EW Newsletter April 2013

Issue 46 April 2013

Special Issue Celebrating EWC2013 Theme The Transformed Woman

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Meet This Year’s EWC2013 Speakers

Exhibitors, Discounts, Products & Services

Recipients of the Leadership Mentoring for Purpose Programme

Booster Bonanza 3 Prices Up for Grabs

Women Stepping Out! Antonina Griffin—Founder The Scar Foundation Article of the Month Keep Hope Alive

2 Amazing Seminars Praying for Purpose & Finance for Purpose

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Meet the EWC2013 Speakers - pages 4-8 The Recipients of LMPP - pages 9-10 Exhibitors 18

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Women Stepping Out! Dr Antonina Griffin—19 Keeping Hope Alive -24 Being Single to Be Married Blog Corner—26 Special interest

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ello Ladies It gives me pleasure to welcome you to this special issue of EW Newsletter. .

As we get ready for the Empowered Woman Conference 2013 it allows me reflect on last year’s #EWC2012. This has been a real challenge for me as I’ve always been nervous to host a conference.

I didn’t want to host one because every other ministry or woman was hosting conferences; I wanted to host one because of a need; a real need for women to attend and have an experience that will change their lives for better, for their homes, for their children, for their generations and especially for themselves.

I had to be convinced in myself that hosting conferences was part of my ministry and purpose, and if I believe this is part of His calling for me, all I need to do is lift His Name Up and He will draw people to Him. It’s not about stirring up the emotional minds of women and watch them go back to their life of struggle, confusion, uncertainty etc. There had to be something more - a transformational experience that will impact their lives from the inside out, a light bulb moment; a revelation, something that would hit their spiritual understanding so that it brings about a 365 degree lifestyle change.

Since last year’s Empowered Woman Conference, I’ve grown in my spiritual walk, my understanding, my life’s direction and my desires. I’ve forgiven, been delivered, empowered, encouraged and matured and it brings new meaning to my divine purpose. And I’m looking forward to sharing this at the EWC 2013.

Last year I was given 3 words – The Transformed Woman and I believe this word was for me.

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Prior to the word, I had been going round a mountain for years.

This mountain represented what was holding me back; I was being held back in my ministry, my marriage, business and it made me frustrated. I wanted to move forward, but I realised I was holding me back. My mind, my emotions, negative feelings I’d held on to from the past which had started to reflect in my behaviour towards others including my husband. I was challenged to confront my fear to succeed, projects I had embarked on in the past and failed and it started to affect my emotions because secretly in my heart I wanted to……but, I was frightened to fail again. .

When I realised this, I started studying God’s Word in the area I was being challenged. I discovered that the only way to confront and deal with this mountain of stagnation was to have a deeper revelation of my true identity and to know this was to go back to God’s Word and study who His Word says I am. He took me back to specific words like “He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world”; “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” and “I am the head and not the tail”; words I already knew, but this time the words became flesh and started to heal my emotions.

His Word really works! I believe He had been waiting for me to accept my situation, but also believe that I can be healed and He can heal me in His Son’s Name. His Word healed me from the inside; it touched my emotions, my mind, and my heart and made me see my world as a whole woman. I realised it was always in me, but I needed to fight against a stigmatised label of an “emotional woman” so that the transformed me can take care of business.

My mountain became very plain, my outstanding projects achieved and I have a clear strategy for 2013 and beyond and with God’s help it will be possible.

I am so excited to have you attend this event and I encourage you to open your heart and mind and take hold of the information in the atmosphere, glean from each speaker, they have the experience necessary for you to get to where you need to be in business, in relationships and in purpose.

They bring a message of hope, encouragement, inspiration and most of all a message to transform you so that you see your world as a whole woman.

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eet This Year’s EWC2013 Speakers Pastor Abbiih Oloyede is a prolific prophetic speaker, with a unique anointing of connecting with women and encouraging them to reach full potential in their calling and purpose. She has a passion to see the local church transform lives and communities.

She pastor’s City Chapel a Multi Cultural Church in East London, alongside her husband Dr Jonathan, Convener Global Day of Prayer London. Abbiih also works cross culturally with Tearfund, ran a bed linen business and was a regular presenter on Revelation TV’s “She Matters”. Presently she hosts Womenz World on OHTV. Jonathan and Abbiih have a vision for wholesome families and are blessed with two gorgeous children.

