SIP PODCAST: S06 EP03 - From Pots and Pans To Purpose...with Orando White

✨🎙️ New Episode Alert Souled Into Purpose Podcast | Season 6, Episode 3 From Pots and Pans to Purpose: Using Media to Share the Gospel with Youths Purpose Seekers, this week we feature Orando White, a creative voice using media, music, and communication to inspire the next generation. 🎥✨ Raised in Craighead, Manchester, 🇯🇲 Orando’s journey started with curiosity and faith. As a young boy, he would recreate church services using buckets, pots, wires, and boxes — fascinated by music and sound. What began as curiosity became purpose. Today, Orando uses his platform to help youth discover God for themselves and live intentionally. He is also the founder and CEO of VPROMS — Video Production & Multimedia Support, leveraging media and communication as a tool for impact. In this conversation, we explore: ✨ From humble beginnings to discovering personal faith ✨ Turning creativity into a platform for purpose ✨ Using media, music, and communication as tools to impact the next generation 🗓 Season 6 | Episode 3 📅 Wednesday, March 18 ⏰ 6 PM (Jamaica Time) 📺 Watch on YouTube → @akeeliathompson 💡 Follow Orando: Instagram → @orandotheorator About the Host Akeelia Thompson — Creativepreneur, Transformation Strategist, and Author of A Fall From Grace. Founder of Souled Into Purpose International and Host of the Souled Into Purpose Podcast, she equips faith-driven leaders and creatives to align their voice, visibility, and calling with purpose. Work with Akeelia: yourfavcreativepreneur.com For personal branding support: Instagram → @yourfavecreativepreneur Connect with Souled Into Purpose: Instagram → @souledintopurpose TikTok → @souledintopurpose LinkedIn → @akeeliathompson Facebook → @souledintopurpose JOIN US IN PERSON The Becoming Conference Jamaica 2026 — June 27, Kingston, Jamaica A transformational one-day hybrid experience designed to help you align, elevate, and step into your next level. 🎟 Get your conference tickets → https://spurropen.com/70cc09b3 Questions? DM → souledintopurpose@gmail.com | ☎ 1-876-277-7590 BOOK AKEELIA Looking for a keynote speaker, host, or MC? https://tr.ee/IRfTXhDsArSupport the show → https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307770/su

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SPEAKER_04 1:01

Hi there, purple seekers. Thank you so much for joining us for another incredible episode of the Sold Into Purpose podcast. I'm your host, Aquila Thompson, and as always, it is a privilege to share time and space with you here on Sold Into Purpose. This is where we come to you live each and every Wednesday at 6 p.m. straight out of Jamrack Jamaica. And we provide you with heartfilled stories, practical insights, and actionable steps that you and I can use to live a more purpose-driven life. And so we're in episode three, but we had our incredible guest Susanna Antonian. And just in case you missed their episodes, have no fear. All you have to do is to tap over to our YouTube channel and subscribe at Akea Thompson. That is a K-E-L-I-A-Thomson on YouTube as well as to follow us on all socials at sold into purpose. It's O U L E D Interpurpose across all socials. Tap in. To this vision, to what we're doing. We're seeing open doors, and we just give him thanks for that. But even as we do that, we know that you know the enemy will come in, the weapons will form, but they won't prosper. And so I just want to encourage somebody today. Remember what God has said about you. Remember the mandate that He has commissioned you for in this time and in this season. And don't be discouraged, don't be dismayed, don't get distracted by what people are doing, what they're saying, and you know, just looking at you overall and saying, Can any good thing really come from this? Yes, it can. And so I want you to tap into your dreams and go to the next level. Amen.

SPEAKER_05 2:58

Welcome to the Becoming Conference 2026 Jamaica, where we're gathered to sharpen our vision and strengthen our walk with the Lord. We're looking forward to having Marlon Edwards in the room with us. He'll be joining the experience to share a ministry of gospel reggae that reinforces the message of the day. Step in boldly into your next season with clarity and faith. Join us on Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Kingston, Jamaica from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Secure your seat, connect as a vendor, or partner as a sponsor. The atmosphere is shifting. Be in the room.

