Hope D. Blackwell

Hope D. Blackwell is the mother of five adult children and grandmother of three. She is anointed by God to reach the lost and equip the believer for purposeful and victorious living through accurately and effectively teaching God's Word and sharing His love. She is the Founder and Overseer of Back to the Garden Ministries, Inc. a Para-church ministry, birthed in October 2003 for the purpose of sharing the gospel message of the Kingdom, while locally and globally empowering people to become spiritually, emotionally, and socially stable and productive members of their society.

By the grace of God, since 2006 Hope has traveled to countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe doing the work of missions and evangelism, serving thousands of women, and assisting Pastors and Christian leaders in poverty stricken and remote areas in advancing the gospel message of Jesus Christ. She has appeared on the KTN (Kenya Television Network) which reaches over 7,000,000 viewers, as well as broadcasts on HOPE FM and TRUTH FM, two of East Africa's most popular Christian radio stations.

In 2013 Back to the Garden Ministries launched its global internet radio station, Wisdom Speaks Radio, where Hope serves as the Program Manager, and a regular speaker. Wisdom Speaks Radio reaches the world with the wisdom of God's Word through quality an array of quality Christian programs and music 24 hours 7 days per week. Hope is also the author of five books; The Back to the Garden Purpose Series (The Man, The Woman, & The Marriage) published in 2003, The Essentials of Effective Evangelism written in 2008, and The Purposed Woman, Transformational Truths for Purposeful Living, published in March 2012.

Hope makes it known that she has not always been a woman of God. Her passion for God is fueled by her intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, prayer, and deliverance from the many strongholds that began in her life after being both saved and sexually abused at nine years old. Molestation, low self-worth, rape, promiscuity, teenage pregnancies, sexual and physical abuse, attempted suicide, divorce, and depression are only a few of the struggles she faced for over a decade prior to surrendering her total self to the Lord Jesus Christ. At age 25, Hope finally embraced God's call upon her life and has continued in His grace since that day, as evidence of the Holy Spirit's ability to transform even the most broken and oppressed. Her greatest desire is for people to experience the unconditional love of God through believers and be drawn into an intimate relationship with Christ, where they grow as healthy and mature living examples, advancing the Kingdom of God on earth until the glorious return of Jesus Christ, The Lord of all.