Minister Sarah Wallace-Waters
Minister Sarah Wallace-Waters is the Lead for YDH's Small Business Mentorship Advocacy Project.
Following is the featured Destiny Spotlight interview provided in our January 2022 newsletter.
Minister Sarah Wallace-Waters believes that her destiny is related to her calling, accomplishments, and goals. My calling is spreading and sharing God’s Word. In the beginning it was part-time, but it was definitely my destiny. I recognized my calling in Seminary. I was studying to teach Sunday School. I started my ministry as an evangelist and when I became a Minister, Bishop Boyce Jordan from Holy Trinity Baptist Church mentored me. His God fearing leadership and patience made a difference in my life.
My spiritual journey was not traditional. I grew up Catholic. However, I turned away due to the sexual scandals with Catholic Priests. One day, a co-worker mentioned she thought I needed something in my life and took me to her Mosque. I converted to Islam. Yet, after ten years, I realized I was not being spiritually fed. My children were the reason I returned to Christianity. When my twin boys were nine years old, one of them was shot in the leg. My Aunt Laeth McCallum’s entire church prayed for my son, and her Pastor came to visit. Aunt Laeth was one of my mentors and she kept me grounded. When my son got better, I went to my Aunt’s church to give a testimony, during which I reminded the Pastor that years before, when he came to pray with our family as our grandmother was transitioning, he prophesied that ‘the son would be shot, and that God would be there for him’. As we had just experienced, the ‘son’ was my son.
My sons started going to church with Aunt Laeth. I went to a performance they were participating in. When the church doors opened, I felt fire hit my feet! I ran down to the altar and found what I had been missing. I am so grateful that my sons have grown into God-fearing men. While my husband converted to Christianity when I did, he went back and forth. Finally, he gave me an ultimatum, God, or him; I chose Christ.
I was led to my profession as a Well Being Consultant in the mental health field after my brother was shot in the head. He was an electrician and while working on a pole, he was caught in the crossfire of a shootout. He survived, but suffered with depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I was interested in what was happening with him and wanted to help him. I went to school and earned a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Theological Counseling.
Recently, I’ve had multiple health issues including a stroke and 3 heart attacks. My advice for anyone with health issues is to call on God for healing. Believe me, I know that when you need healing as a
Christian, you are not alone. God is who we all need in the world today. Once when I was in the operating room for a procedure, I was fearful, but God faded out the faces of the doctors and nurses so I could just concentrate on Him being there with me, and the fear left. Whatever trial or tribulation you’re going through, lay it at His feet.
As my body heals, I still enjoy life: my family, my children, grandchildren; my mom and daughter days, classic television shows, and documentaries. Children are especially beautiful because they’re not tainted by the world. There is a purity and innocence within them. I also go to counseling because I find it comforting to talk with someone about things I’m going through. I am very honest and confident.
Honesty is important and it’s ok to be truthful with yourself. I let the survivor in me pick myself up and walk in God’s truth.
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