you encounter. 170 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:29,200 Sometimes there are negative experiences. 171 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:34,160 But I think especially through God’s Heart TV, 172 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,760 I've learned that I need to depend on God every day. 173 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:39,880 I've moved from praying for the month 174 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:45,080 to praying for the week to praying literally every day, even for my work. 175 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:50,280 I pray every day, ‘God, help me today with everything - in my faith, 176 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:54,880 in my journey, in my family, to be good to my wife and kids.’ 177 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,840 I do my best to live each day as if it were my last. 178 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:01,600 So the way I commit that day to God, I commit it fully. 179 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,680 And I find that when I do that in a particular week, 180 00:13:04,680 --> 00:13:07,480 everything goes the way it's supposed to go. 181 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,160 Even if I have challenges, I have strength 182 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:13,840 to overcome those challenges and to go through those challenges 183 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,440 with a positive attitude, with joy and with peace.