American Contemporary Christian artist Blanca shares her testimony about going through divorce and abuse in the past, and how God helped her through it all.
Blanca
Blanca Elaine Reyes, better known by her stage name Blanca, is an American singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music who was born in Puerto Rico. She was part of Group 1 Crew until 2013 and now works as a solo artist. She once performed at the GMA Dove Awards with Jekalyn Carr, singing her song “New Day.”
“A moment I will never forget. Grateful for the opportunity to share my gift on the Dove Award stage next to my girl @jekalyncarr. You absolutely killed it sis!” Blanca wrote in a caption.
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She also collaborated with the award-winning artist Tauren Wells on a song titled “Something Better.”
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Blanca is a celebrated Christian artist. However, not many know about her life story.
Blanca Talks About Her Past
She was still very young when Blanca’s parents divorced. Her father was addicted to drugs. Because of her family background, a seed of insecurity was planted in her heart. However, that wasn’t the only thing she struggled with.
“The brokenness that I faced as a little girl dealing with sexual abuse for many years and the effects that that had on me you know now as an adult. But there was so much brokenness there,” she said.
Blanca admitted that she entered the marriage without proper counseling. Her marriage ended in divorce. Because of what happened, Blanca recalled a time in her childhood when she felt unworthy and not enough. But Blanca knew that God could do something about it.
Blanca Refuses To Let Her Past Define Her Future
“So I need to start figuring out how to break these things down to find where God is in this and what the truth is. Because right now it all just feels very cloudy,” she said.
Blanca started counseling even though at first, she thought it was a waste of time. Later on, she realized how much she needed it and how greatly it impacted her.
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“Through my counselor, she was also a pastor but just so wise and had – not an open mind – but just was able to see things so clearly and protect me. But also get me ready for the different stages of divorce, different stages of grief,” she recalled.
Because of the process that she went through, Blanca could finally see that indeed, God turned broken things into a beautiful testimony.
“But there was so much good that came from such a painful place. So if you are a person who finds yourself in the middle of brokenness, of shame, of pain, of just any of these things that we’ve been talking about in our own healing journey, know that there’s hope there. There’s good there that God can use all of it and turn it around for something good,” she said.
Reference: 99.1 JOY FM
Header image: Blanca [99.1 JOY FM]. YouTube, 10 January 2022, https://youtu.be/78EECRxgDAo
