ELIZABETH CHIRWA
The first lady, Elizabeth Chirwa, had the privilege to grow up and be educated while working in a multicultural environment. Elizabeth was raised Christian and was instilled with Christian values throughout her familial upbringing in Zambia. As a result of her marriage to her late husband, Christopha Chirwa, she was exposed to international organizations and communities as she followed her husband, who was assigned by the Office of former President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia to work for the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. Elizabeth attained a bachelor’s degree in business administration in Zambia. She worked as an Assistant Manager in the Standard Chartered Bank in Lusaka with various roles and responsibilities of managing day to day banking affairs. She was also responsible for training the bank tellers in the branch where she worked. Once her family relocated to Washington DC, she continued her education and attained a Diploma in the Principle of Business from Montgomery College in Maryland, USA, and achieved three Certifications in Divinity Studies. Thereafter, she held a Customer Service Manager position for 10 years at one of the giant retailers in the United States. Throughout her career, Elizabeth has exhibited exemplary leadership skills by demonstrating accountability and courage, by building trust while communicating effectively, all while managing the performance and helping to develop talent of team members under her supervision. The Laws of Maximizing Relationship and Execution principles further encouraged Elizabeth to become a Small Business owner of two entities: Integrity Office Maintenance Services, LLC, a for profit company providing maintenance and cleaning services for various business offices, and Integrity Homeless Children Outreach, a nonprofit organization. In her capacity as the Executive Director of the Integrity Homeless Children Outreach, her ministry has served the homeless, fed, and distributed food through the county program, preached the gospel, and prayed for and baptized the homeless as they accept the Lord Jesus. Currently she is partnering with Abishai Christian Academy School and Home of Happiness for Children with Disabilities and Orphanage in Lusaka, Zambia. Her ministry in this partnership includes providing financial and spiritual support for the orphanage and words of encouragement while helping mentor the orphanage and school’s leadership. The latest orphanage project is to raise chickens with the goal of generating income for the orphanage to ensure financial self-sufficiency long-term. In her spiritual journey as the Lord Jesus’s disciple, she has committed her life to various studies, to help her motivate, empower, serve, and inspire others in her church, community, and the various places where the Lord has commanded her to minister. She used this calling as Coordinator for the Women’s prayer group in the United Methodist Church, and as a children Sunday school teacher in Bethesda, Maryland church and intercessors. Elizabeth also attained a certification from Gethsemane Prayers School of Deliverance and Healing and certification from the School of Warfare & Deliverance in New York. She was ordained and consecrated as an International Chaplain Alliance in Maryland. She also had the privilege to serve as an Elder under the Board Elders for Prophet Morris Cerullo World Evangelism between 2016 to 2020. Her gift as a prayer warrior has brought her to many different places to minister to those in need. As a woman responding and answering to a call from GOD to share the love, peace, grace, faith, and hope of the gospel with needy individuals, she has faithfully committed herself to serve others. Her intercessor gift has connected her with Pastor Dirlene Cannon from Grace International Church. Elizabeth is a member of JMK Maryland as of November 2020 and is one of the intercessors for JMK Maryland church.
