Yolanda Atkins Cotton is originally from Birmingham, Alabama, and now lives in Decatur, Alabama and is married. She was released from prison in 1995 and she lived a life running the streets. She sold drugs, affiliated with gang activities and went through two bad abusive relationships that almost cost her life. Her mother passed away when she was 16 years old; she strayed from all her tough love and chastisement. She went further a stray when her sister was murdered.
She became bitter and angry to the point where she didn’t care about taking someone’s life herself. That attitude alone led her to live a destructive lifestyle. With God spiritually arresting her when the police did, God took her from the streets to spare her life and sent her back to the streets to spare others’ lives. Her life story begins in her book Lonely, Lost and Locked Up. She said her ministry started in prison. Yolanda Atkins Cotton is the founder of the Women of Completion Ministry. She also goes into the schools to reach out to kids, speaking to them about issues that they are facing today concerning education, sex, drugs, etc.
All books are available at the Barnes and Noble bookstore located at 201 Summit Blvd., Suite 100, Birmingham, Alabama 35243. Her newest release is Why do Husbands Cheat? and her upcoming book is Have Denominations Divided the Church?