SPEAKER_04 3:38

So, purple seekers, you know the drill. We cannot go any further without acknowledging the one who has given us the skills and capabilities to do what we do right here on this SAP podcast. So let us pray. Heavenly Father, as we come before your presence, mighty God, we thank you for your grief. We thank you for your mercy. We thank you for purpose, for the process, King of Glory. We thank you for every listener, every viewer. We thank you, mighty God, for this platformer in season six. And we pray that everyone who is connected to this vision, that they will be blessed beyond measures. Father, we pray that for those who are searching for their purpose, that you will touch them in this season, mighty God, for those who feel lost, for those who are yet to activate their gifts, King of Glory. We pray, mighty God, that you'll grant them the knowledge, the wisdom, and the understanding that they need to go to the next level. We pray for those, mighty God, who just need a restoration of creativity, faith, fresh fire. We pray that your grace will just breathe upon them in this season. Father, we pray that whatever platform you have blessed us with in this season, that we will use it for your will, mighty God. We pray that we'll use it in a responsible manner to touch the lives of those who are connected to our destiny. We pray, King of Glory, that you help us to be faithful over little so that you can bless us with much. We pray, King of Glory, that you remind us that even in the small beginnings, that even these platforms can become powerful for impact. These are the mentioned mercies we ask of you, mighty God, and we pray that your grace will continue to flow upon us in this season and beyond. In your wonderful, holy, precious, and mighty name. Amen, amen, and amen. We thank you, Lord. Thank you, Jesus. Purpose seekers take and stay with us because up next we have our soul story. Praise you. Coming up this week on the Sold Into Purpose Podcast, we have the incredible Orando White, and he's here to take us on a journey from pots and pants to purpose. Take a look.

SPEAKER_02 5:35

Every single aspect of life is a story. Do not try to equate your story with somebody else's story who is of a different nature and will have a different ending. If you ever not stick to your story and your consistent regime and strong faith, and you make a misstep and you fail, you're feeling a couple young persons and young boys and girls who are looking to you for guidance. What does purpose mean to you? Purpose to me is me reminding self and reminding people that greater is key that is within you. You might be the one who is designated to taking your family out of poverty. Wants to stay on the path of doing the right thing, which is righteousness, then you cannot go around.

SPEAKER_00 6:32

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SPEAKER_04 7:23

Just before we tap into our soul stories, alright? We have to look at purpose and especially what does that mean in our society today? So I just wanted to share a few gems with you. Is that alright? So purpose, it is something that is meant to be discovered, right? Not so just something that we stumble in. We need to curate that atmosphere and that level of investment so that we can tap into our God-ordained purpose. It is developed through faith, healing, identity strategy, and intentional growth. And for this year, my prayer for each and every one of us is that we will push that vision, right? And bring it to fruition. Push the vision and bring it to fruition. And that is why we're so intentional about that process of unlocking your purpose and becoming, and we're curating the Becoming Conference 2026 Jamaica. So this will be held at the Crystal Villas Hotel. We finally have a location, thanks be to God. And the time will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. So if you're looking for a space where we have international speakers speaking about elevating your look, money, relationships, those powerful aligned relationships, health and wellness, activating your purpose, and of course, tapping into your God-ordained identity and purpose, then this is definitely the space for you. We have some incredible speakers from the USK Man and Jamaica, and the Lord, of course, you speak in the room, and we're sharing these powerful gems with you. We also have some curated performances with some incredible gospel artists. So trust me, this is definitely the space that you want to be in. This is a room where you step into and you come into alignment, shifting from process to purpose because our theme is becoming aligned, right? Moving from process to purpose, and so we want to tap into that with our speakers. We have Coach Karen Williams, Coach Tamika Winter Dixon, Coach Susanna Griffiths, Minister O'Shea China, we have style coach Charlot Hobson and Coach Charlene Tilbani. Incredible, incredible woman across their respective fields. Then we have our incredible MC, then we have our performers, Minister Marsha J. Then we have Marlon Perez Judah, we have David Sutton and our incredible worship leader, lady, lady, lady Tori, Shamika Tori. Trust me, you don't want to miss it. This will be the space for you on Saturday, June 27, 2026. And of course, as we're building out those powerful themes, we're tapping into my book, A Fall from Grace, and we're looking at warfare, growth, purpose, your identity, the processing, and how it is that you can really unlock your next level. So this is for somebody who is yet to go into that process to go into that pit to locate your purpose. This is for somebody perhaps you're sitting there right now in the middle of your storm and you're wondering, Can I really go to the next level? And then we have individuals who are on the other side, but perhaps everything that you've gone through it has made you bitter. And we want to show you that there is power, there is grace, and God is with us, and He can transform any situation. And so we just want to remind you that your mistakes do not cancel your calling. And even when we fall, we fall with grace. God will not abandon us, He will never leave us nor forsake us. And sometimes, even at our lowest moments, we need to remind ourselves that this is not the end. Indeed, it is a season for rebuilding, it is a season where humility is formed, it is a season where your identity is being restored, it is a season where your purpose becomes clearer than ever before. It is a season where you forgive yourself, you forgive others, and where restoration will take the forefront. It is a season of redemption, and it is a season of recognizing that even when life takes unexpected turns, God is still writing your story. The becoming blueprint is rooted in the simple truth that you are not stuck, but instead you are becoming, and everything that we do in this season as it relates to sold into purpose or podcast or events and the activations that we have, we just want you to wholeheartedly to tap into them so that you can become a better version of yourself. We look forward to fellowshipping with you, and we pray that by its grace and mercies you'll be in the room. Hi there, purpose seekers. If your branding or positioning is a little scrappy, don't panic. I'm Akilah Thompson, your faith creativepreneur, and I'm your branding specialist and strategist. I'll help leaders and entrepreneurs and creatives to gain clarity, refine positioning, and elevate their brand to the next level. If you need my services, all you have to do is send me a DM on Instagram at I am Akeelah Thompson or at your faith creativepreneur. And you may also connect with us on LinkedIn or visit our website at your faithcreativepreneur.com. Book your brand clarity session today. Trust me, you don't want to miss it. You may also send us a message on WhatsApp at 1876 227 7590. Let's build your brand the right way. But just before I give it all away about our incredible guests, guess what? We have the Becoming Conference coming up on June 27th. That is Saturday in Jamaica from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Christar Villas Hotel. And you don't want to miss it. It will be a power pack conference with international speakers sharing on different aspects of holistic development. It will also be my book launch for a fall from grace. Trust me, incredible stuff that you will need to go into your next dimension. And then we're rounding things out with a purpose activation session, and that will have the incredible minister of Shea and some high prayers and a beer things atmosphere one shiftings, changes will be taking place. And so you most definitely want to tap into that atmosphere because in this season it is imperative for us to become, and so we're inviting you. The tickets are available, so all you have to do is to click the link below to secure your seats. Well, I promise you that we'll be talking about the gentleman today, but I just want to jog your memory a little bit. Perhaps you know when you went to Sunday school and you'd get home after that incredible service and you'll tap into praise and worship. Well, that's exactly what this guest did. And so he's here today to take us on a journey from pots and pans to purpose, really showing how he has used media to spread the word of God and to influence youths, helping individuals to become a better version of themselves. I'm talking about the incredible Mr. Randall White, and he's here today coming to us live from Cool Cool Manchester to tell us all about his journey. But purple seekers, you don't want to miss this incredible soul story. So all you have to do is to let somebody know who will let somebody know that we are live.