Placida Acheru is Founder of "Coaching 4 Excellence” an accredited personal and business coach, a natural entrepreneur, sought after inspirational speaker, social media marketing expert, online brand expert and wealth management consultant.

She is also the Founder of The Business Online Directory with which she provides business support for local businesses helping them succeed online. Placida has been working with local businesses, helping them create a personal and business brand through marketing innovation, training workshops and events.

Co-founder of 30 days business challenge with Inventor Celia Gates . I am working on a new project – Entrepreneurs online academy with Gerry Hogan former sales manager of Lloyds TSB. Placida has worked with individuals and small business owners in Central London and Business Centres around East London to help small business owners optimise sales and marketing strategies.

Her passion is seeing people discover their true call, taking charge of their lives, breaking every road block to financial success and having an all round success. She is a no nonsense business coach who will not let you hide behind your fears. She believes that until you take that step you would never know what you could become.

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eet This Year’s EWC2013 Speakers Ruth Dickson is an anointed Song -writer, Singer, Author and Missionary.

She has the creative ability to communicate God's word to people through the gift of her voice.

The discovery of her singing voice was quite coincidental.

She started out by writing Holy Spirit inspired words to paper. Her first song, written in 1998, was taken up by the worship team of the Church she attended then and it was very successful.

Since then she has moved from glory to glory, singing her own songs. Now she travels internationally, as a worship leader and missionary, taking God's word to the nations.

Ruth believes in the instruction that Jesus Christ gave His disciples after His resurrection; that we are to spread his teachings to all the nations of the world. Ruth ministers internationally and also sings in several languages. Ruth believes that the chief end of every man is to glorify God. Sandra Jarvis is the Pep Talks Coach, who has written 3 self-help motivational books, including “How to Bounce Back From the Hard Knocks of Life: 90 Empowering Pep Talks messages for Women In Search of Happiness”. Sandra has devised a groundbreaking life management tool, in the form of the TALK™ process.

This unique life transformation process enables executive women who are seeking ultimate happiness to effectively recover and bounce back from the many knocks of life. The comeback experience for executive women undergoing this amazing TALK™ process will be ever so spectacular— they will leave their female peers trailing miles behind on the rungs of the executive career ladder.

The TALK™ process will be the catalyst that will enable executive women to emerge with an ethical bespoke Authenticity & Branding Plan™ containing the blueprints of their unique “Life Mission, Life Path and Life Purpose”. It is inevitable that those executive women undergoing this ground-breaking and life changing TALK™ process will experience high self-esteem and increased self-confidence which will lead not only to purposeful career acceleration, but also to the privilege of them doubling their income.

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eet This Year’s EWC2013 Speakers Rev Enomfon is an ordained Minister of the Gospel, a Relationship Healing Catalyst, a Performance Coach.

Marriage Mentor, International Speaker and AwardWinning Author. She has transformed hundreds of men and women in the past 20 years through her pastoring, mentoring, coaching, workshops, media shows, and packaged programmes.

Enomfon is passionate about creating self-awareness , accelerating healing and empowering women to take right and informed decisions in their relationship with themselves, with God, in other relationships such as dating, marriage, with money, in parenting and marketplace relationships.

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eet Jacqueline Ani EWC2013 Hostess

Jacqueline Ani is a transformational leader & career coach, lecturer, inspirational speaker and author/writer and a fellow member of the School of Social Entrepreneurs. Her mission is to empower others to fulfil their life’s purpose.

As a sought after speaker her listed messages include, The Empowered Woman, The True Source of Wealth, 5 Steps to Success and Pain to Purpose to name but a few.

With over 14 years’ experience in HR and Recruitment Selection, Jacqueline set up her own Recruitment Consultancy specialising in placing people within the Management field.

Through this experience, she realised that she had a passion to encourage, motivate, empower and inspire those who discovered that they were in the wrong careers and stayed out of lack of confidence in their acquired capabilities and fear of changing, she re trained as an Adult Literacy Lecturer to teach and motivate people to identify their gifts, discover their purpose and fulfil it in the midst of barriers that may pose as a threat to their success. Jacqueline admonishes that barriers are opportunities of success when turned around on its head.

Jacqueline has been featured and interviewed on several media networks which include Ben TV, OH TV, Revelations TV, Premier Radio to name but a few. Her books include “The Widow’s Jar of Oil – Knowing What You have to Get Out of DEBT”, Your Talent is Your Wealth and her most recent title “Being Single to be Married – Preparing Yourself for a Purpose Driven Marriage, all have an underlying message and that is to fulfil divine purpose.

