Essence Magazine is gearing up for their annual Essence Festival this July by highlighting festival alums in their Women Who Empower Us series.
Wife, mother and One Church International first lady Sarah Jakes was featured last week, and her testimony of faith and forgiveness was shared in a powerful video.
Jakes is the daughter of world-renowned Bishop TD Jakes, and felt pressured to be perfect in the high-profile family.
After giving birth at age 14, she married and had a baby with former NFL player Robert Henson at age 19, then divorced four years later. The now 25-year-old said the experiences left her feeling unworthy of her last name.
“I spent a really long time running from my last name because I didn’t feel like I deserved it,” she admitted in the “Faith” episode of her “Lost & Found” motivational series.
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source: BCNN1.com