SPEAKER_05 14:35

Dynamic, insightful, and results driven. Charlene is bringing real conversations about growth, execution, and stepping fully into your next level with clarity and confidence. No fluff, no surface plug, just tangible insight you can apply immediately. Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Kingston, Jamaica from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We're having a hybrid experience, so join us in person or online. Pull up as an attendee, show up as a vendor, or align as a sponsor. Elevation requires action. Be in the room.

SPEAKER_04 15:25

Hi there, purple seekers. Thank you so much for sticking and staying with us. I'm your host, Aquila Thompson, and welcome to Soul Stories. But before we tap into it, let me tell a little bit about today's guest. We have the incredible Aranda White joining us from Manchester. He is a creative youth advocate and the CEO and founder of V Prompts Video Production and Multimedia Support. He was raised in Craig Head, Manchester. Aranda discovered his passion for music, sound, and media at a very tender age, and he'll tell you all about that incredible journey. He was fascinated by church services, sound systems, and he would creatively recreate those worship sessions after church in his house. So he would go home, and anything that he could grab, the utensils, the pots, and the pants, those were his news. Unknowingly, that would have been the foundation for his work today. Through his company, he uses videos, multimedia storytelling, and communication to support ministries, organizations, and youth-led initiatives. His mission is simple but powerful: to use media as a tool to share the gospel to inspire young people and to help the next generation discover God and their God-ordained identity. Purpose seekers around the globe. Please help me to welcome Mr. Orando White to the Sold into Purpose podcast. This is season six, and of course, welcome to Soul Stories. Here on Soul Stories, this is where we invite individuals from around the globe to share their story and to provide us with practical insights that you and I can use to live a more purposeful life. Today we have a gentleman from the cool, cool hills of Manchester, Jamaica. He is someone who grew up in agriculture, going to church with the pots and pans, tapping into music, and now he uses visuals and audio to spread the gospel and just to help youths and individuals overall to tap into their purpose. I don't want to give too much away because he's here to tell his story. I'm talking about the incredible Orando White, and he's here with us today. And trust me, you don't want to miss this episode because he'll be dropping a lot of gems that will definitely help you to unlock your purpose. So you know the drill. All you have to do is to let somebody know who will let somebody know that we are live, and he's here to take us on his journey from pots and pants to purpose and communicating faith through what he's doing in the space today. Hi Aranda, how are you today? Welcome to Sold Into Purpose.

