Jai Gaurangi is a poet and author who sees her writing as an offering of her heart to the world. Rooted deeply in the rich soils of spirituality, her work flourishes through seasons of hardship and blessings alike. By sharing expressions of her heart through ink, Jai Gaurangi forms connections with the souls of her readers, writing with the meditation of being a quill in the hand of Grace. Jai Gaurangi writes with the aim that her words bring hope, inspire courage, deepen faith, or simply offer a place of belonging. By day, Jai Gaurangi also works as a pharmacist, balancing work with motherhood. She lives with her husband and daughter in Buckinghamshire, England.
About the Author
Joellen Putnam began her career as an analytical chemist and scientific project manager, then left the world of science to become a full-time stay-at-home mom. Her family is her greatest joy.
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In 2006, Joellen was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 39. Her experience seeded her compassion to help others address the spiritual side of the disease. In 2015, she founded Activate the Cure, a ministry devoted to fighting cancer with prayer. Its mission is to partner with God in the arena of cancer by praying with cancer fighters and longtime survivors, and praying for researchers working on new treatments and a cure. Joellen aims to grow the ministry into every state in the nation.
Joellen has served extensively in prayer ministry, including Moms in Prayer International, Ten Days of Prayer, and other local and regional prayer movements. In 2020, she prayer-walked eighty miles from New Haven, Connecticut, to Northampton, Massachusetts, in ten consecutive days.
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She has worked as a project coordinator for several initiatives to unify the body of Christ and has been actively engaged with the Kampala Children’s Centre in Uganda, since 2009. Joellen has also served as a church youth leader and mentor for elementary school children.
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Currently, Joellen provides project support to ministries and small businesses and is chipping away at her bucket list of creative endeavors. Besides focusing on her book and ministry, she is planning a retreat center for cancer survivors.
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In her spare time, Joellen enjoys hiking, boating, kayaking, and fiber-arts weaving. She lives on the Connecticut shoreline with her husband, Marty, with whom she proudly shares two adult children.
Contributing Poet
Jai Gaurangi
Jai Gaurangi is a poet and author whose work has been woven throughout the pages of "Here Comes the Sun". Jai sees her writing as an offering of her heart to the world. Rooted deeply in the rich soils of spirituality, her work flourishes through seasons of hardship and blessings alike. By sharing expressions of her heart through ink, Jai forms connections with the souls of her readers, writing with the meditation of being a quill in the hand of Grace. She writes with the aim that her words bring hope, inspire courage, deepen faith, or simply offer a place of belonging. By day, Jai works as a pharmacist, balancing work with motherhood. She lives with her husband and daughter in Buckinghamshire, England.
The Lord is my strength and my song. He has given me victory.
Psalm 118:14