Her company Empowered Woman Ltd focuses on empowering women from one level of performance to another level of achievement, the aim is to empower women through structured leadership and mentoring programmes delivered through a sister company The Mentoring Academy, to build them up from the inside and teach them how to view their world from the eyes of a whole woman so that they can in turn empower those in their community, environment and the world at large through packaging, repackaging and applying their skills, talents and gifts to build enterprises, businesses, ministries etc.

Jacqueline also hosts a yearly women’s conference called The Empowered Woman Conference. This conference is free to attend and is her way of giving back to women who need information and knowledge to renew their mind to move to a new level in life.

Her monthly newsletter EW Newsletter reaches out to women nationally and internationally with up to date information on events and workshops and features a section called Women Stepping Out! Where a woman who has defied the odds in life and stepped out into purpose to achieve her dream; this is a source of encouragement to so many of our readers and testimonies of success from such stories are received.

Jacqueline is married with 2 beautiful girls.

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ecipients of the Leadership Mentoring for Purpose Programme (LMPP)

Every year, The Mentoring Academy looks forward to giving out the LMPP Peer Mentoring Award to those who have embarked on the 12 month leadership mentoring programme. This year is no exception, we have had so many testimonies of women whose lives have been transformed with the programme. Women who have more to offer their world and need to mentored into purpose Here are just a few of the women who will be receiving their awards. On behalf of Empowered Woman and The Mentoring Academy we wish you every success and God’s Blessings.

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Amma Frimpong

Kerryn Grocia

Faith Denga

Miacah Mcalla

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ecipients of the Leadership Mentoring for Purpose Programme (LMPP)

Every year, The Mentoring Academy looks forward to giving out the LMPP Peer Mentoring Award to those who have embarked on the 12 month leadership mentoring programme. This year is no exception, we have had so many testimonies of women whose lives have been transformed with the programme. Women who have more to offer their world and need to mentored into purpose Here are just a few of the women who will be receiving their awards. On behalf of Empowered Woman and The Mentoring Academy we wish you every success and God’s Blessings.

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Carol Laing

Lara Ero-Davies

Joanne Johnson

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OMEN STEPPING OUT! Antonina Griffin—Founder The Scar Foundation

If you’re on Facebook and in my network of friends list then you would have recognised the face of this amazing woman.

After my early morning devotion one morning, I turned on my Blackberry phone to get a bit of Facebook information before my day gets busy. On My wall I saw a powerful video of a woman who was narrating her story—Against All Odds. I couldn’t stop watching, a tear rolled down my eyes as I thanked God for using this woman to rein-force His Glory, His Majesty and the Love He has for His children. Antonina Griffin is an amazing woman with a powerful testimony; she epitomizes the whole meaning of a woman who has stepped out into purpose; and I couldn’t wait to interview her for this special feature of Women Stepping Out! For this issue of EW Newsletter.

EW: Tell us who Antonina Griffin is?

AG: Antonina Griffin is a God fearing woman who isn't afraid to LIVE OUT LOUD for Christ. I am a wife, a mother, an entrepreneur who believes all things are possible. I'm a survivor, a survivor who lives a life full of purpose on purpose. I'm a person who loves hard and only wants the best for everybody. I'm a girl that’s happy to be ME and there's nothing I would change about ME and my journey.

EW: Your profile mentions that you had an entrepreneurial spirit from a very early age in your life, where did it come from?

AG: I must say it came from my higher power. The entrepreneurial spirit that I have comes from God and nobody but God. No one in my family were entrepreneurs so it wasn't learned. Being an entrepreneur wasn't taught but I always knew I wanted my own business. So there you have it, this gift came from God .

EW: What is your purpose?

AG: My purpose is to let the entire world know who God is and to also let the world know that no matter what you go through you can come out. My purpose is to tell my story so that others can come out. My purpose is to help as many people as I can, whether it's through social media, a phone conversation, an email, a conference, financial blessing or if it's just being an listening ear. My purpose is to help others to discover their God given talent or purpose. I was created with the strength I needed to go through so that others can know that they have the strength that need to come out. Every-thing I've been through was for my purpose that's why my motto is "I was PURPOSED for This!" My purpose is simply to LIVE OUT LOUD! EW: Tell us the events that led to you discovering your purpose?

