I used to be a Tomboy and I thought that was perfectly acceptable for girls my age – I guess that’s normal these days. At first, I couldn’t really see anything wrong with it, but that’s mostly because I wasn’t aware of it. Once joining Godllywood and learning what God expects from me as a young woman, I realized I was totally off course. God created us to be different. We’re to exhale beauty and grace, and we won’t do that if we keep on hiding ourselves behind I-DON’T-CARE-looks.
So I changed completely. I began dressing up like a young woman and working towards being graceful with those around me. It was hard at first because of the many abuses I had gone through while growing up. I had all these shells that had to be removed before I showed the true woman inside. But once I came out, I was a whole new woman. My past didn’t bother me anymore and my future was something I was looking forward to. Before I didn’t think I’d ever be happy in my love life, today I know God has someone out there for me.
Godllywood has changed me tremendously; it worked in me from the inside, where all the insecurities and fears had been hidden for so years under so many hidden shells. Now that there are no shells, I feel much closer to God and consequently people around me.
Maritza Barr, 21 years old