An investigation into the phenomena and practices of spiritual ...

Interestingly, after 30 years of protesting about the restricted mode of dress, my father said„You will li the church now as they have changed the rules to allow women to wearmaup, jewels such as ear rings in the church.‟ By this time I had left the Church of Godof Prophecy and there was no going back. My father was eternally disappointed as hewould have liked one of his children to follow in his footstep in „his‟ church. My first sisterand I are both committed Christians, but we attended different churches.My educational journey took me into the medical field of nursing, and later into teachingnurses, and health promotion. Following my Health Visiting training, I wanted to read witha purpose, so I registered for further study (not a degree). I did not think I was capable ofstudying for a degree. As my studies progressed I realized that I could become a teacherand indeed study for a degree, so I combined the two. At 38 years I had finally achievedthe goal to become a teacher which I had set my sight on when I was four years old.„Where do I go from here?‟ I asked myself. The answer came loud and clear, „Continue topursue edge‟. The next level of pursuing owledge was a Master‟s degree. Ienrolled at a local University for a Master‟s Degree which incidentally was required for meto continue teaching. Four years after completing my Master‟s I became bored and wantedto pursue more knowledge. I stayed with my Christian beliefs although positive action inthis area went on a back burner during the years when I raised my children and pursued myeducation.Physical and emotional abuse from my mother and later at church has been contained byconcentrating on the pursuit of knowledge. My mother beat me and at times tied me to thepillar which was part of the foundation of our small one room house in Jamaica. Myparents would probably call it discipline; I call it abuse, although I can understand this kind9