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Minister Kerry-ann McBean releases Processed To Be A Blessing: The Hidden Message to Empower Women to Thrive
BY PAUL JUNOR
Kerry-ann McBean is on a mission to empower women to take control of their lives and to become independent and self-sufficient. She was a guest at the International Women Achievers Award, which was held in downtown Brampton on Saturday, June 29th. She is excited about her recently released book titled, “Processed To Be A Blessing: The Hidden Message,” which became available on Amazon Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024. This is her first book, and it dramatically recounts her life story and faith journey.
She shared her emotionally riveting personal saga of how she was able to rise above betrayal in her marriage and acquired moral courage and spiritual resilience through the power of faith in God. Minister Kerry-ann shared details about her early upbringings and background with me. She was born in Jamaica as the last child in a family of ten children. No doubt, there were many challenges and pressures that this placed on her during her early childhood.
She completed her high school education at Islington High in St. Mary and was exposed to the dance hall culture. There has been much written about the: social, cultural and economic influences of this powerful medium not just on the Jamaican scene, but on the international scale.
In her book, “Inna da Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics of Identity in Jamaica,” Dr. Donna Hope, Professor of Culture, Gender & Society at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica documents the powerful influences of this medium on the Jamaican world. This book delineates the complex web of socio-economic and political factors that shape cultural identity in the marginalized working-class community in Jamaica out of which the powerful form of contemporary popular culture arises.
Minister Kerry-ann married later in life, which resulted in two sons being born from the union. The marriage however dissolved and she was left with having to rear two boys. She surrendered her life to Christ and became a born-again Christian. She attended Christ For Life Deliverance Tabernacle, which was pastored by Apostle Dr. Winston Carnegie in Kingston, Jamaica. She subsequently moved to Canada where she currently attends Christ Evangelistic Assembly (CEA) in Toronto, Canada pastored by Bishop Dr.Pete Pinnock.
She told me that, “It was inspired by God. I am elated at the release. He was the one who gave the name of the book. There are more books coming. This is number one of the many books that are coming.”
In the promotional material for the book, she provides details about it. “This book is about transformation. It explores a woman’s emotional landscape, who turns to God as an anchor during her most challenging times. Each chapter captures the struggles of dealing with a failing marriage while simultaneously fighting to maintain personal dignity and spiritual peace.”
She elaborates on the potential benefits of the book to her readers. She elaborates that it “Provides real-world inspiration for anyone fighting a personal crisis.” The book is one that is a journey of recovery and self-discovery, and how turning to a higher power can lead to a life filled with: freedom, peace and fulfillment. This book is a reminder that no matter how tough things get, there’s always a path forward.