SPEAKER_02 18:33

It's an honor being here, and um, you know, as yesterday, um, sold into purpose. You know, we're all about purpose and helping others to find that purpose and you know just manifest it.

SPEAKER_04 18:43

Awesome, awesome. Thank you for sharing that. And before we even get into your background, your upbringing, I just want you to tell me, going back to Manchester, you're in the church, and most of us we grew up in the church. Sunday is a mosque, it's a ritual here. So when you're in the church as a little boy and you're seeing the pots and pans, in that moment, did you believe that this would have been the birthing place for God to unlock purpose in your life?

SPEAKER_02 19:13

Going to church, it was a must, it was a very close community in the hills of Craig Head. So I would have been fascinated among some other young men like myself, seeing the lights on the amplifier and the EQ and the sound equipment, seeing the musicians and how they play skillfully, and hearing those sounds from the keyboard, from the bass, and you know, the drummer when he rolled those drums. And we would get our own sticks from outside and make sure we bring them to church and we would imitate them. We would at those times just imagine ourselves being those guys on the stage, playing those sweet music. Sometimes when they come in a few minutes later than normal, that would have been like for the more like you're here saying, Yes, you know, it's here now. Yeah, the thing about turn up now, like you know, you're looking forward for that first sound of the keyboard and tuning the keyboard. And for me, that was always a fascinating moment and experience. And I believe would have known that I would have been in such a place like this where I would have been using the same tools, you know, in terms of audio and visuals to tell the story of greatness and goodness to other people. Because once church finished, I would be back home. Any parts, any pans I could lay my hands on, they would be in line for a beating because I would be playing those drums on those pans. Um, those kitchen utensils would be, you know, helping me to make the joyful noise unto the Lord, and people in the community would listen out for me because I would be on top of the hill where I live and preaching, like the deacon that preached on that Sunday, you know. So that would be my regular routine, especially on Sundays.

SPEAKER_04 20:58

Awesome. Thank you for sharing that. And in Jamaica, we're so culturally minded because music is an integral part of our way of life, and so for those who are across the globe, this is definitely something that is so common among the community, and and that those drummers, it adds to the what should I say, the flavor of the ceremony because we know that praise and worship is going to be going to the throne rooms are awesome. But growing up in Manchester, and I'm sure you would have seen different things that would have helped to shape who you are today. How would you say your surroundings helped to shape your thoughts and ideology at a tender age?

SPEAKER_02 21:40

The community where I'm from is a rural community. Um predominantly farming is what most persons do, and even if you do other fields, farming would be a base. And so I would have learned the core principles of sowing and reaping. What you put in you get a multiplied version of that. Each child will have an animal to take care of whether. It be a pig, a goat, a cow, some you would have your own what you call ground or ground or farm. So our parents would have brought us up in that way. Seeing the others around you, that's the same thing that applies. Every child would have a goat or something. So that's a common principle where I come from. We'd be walking miles to school. When you get a ride to school, it would be a plus, and it would be like a whole crew of us. But other thing is that you don't leave each other, you're gonna wait on each other. So you know you find that collaborative spirit from early. It would have been a community effort. I remember coming on the road. You have some adults, some especially some of the older ladies. Once they see me on the road, they call me to the side, your shoes lace won't tie properly. Right? Your lace not tie. So they they were always people in the community looking out for you. There are some who would, you know, give you a$5, give you a$10 for buy you Kai juice, you know, those juice in the back. And those were the kind of gems that helped to mold us as young people. So even now, I can look back to some people, like even you know, Miss Joy who at Carter, where she always sell the nice big sky juice then where you would look forward to that going back. And there are so many other um persons in the community who molded you in a different way, whether it was a word of advice, make sure you go to school and take your education. Some of my cousins, when I would go to the farm with my father, and they would be working with my father, they would be saying to me that make sure you go to school and you take your education serious, and you know, so that you can come out better than this. And I would always look into those moments and really appreciate those moments because everybody wants to see you win. Well, of course, you know the thing I got set away sometimes where some persons will have a different mindset and a different outlook. But most people who I know from my community will be proud to see you win and they would encourage you in all their different ways. Some will say it, some will tell you that oh we know your sister them from a long time, and I want you hold up your head. You know, some persons in that community they want to see you thrive and they want to see you prosper. Like they always want to be one of those things. You tie your shoes lace, look where you're going. If there's a ride coming, they want to pick you up and and and you know, maybe carry you to a part of the way, helping you along the way. So that was the community I grew up in. It was a very tight-knit community. Persons knew your parents, so if you're out of line, if you misbehave before you reach home, that story is reaching home, and if you're getting a course of beating, you know. So we grew up in a very cultured setting. Um, you know, you know, go on the road to play a lot. I grew up among my siblings. I am the seventh of eight. My little brother is 12 years younger than me. So I would have done 12 years as last picnic, one boy, 12 years of that before my brother came into play. So I would have had all of my sisters older than me being very protective to the point sometime where it gets annoying. If you jump on the bicycle to go on the road, mommy is gonna know, or daddy's gonna know, and they're gonna stop you. So I grew up in a very protective and encouraging community.

