Today we’d like to introduce you to Jaimie Cummings.
Hi Jaimie, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I am originally from New Orleans and have been in Dallas, Tx for 1 year and 4 months. My journey has been interesting to say the least but quite rewarding. How I got to where I am today is a loaded question but let’s briefly unpack it. I have taken many different routes and none worked until I completely surrendered to God’s plan. I was on a journey where I wanted to check off all the accomplishments I could think of to prove the doubters wrong-the ones that said I wouldn’t be anything. So, I lived to prove a point. I became a homeowner, got the degrees, nice job, etc. but I was miserable and had no sense of identity. I got to a point where I realized I was DOING so much that I wasn’t BEING. Until, God brought me to this crossroads where I had 2 options: keep living and doing without knowing who I was, having low self esteem, and settling to please others or lose/give up everything and follow Him. I decided on the latter. I gave up everything. Sold my home, gave up my job, gave away all my furniture and followed God straight to Dallas. Since being here, God has reestablished me. Not just with things but as a woman. I am now a woman who stands firm in who she is and follows God’s plan without question. I even wrote a book about my journey as it was the epitome of a God experience. I have fully stepped into the call that God has on my life and I have to say… I love it here!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Smooth?! No ma’am. It has been rough but rough in a good way. Kind of like a diamond in a rough— having potential to sparkle bright but still hidden and being shaped. This process has also been blind. What I mean is that I’ve had to trust without seeing. I’ve had to believe that God was going to come through when everything was contrary to what He was saying. I gave up everything but I also had a waiting period. I slept on my mother’s sofa for 8 months, jobless, hoping and praying that God would provide all that I needed. And He did. He just did it when He felt like it lol— which was when I was ready! It was a development process. This process birthed a prayer ministry called PRAYER w/Friends. Oftentimes, when we wait it feels unnecessary but if we could just see it as development the road may not feel as rough. I wouldn’t have thought this prayer ministry would be what it is now when it started in this tough moment in life but here we are 2 years later going strong. Though I struggled in between time, this diamond came out sparkling!
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
Professionally, I work as a substance abuse counselor for youth and adolescents and have served in the mental health field for eight years. I’m incredibly proud of the work I’ve done helping young people navigate some of life’s most difficult challenges. I am currently pursuing my doctorate in Human Services, with research focused on adolescent suicide and the systemic barriers youth face post acute care treatment.
At the core of everything I do, professionally and personally, is one mission: helping people know there is purpose attached to their lives and that they shall live and not die. Whether I’m serving youth in a clinical setting, conducting research, or ministering through outreach, my goal is to help those struggling with hopelessness, substance use, suicidal thoughts, and those impacted by suicide in any way, find hope, healing, and support.
My long-term vision is to create a framework that addresses the gap in long-term treatment for adolescents ages 11–17 who struggle with suicidal thoughts or have attempted to end their lives. What I’m most proud of is confronting a system that continues to leave our youth vulnerable and exposed to what I believe is a spirit of death targeting this generation. I’m passionate about being part of the solution rather than simply acknowledging the problem.
That same passion also birthed my prayer ministry, PRAYER w/Friends. Our mission is to restore God’s order in the Earth through prayer by making prayer visible, practical, and impactful within our communities. We go into neighborhoods, pray for those in need, equip people with prayer tools, and intentionally build authentic community throughout the DFW area. We believe prayer changes lives because prayer produces peace, encourages intentional living, and teaches people to pause, seek God, and respond from a place of wisdom which promotes positive social change.
What sets me apart is my focus on perception, how youth perceive life and death, and how those perceptions impact outcomes. That passion also led to the creation of The Safe Space Prayer Cards, which include prayer, affirmations, scripture, and suicide prevention resources. These cards can be shared physically or virtually as a tangible reminder that hope, support, and help are always within reach.
With all that I do personally, professionally, and in ministry, the goal is the same— to save lives!
We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
None. I don’t believe that anything happens by luck. It’s all God. What is in His plan shall come to pass, if it’s not then it won’t. I do believe that outcomes are sometimes predicated on whether or not we follow His instruction. So, me following His instruction has caused me to see success in a way I didn’t see it before. I never thought I would be leading a prayer ministry or participating in doctoral research that’s going well but hey obedience got me here! To that, I would say.. it’s all good “luck.”
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prayerwfriends?igsh=MTl5dW51em1hYmVwMQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: Jaimie Cummings
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@prayerwfriends?si=a_Q6m60_l886BLXT
