Well-organized, hardworking, multi-talented, humble and creative are all words that accurately describe Ve-Anna Thomas, who holds as her motto “bloom where you are planted”. She has always been active in the church from an early age being baptized at the age of 9 years old. She was born and raised in the countryside in St. Vincent and migrated to Tortola at age 20 for work purposes; but this was also a time of spiritual growth and enrichment. She became active in ministry, faithfully serving in numerous areas. Saturday 14th June, 2014 was a life-changing day, as Ve-Anna was ordained as a Minister and appointed to the office of a Youth Pastor. She later went on to successfully serving as the Senior Pastor for 1 year – the youngest Senior Pastor in the history of the BVI. Not long after, she answered the call of God to launch out on her own personal ministry. She is passionate about encouraging youths and women to help them to live a life of joy and peace; and to stay determined to live for Christ regardless of the circumstances. Ve-Anna is also an ordained Reverend and she holds an associate degree in theology, diplomas in Christian Ministry, bookkeeping and paralegal studies, a certificate of achievement in effective business communication, as well as intense training in leadership, public speaking, AML&CTF, disaster management, sales and radio production. She is the middle of 3 daughters for her mother; and she has 2 sisters and 5 brothers on her father side of the family. She enjoys reading, writing, art and craft, event planning, listening to music, enjoying nature and interacting with people from different cultures. Ve-Anna was not born with a golden spoon in her mouth; or any kind of spoon for that matter. She endured numerous challenges and hardships for most of her life – but believes that God is using it all for her good. She loves the Lord with all her heart and enjoys serving him in any way possible. She strongly believes in Habakkuk 2:3 “….though the vision tarries, wait for it.” She knows for a fact that she has been called and handpicked my God himself. Therefore, she desires to use all of her gifts to inspire persons all around the world, for the advancement of God’s kingdom. She is excited because she is just getting started! For more about Ve-Anna’s latest activities, check her on social media @pastorveannathomas