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GIFTED 7
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH
SHAQUATTA EDGAR
There have been many challenges. I have been challenged with fear, people telling me I wasn’t supposed to preach because I’m a woman, health issues, loss of my job, passing of my father, divorce, and many other things. Tell us about yourself
poetry to express my feelings. I
What challenges have you
also began identifying my purpose
experienced throughout the
I am a mother to one beautiful
as a minister when I was a child
pursuit of your purpose?
and smart daughter. I am a servant
through dreams. In these dreams,
of God who loves being an
I would be preaching, and it
There have been many challenges.
encouragement to others. I have
took me some time to figure out
I have been challenged with
a passion for people no matter
that was what I was doing in my
fear, people telling me I wasn’t
their color, gender, or economic
dreams. Also, later my calling as a
supposed to preach because
status. I was born to bring change
preacher was confirmed by three
I’m a woman, health issues, loss
to a broken world and that is what
different servants of God.
of my job, passing of my father,
I choose to do. I enjoy writing,
divorce, and many other things.
podcasting, and being a minister in
What inspired you to pursue your
Although I have experienced these
God’s kingdom.
purpose?
challenges, they are pushing me forward into my destiny.
How did you identify your
Knowing the great impact that I
purpose?
would have on people’s lives is
What is the name of your book?
what inspired me to pursue my I began identifying my purpose as
purpose.
I am still working on a name for
a writer when I was about 12 years
my book, hopefully, I will have
old. I would journal a lot and write
a name for it soon. I am also a
Gifted Magazine
September 2022