SPEAKER_04 25:20

Well, son, as you're sharing that I'm here, I'm like, my baby brother should not hear this episode because he's gonna be like, Yes, this older sister. Yeah, yeah, your older sister does something. Yeah, yeah. So um, that's definitely um very common as it relates to the community, and those persons who are around you always have a Miss Jane or a Miss Joy to help curate that process and help you as you navigate and just to plant that seed of positivity within you so that you know that there is something greater. You mentioned earlier the joy of using the utensils and the pots and pans, and maybe back then it would have been something that was just so fun coming out of that church experience. But at what point in your journey did you realize that this could be something more that a tool, a strategic tool that I could use as it relates to communication and not just to disturb the community? At what point did that become your reality?

SPEAKER_02 26:22

The discovery of self started in my early high school years. I found out that I had a love for law enforcement and general law, so you know, joining Cadet and all of that. I would have found out that I love uh talking, right? And I've always loved pulling things apart, seeing how they work, anything that has to do with sound and visuals. One of my sisters, um Alicia, she's involved in media and communication, so I would have seen her in action and seen like, oh my god, like the way she set out the production. I'm always fascinated. So from those early years, being uh a practicing musician from church days and going to high school with that same passion, I thought to myself that hmm, this is something I want to be involved in. I also went as far as digging in when everybody else is watching moves and looking at video games and so on. I want to find a book that speaks about music and music theory. I want to find a book that speaks about how computer signals um work, how the binary codes, and I want to know all of that because I want to know communication. I later found out the very meaning of my name, Orando, that it's a Spanish name that means praying, it has to do with prayer and all of that. And I'm like, hmm, something is up, and putting all that together in high school, I was the one taking out the equipment for devotion. When the boys who could play, I was only a beginner at those stages, especially on the keyboard. They would just play and you know, move on. I I I spend the time and pack up the equipment and put them back in the office. God bless her soul. Miss Collins was at the front desk at all times, and she would say to me sometimes, Orando, it's not musical loan that's gonna take you into the future, you know. You know, and she would she would warn me and she, yes, man, she would she would whip me with the words, man, and tell me that look, you have to have a solid foundation. Even if you're a great musician, you don't have the academics, trust me, you will not reach far, so you better focus on your school. And I would always learn those things, balance those things. My sisters, of course, would be some some of the drivers in terms of me finding self and discovering and establishing guiding me along the path. So I would have found out those days and through through you know the guidance of those people that I have a passion for speaking, I have a passion for music, I have a passion for just general audio visual and storytelling, and the path that God has placed me on to really dig into the behind the scenes of sound and sound production and frequencies and how they work, what low frequency does to the brain, what this frequency does, and I look at how people respond to music in the church and in other settings in the stage shows and so on. And I'm like, this is one of the most powerful elements of communication. I said no that every chapter of your life and in school you would have endured a course of study, and sometimes the mistake that we make is to we've done this basic course of study, I would just straight aside we've done that class and that's it, we move on to the next. But what we don't realize is that each level that you do is what you need to carry into the next class because you're gonna need to pull up on those subjects that you learn and those topics that you went through, and so I would have used that as a guide. My time spent in the hotel industry as a um a junior sound engineer and um keyboardist. Um, the days I would have spent traveling Jamaica before I could have driven a nail. I traveled Jamaica with my keyboard for my side or my back and just playing music at different churches from all the way Manchester straight to Portland, round the world and back. Right? And I put all those together times I spent around ministers who you know ministered to me and said, Look, I see a word in you. I re I I see you preaching, I see you giving to others to billions of people the word of God. And I'm saying, hmm. So I didn't just learn music so I can just go play music, and that's it. I would have learned music at a certain stage of my life, I would have been among ministers at a stage of my life, and different stages would have molded me into a complete package where, as it is now, running even my production company and being involved in media and communication in mainstream and local media here in Jamaica, I would have understood how the sound affects the way someone will receive that news item or that story or that feature. I would have a clear understanding. How do you tell the story using your visuals, your framing, your backdrops, all of that? So that was all in effort of creating a one element for bringing the gospel to a people who are waiting just to hear and see God. Because some persons now go here to Jesus, some people now go here, the hallelujah, but they will see a great story and be moved by it and be moved to really tap into their own purpose.

