WFWP USA: HerStory Awardees are the Catalyst for New Vision and Hope
2022-06-25 · Source: tparents.org
WFWP founding purpose is to realize one Global Family rooted in the culture of heart and sustainable peace, based on the lifestyle of living for the sake of others, and for women to influence the world with their own unique feminine values and their motherly hearts.
In order to work towards this lofty ideal, we need to hear from women who already practice and live by these values, as well as share their stories of how they overcame often unspeakable obstacles along the way and came out victoriously. That is the purpose of the HerStory Award.
The June 25, 2022 the HerStory Award Ceremony on-line drew 50 participants (women and men and children) and emceed by Dr.Susan Taffer, CEO and Founder of World Connections Foundation.
Dr. Susan Taffer introduced the awardees as dynamic women who have “gone not where the path would lead them but instead where there was no path and they left a trail—through grace and grit.”
She then welcomed WFWP USA President Angelika Selle who explained that women have gone through a course of suffering throughout history. They have been resourceful, resilient, and persistent. Through hearing and learning from the stories of the Awardees, the audience felt empowered and encouraged, and even some healing took place.
Each awardee was then introduced briefly with her bio, as well as a personal statement form the person who recommended her for this very special honor. Then with the actual award being shown on the screen, President Selle read each person’s unique text on the award and called on them to say a few words and share a few, profound and precious insights of their journey toward success.
Please enjoy some excerpts of our June Awardees below.
The first speaker of the day was Dr. Madelene Alexander-Clark, Doctoral Degree in Christian Counseling, CEO and Founder of House of Judah Empowerment Outreach Ministries Inc:
She shared that of all her accomplishments, the most meaningful thing is being a mother. It has taught her to be resilient but most importantly how to love.
I became a mother at the age of 16 to my oldest son. He is on this call today with us and so is my daughter and my younger son. I took care of him and he became my best friend and we grew up together. We had boundaries and we had respect. We have to parent our children and grandchildren with the same principles of being honest, serving one another, and being respectful to one another. Treating others the way we want to be treated. We need to get back to the basics. It has been my faith and my love that got me here. I thank and praise God for my family. To God be the glory that he pulled us all together for such a time as this.
To read Dr. Madelene’s full bio and to see the recording of her award and speech click here
Mrs. Sandra Wilks, Founder of Art of Conversationality, Marketing and Promotions Consulting:
I am honored to say who I am. My name Sandra means protector of mankind. I love to help people. I always ask them when I meet them “How can I help you?” If I can’t help them I try to find someone who can with information and resources. Networking for me is the greatest thing I love to do. It is for career, business, entrepreneurship, and life. It is all connected.
From my heart, I listen to people and understand where and what they need in their life. I connect people to people. I wear many hats and carry many bags. I open up the bag and give a person something to help them or someone else.
Family and friends have helped me get through my challenges. I am a widow and lost my husband who was shot at work during a robbery. I have been able to heal myself through helping others. The positive energy you can give to a person can mean so much. They need to learn they are not alone. Reach out to others and give them a helping hand.
To read Mrs. Sandra bio and to see the full recording of her award and speech click here.
Rev. Tina Brown, Minister, Unity Celebration Church of Scottsdale:
I realized at a young age that God loves us all the same no matter what religion, race, color, or background. That became the foundation of my life. I had a very difficult life growing up, overcoming childhood abuses, neglect, abandonment, sexual abuse, multiple marriages of my mother, and the instability of more than 40 moves during my childhood. At an early age, I made a conscious choice and decision to change that family history and break the cycle. At age 21, I was introduced to the Unity Church where I felt spiritually at home and the freedom to love people from all walks of life. I began to heal from my past. I used my life experiences to help others through sharing my stories and showing them how I healed. I became a single mother at age 31 to my son, Nathaniel and much later adopted three more children.
The biggest challenge of my life started in 2017, after I had five MRIs with contrast that left me severely toxic with heavy metal poisoning. It caused debilitating pain and kept me in bed. After three years, I discovered that I had Gadolinium deposition disease. It was so painful, I prayed many nights to be taken in my sleep. The doctor’s told me there was nothing they could do, but I was persistent. With prayer and the support of my beloved husband, Dave, I found a specialist who had formulated a way to remove the toxic substance that was in my body. I began to heal. I have become an advocate for patients throughout the world suffering from Gadolinium deposition disease. I give thanks to God for my life.
To read Rev Tina’s full bio and to see the full recording of her award and speech click here.
Dr. Uwa Onyioha Osimiri, President and Founder of the African Women Mobilization Commission:
I am indeed a product of the Nigeria-Biafra war from 1967 to 1970—a horrific experience in my mind. I was a witness to the massacre of war. My greatest life lessons came from watching my parents struggle through war with nine children. I learned about flexibility and survival where we found food in the bushes and learned to eat unusual things. I learned gratitude when we found food. I learned about kindness when my mother fed children in the village even when we did not have enough food. It was not only about ourselves. It’s about the whole.
