We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Carrie Carter. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Carrie below.
Carrie, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?
As a young child growing up in a small community, I invested time in the elderly population and enjoyed singing to them to encourage their hearts. I loved seeing their hearts glad and had a deep passion for our community as they were the foundation of faith, resilience, and love. As time progressed, so did my desire to serve.
As I stepped into a greater calling and mission, while enduring the growing pains, rejections and discouragements of life, understanding that there is greater mission, turning pain into purpose. As the least likely to succeed in my family after overcoming years of low esteem, rejection and identity crisis. Was the first to matriculate to a four year university after high school, proud Shaw University Graduate, on to earning my Doctorate in Biblical Counseling. Breaking the stigma and changing the narrative for my family, and so many I have been blessed to mentor, as a published author of my very first book “Identity Crisis the Root of It’s Beginning” You CAN Overcome! I echo this around the world, in our churches, prison’s ,communities and to our youth/young adults through our workshop “Overcoming Identity Crisis” that has blessed many of our youth, that had once contemplate suicide.
You Can Overcome.
We are grateful to God for our organization Overcoming 2 Win, LLC, our purpose is to restore hope, passion, dreams, and to ignite vision back into the hearts of many, through prayer, book tours, retreats, scholastic Scholarships and awards that will impact our communities greatly.
The story behind my mission hasn’t always been a pleasant one, however, its been rewarding as I’m able to be a testament and light to others-Echoing, You Can Overcome anything in life. I will continue to cry loud for those who are ostracized, voiceless, marginalize, and in need of justice, encouraging all, though life gets hard and looks blinks, there is still PURPOSE, we can do ONE of three things- Give up, Give in or Give it all we have, lets choose the latter. Give it all you, Got!!
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your background and context?
My name is Carrie Carter, born and raised in Kinston, NC. Married my college sweetheart , we will be celebrating 25 years of marriage May 2023, we share a handsome son together, my family are my WHY! My love for my entire family is unshakable. I am kind, loyal, resilient, and love to cook.
My greatest desire is to help bring joy, hope and restoration to other.
Working in the criminal justice system for over 25 years now, I’ve been afforded the opportunity to see countless lives restored, continued in this vain as a community sponsor for our local prison, ministering, teaching, and implementing programs that ‘s never been implemented before, was honored to serve on the board for over 15 years was extremely blessed to help transition countless women back into society,
Currently serving as the senior pastor of Hope & Deliverance Ministries, along side my husband, in Garner, NC. Real Hope, For Real People, In a Real World. I often echo: “Its okay not to be okay, but, Its not okay to stay there”! Everything has an expiration date. Feel what you feel, just don’t lose HOPE.
CEO/Founder of Overcoming 2 Win, LLC, our purpose is to help restore hope back into the hearts of many, through, book tours, seminars, retreats, etc. Encouraging the massive that we can “Overcome anything in life every setback, rejection, disappointment, heartache and pain.
Annual Scholastic Scholarships and awards ceremony for our youth, young adults’ and community. What sets us apart is our love and passion for all humanity, and everybody is somebody in God.
We believe in You! Walk in Purpose!
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
As shared in the story behind my mission, through life struggles, setbacks and disappointments. I am a firm believer that we can overcome anything in life, as long as we don’t lose hope and maintain our stride.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
Had to unlearn how I view success. Success, isn’t always measured by material possession, status, nor likes on social media.
For me, even if I don’t succeed at the first, second or third attempt. Doesn’t make me unsuccessful or a failure, my success isn’t measured by the accomplishments of others success, however, I am inspired, ecstatic, and celebrate with others and proud of their accomplishments.
Failure is never final-success for me is to remain resilient, discipline, persistent and to keep a RESOLVE.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.hdeliverance.org
- Email:pastorcarter@
hdeliverance.org - Facebook: Hope & Deliverance Ministries and Overcoming2Win, LLC
- Twitter: iamCarrieCarter
- Youtube: Hope & Deliverance Ministries
- Other: www.overcoming2win.org
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