A Letter to My Readers…
Hello my friend, thank you for being here! I want to give you a warm welcome to my new blog!
Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Jacqueline Pira, I was born and raised in Guatemala City where I currently live. I am a dog lover, a travel enthusiast, always excited to try different cuisines, love cooking different Pinterest recipes at home (some come out good, others don’t), talking politics and I really enjoy shopping, but then again, what girl doesn’t??
As I was praying one day asking the Lord for direction as to what He wanted me to do in my life, He impressed upon my heart to start this ministry “A Voice For The Kingdom” to help woman and really anyone who is feeling stuck, idle and purposeless in life come out of that state to fulfill their God ordained calling in life.
I studied Interior Design and got my masters degree in Design and Media Management in the United States where I resided for 6 years. Ever since I was a little girl it had been a dream of mine to live and study abroad. When the Lord opened the door for me to go pursue my studies in Atlanta, Ga, I thought it was going to be the golden opportunity for me to work towards fulfilling my lifelong desire of living in the USA. Little did I know the Lord had other plans for my life. After graduating I was not able to find a job that would sponsor me so I had no other option but to return back home. At that moment all of my hopes and dreams were shattered.
When I moved back to Guatemala I was feeling like a complete failure because none of my plans had worked out the way I thought they would and I was ashamed of it. People would tell me I would have no problem finding a job with the education and work experience I had acquired abroad, but that was simply not the case. I applied for jobs and never even got called for an interview. I tried to start my own business but it never took off. In fact I was scammed by a relative who was helping me build the website for the online business I was developing. Nothing was working for me and I ended up entering a four year period of complete idleness and stagnation. I was living at home with no job, no income and nothing going on for myself, I was literally a “stay at home daughter”. For years my life had no structure and no purpose. I was unhappy and unfulfilled, very aware that my life was not heading in the right direction but I didn’t know how to come out of that situation feeling completely stuck. Days, weeks, months and years went by with nothing ever changing.
When the pandemic hit and everything shut down I realized that my life had been in a complete lockdown for years and knew I had to do something for my life to change. I had been a Christian for many years but it was not until 2020 when I decided to really pursue a relationship with Jesus begging Him to transform my life because I couldn't keep on living in idleness anymore. Then, the Lord brought me on a journey of healing and restoration doing a deep work in my heart that led into the life changing path I so desperately needed for my life to be transformed and for me to become unstuck.
I pray my friend that as you start following this ministry you would be blessed with Kingdom principles that would serve you as a blueprint to become unstuck and live in the fulness of all God has for your life!
Hope to see you again here soon!
Much love,
Jackie