Aundrya Richardson is the Associate Pastor of Consuming Fire Tabernacle Church - Atlanta and the fiance` of Prophet Nathan A. Hogan. Aundrya was born on October 15, 1985 to her parents, Reverend James E. Richardson & the late Minister Linda D. Richardson at Alachua General Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida and she's the oldest of three children. Aundrya learned at an early age that she had a unique calling on her life that God would one day use to get the glory. Aundrya's start of learning about her call was through the gift of writing. At the age of eleven, Aundrya discovered her passion to write while sitting in her sixth grade English class at Ft. Clarke Middle School. The motivation of her teacher at that time stirred something up inside of young Aundrya and her passion for writing continued to increase daily. The summer of the following year, Aundrya began writing short stories and by the end of that summer she had a folder filled with more than 200 pages of writings that she created on her own.
In 2001, Aundrya's passion continue to grow and she began working on her first novel entitled "The Choice". While Aundrya enjoyed her journey as a writer, she soon learned that writing was not her only ability but she was gifted musically as well. Aundrya's parents were both ministers of music for eight years at Greater Faith Christian Center located in Archer, Florida where the late Pastor Kelvin L. Johnson and Pastor Marcella Johnson were the pastors during that time. Her father played the keyboard in addition to his singing and was the Minister of Music at their church along with her mother who had the gift to sing as well. Aundrya joined the choir as an alto when she was thirteen and at age fifteen, she learned that she was gifted in the area of percussion when she played the drums for the first time behind her father. Aundrya served as Head Drummer for 4 1/2 years behind her parents. She also participated on the step and dance team while at Greater Faith and then in the latter part of 2002, Aundrya's parents transitioned to a different ministry where Reverend & Minister Richardson continued to serve as ministers through preaching and music as well. Aundrya continued her service as Head Drummer with two young men serving as assistant drummers. In 2003, Aundrya was given a Musician Appreciation Award for her dedication and service in the ministry.
It was May of 2004 was when Aundrya was given her first opportunity to preach the word of God at age eighteen during a youth service at her church. In the summer of 2006 up until the spring of 2013, Aundrya served in multiple areas of ministry such as the youth ministry, gospel choir, young adult praise team, newsletter staff, evangelism team, etc. In 2009, Aundrya participated and served on the prison ministry team led by Deacon Jose Adams & Missionary Caroline Adams. She assisted with leading several monthly revivals at the Lowell Women's Prison in Reddick, Florida and the Lake Butler Men's Prison in Lake Butler, Florida. In 2010, Aundrya preached her second message during one of the youth night services at her church and in 2011, Aundrya accepted that she was called to preach and prophesy God's word through a dream where God spoke and dealt with Aundrya on a deeper level. From the outside looking in, it appeared that Aunrya was effective and doing what she was called to but it took the Lord moving Aundrya away from her norm and opening her eyes to the most important part of building on a strong foundation to love God.
In January of 2014, nearly a year after relocating to Jacksonville, Florida; Aundrya had another encounter with the Lord while sitting in a Sunday service one afternoon. The pastor spoke about being able to recall the moment that you gave your life to Christ and it was in that moment that Aundrya realized she had no recollection of when she got saved. She then realized that even after all of the preaching and serving in ministry, she had not officially accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. When the call was made, Aundrya responded and on January 12, 2014, she confessed the Lord Jesus as her personal savior and has continued her journey ever since as a servant of God. The Lord began to deal with Aundrya in many ways about what he was calling her to do for His kingdom and it was from that time forth that Aundrya made a conscious decision to never again find herself "busy" in church without checking the foundation of her walk with God. Her moment of confession and true repentance was a humbling experience that allowed her to grow in a way spiritually that she never experienced before. The Lord took Aundrya back to 2011 when she first started having dreams. It was in that moment that the Lord revealed to Aundrya that she wasn't just dreaming for the fun of it but it was God's way of speaking to her prophetically concerning her life as well as others. As the Lord continued to grace and bless Aundrya in the areas of writing and education, he continued to show her the spiritual things of her life that her gifts, skills and education would play a major role in when it came to fulfilling the purpose and call of God on her life.
