“God is good all the time. My name is Babongile from Zimbabwe. So, my testimony goes like this: during the COVID lockdown, I got depressed. It continued to get worse, and that was also my first year in college. One day at college, a friend borrowed my flash drive to move some of her stuff. She ended up leaving an apocalypse movie on it, and I watched it. That’s when everything in my life changed. The depression got worse to a point that, in June 2021, I tried committing suicide by overdosing on some sleeping tablets I was prescribed by the doctor. Luckily, I didn’t die. A friend then introduced me to masturbation, and I started watching porn. That was in 2022, and everything was just getting worse as each day went by. I felt ashamed of myself, very dirty, very lonely, and like my life wasn’t worth anything. The suicidal thoughts kept coming, here and there.
“Later, I started dating this guy. He was my age and everything I ever wanted from a guy; it was more like a guy from my imagination had come to life. But from the moment he entered my life, that was when I hit rock bottom. I wanted to register with the ACCA board to be able to sit my exams, but nothing worked. Whenever I tried logging in or someone tried helping me, the reception would be lost, and they kept telling me that my documents were missing. So, I started seeking God’s intervention because I thought if I was going to die, I at least needed to know what God had to say about my situation. I used to be someone who dreamt, like I saw visions. I would tell my parents things that hadn’t happened yet, and I used to be thirsty to read the Bible and pray. But in those days, I couldn’t see the point anymore; I just lived.
“One day, I came across God’s Heart TV, and it didn’t take me long to send a prayer request. That was in November 2022. I kept trying to join the Interactive Prayer Services but to no avail. Each time, there was a problem. Maybe I got in too late, I forgot, my parents gave me a task at that exact time, or there was no internet reception. But I kept sending the requests every month until February 2023. That was when I managed to join. Nothing extraordinary happened; I didn’t vomit or anything. Then, during the service, my internet dropped and I couldn’t finish the whole service, but I was okay with it. A few days after that, I started having dreams where I was vomiting every day or being cleaned. In those dreams, everything in me was cleaned and renewed up to the last day. I got the sudden urge to wake up and worship and pray.
“From that day, I felt lighter. My life became meaningful; that blanket of depression left me. I was a new creation. I stopped being rude to my parents, I managed to register for my ACCA, and I’ve been sitting exams and excelling ever since. I sleep peacefully, I can read my Bible, and I don’t easily get ill anymore. I was having breathing problems where whenever I walked, I would feel like I had open wounds in my nose. I don’t have terrible headaches, and there’s no need for me to take so much medication. I started winning in life, and I now know that my purpose is to serve the living God. I’m always happy and jovial. There are no more suicidal thoughts, my results are great, and that guy mysteriously disappeared from my life. I don’t masturbate or watch porn anymore. I don’t have back pains, which started in 2021. Honestly, I forgot to talk about all the illnesses I was having, but I thank God that He delivered me from all that, and I’m now free and my family is free. I got the best industrial attachment where I was paid so much money, and I work with the best group of people. All glory be to God!”