Damaged, but Destined!: So What? Now What!

"2 Corinthians 4: 8 we are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed ..." What do you do when you are not created in love, birthed in love or spend a lifetime trying to redefine and understand what it means to be loved? These questions would be part of Dr. Nikita C. Garris-Watson's life journey. Molested, abused, abandoned, rejected, depressed, suicidal, self-loathing, promiscuous, hopeless and helpless are just a few of the words that depict the story of her early existence. Born to a 17 year-old single mother, with no mother herself, during a time when it was neither popular nor positive to be such a thing, set the stage for a tumultuous life. Dr. Garris-Watson, or Dr. Ki as her mentees and charges call her, would see more than any child should see, hear more than the memory can forget and experience more than the heart could handle on its own. What happens when warfare is your way of life - when it seems like you have fought all of your life? Damaged, but Destined: So What? Now What is a story of survival, God's grace and mercy, healing (spiritual, mental and emotional), a metamorphosis of self and establishing a relationship with God. Dr. Garris-Watson shares both the dark and beautiful moments that have shaped her life and helped her to recognize that even though the world says you are "damaged," everyone has a destiny that is worth fighting for.

Dr. Nikita C. Garris-Watson, the ＂Stiletto Preacher,＂ is a humble and willing servant of the Lord and His people. A survivor of childhood and adult physical, sexual and emotional abuse, she has chosen to use the painful tests, trials and tribulations of her life, not as excuses for failure, but rather as battle axes and weapons of war to bring Deliverance to the Neighborhood and the Nations. A licensed and ordained minister of the Gospel, Dr. Garris-Watson has been blessed by strong ministerial training and leadership affording her the opportunities to serve the body of Christ as an intercessor, evangelist, prophet, bible teacher, praise team member, associate minister and conference preacher. Professionally, she is the director of a college preparatory program and an adjunct professor. Dr. Garris-Watson views wisdom as a gift from God and, thus, has earned a Bachelor’s, two Master’s degrees and a Doctorate of Ministry along with other post-graduate work. Dr. Garris-Watson has served as the guest host of her own radio segment called ＂Inspirational Moments with Dr. Ki.＂ Dr. Garris-Watson, or ＂Dr. Ki＂ as she is affectionately known, is the Founder and Senior Pastor of Words of Deliverance Worldwide Ministries and Executive Director of HerStory Ministries. Anointed excellence is her personal standard and her heartfelt prayer is to be used of God to bring about spiritual deliverance, destroy generational curses, eradicate spiritual paralysis, evoke healing and birth permanent change in the lives of God’s people. It is to this effort that she is preparing to release two books and a clothing line using the profits as the foundation for funding a major community outreach effort geared towards the underrepresented members of our society. Dr. Ki is married to ＂the answers to her prayers wrapped in flesh,＂ the Bishop-Elect James E. Watson, Executive Pastor of WODWM, and together, they share two sons and two daughters. Although striving to greatly impact the Kingdom, they share the belief that family is a ministry like none other and should be protected at all cost.