About Ratie Shalom

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Ratie Shalom is a born-again, Spirit-filled, and God-fearing woman whose passion is to serve God by impacting and transforming lives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She is deeply committed to helping people discover their God-given identity, unlock their potential, and walk confidently in their divine purpose.

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She received salvation and was baptized in both water and the Holy Spirit at the age of 17. From that moment, her life became devoted to loving God, serving Him faithfully, and pursuing His purpose. Her greatest desire is to see lives transformed by the power of God's Word and to raise people who live intentionally for His glory.

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Ratie is an entrepreneur and the founder of several growing businesses, including Laglories Creatives, Laglow Aura Scents, and Laglories Events. She also manages her daughter's clothing brand, Peniel Pinkies, nurturing the next generation of purpose-driven entrepreneurs.

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She is an inspirational speaker, personal development coach, writer of An Inspiration For You, biblical counsellor, and a leader at Fountain Insights Church. She is also the host of the An Inspiration For You Podcast and On The Table Talk, where she shares practical wisdom, biblical truth, and life-transforming conversations that encourage spiritual and personal growth.

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Ratie is the founder of Women And Fountain (WAF), a Christian women's empowerment platform dedicated to inspiring, equipping, and empowering women to grow spiritually, emotionally, mentally, socially, materially, and financially while discovering and fulfilling God's purpose for their lives.

Having grown up in ministry under the leadership of remarkable men and women of God, Ratie developed a deep love for serving in the house of God from an early age. Throughout the years, she faithfully served in various leadership and counselling roles, ministering to people, providing biblical guidance, and praying with individuals and families both in person and over the phone.

She led cell group outreaches, trained leaders, participated in major church programs, and spearheaded evangelism initiatives aimed at reaching communities with the Gospel. Ratie graduated from Foundation School in ministry and completed counselling and leadership training programs that equipped her to extend her ministry beyond the church walls by preaching the Gospel and teaching principles of personal growth and development.

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However, discovering her God-given purpose was not an easy journey.

After the birth of her daughter, many aspects of her life changed. Having grown up in the house of God, Ratie had always believed that complete faithfulness to God would result in a life free from hardship. Like many believers, she expected everything to unfold according to her plans and understanding of God's will.

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But life introduced her to a deeper reality.

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She came to understand that life is not only about praying, ministering, counselling, and serving in church. It is also a journey of healing, growth, maturity, character development, and self-discovery. As she navigated life beyond ministry, she encountered seasons that challenged her emotionally, mentally, financially, socially, and spiritually.

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During those difficult years, Ratie experienced stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, insecurity, and depression. Yet through every challenge, she remained anchored in her faith. God's Word became her source of strength, peace, hope, and stability during seasons of uncertainty and adversity.

Her journey toward purpose required her to search deeply within herself while learning to trust God completely. Although she struggled for many years to find stability in different areas of her life, she refused to surrender to discouragement.

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Instead, she chose purpose.

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By God's grace, every challenge became a testimony, every setback became a lesson, and every painful season became preparation for the calling God had placed upon her life. Through His unfailing love, God restored her hope, strengthened her faith, and revealed that her experiences were never meant to break her—they were meant to equip her to help others find healing, hope, and purpose.

Today, Ratie is passionate about inspiring, empowering, and transforming lives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She is known for her humility, compassion, integrity, strength, discipline, wisdom, and unwavering love for God and people.

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As a Proverbs 31 woman in the making, she uses her life experiences to encourage others to overcome adversity, renew their minds, discover their God-given purpose, and become everything God has created them to be.

Through her daily inspirational messages, An Inspiration For You, Ratie shares words of wisdom, encouragement, hope, and biblical truth under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. She continues to pursue her own journey of becoming while helping others grow spiritually, emotionally, mentally, personally, and professionally.

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Through the revelation and leading of the Holy Spirit, Ratie also discovered a passion and gift for writing. She is currently working on her first book, with the desire that it will inspire, encourage, and transform lives for generations to come.

Above all, Ratie desires to live a life that glorifies God. She remains committed to becoming the virtuous woman God has called her to be, leaving a legacy of faith, hope, purpose, and transformation for generations to come.

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Her life's mission is to lead people into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ, empower them to discover their identity and God-given purpose, and equip them to live lives of faith, excellence, and lasting impact. She believes that every individual carries divine potential placed within them by God, and through the power of His Word, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and intentional personal development, they can rise above limitations, fulfill their calling, and become a blessing to their families, communities, nations, and future generations.