Rhonda Darville

I attribute my success to my faith and the principle of seeking first the kingdom of God. When my husband and I left the Bahamas with our daughter to study at Liberty University, we had only $2,500, but we held onto the scripture from Matthew: 'Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all things will be added.' That's what we did - we took a leap of faith. During my time at the pregnancy center in Virginia, Bruce Wilkinson, who wrote the Prayer of Jabez, came to present at one of our fundraisers. The Prayer of Jabez says, 'Oh Lord, enlarge my territory,' and that became our family's prayer. God has enlarged my territory from the Bahamas to the U.S. to Virginia, back to the Bahamas, and now to Florida. He's expanded my work from ministering to women to now working with teenagers in a school setting. What I've realized is that He keeps enlarging the territory, but He's only enlarging it if I'm faithful. I couldn't ask the women in my Bible study to go places I wasn't prepared to go myself, so I had to confront my own past with having had two abortions and find healing before I could truly help others. That healing process at the crisis pregnancy center transformed my life and opened the door to everything that followed. My success comes from being willing to be faithful in each season, to take care of my own family first - like when we moved to Florida during COVID to support my daughter through her divorce - and to follow where God leads, even when it's uncomfortable or unexpected. I also believe strongly that I can't take care of the world and not take care of my own, so putting family first while staying faithful to my calling has been essential. Every opportunity, from starting the pro-life movement in the Bahamas to counseling to working at the school to publishing my book, has come from staying rooted in my faith and being obedient to what God is calling me to do.

The best career advice I’ve ever received was to build my life and leadership on a strong foundation of faith, purpose, and integrity, while never being afraid to step boldly into the calling God has placed on my life. Through mentors, family, and spiritual leaders who believed in me, I learned that ordinary people can create extraordinary impact when they are willing to serve faithfully, stay grounded in their values, and keep growing.

First of all, because I'm a woman of faith, it's about building a foundation. No matter whom I'm working with, I'm looking at what are you building off of. When we look at an engineer or an architect or whatever, the first thing they need to make sure is they're building a strong foundation. As a believer, my strong foundation comes from my faith in Christ. That's not just head knowledge, that's heart knowledge. That's a daily process, continually building this relationship, and that's what it is - it's a relationship. Our worldview, our belief systems determine where we go and the choices that we make. You have to build what is that for you. What is your belief system? Now, for somebody who is not a believer, they might have a belief system, and it may be something different, but you have to look at where is that going to propel you. What is driving you? My worldview drives me, my belief system is what drives me. That is the core of why I do what I do. If you should walk in my steps, you have to build a firm foundation of faith. Anybody I work with, if they're coming to me, they know that this is what they're gonna get. I've published my book, my daughter and I have a podcast we started about two years ago and we're in our third season. Each of them, when you look at them, there is also that foundation, because that's the thing that drives me in every arena, everywhere I go. That's the drive in every relationship, everything. You cannot do anything in life if you don't have a firm foundation, a firm belief system.

One of the biggest challenges in my field is helping people navigate deeply personal issues like trauma, shame, healing, and emotional restoration in environments where those conversations are often difficult or avoided altogether. At the same time, the greatest opportunity is creating safe, faith-centered spaces where people can experience healing, growth, and transformation while building stronger foundations for their lives and relationships.

My values are rooted in my faith, first of all. That translates into everything I do. You know, there's a saying they used to tell us years ago: 'Talk is cheap, but money buys land.' In other words, does your life and your words line up? Accountability is big for me. If I'm gonna do something, am I doing that thing? What words am I using? Am I building people up, or am I tearing them down? Honesty, integrity, character - who am I when nobody is watching? In other words, are my husband, my grandchildren, my children telling people the same thing that people see outside? And if it's not, then no, we're not good. Is my personal life and my public life matching? And they do. Character is big for me. When nobody is watching, are you that same person? That's what defines true character - being the same person no matter who you're with.