AG: I was tired, tired of a life filled with heartache and pain. I knew that there was more to my life than a life full of misery.

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OMEN STEPPING OUT! Continued Antonina Griffin—Founder The Scar Foundation

AG: I wanted more so I decided to try this Jesus person one more time. My decision to try Jesus again was the best decision of my life. Once I developed a relationship with God, I finally got it. I understood that I went through all of that hell on earth for a reason and that reason was so that I would be equipped to fulfil my purpose.

EW: What do you think is one of the main issues affecting women ‘s progress in our generation?

AG: Women are hurting and don't know how to stop the pain. But I know a Man by the name of Jesus that can love all the pain away. I LIVE OUT LOUD so they can know if God did it for me he can and will do it for them too.

are tiny matters...compared to what lies within us."

This quote is on my wall in my office and my job is to get people to tap into what lies within. There's greatness inside of each and everyone of us, it just need to be discovered.

EW: Antonina, you’re story of Hope, Belief and Determination was an inspiration to many and has been watched globally in that you told your real story. Your success shows how God has transformed your life. Empowered Woman is hosting its 2nd annual conference with the theme “The Transformed Woman” what does transformation mean to you and how does a woman seek to be transformed for God’s Kingdom?

AG: When I think of transformation I think of a pearl.

EW: What are your suggestions on how women A natural pearl forms inside a bivalve mollusc when can overcome such issues to fulfil purpose? the shell has been invaded by a parasite or damaged.

AG: Forgiveness is a key factor. We must learn to However after the damaged shell of a mollusc goes forgive the person that caused us pain. You must through a painful process a beautiful, priceless pearl also have just a little HOPE. My definition of HOPE is formed. As women we go through things that inis to allow God to Heal the Hurt, so you can Over- vades our lives and damage us but if we can just come Obstacles, get Past the Pain so that you can make it through the process, something beautiful and reach your Expected End. The healing of a broken priceless will be birthed through our pain. I often tell women 'I don't look like what I've been through!' I'm or hurting heart is not an easy process but you thankful that God transformed my mess into a mesmust allow God to carry you through the process. sage. It was painful and I say it loud and proud "I was EW: How have you merged your business inter- PURPOSED for This!" I thank God for all of my wounds est to operate in line with purpose? he transformed into a SCAR. I didn't want to just be AG: My business ties into my purpose. I'm in the healed but I wanted to be made whole. Transformental health and substance abuse field; there- mation means I was made whole. END

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Introduces 6 New Mentoring Programmes Sometimes discovering purpose is not as easy as its made out to be; most times life happens and before you know it, we’re dealing with one issue after another whilst purpose sits on the back burner.

The Mentoring Academy has introduced a new programme called The Wisdom for Life Skills Mentoring Programme.

There are 6 sessions in this programme and can be taken individually or as a whole programme.

The sessions have been written to enable you dis-cover your purpose in the Kingdom where these areas are concerned.

So you’re not just doing a training session/programme, but empowering you to take hold of your authority in the area that has posed as a barrier.

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EEPING HOPE ALIVE

BY ANTONINA GRIFFIN

Now faith is the substance of things HOPED for and the evidence of things not seen. I keep hope alive through my faith, I simply believe. I keep hope alive by hoping in hopeless situations. Hope is belief in a positive outcome no matter the situation. I believe that there will be a positive outcome even when the odds are stacked against me. Life didn’t deal me a pretty hand but because I kept hope alive I learned how to play the hand I was dealt and I’m playing it well.

We all face challenges in life but we must learn to trust the process. We must know and under-stand that sometimes we got to go through it in order to get to it. And we can’t let anyone or no thing stop us.

We have to learn to keep hope alive when our enemies come against us. We have to learn to keep hope alive when our friends turn their backs on us, when neighbours are not so friendly. We have to learn to keep hope alive when our loved ones are not loving.

One of the worst things we can do is give up hope. When you give up hope you live a life in depression and despair. It’s harder to regain hope after it’s lost than it is to just keep hope alive. Don’t ever lose hope. People can take a lot of things from you and they can do a lot of things to you but don’t you ever let them take away your determination, your will, and your drive and don’t you dare let them take away your hope.

I remember growing up in poverty. I mean we were really poor. I wanted to try out for cheerleading but I didn’t believe I would make the team because of our financial situation. I knew I was good enough but I believed our finances was going to hold me back. The other girl’s parents had more money, they drove nice cars and they lived in nice neighbourhoods.