In August of 2016, Aundrya launched her business called Impact Writing and in November of the same year; Aundrya became a self-published author under the pseudonym L.D. Collins when she published her debut novel "The Choice" to Amazon. On October 27, 2018, Aundrya self-published her second book to Amazon entitled "Silent No More: When Truth Gets Real" and will be self-publishing her third book on December 30, 2018 entitled "The Choice II: Test of Times". In 2019 as Aundrya continues in ministry with Pastor Hogan, her endeavors as a self-published author and entrepreneur will continue to expand as well. What was once lying dormant in Aundrya's life has now came around full circle and God's help , she will continue to strive ahead as the woman of God she was predestined to be years ago. Aundrya is called for such a time as this and in the words of a famous songwriter, greater is coming!!
In 2001, Aundrya's passion continue to grow and she began working on her first novel entitled "The Choice". While Aundrya enjoyed her journey as a writer, she soon learned that writing was not her only ability but she was gifted musically as well. Aundrya's parents were both ministers of music for eight years at Greater Faith Christian Center located in Archer, Florida where the late Pastor Kelvin L. Johnson and Pastor Marcella Johnson were the pastors during that time. Her father played the keyboard in addition to his singing and was the Minister of Music at their church along with her mother who had the gift to sing as well. Aundrya joined the choir as an alto when she was thirteen and at age fifteen, she learned that she was gifted in the area of percussion when she played the drums for the first time behind her father. Aundrya served as Head Drummer for 4 1/2 years behind her parents. She also participated on the step and dance team while at Greater Faith and then in the latter part of 2002, Aundrya's parents transitioned to a different ministry where Reverend & Minister Richardson continued to serve as ministers through preaching and music as well. Aundrya continued her service as Head Drummer with two young men serving as assistant drummers. In 2003, Aundrya was given a Musician Appreciation Award for her dedication and service in the ministry.
It was May of 2004 was when Aundrya was given her first opportunity to preach the word of God at age eighteen during a youth service at her church. In the summer of 2006 up until the spring of 2013, Aundrya served in multiple areas of ministry such as the youth ministry, gospel choir, young adult praise team, newsletter staff, evangelism team, etc. In 2009, Aundrya participated and served on the prison ministry team led by Deacon Jose Adams & Missionary Caroline Adams. She assisted with leading several monthly revivals at the Lowell Women's Prison in Reddick, Florida and the Lake Butler Men's Prison in Lake Butler, Florida. In 2010, Aundrya preached her second message during one of the youth night services at her church and in 2011, Aundrya accepted that she was called to preach and prophesy God's word through a dream where God spoke and dealt with Aundrya on a deeper level. From the outside looking in, it appeared that Aunrya was effective and doing what she was called to but it took the Lord moving Aundrya away from her norm and opening her eyes to the most important part of building on a strong foundation to love God.
In January of 2014, nearly a year after relocating to Jacksonville, Florida; Aundrya had another encounter with the Lord while sitting in a Sunday service one afternoon. The pastor spoke about being able to recall the moment that you gave your life to Christ and it was in that moment that Aundrya realized she had no recollection of when she got saved. She then realized that even after all of the preaching and serving in ministry, she had not officially accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. When the call was made, Aundrya responded and on January 12, 2014, she confessed the Lord Jesus as her personal savior and has continued her journey ever since as a servant of God. The Lord began to deal with Aundrya in many ways about what he was calling her to do for His kingdom and it was from that time forth that Aundrya made a conscious decision to never again find herself "busy" in church without checking the foundation of her walk with God. Her moment of confession and true repentance was a humbling experience that allowed her to grow in a way spiritually that she never experienced before. The Lord took Aundrya back to 2011 when she first started having dreams. It was in that moment that the Lord revealed to Aundrya that she wasn't just dreaming for the fun of it but it was God's way of speaking to her prophetically concerning her life as well as others. As the Lord continued to grace and bless Aundrya in the areas of writing and education, he continued to show her the spiritual things of her life that her gifts, skills and education would play a major role in when it came to fulfilling the purpose and call of God on her life.
In August of 2016, Aundrya launched her business called Impact Writing and in November of the same year; Aundrya became a self-published author under the pseudonym L.D. Collins when she published her debut novel "The Choice" to Amazon. On October 27, 2018, Aundrya self-published her second book to Amazon entitled "Silent No More: When Truth Gets Real" and will be self-publishing her third book on December 30, 2018 entitled "The Choice II: Test of Times". In 2019 as Aundrya continues in ministry with Pastor Hogan, her endeavors as a self-published author and entrepreneur will continue to expand as well. What was once lying dormant in Aundrya's life has now came around full circle and God's help , she will continue to strive ahead as the woman of God she was predestined to be years ago. Aundrya is called for such a time as this and in the words of a famous songwriter, greater is coming!!