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When it’s time to let go!

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On this date last year, I was blessed, swoll, and very much pregnant. So you would think that I would’ve been ready to give birth to my daughter right? … Well that clearly was not the case. I was definitely trying to stay pregnant since we had a week until Noah was scheduled to arrive.

On this date last year, I went to my regularly scheduled doctor’s appointment and since my feet were swollen and my blood pressure was high, my doctor said I would be induced. I wasn’t ready! I broke down and cried. I told my doctor that I needed to get my hair cornrowed and I needed to take my acrylic nails off. I had things to do. As I was crying, my doctor and husband comforted me. I kept crying because I thought about the labor pain that women are always talking about. Sigh… I tried to negotiate with my doctor, but she wasn’t haven’t it since my blood pressure was still up the second time she took it. My doctor told me I was 39 weeks and the only way out was delivery. Lol. she was right. What was I holding on to?? I make myself laugh! It was time to move forward to meet our daughter, so my husband and I prayed and went to the maternity ward so I can be induced.

Rev Lashonna

Reverend Lashonna Lynn Smith is an emerging and unique voice in the Body of Christ. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, she is a graduate of Lock Haven University in Lock Haven, PA, where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. She is also a graduate of Shippensburg University located in Shippensburg, PA, where she successfully earned a Master of Science Degree in the Administration of Justice. Rev. Lashonna received her Master of Divinity degree from Turner Seminary at The Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA. She was ordained an Itinerant Deacon at the Bermuda Annual Conference on March 7, 2015.

Rev. Lashonna is happily married to Rev. Dr. Jahkimmo Smith, the Pastor of Mount Zion AMEC in Southampton, Bermuda and is extremely thankful to God for their union. She enjoys serving in ministry with her husband and is grateful for the opportunity to serve others. As an Associate Minister at Mount Zion, Rev. Lashonna preaches and teaches the word of God, leads worship, along with serving as a Minister to Women and Young Adults. She also serves as a conference preacher, workshop facilitator, and contributor to the Christian Corner with F.A.C.E Philly Magazine. She has been blessed thus far to preach and minister the word of God in Bermuda, the United States, and Brazil. Rev. Lashonna is grateful for the opportunity to preach and minister wherever God sends her. She is also the creator of the FORGIVEN Tee, which is a ministry to let the world know that we are forgiven in Jesus Christ.

Rev. Lashonna has a strong desire to preach and teach a liberating and reconciling gospel to see lives saved, transformed, and made whole. She is committed to empowering people to live out their best lives and setting the world on fire for Christ. She is grateful for the call of God on her life and desires to bring glory to God’s name. The scripture that she holds dear to her heart is 1 Corinthians 15:10, “ But by the grace of God, I am, what I am…”

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  1. Happy Birthday Noah. Wow !!! A year already . You have such a unique distinct personality that warms my heart when I see at church 😘Oh and the video shared by daddy, ; the joy and excitement in your face when daddy picked his princess up from nursery. Those little legs of yours could not move fast enough. 🤣🤣You have been born to two beautiful God fearing parents that love you unconditionally. I know you feel that love and as you grow older, you will appreciate that you are raised in a loving home with two wonderful parents that loved you while you were in moms womb . You are a precious gift from God. Beautifully , wonderfully sculptured to God’s perfection and when you walk , you will walk confidently knowning that you are the chosen one by God to be who you are and where you are. Know you are loved precious and I look forward to see you grow and flourish to that beautiful masterpiece .Love you. Auntie Avery
    Princess Noah 👸🏽

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