Jérémie, who was raised in a community which practised witchcraft, grew up traumatised and angry. As a young adult he moved from rural Burundi to the capital city, Bujumbura, and then to neighbouring Tanzania, hoping to make a better life for himself.

But nothing worked out. He consulted charm makers who sold him objects with which to protect himself, and still his life did not improve. And so, like unhappy people from cultures all around the world, he turned to alcohol for that temporary illusion of escape.

It was a gospel message on the radio which arrested his slide into despair. In the Rwandan dialect, ISHIMWE means ‘Thanks be to God’. It’s also the name of a programme broadcast by Radio Ivyizigiro which aims to help listeners understand the Christian concept of salvation.

After listening to several programmes, Jérémie, now 32 years old, travelled to meet the producer. “He received Jesus as his Saviour,” says Chadric Ndayirorere. “We prayed with him and he was delivered from the evil spirits which had oppressed him for so long. Today he is committed to the Lord and gives thanks to God. To God be the glory!”