My name is Empris Jones and I am a single mother, a writer, and the Vice President of the Overcomers Network. I work at a childcare locally in West Palm Beach where I'm from. I am a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, and I am also an Evangelist at heart.
Empris Vacoria Jones grew up in the inner city of West Palm Beach, Florida. Empris is the oldest of nine siblings and growing up in a single-parent home. Empris learned quickly the difficulties life can bring to African American girls. Empris believes the greatest impact on her childhood was not having her father in her life. Due to his absence, Empris lacked the necessary love and guidance needed to navigate through life’s difficulties. In Empris teenage years Empris was engaging in multiple relationships by age fifteen she was engaged in what would become the first of many same biological attraction relations. This became her coping mechanism for life’s pain. At nineteen after losing her 1st child to a miscarriage she gave birth to Jamaine Jr. At the age of twenty-one she gave birth to her second child Jazila. Meanwhile, three years later Empris would experience the most horrific tragedy a mother could encounter. Jamaine Jr. while at a relative house is shot and killed. Empris life went to a downward spiral. Empris was admitted to a psych ward and diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Now at thirty-six Empris has made an immense recovery and a comeback from the tragedy. With her newfound faith in Jesus Christ and working with children, she believes it wouldn’t be possible for her to get back on track.
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