Today we’d like to introduce you to Trina Smith.
Trina, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I was given to and raised by a friend of the family, from the age of 2 months old. As I began to get older, I began to have moments in my life where I felt abandoned, rejected, fatherless, motherless (so I thought) and feeling like I had no worth. I often wondered where would I be, if I never would have been left with the friend of the family! The friend, I called mom, spoke into my life instilling in me my worth and letting me know God loves me and I can do or be anything I wanted to be! As time moved on, I was molested by someone close and touched inappropriately by a friend in the neighborhood, I saw drugs and so much more in my neighborhood, that I knew I wanted better! At the age of 18, I was a senior in high school pregnant. I could have easily given up or went down the opposite road, but I didn’t. God had a purpose! I have truly taken the verse Roman 8:28, to heart. I realize that God will take all your good, bad, ugly and messed up self and turn it all to good! Who would have thought a pregnant 18-year-old girl would turn into a mother with seven children and married; only to lead to divorce after 17 years. I realized that with all the challenges, bumps, bruises that I encountered in my life, I truly believe God gave me Fearless Girls Rock so that I could help, encourage and empower young ladies; letting them know they have worth and they are Fearfully and Wonderfully made by God!
As you grow older, you begin to realize that in all you do; how is it helping others. I was sitting at my table in 2013, reflecting over my life and God began to speak to me. He gave me a vision of my organization Fearless Girls Rock! I wrote the vision down, yet I still didn’t take action on it, I doubted myself, walked in fear and talked myself out of not doing it! It was then I learned that fear will talk you out of your Purpose! How do I know? Well, I put this organization on the shelf for three years, never reading the vision again… but God had another plan! I had a friend that was doing an after-school feeding program and she asked if I could do the empowerment part for the kids who would come. Of course, I said yes. I would talk to the children about knowing their worth and telling them they can be anything their heart’s desire. It was during those moments of sitting down and talking with the children that they would begin to open up and tell me about their lives and the stories they would tell; would make you want to bring them all home with you. Tears welling up, thinking these babies should be playing with dolls and watching a cartoon, however, they were dealing with grownup stuff. It was then I knew it was time to trust God and step out and do what He had purposed me to do! With prayer, reading my bible and turning off all distractions that I allowed to get in my way, God reminded me of the vision He gave me about Fearless Girls Rock! God said it was time and with fear, self-doubt, and uncertainty of how it would all unfold I surrendered and said YES because God said, do it.
Now, as I walk in my purpose not only do I do Fearless Girls Rock organization, I have also Co-Authored a book titled “Power Moms,” and I’ve been Awarded the Journey of a young lady Bridge Award. Through all my accomplishments so far, I can’t wait to see what the future holds for my next!
Has it been a smooth road?
No, this road I call my journey has not been easy. I have fought the battle within my own self that tried to talk me out of my purpose. “I’m not good enough, I don’t have a degree and I don’t have the money to fund this program. I trusted those who told me they would be there every step of the way. I believed those who told me “I got you” “you can rely on me.” Some to talk negatively about me behind my back, yet to my face, they were smiling. People who would give financially then would stop with no reason, well, I didn’t know of it. I allowed all those things to almost make me throw in the towel and say forget this, this is too much.
Sometimes the struggle would be greater than my purpose. Although, God chose me to do this, I would feel like, maybe He didn’t call me, because it seems like nothing was going right. It wasn’t that it wasn’t going right, I was trusting a man to provide and be there and God was saying trust me in this journey that I am walking you through… Wow, God is so Awesome like that, because once I surrendered that, God has never failed to come through for Fearless Girls Rock!
So, as you know, we’re impressed with Fearless Girls Rock – tell our readers more, for example, what you’re most proud of and what sets you apart from others.
Fearless Girls Rock is designed to impact the lives of disadvantaged young ladies between the ages of 12 and 22 years old. These young ladies are influenced daily by negative voices speaking into their lives, poor social and economic conditions, physiological challenges, negative environments that hinder their chances of success, lack of financial means, poor education and psychological attacks that diminish their hope of one day, making a positive impact in the world.
Fearless Girls Rock is known for its cultural diversity because we believe that “Pain has NO Color, No Culture or Religious” bias. During each meeting with our young ladies, it is our goal to create an environment that impedes the effects of their daily challenges by providing tools and hands-on instruction that teach these young ladies the skills necessary to combat those challenges; in order to bring about the success they desire. We are committed to empowering and encouraging these young ladies by providing positive mentors that equip them with the necessary tools and information that aid them in the pursuit of their goals and purpose in life.
I have two things that I am so proud of, one is that I didn’t allow fear to defeat me, and I didn’t let my own negative thinking stop me. Because every time I see the change and smile on my girl’s faces, it always reminds me of my why, why I go so hard for my girls and be there for them. Second, every year at our Fearless Girls Rock Annual event, my heart is full, because I get to honor a well deserving lady our special Award, “Living Life Fearless Award.”
We are set apart because it’s not just an organization. We are a family, when our girls are hurting, hungry or have a need, we don’t just talk about it, we make sure we provide what the need is! Another thing is we are Christ base!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.fearlessgirlsrock.org
- Phone: 817-475-8006
- Email: tsmith@fearlessgirlsrock.org
- Instagram: @fearlessgirlsrock
- Facebook: Fearless Girls Rock and Trina Smith
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DeAndre Nevels with Visual Content @drevisualcontent
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