SPEAKER_04 31:50

Awesome. Thank you for sharing that. So powerful, unlocking that level of self-discovery and curating a storytelling aspect and packaging the gospel. That is something that's definitely needed in this generation. But Aranda, for somebody who is listening and they are at the stage where you were in terms of trying to understand themselves and finding their true identity, what word of encouragement would you give to that individual at this point in time?

SPEAKER_02 32:21

Look at your favorite movie and understand that every single aspect of life is a story. You are in your life a character, a producer, a director. Every story you watch, you are inspired by it in some way or another. And it's a matter of you understanding that yes, you two are telling a story. One, your story is gonna have chapters. Chapter one may be where things are high energy and nice and gloom, and everything is glooming and looking cute. You might have a chapter down somewhere in the middle where things just break down and you feel discouraged, and you feel like, oh god, what is this? and uh why me and all of the more solemn feeling. But if you understand that every movie based on the same template, you will realize that after sorrow comes joy. In every show that I watch, there is the time when the hero or the star, as we call them in some circles, they get beaten up, mashed down, like they go through turmoil, they went through hell. But the victory is always theirs once they understand their purpose and they stay consistent with their story. You realize the ones who die in the movie who are on the quote unquote good side with the hero, they die because they lost hope. Instead of looking at themselves as an individual story, somebody else's story started 10 years ago. Your chapter 2 starts now. Do not try to equate your story with somebody else's story who is of a different nature and will have a different ending. Look at yourself and ask, what are those dreams and aspirations that you've always had as a child, and understand that to go to those dreams and aspirations, you will have to go through immense training, intense training. The top-level marine and army veteran that you see, they can tell you hell weak. They can tell you about the times when they thought that this was gonna be it, when their heart would have beaten in such a rhythm that it has never beaten in before. Like you feel like this is gonna be it, I'm dead. There would have been times when you feel like yo, I give up, I can't bother with this. I can't do this. But if you understand what your purpose is, and understand that there's a little girl in your community who looks to you for God and they're not gonna tell you, they won't tell you that they're looking at you and they're taking you as an example. If you fail, if you ever not stick to your story and your consistent regime and strong faith, and you make a misstep and you fail, you're failing a couple young persons and young boys and girls who are looking to you for guidance. So tell me, do you want to slip and fall in that state of depression and discouragement and failure and allow generations who look to you for guidance? You might be the one who is designated to take your family out of poverty by making the first step. You might be the one scheduled to be the first billionaire in your family, and because you think that, oh, why me, Lord? You end up step out of line, you are causing an entire generation that looks to you, a little girl who looks for you as an example and say, I want to be like her, I want to be like him, a little boy who says I want to be like him. If you allow yourself to fall to the pressures, you are causing those to fall, and don't forget you will get a beaten anyway, even though you innocently fall. That if you make the least of these fall or cry or fail or feel discouraged now, anyway, it would be better if you put a millstone in the neck and chuck off now and make that sea. So you have a responsibility not just for self, you have a responsibility for your generations to come and those who will see your good works and want to glorify God who gives you the power and the directive. So, brothers and sisters, whatever y'all go through, it's a part of the story. Just understand that basic, simple concept, it's a part of your story, and that's all that there is to it. It's a story, and it has chapters. Some chapters will be more interesting, some will be more intense, some will be boring, some will be like hell week, I'm gonna die today. Some will be finally I've come to the place where I've always wanted to be. That's how stories are written.

SPEAKER_04 37:42

Well, I was about to say, people of God, but purposefully because he's preaching, um, even as he's talking, he's um ministering powerfully to me. Um, this is definitely something that we go through. Um, so many different phases. I have my upcoming book, A Far from Grace, which takes you through the different stages of life and things that we go through. But there's something so powerful you said, if you we just understand that this is a part of the story, we have the master author, which is God, the author and the finisher of our faith, and know that there is a next chapter that is good and that is waiting for us, if we can just get through this, because if we fail, then a generation will feel powerful, powerful stuff right there. But as you're going through that and unlocking purpose at this particular stage of your life, what does purpose mean to you?

