“Grace and peace to you all, people of God. My name is Thandie from Malawi. Since childhood, I had been wanting to know who my biological father was. As I was growing up, my mum and her sisters could only show me his pictures and shared some of his stories. But I was not really convinced with this because as a child, I really wanted to know who he was. But it was also confusing for me because I was the one who showed interest in knowing him but it seemed he never wanted to know me or how I was faring. My dad and his family live in South Africa, and I was told that he went there in the 1990s after he impregnated my mum. In those years, my mum and my dad were teenagers and this pregnancy brought confusion and disagreement between both families – to the extent that my dad’s father was placed in police custody in those days. This caused my dad to keep a grudge in his heart and not accept me as his daughter. People of God, by the grace of God, I grew up knowing Jesus as my Saviour and Redeemer since I was raised in a Christian home. This resulted in me deciding to forgive my dad in my secondary school days. But though I forgave him, I would sometimes blame him for not being there for me in my life. Sometimes, I blamed my mum and even my grandparents to the extent of questioning God due to some circumstances in my life.
“This continued up until last year 2024 around the month of November when I began to committedly follow God’s Heart TV and the teachings of Brother Chris. People of God, after following Brother Chris’ teachings and practicing them, my thoughts changed! I can remember that fateful day I came across Psalms 30:5 and meditated on those words. I realised that it was God’s favour and His goodness following me throughout my life. This made me to reflect on God’s mercy in my life. Since then, my life has changed! And this change of heart resulted in me meeting with my biological father in December 2024 when he came to Malawi to visit his parents. After 30 years, we met each other for the first time! To God be all the glory. People of God, I dined with my dad. We talked. We laughed. He even escorted me to the bus stop holding my bags. I cannot express myself – but I am always filled with joy and praises to God whenever I recall these moments. With this, I thank God and thank you, Brother Chris, for making yourself available for God to use you. My advice – let’s keep on holding onto God carefully for He is our life. Without Him, we are nothing. And the best is always yet to come, in Jesus’ name. Amen!”