After the war, at the age of 10, I was brutally, sexually assaulted in front of my parents by a soldier. Nothing worse than that. The experience was so traumatizing, my father was desperate to do something to raise me from the valley of despair. To help me to overcome this trauma my father woke me up every morning at 5 a.m. to watch the sunrise. He wanted me to see how the sun rose every day regardless of what anyone said, felt and did. He said that even when it is dark in my mind—like the sun, I must keep rising. He told me to not allow the actions of another human being to discourage my daily rise, and that I do not have a right to die until I have made a positive difference in this world.
To read Dr. Uwa Onyioha full bio and to see the full recording of her award and speech click here.
To watch the full recording click here.
HerStory Awardees are precious leaders of the heart based on their years of overcoming obstacles and creating a path for others where there seemed none.
We are proud of these women role models, who are reaching into the deepest part of their hearts and soul and sharing their stories and love, to empower other women and most of all the next generation.
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Dr. Madelene Clark-Alexander June 29, 2022 · Katarina Conner
HerStory Award: Dr. Madelene Alexan…
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Dr. Madelene Clark-Alexander a aarded June 25, 2022 for her exemplar ork to counel, empoer, and uplift individual and familie in their mental health and ellne, aed on her journe of overcoming unimaginale challenge. We applaud her ervice to omen, children, familie, and the communit filled ith love and compaion.
Reverend Dr. Madelene Clark-Alexander PhD.CC ha een ver active and ucceful in her life. A a preacher, teacher, and motivational peaker, he ha ala had the paion to erve other and that led her to otain a Diploma Pcholog from Ahorth College, her achelor of cience Degree ith a concentration in Human ervice, pringfield College, folloed a Mater’ Degree in Minitr and a Doctoral Degree in Chritian Couneling, graduating Cum Laude, Anderonville Theological eminar.
Remarkale i her ervice of 30 ear, from hich he officiall retired 6/1/2019, holding variou poition in the tate of Delaare: he a a enior Medical ocial Work Conultant for the Diviion of Pulic Health, (Corporal) ith the Department of Correction and Advocate/Cae manager for the Child upport nforcement Dept.
he i alo the Retired CO and Founder of Houe of Judah mpoerment Outreach Minitrie Inc. he partnered ith communit agencie, facilitating group and individual couneling, and Mental Health Aarene orkhop. he provided ull Prevention and Toacco Prevention orkhop for the outh, feeding the homele and dialed veteran, providing chool upplie to undererved familie, and holding Adopt-A- Famil Holida program and Coat drive
he ha erved a Aociate Pator of Church of our avior Preterian Church
Wilmington, D. here he alo ecame the Co-Director of the Re-ntr program, overeeing and providing couneling and communit reource to ex-offender and their familie. he alo Implemented Virtuou Woman omen’ minitr.
The United Peace Federation (UPF)/American Clerg Leaderhip Conference (ACLC) appointed her Amaador of Peace in 2008, 2018 he attended the International Leaderhip Conference in Korea, 2019 he attended the United Nation’ International famil da, igned the reolution for Korea Clerg Leaderhip Conference and a appointed tate ACLC Repreentative for the tate of Delaare. In 2020 he a pirituall matched to Rev. Kenneth Alexander in eoul Korea, there to attend the World ummit. The ere leed April 24, 2021, folloed a civil ceremon 6/3/2021.
he erve a a volunteer at the 765 Food Deert Project (Anderon, Indiana)
he i a elf-pulihed author: Time erved (a collection of poetr)
he continue learning, earning an accredited certificate a a Therapeutic Art Life Coach, a Mindfulne Practitioner (Diploma) and a Diploma for Mental Health and Wellne among other certificate coure.
In her man accomplihment he favor eing a True veel of God, Dedicated Wife, Loving Mother and Grandmother.
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andra Wilk June 29, 2022 · Katarina Conner
HerStory Award: Sandra Wilks June 2…
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andra Wilk a aarded on June 25, 2022 for her exemplar ork of erving and uplifting other, including providing healing and undertanding to ido uffering from ereavement, aed on her journe of overcoming unimaginale challenge. We applaud her ervice to the communit filled ith love and compaion.
andra Wilk i a Philadelphia native, graduate of the Philadelphia chool tem and the recipient of a uine Certificate from the Univerit Of Pennlvania Wharton chool Of uine. M. Wilk i alo the founder of “Art of Converationalit” a marketing and promotion conulting uine. Her talent i creating a to help mall uine oner ecome more viile and have a etter mean for ditriuting their information and literature. A uine oman and entrepreneur for a major portion of her life, M. Wilk ha earned the title of Marketing Conultant xtraordinaire.
M. Wilk and her late huand operated a grocer tore in the Wet Philadelphia area from 1978 until 1995 hen her huand’ life a aruptl taken a roer. Although everel traumatized at the lo of not onl her huand ut her livelihood a ell, M. Wilk took on a jo a an advertiing ale peron ith the Tri -tate Minorit Yello Page and et out to help other uinee ucceed.
