Her first name, Ugoeze, which means the Honor, Pride, Zeal of a King, is difficult for many people to pronounce, so you can call her Lauretta.

Her walk with the Lord began in her room about a decade ago:

“I grew up in a sort of Christian home as an average Nigerian ‘good girl’ and with a Mother who loved God with all her heart. I went out to a handful of altar calls but almost right away went back to being my old self, until one day in 1998/1999, I was in my room and my heart was seeking for the realness of God in my life, I wanted to experience who God was and I knelt down right there in my room and asked Jesus to come into my life, to change it, melt and mold me and teach me how to never go back.”

Lauretta’s Fun Facts:

Church: Brooklyn Tabernacle Church in Brooklyn, New York.

Books: God’s Generals, Purpose Driven Life, Time Changes Yesterday, Bridal Intercession (us as the bride of Christ) by Garry Wiens, Lori Wick Series, How to Hear from God by Joyce Meyer, Tuesdays with Morrie, How to Choose a Life Partner by Pastor Bimbo Odukoya…

Food: Beans and fried plantain, vegetable soup (edikaikong), burritos, cake, ice cream, banana nut muffin, French cakes, oxtail, well baked salmon, spaghetti with meatballs…

Colour: Lavender, pink, green; and some of their different shades and variations.

Flower: No favorite flower but I love the Rose flower with its correlation to sweet thoughts and also because my Mum’s name is Rose and she is the sweetest Mum.

Enjoys: Talking and praying with people, watching movies, Listening to music, singing, taking afternoon naps, exploring fragrances.

Will normally try to find ways not to: Commute…

Inspirational People: My Mum, my Intervarsity community, Ekwe Inc., Rev Sunkanmi & Pastor Tundun Obisesan, Pastor Jim & Carol Cymbala, Rev. Sam & Pastor Nike Adeyemi, Pastor Bimbo Odukoya, ‘The Gathering’, my family.

Additional Thoughts: I am definitely looking forward to being blessed and inspired by everyone who will post questions and comments on Yakuti and also by the whole writing and editorial team of Yakuti. We need benevolence and learning from each other now more than ever before. God bless you all.

Contact: lauretta[at]yakuti[dot]org