SPEAKER_02 38:32

Purpose means everything because if you do not understand purpose, and that's one of the problems that we have in our society today, as I say before, they equate themselves with other persons and other systems, and they don't understand themselves as an individual. Like imagine the car wipe a blade on the left, deciding that uh the one on the right is longer than me. Why? Why am I shorter than the one to my right? I I don't feel like this should be the case. I should be as tall as him. But if you give them the same length, I promise you, he will be broken in the first wipe that he makes. So it is for us to understand purpose. Once I understood my purpose, I realized that oh, everything that I've been through is a part of my shaping, right? And once I understood that self-confidence was amplified, being goal-oriented, that was amplified. My ability to speak with people, no matter how high or low you are, that was amplified. And I've realized that oh, I can actually save people because I realize through my everyday interaction with people, sometimes people are winning and don't even know that they are winning, and so purpose to me is me reminding self and reminding people that greater is he that is within you, and one of the things with my kind of ministry is I don't get hung up on religion and denomination and the limitations that limits your reach because I want to reach people, I want people, whether you are Christian from whichever denomination, whether you are Rastafarian, whether you're Muslim, you should hear the same gospel, you should see the same God that is within you that is greater than your very problems that you're faced with. And purpose to me is understanding that that there is a creation, there is a world, there is an earth where we have several occupants, and there is a common goal. And my common goal is that as it is in heaven, the way I imagine heaven, that the kingdom of God would come here and dwell here. Because once you understand heaven being the state of mind first, and understand that in the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God, and it became flesh, it materialized and dwell among us. That's the way the very ideas work, that's the way your business ideas work, that's the way your aid and your contribution to humanity work. You look at the problems, you look at the issues. That's why I tell people in school, especially kids, don't look at geography and think that oh, I do not want to be a pilot or a um a geographer, so I do not need to study this. I don't want to do anything that involves no intense mathematics, so let me not pay much attention. No, I'm sure that if you're not careful, you will be a real estate developer at some point, though at this point, you only want to be a great musician tour in the world. But purpose has its own plans, so you better learn all the lessons that you need to learn now, even if you don't feel like it, get it done. You might find that you reach a place, and that key that you missed that you decided that you might not need is the very key that you need to unlock a certain door. That you being able to do certain analytical tasks and certain things that deals with uh logistics and planning and execution, that's gonna be the determining factor if you get this job, if you get this opportunity, if you get this business opportunity or not.

SPEAKER_04 42:28

So thank you for sharing that, understanding your purpose and God's divine design for our lives as He takes us to the next level. But you have your business now how it is that you use your business to share your story, but also help to capture the stories of others in the space.

SPEAKER_02 42:47

Vproms was created out of a concept of video production and multimedia support. Alright, so what that is is basically a production and support system for not just individuals who want to put on maybe a funeral or wedding or another function of ceremony or conference, but for even persons who have their production house and they want somebody to come in to assist, they want additional equipment, they want additional support, they want reinforcement, and that's how the concept came about. Just to be that production arm that focuses on not just storytelling from a holistic perspective, but you need a support system, you need an extra cable. You realize that you leave a switcher, you need it now. That's where V proms come in, and a lot of what we do, we do a lot of funerals because you know that is something that you're gonna have to bury the dead, people will die, and so we grieve with the family and help to tell their stories and help to reach those who will not be able to attend in person and. And so when we tell a story, especially like at a funeral, we try to make it such a dignified story that you know sometimes there are angles that people never really think about. And aspect telling that entire story about the deceased that you know we never thought about. So we try to be that um production house that takes care of you know the stories as persons would imagine them or even a better version of their imagination, and that's just what we are a support system, a production house, whether you want a person to come in to assist the process or you want an entire team to cater to the production of your conferences, your funerals, your weddings, seminars, etc. Equipment rentals, we do all audio visual.

SPEAKER_04 44:43

Thank you so much for sharing that. And if someone is listening or watching you, how can they get connected with you to access your services?

SPEAKER_02 44:51

Well, we are on uh social media platforms on TikTok, on Instagram, on Facebook. You can reach us on WhatsApp at 876-827-9093. That's 876-827-9093. On TikTok, it's vproms, v P R O M S, that is. And on Instagram, it's vproms underscore. And once you type us in, you will find us on social media. You can just give us a WhatsApp, you can give us a straight call, and we operate island wide. And if you want to go far into, we go far into awesome.

SPEAKER_04 45:26

So you are global. Um, there's one key thing that we want to share with our audience, and I just want to extend my condolences to you. You mentioned that you want to capture those unique stories, and recently you lost your mom, so we want to extend that level of condolences to you. And is there anything special that you wish to say about her and how she has impacted your journey?

