Lisa Blakes was born in Kingston Jamaica and grew up in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

In 1987, she moved to the city of New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States of America.  

Lisa is a graduate of the Charity School of Nursing in the state of Louisiana and is a Registered Nurse. She is also a graduate of the Christian Bible College of Louisiana and has a BA in Christian Education. 

She is the wife of Pastor, Empowerment Speaker, and Author, Bishop R.C. Blakes, who she honors greatly and partners with in all that God has called him to do.  Lisa is also the proud mother of 3 young women, one young man and grandmother of two boys. Lisa is the First Lady of New Home Family Worship Center of New Orleans, Louisiana and Houston, Texas, where she serves untiringly.  Along with her husband, Lisa is the Co-author of the book  “God’s Playbook For A Winning Family.”

Although Lisa is a prolific teacher of the Word of God, in her own right, and is using her gifts to empower the Body of Christ, her real passion is to serve.  She is a true philanthropist! Lisa loves to share her life’s lessons with others. Her main objective is to empower others, especially young ladies and broken women, to reach their full potential and to live a happy and fulfilled life. She believes that pain is an ingredient to produce purpose.