And as I speak right now, I've been promoted again
to be the Country Director over both Zambia and Malawi.
So in three years, I’ve been promoted five times.
My name is Rygard. I'm from Zambia and the person standing next to me is my wife.
I'm Changwe, his wife. I’m also from Zambia.
The reason I contacted God’s Heart TV -
I was experiencing some financial challenges,
especially after getting married.
And also the major reason was stagnation in my career.
I had been working for a company for four years and I had not experienced
any significant growth. The salary was also just very small.
And fortunately, I met my wife through the same company.
But when we got married, we were not able to ‘survive’,
even when we put both our salaries together.
We wouldn't be able to pay the bills.
We had to borrow money.
We had to depend on family to just get through the whole month,
to buy simple things like food,
paying for electricity bills, supporting the baby with her needs.
That was a very big challenge.
Actually, when we got married, we also had no furniture.
Even the way we got married was through going to the Government Civic Centre.
Because you can't afford to have a wedding,
you have to go and get married at the government offices, essentially.
So I think that should give you an idea of our background
and the reason why we approached God’s Heart TV.
And because of these same financial problems,
we were also experiencing significant challenges in our marriage.
We were fighting a lot because there wasn't enough to go around.
We were fighting about what to prioritise, what to do, what to pay for.
And it was just causing significant strain on the marriage,
even getting to the point of thinking,
‘Maybe because I got married - that’s why I’m experiencing this.
Maybe this was a mistake.’
During those same challenges, I was interacting with someone,
who was working for the same company,
and I was essentially just asking for help and opportunities.
I told them if any opportunity comes up, they should let me know,
so that I can improve my financial situation.
That person went back to the country that they had come from,
and it had been over four years.
And only during the week when God’s Heart TV emailed me,
inviting me to join the Interactive Prayer Service and sending the link,
that person who I spoke to almost four years ago sent me a message on WhatsApp,
just to check on me - ‘How are you doing? We should talk at some point’ - something casual.
So when I received the email, I took it by faith that God had answered my prayers.
And when the Interactive Prayer took place on a Saturday,
Brother Chris prayed for my wife and myself.
The very next week, the guy called back and said,
‘We're thinking about opening a market in Zambia. Do you still want to work with me?’
I joined that company as a finance associate.
And I kept following Brother Chris through God’s Heart TV.
I kept joining every Interactive Prayer Service every month.
My salary increased.
Our financial challenges seemed to reduce. We were able to afford a car.
Something I forgot to mention - I also became a God’s Heart TV partner.
But that's not the end of the testimony.
I only spent six months in the role and they promoted me
to Finance and Operations Manager, to essentially oversee Zambia and Malawi.
After that, I worked for another two years.
They then promoted me again to Acting Country Director
for a period of around eight months.
When they appointed me as Acting Country Director,
my prayer point became, ‘Lord, help me to do well.
Help me to do exceptional things. Help me stand out. Help me be the best at my job.’
And during that time, sales in the whole company across Zambia and Malawi
improved significantly, almost 2,000% growth in sales.
Operations were more efficient. Everything went really well.
Because every month, I kept involving God.
Every day, every week I kept praying, involving God and joining Interactive Prayers.
So that period went really well.
And I did that for eight months. Afterwards, I was then promoted again
to Finance and Operations Director for both countries.
And as I speak right now, I've been promoted again
to be the Country Director for both Zambia and Malawi.
And I got promoted this February.
So in over three years, I’ve been promoted five times.
Being involved in the Interactive Prayer Services has not only improved our finances
or my career; it's improved our marriage.
It's improved how we interact with each other.
It’s improved how happy we are in our home.
Even now, financially, I'm the one that helps people.
I'm the one that helps my friends and relatives.
I’m the one who comes through for my relatives.
I would have never imagined that I would be in a position
where sometimes when somebody asks me for something, I give them.
When they ask to borrow money from me, I don't even ask for it back.
I just let it go. And I'm able to bless others by the grace of God.
So I've been a sort of spectator of my husband’s involvement with God’s Heart TV.
I initially wasn't very ‘connected’. I would see him join the meetings.
Sometimes I would join for a few hours or a couple of minutes, and then I would leave.
