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• The Proverbs 31 Woman Prayer Challenge: 2020

  By Pearl Akazue on August 16, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

  Hi there! In the month of June, I was privileged to host a 13-day virtual prayer challenge. Over five hundred women from different locations worldwide set aside 13 minutes daily for purposeful, focused prayers. As we gathered together to pray,… Read More ›

• A Reflective Look at the Garden of Gethsemane

  By Pearl Akazue on June 2, 2020 • ( 10 )

  

  The garden of Gethsemane was familiar to Jesus and his disciples, as they had spent some time together there a couple of times (John 18:2). I imagine Jesus telling his disciples lovely stories, answering their questions and praying with them… Read More ›

• The “Proverbs 31” Woman

  By Pearl Akazue on May 18, 2020 • ( 36 )

  

  I have met several amazing women in my lifetime. Some of whom I have learnt lifelong lessons from, others I have admired from a distance. However, there is only one woman I aspire to be like – she is the… Read More ›

• Life Lessons from Kleon’s “Steal like an artist”

  By Pearl Akazue on April 9, 2020 • ( 8 )

  

  When I first heard about Austin Kleon’s book “steal like an artist” a few years ago, I wasn’t immediately so keen about reading it. My reason was simple: I assumed the book would be helpful to upcoming artists, but definitely… Read More ›

• Grit

  By Pearl Akazue on July 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A few days ago, I came across one of my handwritten notes from years back: a talk which I had prepared to deliver to a group of undergraduate students who attended the same campus Christian fellowship which I had attended… Read More ›

• My PhD Journey 2: Lessons Learnt So Far

  By Pearl Akazue on June 10, 2019 • ( 24 )

  

  “Do you know how to drive a manual car?” He asked. “If you do, you would understand this illustration vividly: if you want to accelerate, you start with ‘half clutch’, then you slowly release your legs from the clutch and… Read More ›

• Take the pressure off!

  By Pearl Akazue on March 23, 2019 • ( 14 )

  

  It was a sunny afternoon and as I walked down the road that led from my classroom to my hostel room, my heart was palpitating and tears were beginning to form in my eyes. The route was a very familiar… Read More ›

• Legacy…

  By Pearl Akazue on March 14, 2019 • ( 23 )

  

  Just a few weeks after I resumed at the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Ghana, I took a tour of all the laboratories present in the facility. During this tour, I noticed a commemorative… Read More ›

• My Twenty-Nine-Day Open Gratitude Challenge: 2018

  By Pearl Akazue on October 31, 2018 • ( 24 )

  

  The month of October would always be an exceptional month for me – and this year, it is memorable. Every year since October 2015, I embark on a twenty-nine-day gratitude challenge. I call it “October of Gratitude” and the results… Read More ›

• My Twenty-Nine-Day Open Gratitude Challenge: 2017

  By Pearl Akazue on October 26, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  One of the first things people get to know about me is how special the month of October is to me. The reason is not far-fetched: aside from the fact that October is my birth month, this special month holds… Read More ›

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