Andrew L’Almont was born in Sri Lanka, where his grandparents had been Christian missionaries. At the age of 13, with his mother and sister, he emigrated to Australia in 1969. He spent 2 years living on the streets of St.Kilda, before a sporting scholarship to Melbourne High School gave him an academic education and opened the way for him to play rugby for Victoria and district first level cricket for Prahran. Moving into the finance sector, Andrew worked for the Australian divisions of 3 English banks, before establishing Ray White Financial Services in Australia in 1993 and Harcourts Financial Services in 1998. After relocating to New Zealand, Andrew took a position on the Baptist Savings board and as marketing manager, conducted more than 400 financial wellness seminars, with over 12,000 people attending. Now back in Australia, Andrew shares about his heart to share the gospel and his work in Christian radio.