From Broken to Blessed: The Story of a Single Mother’s Redemption.

There was a time when Benita (name meaning "blessed or fortunate" deriving from the latin name Benedictus) felt anything but loved. A single mother of three—Bevan, Danelle, and Roxanne—she carried the weight of the world on her shoulders, yet felt invisible beneath it. Her self-esteem had been chipped away by years of emotional neglect, first in a failed marriage that left her drowning in depression, then in a string of relationships that made her feel worthless.

 
She had once believed love was something she had to beg for, something she wasn’t worthy of unless a man said so. Nights were the hardest. The loneliness pressed in, and more than once, she stood at the edge of despair, wondering if her children would be better off without her. But then she’d hear one of them cough in their sleep, or Bevan would mumble, "I love you, Mom," in his dreams, and she’d swallow her tears. They needed her. Even if the world didn’t see her value, they did.

 
But God saw her too.  
One Sunday, broken and exhausted, she dragged herself to church, not expecting much. But the message that day pierced her heart: "You keep looking for love in places that can’t hold it. But real love? It found you first. For the first time, she understood—she had been chasing validation when true love had already been chasing her. Jesus had loved her all along, even when she didn’t love herself.  
That revelation changed everything.

  
She stopped seeking love in empty relationships and started seeking Him. She realized her worth wasn’t tied to a man’s affection but to the One who had fearfully and wonderfully made her (Psalm 139:14). The more she rooted herself in Christ, the more she flourished.  
Today, Benita is a beacon of hope.  
Not only is she the Operational Manager at Kopanong International, one of the fastest-growing agricultural companies, but she’s also the founder of "Woman 2 Woman", a mentorship ministry where she helps other broken women find their strength in God. She holds their hands through their pain, looks them in the eye, and says, "I know. I’ve been there, but look at what the Lord Jesus can do."

  
Her children—Bevan, Danelle, and Roxanne—now watch their mother with pride, not pity. They see a woman who once thought she was unlovable now pouring love into the world because she finally understood where it came from.

  
Benita’s story isn’t about a woman who never fell. It’s about a woman who fell, got back up, and now helps others rise too.

 
And that? That’s the kind of love that changes the world.  
"We love because He first loved us." — 1 John 4:19