We originally interviewed Myshel for the October 2015. Since then her life has evolved and her faith has grown stronger.
SPMG: So much is going on in your life since we last interviewed you, which I believe was the feature cover story for our October 2010 issue of Authors & Artists Magazine. Since then, you and your husband Michael now have two wonderful boys. How has family life changed your world?
MYSHEL: Wow, yes, life has changed, and I have changed dramatically! My experience with having children was a long hard road. After a total of 8 miscarriages, I learned so much about myself, my body, my God and my strength. This subject could take up a whole interview in itself, and I enjoy sharing the powerful lessons learned from this experience. I don’t think it is talked about enough and it can become a silent faith killer in the hearts of many women and men. Going through such loss can make you afraid to believe again, try again, and put your faith out there to dream again for fear of experiencing the pain of disappointment.
It can lockup you up if you let it. I wanted to emerge from this experience better than when I went in. That took a trusting in God above my emotions like never before. It literally meant worshiping and declaring that He is STILL good in the middle of a dark moment that made no sense to me. I don’t have the words to explain how powerful it is to dance in the dark with the Lord but trust me. It transformed my life and gave me the strength to believe until I saw the manifestation of my beautiful two boys! It was an experience that changed me for the better and I long to help other women land in a healthy mental, emotional, spiritual place after going through something like this.
Today, my husband and I look at our boys and are overwhelmed with gratitude and joy! Its’ been quite a journey, and perhaps one day I can unpack the details but I am so so thankful for my family and deeply cherish them with all my heart!
SPMG: Wow, that an amazing testimony! I’d love to have you share of more this experience in our Christian Community Magazine interview. Let’s schedule that next! I was set to travel to visit you in Texas prior to the pandemic. That was two years ago! With your move, you have continued to sing, minister, engage in mission trips and have started a podcast “Embracing Freedom Today”. Tell us about the podcast?
MYSHEL: I was so bummed when you were not able to come to Texas. I was looking forward to putting my arms around a sister who has supported me like no other on social media! I am so grateful for you and looked forward to meeting you in person. But hopefully, that will happen in the near future. I started the Embracing Freedom Today podcast and show because I knew that so many people were hurting during the pandemic. There was a lot of fear, loss and uncertainty and I was compelled to start the podcast to encourage and help those who were struggling mentally and emotionally from all that was transpiring around us.
I teach on some of the shows and other times I do interviews with some amazing guests that have powerful stories that have deeply impacted many of the listeners. It is only just beginning and I look forward to expanding. I’m currently looking for advertisers for my podcast so we can continue to inspire listeners from around the world. If interested in partnering with me and our podcast, feel free to contact michael@myshelmusic.com.
SPMG: You are currently serving on the worship team at Embassy City Church in Dallas, Texas under the leadership of Pastors Tim and Juliette Ross. What lead you to their ministry?
MYSHEL: It was sort of a miracle. We had just moved from Nashville,TN, and was on staff at a brand new church called Nashville Life church, where the pastors where Alvin and CeCe (Winans) Love. When you are dealing with helping to birth a ministry from the ground up, it means all hands on deck and it’s A LOT of work. I learned so much and the experience was extremely valuable to my life. God gave me the grace to do all I was doing at the time and the mentorship was a precious gift! To have a wise woman of God who was also a world-renown gospel artist mentor me, was special. Shortly after we moved to TX, we began looking for a place of worship and a friend told us about Embassy City Church. That same weekend, my mom was watching Christian television and saw a pastor sharing on one of the shows and told me how much she enjoyed him and to look him up. Come to find out, he was the pastor of the same church my friend had highly recommended. On Sunday, we visited and fell in love with the pastors and the ministry as a whole. I planned on taking a break from church work and not jumping in to serve right away. I just wanted to receive for a time. After a few months, I decided to join the worship and prayer team and it has been a joy to attend and serve this wonderful ministry.
