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This is My Story
I see my life as a "song" in motion, fluid and flowing from one vein to another. I can walk through the annals of my life from the songs that were planted in my heart down through the years and the solid biblical foundation that was imparted into me from my aunt – Blanche Brunette Guillory and my grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth Latting. Although I was born in Oakland, California – at the age of 4, my grandmother journeyed from Muskogee, Oklahoma to Oakland to bring me back to Oklahoma. I am eternally grateful to her for following the lead of the Holy Spirit and planting me in a place that would provide me with the solid foundation that I would need for the remainder of my life.
After graduating from Manual Training High School (MTHS) in 1967, as a 17-year old, in the throes of a major turn in my life, I found myself caught between 2 songs, "Who Can I Turn to When Nobody Needs Me" and "You'll Never Walk Alone". At that time I returned to California to further my education and met the one who saw in me something that I didn’t see in myself – Archie Washington.
Now, here in this quarter of my life, I am enjoying the fruit of our family labor, my church family - The Refreshing, and doing the work of God. All of my experiences have led me to This Right Now Moment and I am grateful. My legacy is secured only because of my faith in God, my fellowship with God's people and my commitment to deposit into the earth all that my Heavenly Father placed inside of me before the foundation of the world!!
Her Beginning
Born in Oakland, CA to Nathaniel and Josephine Brickel, Blanche Washington's life journey would become marked by faith, purpose, leadership, and a commitment to empowering others.
Her Life
She spent much of her younger years in Muskogee, OK and later attended college in San Diego, CA, where she continued to develop the educational and leadership foundations that would influence her life's work.
Her Love
She later married and became the proud mother of two children, a legacy that has since expanded to include cherished grandchildren. Her public and ministry service spans more than 55 years, during which she has dedicated her life to teaching, training, coaching, mentoring, and empowering individuals to reach their fullest potential.
Her Legacy
When her earthly journey is complete and her life has spoken its final "Yes and Amen," family, friends, ministry leaders, and all those whose lives she has touched will gather to honor her extraordinary life, enduring love, remarkable legacy, and profound impact. But above every tribute and accolade, the highest honor will be reserved by God Himself, who will welcome her home with the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant." (Matthew 25:23)