My name is Beverley Doreen Wright. I was born in the small rural community of Lionel Town in the parish of Clarendon on the beautiful island of Jamaica – the land of wood and water.
Growing Up
I was raised in a humble household. My father was a sugar cane cutter at the Money Musk Sugar Factory, and my mother was a domestic worker. I was brought up with four brothers and two sisters.
My father was a hard worker, but, unfortunately, he lived a reckless life and wasted his earnings on gambling, drinking, and extra-marital affairs. His careless lifestyle brought great unhappiness and hardship to my mother and siblings.
Eventually, my father died of a heart attack when I was about ten years old. After his death, my mother decided to dedicate the rest of her life to God and her children.
She told us that the Lord would be a father to the fatherless and a husband to the widow. Her faith in God never faltered and, as a result, she was blessed tremendously by God.
Faith in God and Career
The Lord became my Father and personal Savior when I gave my heart to Him at the tender age of eleven. One year after I accepted Christ as my Savior, I was baptized in my local church – Faith Gospel Chapel.
The elders of this church were mighty men of God who taught the Word of God zealously. It was under their leadership that the Word of God was planted in my life. I attended Glenmuir High School in May Pen, Clarendon. My high school years were among the best of my life.
I received mentorship and guidance from excellent and dynamic teachers. They were gifted in making the subjects that they taught appear exciting and alive. These teachers left an indelible mark in my life which I am benefitting from even now.
After graduating from high school, the Lord provided me with many scholarships and grants so that I was able to pursue my territory education.
I obtained a Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography and Diagnostic Ultrasonography at the School of Medical Imaging Technology. I also received a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and General Studies at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
I worked as a Medical Imaging Technologist for over twenty-eight years. I dedicated the first fourteen years of my labor to the government of Jamaica where I worked at Kingston Public Hospital for one year and Bustamante Hospital for Children for thirteen years as a Radiographer.
Marriage and Family
In 1996, I married Calvin Headlam, and we had two children. The last child was diagnosed with a congenital heart disease. He brought many challenges and comforts to our lives while our daughter brought joy to our marriage.
Relocating to the BVI
In 2001, we migrated to the British Virgin Islands where I began my job as a Medical Imaging Technologist at the Peebles Hospital. Our lives on the picturesque island of Tortola brought many trials and triumphs.
It was as a direct result of these trials that I decided to give my life wholly and entirely to God in 2011.
The Challenges of Relocation
Relocating or moving from a familiar place to an unfamiliar place can be very challenging. Whether you are relocating from an old house to a new house or from one job to another, they all involve some levels of discomfort and anxiety. It is…
Rededication to God
The Lord told me to relinquish all my secular goals and desires and to get rid of the clutter (secular books and televisions) in my life, and allow Him to teach me His words through the Holy Spirit for two years.
The Lord told me to adopt the following verses as my mission statement.
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified…
Isaiah 61: 1-7
At the end of my training, the Lord told me to start this blog to share my journey to become the oil and the wine.
In 2017, I published my first book entitled Harm Not Th Oil And Wine. It outlines the place of refuge that God established for His people to shelter from the storms of life.
Beverley’s Testimony
Who are the Oil and Wine?
The oil in biblical times was made from the olive. According to wikipedia.org, the olives are first washed thoroughly, and then they are crushed into a paste. It is then mixed slowly to ensure uniformity of the oil.
Finally, the pulp is pressed to separate the oil from the liquid. The oil is then filtered to become pure oil. Olive oil is beneficial to our health because it can cause a reduction in coronary heart disease.
The process of making wine from grapes goes through a series of steps. The grapes are first washed and crushed to remove the juice. The pulp is discarded, and yeast is added to the liquid to allow the fermentation of the wine.
Fermentation is the process where the natural sugar in the grape juice is transformed into alcohol. After a time, the wine is transferred to oak barrels where it is allowed to mature for weeks or even months. The longer the wine is allowed to age, the better the quality of the wine.
The Church or the believers in Christ must go through a similar process to become purified and matured products of God. First, the blood of Jesus Christ must wash and cleanse our sins (1 John 1:7).
Trials will press us but they will not crush us, and the Lord will not forsake us (2 Corinthians 4:7-11).
The Holy Spirit will strain and remove all the dirt and sediments in our lives as long as we are obedient to Him. Finally, the Word of God will leaven and ferment us into full maturity.
When you have reached the stage of the oil and wine you are dwelling in the secret place of God. Hence, you will abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Psalms 91). You are under God’s full protection, and the devil cannot harm you.
Harm Not the Oil and Wine
If you’re a believer like Beverley D. Wright, then you want to learn how to weather life’s storms and strengthen your faith in God.
In Harm Not the Oil and Wine, Wright suggests that if you ask God for revelation, he is faithful to give it—and the more God reveals to you, the more thrilling it becomes to study his word. Her book will get you started!
If you’re eager to learn more about God’s plan and your place in it, and you want a deeper relationship with God then dive in—and watch your faith and your trust in the Lord increase in supernatural ways.
Becoming the Oil and the Wine 