New book · launching 14 November

The Travailing Woman

The Travailing Woman

The Travailing Woman

Part Two of Bruised to Be Used, by Pastor Catherine Amaka Ikeh.

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“For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.”

“For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.”

“For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.”

Isaiah 66:8 (KJV)

The journey of the book

1 of 5 · Part One

The first trimester

The first trimester

The first trimester

Where the story began, in Bruised to Be Used. In the preface, Pastor Catherine calls Part One the first trimester.

Where the story began, in Bruised to Be Used. In the preface, Pastor Catherine calls Part One the first trimester.

Where the story began, in Bruised to Be Used. In the preface, Pastor Catherine calls Part One the first trimester.

“I suddenly realised I was travailing — labouring for something deep.”

“I suddenly realised I was travailing — labouring for something deep.”

“I suddenly realised I was travailing — labouring for something deep.”

From the preface

Has something been planted in you that no one else can see yet?

Has something been planted in you that no one else can see yet?

2 of 5 · Chapters 1–2

The second trimester

The second trimester

The second trimester

The trials that hit at once, and leading after the loss of her husband.

The trials that hit at once, and leading after the loss of her husband.

The trials that hit at once, and leading after the loss of her husband.

“I will lead with grace even in my grief. I will lead though I bleed.”

“I will lead with grace even in my grief. I will lead though I bleed.”

“I will lead with grace even in my grief. I will lead though I bleed.”

Chapter 2 · declaration

Are you carrying something on your own?

Are you carrying something on your own?

3 of 5 · Chapters 3–5

The third trimester

The third trimester

The third trimester

Travailing in the workplace, in business, and through betrayal by people she loved.

Travailing in the workplace, in business, and through betrayal by people she loved.

Travailing in the workplace, in business, and through betrayal by people she loved.

“I am not broken — I am strengthened and unshaken by God’s power.”

“I am not broken — I am strengthened and unshaken by God’s power.”

“I am not broken — I am strengthened and unshaken by God’s power.”

Chapter 5 · declaration

Has someone said no where God says purpose?

Has someone said no where God says purpose?

4 of 5 · Chapters 6–8

The labour

The labour

The labour

Travailing for the house of God, for her children, and as a shepherdess still carrying her sheep.

Travailing for the house of God, for her children, and as a shepherdess still carrying her sheep.

Travailing for the house of God, for her children, and as a shepherdess still carrying her sheep.

“Though I am a single mother, I am not a single fighter.”

“Though I am a single mother, I am not a single fighter.”

“Though I am a single mother, I am not a single fighter.”

Chapter 7 · declaration

Who are you praying through for?

Who are you praying through for?

5 of 5 · Chapter 9

The delivery

The delivery

The delivery

When everything you travailed for finally arrives. The book closes with declarations to speak aloud.

When everything you travailed for finally arrives. The book closes with declarations to speak aloud.

When everything you travailed for finally arrives. The book closes with declarations to speak aloud.

“What you are carrying is real. The labour pains you have endured are not a sign of failure; they are a sign that something is coming.”

“What you are carrying is real. The labour pains you have endured are not a sign of failure; they are a sign that something is coming.”

“What you are carrying is real. The labour pains you have endured are not a sign of failure; they are a sign that something is coming.”

Chapter 9

What will you bring forth?

What will you bring forth?

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About the book

The second part of her story

The second part of her story

The second part of her story

The Travailing Woman is Part Two of Pastor Catherine’s book Bruised to be Used. Part One is available on Amazon. Part Two carries the rest: the second and third trimesters, the labour and the delivery.

Each chapter ends with a declaration, and the book closes with a prayer. It is written for women who are carrying something and have not yet seen it delivered.

When

Launching at the Travailing for Your Family tea party on Saturday 14 November 2026; in print and as an ebook for Christmas.

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Published by

DoK Women’s Ministry CIC, Harlow.

About the author

Pastor Catherine Amaka Ikeh

Pastor Catherine Amaka Ikeh

Pastor Catherine Amaka Ikeh

Pastor of GTIM UK and Founder of Daughters of the King Women’s Ministry. An Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a mother of four and a grandmother of three.

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