SPEAKER_02 45:47

My mom was one of my biggest supporters in everything I do, and all eight of us as siblings. Mommy is our biggest supporter, and I can say proudly and in a positive way that my mother was a show-off. My mother used to have this thing, she said, All these are mine. You know, when we gather, and you know, I remember bringing my parents on a production recently, and you know, I had them put the headsets on and you know, around the equipment, and it was such a joyful experience because my parents they love when we enjoy what we do, and whenever they see that we love what we do, they love it too. My mother, especially when I do my talks on social media, mommy would be one of the first ones to comment and to say, Yes, my son, good words are true words. Uh she just she's just always there and to support and to say, you know, she and my auntie, auntie Dar, they're always there, they're always supporting, they're always putting in the apostrophe to let the world know that this person who is speaking, these kids, this guy doing this, he's mine. Mommy is a jack of a whole heap of trades.

SPEAKER_01 46:54

I am Thelma White, known as Miss Merle. I'm a dressmaker. I do a little tailoring. I'm a jack of all trades. Yes, when it comes to these little products that are here now. You have this is the these are my flowers, as you can. These are flowers. This is the rosemary plant, tea, and other purposes. This is the eye nut, not oil, as some people call it. Here I had it, it is being dried and to pop out by the sun. So I place it on something now in the region for me if it to cover it like this. How I have it here, is to allow the seeds to fall back in it and not to scatter over the place. What do you do with the oil nut? The oil nut. Well, I use it to make castor oil. Castor oil is an all-purpose oil, it is good for the growth of the hair, it is good for the skin, it has a lot of health benefits.

SPEAKER_02 47:56

The memory of mommy is so delightful and joyful that when we think about being sorrowful, those are some of the things that we can use to really keep ourselves and say mommy lived a good life, and we didn't leave anything out of place. You know, she was well pleased with us as her kids, and we were well pleased and still are well pleased with her. Being our mother, we still embrace her, and there's nothing that we wanted to do that we didn't. All eight of us, we because we are a very close-knit family, we were very, very close as siblings and as family. Mommy used to keep devotions in the morning. Mommy is one of the first introductions to God and God consciousness, and just understanding that there's nothing that you can do that is great without God, and that's what I can remember about my mother. Tell my white.

SPEAKER_04 48:47

Wonderful, wonderful memory. Everything great that you can do. We must do it with God. Randall, what are your final parting words to our audience today? Individuals who are listening and they just want a word of encouragement. What would you say to them?

SPEAKER_02 49:02

You are in a seasonal, right? And everything is seasonal, just like your favorite movie. Sit yourself down in a quiet zone whenever you can. Close your eyes. Think about where you've always wanted to be. Pause. Look back when you were a child and you wanted to be like your big cousin who had some more privilege because he or she was a little old. For those who are above 18, remember the time when you wanted to be 18 to leave the household of your parents or guardians. Look at you now. Understand that, like that, the place you are now is where you've always wanted to be. And understand that, like that, where you want to be in the next year, two, three, ten years, is where you will be considering you put in, you continue to put in the right ingredients in at the right timing. Do not miss a window. The window that you miss might be ten years around the circle again. So you do not want to miss a window. Stay in tune with God because don't get caught up within who is God and church and this and that. God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. So understand God first. And without him and his guidance, you are nothing. And no matter what you believe about God, understand that God is real. Don't think about the images that people confuse about God. He's a spirit, he's a vibration within. He's within, he's not without. Yes? Once you understand that, God is reachable. You don't have to go to no special church to reach him, you don't have to get no special prayer from the special minister to reach him. Reach him yourself and allow him to guide your every move, your every decision. And trust me, believe me, when you accept that, that way of life, that way of thinking, there is nothing that you cannot do, and you will be loving the very day you submit your will and your ways to God Almighty. Once you stay on the path of doing the right thing, which is righteousness, because righteousness is simply doing the right thing, then you cannot go wrong.

SPEAKER_04 51:42

Powerful words today, purpose seekers. You can't go wrong doing the right thing, tendering your desires to the Lord, tapping into who he is, um, not being married to religiosity, but more so tapping into God, seeking him for yourself, seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and everything will be added onto you. Tapping into purpose, um, going into that next dimension, staying in the place and being aligned where God has called you to be. Um, you don't want to miss the window because if you do, you don't know when your time will come around again. Even though God is a God of restoration, there is also divine timing, and so many more profound gems were dropped today, and incredible time spent with Orando. Thank you so much for joining us, Oranda. You are truly inspirational, and I trust that you will continue on your journey to share purpose and to help others to become sold into purpose.

SPEAKER_02 52:36

Thanks for having me.

SPEAKER_04 52:39

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