Minister Kerryann McBean has been inspiring many readers across Jamaica and the Diaspora with her book Processed To Be A Blessing — The Hidden Message.

“My story that I’ve told a lot of people when they see me they’re like, ‘You have been through this?’, and I’m like “Yes, but I’m not looking like what I’ve gone through because it’s the grace of God that is carrying me.’ If you go on Amazon, the feedback has five stars which is really good. For me, I know it’s going to be a number one seller because, even though it’s my story, the Lord gave me the vision to say, ‘Write the book because it’s going to help a lot of broken women or women who are in situations that they think they can’t get out of,’ — like mine’,” she told the Jamaica Observer’s Splash.

Born and raised in Portland, McBean is the youngest of 10 children. Though she gave her life to God at the age of 15, she struggled to stay the course, drawn to the distractions of a vibrant party lifestyle.

At age 20 her life took a pivotal turn with the birth of her son — a moment that would spark a series of profound life transformations.

Embracing her talents and ambition, she stepped into the world of fashion, joining the renowned Pulse modelling agency and walked runaways in both fashion model and supermodel shows in 1996, quickly making her mark.

Her entrepreneurial spirit soon led her to open Lady Kerry Château, a successful boutique that reflected her style and vision.

Now based in Canada, McBean is the founder of Armored House of Empowerment Ministries/Charity, headquartered in Toronto. The ministry’s mission is clear: To reach the lost at any cost, to transform hearts, and to inspire lives through the unshakable word of God.

McBean has written three other books, all geared towards inspiring her audience.

“I am telling them — men and women — and encouraging them to fight, because that’s not where the Lord wants them to be. He wants to take them higher and into better situations,” the Islington Secondary alumna said.

She has been spearheading empowerment conferences beginning in Canada, Florida (in early August), and will be hosting the Jamaican leg in October.

She is encouraging the general public to lean more into faith as they manoeuvre their daily lives.

“I have a quote in my book that says, ‘Life doesn’t stop where it hurts…’ and we’re always going to encounter situations where we’re hurting, but we have to put them in the hands of the Lord; we cannot do it ourselves,” she said.