Labour of Love
A Woman’s Personal Journey from Pain to Purpose
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My personal journey to purpose started at a very young age. Before I even knew what it meant. I always felt different. But just couldn’t write put my finger on it. As I grew into adulthood, I realized that what I thought would be purpose, like a job or a career. Was far from what my true purpose would ever be.
Early into my ministry, I met with a group of ladies who I had the privilege of leading in an online women’s group. I was sharing with them about how I had made the decision to go ahead with my divorce. And that it had come with much pray, counsel and even honestly a little bit of regret, that I had to come to this place. Afterall, I was leading Christian women. I don’t want them think that this should be the modus operandi, and that at the first sign of trouble, they should run and leave. But the truth is, they did not walk that journey with me. So, in any event, they still won’t have a full view of the past 15 plus years of my life. Unless I was to do a PowerPoint presentation for them and give them a play by play. Which I was not about to get into. I revealed it to them, fearfully thinking that this would be the end of what was just the start of my ministry. A ‘Ministry’ I was somewhat thrust into by God himself.
After sharing what I had decided to do, and how I would hope that it would not affect the way they saw me, I looked at their faces in the tiny squares on the zoom screen to see how they were reacting to me. And, instead of what I was expecting. Something shifted. These women, some of whom I had never met in person, cried with me, shared their own personal experiences with me, and accepted me as someone still worthy of walking along this life journey with them, even though I had chosen this path.
They saw my heart, and knew that there must have been reasons, my own, and some not so much my own. That would have brought me to this place.
One particular story, I will never forget.
She said ‘Akenna, when I joined this group. I was unsure if I could share the parts of me that I did not want to share prior to coming to this space. But, tonight, after you shared what you did. You set me free. ‘
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About the Book
Labour of Love takes you along a journey, through the experiences and life, of a young Caribbean woman, searching for love and validation in the things of the world.
Over time, her journey takes her on one of self discovery and self mastery, as her skin changes and her physical appearance gives her the look of someone she could no longer recognized.
Her new outward appearance, causes her to look deeper at who she was on the inside, and search the heart of God to see where he truly wanted her to be, and discover who he called her to be, even before she discovered this herself.
As you walk through this journey with her, she will take you through nine chapters, almost to mimic the pregnancy and birthing process of a woman carrying a baby.
Her story will take you along the path of her childhood, into her adulthood, to share with you how trauma affects our choices, how mistakes make room for motivation, and how Pain will bring you to your place of PURPOSE.
About the Author
Akenna Kublal is an Author, Motivational Speaker, Personal Development Consultant and Founder of Labour of Love Women’s Empowerment Events & Akenna Kublal Events and Personal Development Agency.
She hails from the twin isle Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, but travels the globe sharing her testimony of overcoming abuse, adultery, childhood traumas and teenage pregnancy as a young Christian woman. She also uses her platform to bring awareness to Vitligo, a rare skin condition that she also has, being diagnosed with in 2016.
Akenna has a heart for helping women see their true worth, and desires that her life would encourage them to keep pushing, as there is purpose in their pain.
With all that she does, and aspires to do. Her greatest accomplishment and joy, is the privilege to be called Mom, by her two beautiful daughters.
She hopes that each woman that reads this book will be inspired to not give up. And to see the value, in their strength as a woman, and their Labours of Love.