But I did notice that he was very committed to joining God's Heart TV.
I've never seen him committed like that to any other ministry.
And for that, I realised it was good.
But I didn't anticipate the change
that would come with him joining the Interactive Prayer Services.
So he's been joining them consistently. He's been very dedicated.
And for me, it's heartwarming.
I grew up in a Christian family.
I have always aspired to have a strong Christian marriage, and there were certain
parts of my marriage that used to frustrate me a lot, especially initially.
My husband's spiritual growth has continued to just go from one level to the next level.
There were a lot of issues that we did have
and I can see them literally falling off with every interaction, intention that my husband
has had in just pursuing God.
And the most significant one was in December 2024.
Brother Chris decided to get on a call with us for a counselling session.
And this was the first time I interacted with God’s Heart TV,
on a one-on-one with Brother Chris.
And I was extremely humbled that he took time off his very busy schedule
to speak to me and my husband.
I think it was a 1 hour, 30 minutes call and he really spoke to my husband
as a brother and a mentor.
And everything that he shared with him was stuff that I had presented to God before.
Obviously, sometimes we go to friends
and we complain about stuff and sometimes we complain to our partner.
But, in that moment I realised, God is the only person
that could intervene in a way that is actually transformational.
And when Brother Chris spoke to us,
he was very intentional in just ensuring that the message got across
and that my husband actually understood what God wants for him.
He gave us stuff that we should do
to just ensure that we continue in our spiritual growth.
And I literally remember telling God... Because I'm ‘big’ on Christmas.
I guess that's the worldly part of me. I really do care about the whole season.
And for me, I said, ‘God, this is the best Christmas gift - getting a call from Brother Chris.’
And seeing my husband really understand what God wants for him.
And I've seen changes since then.
We are more committed to going to church as a family.
And I know that being part of that community is going to be impactful
in my marriage and our relationship as husband and wife.
He treats me differently. I guess I haven't really told him this.
Perhaps I have said it in passing.
He is a completely different person from our initial year
as a married couple to now, and I can only attribute that to God.
And for him, it's been through the interaction that he's had with God’s Heart TV.
So it’s more than just the financial blessing that we've enjoyed from God,
I think there's even a more profound blessing in the spiritual growth
that I've seen in my husband that has ultimately affected me.
It has impacted my family.
And I'm hopeful that this would be something that will just continue to
grow from one height to another.
Can you please share what is your word of advice
to the ladies and women who perhaps are going through difficult times in their marriage?
Initially, I used to complain about my husband to God,
and I think, what God wants us to do and what I've learned is that He wants us
to love our husbands the way that He loves us.
The way that He's extended grace to us,
He wants us to do the same with our husbands.
I mean, when we present our issues to God, it should be from a place of love.
Because, when you're loving, you are patient and you're kind.
In loving your husband, it's also a form of ministry to your husband
because you're not going to stop just because the person upsets you.
You genuinely love this person and you are not coming from a place of bitterness.
Also, it's important to understand that God instituted marriage
and He really wants marriages to work.
And so He is the best person to talk to.
He's the best person to present our complaints to because He cares for us.
Sometimes you may feel like He's not listening. It's a process.
It takes a while; we might not see the results.
But when we come from a point of love and understanding that ‘This is the person
that God has set aside for me, and this is my husband’, we don't give up.
So I would encourage other people to just keep on pressing into God,
understanding that God sees you, He hears you,
and He genuinely wants a fruitful, happy marriage for any Christian.
My word of encouragement is - I think I've learned to depend on God more.
I've learned to depend on God for every day.
And even in these promotions, there are still challenges at work.
So there are still difficulties that you encounter.
Sometimes there are negative experiences.
But I think especially through God’s Heart TV,
I've learned that I need to depend on God every day.
I've moved from praying for the month
to praying for the week to praying literally every day, even for my work.
I pray every day, ‘God, help me today with everything - in my faith,
in my journey, in my family, to be good to my wife and kids.’
I do my best to live each day as if it were my last.
So the way I commit that day to God, I commit it fully.
And I find that when I do that in a particular week,
everything goes the way it's supposed to go.
Even if I have challenges, I have strength
to overcome those challenges and to go through those challenges
with a positive attitude, with joy and with peace.