Her career ha alloed her to ork a a Marketing Conultant and Outreach pecialit for ntrepreneur Work, uine Coach for Reource for Human Development, vent coordinator for Women’ Hitor Month, lack Hitor Month, and man other communit themed event in the tri-tate area. M. Wilk ha een recognized uine leader, procurement officer, local nepaper, and local government
agencie for her continuou effort and contriution to empoer people ith information and reource.
M. andra Wilk i a idoer, mother of four adult children, to grandchildren and four great grandchildren hom he love dearl. Her goal in life i to leave a legac for her famil and to have a 100-ear irthda part.
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Rev. Tina ron June 29, 2022 · Katarina Conner
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Rev. Tina ron a aarded on June 25, 2022 for her commitment to uplifting, motivating, and providing piritual leaderhip to man, aed on her journe of overcoming unimaginale challenge. We applaud her elfle ervice to the communit filled ith love and compaion.
Rev. Tina ron, ordained in 2005 through Unit chool of Chritianit, ha a rich hitor in minitr. Rev. Tina pioneered Unit Center of Truth, here he a enior Miniter for ix ear. he alo erved a aociate miniter at Unit Church of Little Rock and Unit of Phoenix, and a Co-pator of Celeration Church, herood, AR. he live in Mea ith three of her children. Rev. Tina ha a paion for her famil, minitr, praer, patoral care, teaching and piritual education.
M peronal viion i to tranform the concioune of humankind, empoering the individual through piritual principle a taught Jeu Chrit, practicing compaionate care, eing in elfle ervice and repecting diverit in all creation. I ee m viion accomplihed through unconditional love of other, encouraging and providing piritual education and opportunitie for people from all alk of life to come together a one, a dedicated praer life and developing a afe and acred piritual communit. for all. ~ Rev. Tina
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Dr. Ua Onioha Oimiri andra Wilk
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Dr. Ua Onioha Oimiri June 29, 2022 · Katarina Conner
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Dr. Ua Onioha Oimiri a aarded on June 25, 2022 for her exemplar ork to empoer and coach omen ith eential kill to make a poitive impact on the orld from the inide-out, aed on her journe of overcoming unimaginale challenge. We applaud her and her ork filled ith compaion, ervice, and dedication.
Her xcellenc, Chief, Dr. Ua Onioha Oimiri i the Founder and Preident of the African Women Moilization Commiion a non-profit organization moilizing omen to ecome leader through training, conferencing, and gloal engagement. Dr. Oimiri i the piritual Leader of Chiim International and hold 6 Nigerian Chieftainc title.
he ha een featured in the Detroit Ne a one of Michigan’ Mot Influential Women, Atlanta’ on Voage Magazine, and man other pulication. Uing her unique experience a a Nigerian oman, and a urvivor of the trauma of ar and exual aault, he ha lectured at Wane tate Univerit, Oakland Univerit, Michigan tate Univerit, Univerit of Phoenix, mor Univerit, and countle econdar and grammar chool. Dr. Oimiri’ earning of a Doctorate Degree in Phic or Natural Theolog and Doctoral reearch in Clinical Pcholog a ell a the author of the ook “Word of the Titihoa”, ha granted her the knoledge and experience to help other dive deep into the truggle of the mind and ring out the “average peron’” full potential.
Dr. Oimiri’ traight-from-the-heart, paion and high-energ, inpire litener to move pat their contraint and into prominence in man a. Dr. Oimiri i oth a kenote peaker and Trainer, generating the kind of training and learning that tranform live.
Her charm, enthuiam, and it have changed regular people into exceptional uccee emploing her peronal life, and her in-depth examination of other’ trial, to develop an inight into hat produce reult, doen’t ork, and h.
he ha conducted omen empoerment orkhop including Chrler Corporation in Rocheter Hill Michigan, Women of the ar conference, and man other. Dr. Oimiri ha made it a miion to not onl inpire other in uine and life, ut alo ring to light orld event and ho e can change them changing ourelve.
A urvival of trauma in the Nigerian iafran ar, he motivate people on ho to prevail over pain, uffering, challenge, and otacle. The title of her motivational program i” You Are Not ound Yeterda… On Forard.”
Dr. Oimiri ha earned numerou Aard for her ork in uine, and education. he received an educational citation (Friend of ducation, Michigan), everal pirit of Detroit and Wane Count certificate of recognition. he a nominated for Facult of the Year Aard at the Univerit of Phoenix here he i an Advanced Certified Facult in the Department of uine Adminitration, teaching MA coure in Leaderhip and Organizational ehavior, and a certified enior Grant Writer. he ha erved on the Advior oard for the Women Federation for World Peace and a a memer of the merging Minorit uinee Council of the tate of Michigan. he received a Certificate of Triute from former Governor Jennifer Granholm for her ork ith the Governor’ mall uine initiative.
In 2019, he a appointed the Amaador for Women Affair to the United tate, for Aia tate Nigeria, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, a poition he held for a ear and a half.
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