From Pain to Power: How Mrs. Illinois 2025 Is Turning Trauma Into Global Transformation

In this powerful episode of the Daughters of Zion podcast, Amanda Toro sits down with Mrs. Illinois International 2025, Jennifer Jordan Cruz, a survivor, pastor, author, and global advocate for healing. Jennifer opens up about her personal journey from enduring gender-based violence to launching Warriors Academy, a nonprofit mentoring women and girls in Chicago, South Africa, and beyond.

 Together, we explore:

• Her raw testimony of healing after trauma • How Warriors Academy is changing lives through soul therapy, vision boards, and life skills

• What it truly means to wear a crown with purpose

• The role of the church in healing and advocacy

• Encouragement for every woman still stuck in her broken place

Jennifer reminds us that God doesn’t waste pain, He uses it to build warriors.

Listen, share, and let healing begin. 

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 Connect with Jennifer Cruz:

Warriors Academy: https://thewarriorsacademy.com/about

Instagram: @JenniferJordanCruz

Books: https://a.co/d/cMc4F6g

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