Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Noel Lewis. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Noel, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

I risked everything for change, life, job, marriage, for something different. I was tired of the merry-go-round of life. I was tired of the depression and unhappiness that clouded my decision-making. I knew something had to change, and it started with me. It all came at a price: I gave up the lie that I was living for his truth.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

I minister to single, pregnant moms that are struggling to understand love. Confused by the world’s definition of love, God has blessed me with the opportunity to impact these women who need to realize their true identity isn’t defined by their mistakes. Love isn’t the amount of abuse they can sustain, not to be alone. Love is God. God is love. It’s not until you understand his love that you will be able to recognize it when it is given. God’s love doesn’t come with a price; it is everlasting.

Years ago, I didn’t understand love. Abused by the world, my view was distorted. I thought my loyalty was love if I stayed with a liar or a cheater. I thought love was built on what I could do for you. The love I received for most of my life came at a great price. Four baby daddies and six beautiful kids later, I realized I was wrong; the things I thought were every day weren’t expected. They were all coping mechanisms I have learned to deal with my choices.

Since then, I have been redeemed and set free of my choices and the things that have been done to me. I have been washed clean of all my sins and given my true identity.

I have taught women the love of God for about three years. I have met other women of Christ who have also poured into these women. Women building women up with God. Single moms help other single moms fix their crowns and remind them who they are in God. Royalty daughters of a king.

My brand is God, I wear proudly with my sisters in christ.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

I remember walking into a hospital, making my way up to the third floor, entering a room, and seeing a woman holding a baby. I walked toward her with tears slowly filling my eyes. She had this baby close to her as if she wanted to feel his heartbeat through hers. Lifeless this baby was; his spirit left his body in the womb. She gave birth to an angel, and I will never forget her strength that day. Broken and hurt, she couldn’t let him go. I sat close to her and told her you gave birth to an angel. My heart poured out to her as I sat quietly for the rest of the time; I wanted her to feel supported. I wanted her to feel not alone,

I sat in that parking garage and cried. I cried for myself, the eighteen-year-old girl who watched her baby take her last breath as I sat alone in that hospital room. Too young and naive to do anything. I cried for the woman that gave birth to an angel as I sat as her shield of strength in her storm. I didn’t want her to feel what I had felt years ago. I realized that day what my identity is in Christ. He will turn all bad things into his good and glory. That’s when I became an advocate for moms, single moms, and women that have been abused and mistreated by this world. That’s when my resilience became the story of the ministry that has become my life.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

The mission is to spread God’s love. To not let any women feel what I have felt once before. Alone in a room full of people. God is accurate, and his relevance is in the hearts of his children. I will do what I am doing until the day I die. I will be a ninety-year-old woman ministering to women who feel they are broken beyond repair. I will wipe their tears and reposition their crowns. I will make them see what God sees.

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