SPMG: In May of 2020, you released 'Rescue' a 19-Country Tribute #IMASUPERHERO Movement, produced and co-written by Mr. TALKBOX, featuring collaborative efforts by other Grammy and Emmy award-winning artists as well as everyday superheroes like medical workers, police officers, service workers and more. What was the inspiration for that project and how was it received?
MYSHEL: It was an amazing project! I think all artists could not help but express themselves in some way to offer inspiration and encouragement during 2020! If you were a dancer, you wanted to express your hope through dance, if you were a poet, you began to write, a musician, you composed a piece that encouraged others. I am a singer so I could not help but release a song that spoke of unity, strength and resilience. We were able to get 19 countries involved by displaying the many modern-day superheroes that were now sacrificing so much to take care of the sick, hungry, and displaced from around the world. Rescue is a song that I hoped inspired unity. I offered the song for free and the video can be found on my website www.myshelwilkins.com.
SPMG: You are absolutely correct! We all desired to use our gifting to serve during these challenging times. Your plate s very full—you are also Director of Outreach for Grace & Obedience Overflow Ministries. This is a powerful organization. You’ve done mission trips to Uganda and Paris (that’s quite a contrast!). Tell us more about it and your activities with them.
MYSHEL: Go-Overflow is a beautiful organization that loves deeply. My father was a missionary and I was blessed to be able to serve several different countries with him as a young girl. The seed was planted then and remains in me. I find extreme joy in empowering those who need a hand up. Effective mission work is when you go to an impoverished area and show them how to no longer need your help in the future. They have started their own business, gone to school, learned a trade to be able to rise out of poverty and build a strong legacy for their families and communities.
THAT is the only kind of mission work I will support. The poor should not remain poor after you have gone to “help” them. We take teams to Uganda to serve there each summer. If you are interested in going or would like to make a donation in good ground, you can send me a message on my website or go to www.go-overflow.org. My husband and I will eventually begin our own mission organization in a few years, also serving in various places in Africa. My mom is a native of Ghana so you know I will find a way to aid my homeland.
SPMG: We’re looking forward to partnering with you in your organization and will add Go-Overflow to our list of contributors. You have such a contagious spirit! The pandemic has been life-altering for many people! How has it impacted your life and your ministry to others?
MYSHEL: Clarity is the word I use to sum up what 2020 brought to me and my family. Through so much change a determination rose in me to be more efficient and prepared for the future. Tomorrow is not promised so taking care of your business and not putting it off as if you have a million years to get it done became one of my goals. 2020 made me want to tighten up and build a strong legacy for my family and serve my community and the world with love and encouragement through my gifts. 2020 definitely gave me 2020 vision and although many of the things revealed were hard to see, the clarity was a gift that I am so grateful for.
SPMG: What’s on the horizon for you?
MYSHEL: I am currently in school! I am getting my masters in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis in women's leadership/ministry from a seminary here in TX. I absolutely love what I’m learning. I am set to graduate at the end of 2023. I am also preparing to release a new album next year! I’m working with super talented writers and producers and can’t wait to release this project!!! I plan on incorporating an artist from Ghana. I’ve wanted to do that for some time now so I’m really excited about all the great things set to take place next year! There are a few other awesome opportunities coming up but I cannot speak on them at the moment but know that God is doing something beautiful and I am so so grateful! Can’t wait to share soon!
SPMG: What words of encouragement can you offer to others that are still struggling with all the overwhelming changes in the past few years?
MYSHEL: You are not meant to break, fall or give up. You are stronger than you think. God, the One who loves you more than you could comprehend stands ready to escort you through the highs and lows of this life to ensure you will come out of everything you’ll go through, better, stronger, braver, wiser, more beautiful than you could imagine. Be as David in the face of your “Goliath” and say. “ the audacity of you to come up against a child of God. Today you will be defeated because I WILL overcome you”! With God, you will overcome. I promise. It may not look like what you thought, but baby, this life is an adventure with twists and turns, suspense, drama, highs and lows. Emerge powerful anyway!
Stay tuned for upcoming updates on Myshel
WEBSITE: www.myshelwilkins.com
INSTAGRAM: myshelmusic.
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