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EEPING HOPE ALIVE CONTINUED

BY ANTONINA GRIFFIN

My Aunt told me “Antonina, do you believe you can make the team? Those girls are no better than you; as a matter of fact you are a better cheerleader than all of them! I just need you to believe” That little talk gave me all the hope I needed. Not only did I make the team but I was the best cheerleader on the team. It didn’t matter that we were poor. It didn’t matter that we didn’t have a car to get me home from practice. All that mattered was me making the team. I held on to hope, and belief, and I was determined to make it and I did.

Keeping hope alive requires a lot of POSITIVITY. My aunt was the positive driving force pushing me.

When people around me were saying I wouldn’t make it, I had to tell myself I am going to make it. I had to speak positivity over my own life. I had to learn to stay away from negative people at an early age.

When you are trying to keep hope alive staying away from negative people is a must. Stay away from people who don’t think they deserve the best that life has to offer. Stay away from people who don’t believe in their own dreams. And stay away from people who don’t believe in you.

I keep hope alive because I know that all things are working together for my good. So if I’m in a bad situation I know that somehow it’s going to work for my good. Don’t allow the pressures of life weigh you down, instead keep HOPE alive by allowing God to: Heal the Hurt, so you can Overcome Obstacles, to get Past the Pain, to reach your Expected End!

Antonina L. Griffin

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EING SINGLE TO BE MARRIED BLOG CORNER

The Four Seasons of Marriage—Summer Season Summer is a season we all look forward to , at this time of the year, we are eating salads, fresh corn etc. Summer is when the gardener reaps the benefits of what was planted and nurtured in spring.

For children, summer is the time to relax. School is closed and the pool is open. The sun stays awake longer and so do the kids. Hot, sweaty faces indicate intense activity, but for children, it is sheer joy.

Fun is also the theme of a summer marriage. Life is beautiful. We are reaping the benefits of our hard efforts to understand each other an to work together as a team to see the dreams of spring fulfilled. The anticipation of spring has turned into the reality of summer. The initial excitement may have waned, but your sense of connection with each other has deepened. You have fewer misunderstandings, and when there is, resolutions come more quickly.

You may or may not have reached your financial goals, you may or may not have children, you may have good health or poor health.

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Your vacation may be satisfying or frustrating, but if your marriage is in the season of summer, you will share a deep sense of commitment and satisfaction. And you will feel secure in each other’s love.

The Emotions of Summer Summer is characterised by feelings of happiness, satisfaction, accomplishment and connection. It may come at a busy time of life, but the busyness need not destroy the intimacy.

Happiness, satisfaction, peace, fun, comfort are words that describe the emotions of a couple who are living in the summer season of marriage.

The Attitudes of Summer Imagine a deck filled with beautiful potted flowers: impatiens, Gerber, daisies, hibiscus, petunias, geraniums and portulaca. That have been blooming profusely all summer long. However one observation that can be made is that if flowers are not watered, they wilt; and the first to drop their heads when the water ceases to flow are the impatiens.

Summer marriages are much like flowers: they are beautiful, but they must be watered. Couples who are successful at having an extended season of summer in their marriage are ones who have learned to maintain what they have attained.

They recognise that the summer season did not come without preparing the soil, planting the seeds and nurturing the marriage.

Now that they are enjoying the beauty of summer, they want to maintain it, and they have an attitude of work and growth. Almost without exception, couples who experience the summer season of marriage also have a desire to continue growing.

Summer does not equal perfection, but it does mean that couples in this season have a sense of accomplishment and a desire to continue growing. Most couples in the summer season of marriage realise that it took work to get there. They have a positive attitude about their marriage, they are enjoying their spouse and they intend to continue “watering the flowers”. These attitudes lead to positive actions that keep the summer happiness flowing.

The Actions of Summer Summer is a time of increased activity. We travel to new places and have new experiences. Or we make our annual pilgrimage to the beach house or the mountain, where we relive the experiences if past summers and make new memories for the future. Summer does not create activities, but it provides a climate in which they can flourish.

In a summer marriage, the warm emotional climate fosters positive actions. The atmosphere is relaxed, you understand your spouse better, accept each other’s differences and learned how to resolve conflicts. END “The Four Seasons of Marriage” by Gary Chapman 27

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