"Born to Battle"

"BORN TO BATTLE" is a true story of a women who overcame her insecurities, fears, anger, doubts and or pride that torments the mind of an average person, but specifically a person answering the call to ministry. I share my story of coming from riches to poverty that rid me from idols in my life. Now, knowing what it feels like to be free from the bondage of money as my source and not my resource, my pride has decrease and humility is taking place. I am a woman who have suffered through many challenges of life by building onto a thread of faith in order to believe God's promises. Now, I know that God's will be done in my life and my will. I know that I walk by faith and not by sight. I've learn that with love we have not God. It's an awesome journey, some days painful, but knowing that there is always a way of escape. God says that He would never leave me nor forsake me. Money is know longer my God, but just a resource to serve God and fulfill my journey or destiny in life. There are no limitation in God, the sky is the limit.

My story unveils a life of covering up my shortcomings well and survived on pleasing my peers and others who crossed my pathway of life. Therefore, I found out through my journey of 34 years in ministry, that the processes to build a strong foundation for this leader is to be a vulnerable vessel that gives God permission to purge, chastise, and rebuke. I had to understand that God's love is sovereign Realizing that I was no longer in need of self-edification or to have a "I" syndrome personality, I was able to accept the assignments given to me by God to serve in the capacity of lead pastor, teacher and prophet with the sole purpose of Glorifying God. As a woman who submitting her insecurities or pride, God became my deliverer, redeemer and sustainer. I also discovered that my true identity was not based on my degrees, professions, titles, bank accounts, possessions or appearances, but any true identity is now based and rooted in Jesus Christ. My confidence is in God and not in my ability. I had to become authentic and transparent. Through my trials, I have come to0 understand that trusting in God, walking in obedience, respecting authority and waqlking by faith has allowed me to walk in the miracles and blessing of God.

Dr. Helen Stafford has been a lead pastor, a guide to 18 churches, an author, a political activist, international advisor, a trainer for leadership development/racial healing/community development, restorer of broken churches, and a restorer of dilapidated church buildings. She has traveled 13 countries and 3 continents. Dr. Fleming was asked by the United Nation to monitor the voting registration campaign during the election of the first African President of Namibia, South West, African. She was honored by President George Bush at the State of the Union Address in 2004. She was recognized by First Lady Michelle Obama as founder of the Women Veterans Resource Centers. She has met and prayed with the President of Sierra Leone, Africa. During her professional life, she has received 42 awards from the United States and abroad. She is committed to serving God wherever He sends her to better the lives of others spiritually and physically.