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Pastor Angelia Waite (born January 3, 1962) is a pastor, author, and international speaker. She is the senior associate pastor at Restoration Foursquare Church in Madison, AL, and holds a Master of Divinity degree from King's University in Van Nuys, CA. Waite is author of the book, Bomb Pops(R), Blow Dryers, & Butterfly Kisses: A Journey of Healing, a Story of Hope, and leader of the Winning Women ministry, an interdenominational women's outreach in the Tennessee Valley.

Biography
Angelia Waite was born and raised in Hartselle, Alabama, the youngest of four. At age four, Waite was healed of debilitating stuttering defect. After marrying her high school sweetheart, Dr. Jay Waite, the couple moved to Madison, Alabama, and had three boys, Benji, Chandler, and Jacob (Ramsey).

On Friday, May 26, 2000, Waite's youngest son, Ramsey, drowned in the family's backyard pool at the age of three. Around the same time, Waite was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, a life-threatening inflammatory disease that affects the spine. Waite fell into a deep depression and found herself questioning her faith.

In October, 2000, while on a missions trip to Zamora, Mexico, Waite was miraculously healed of Ankylosing Spondylitis. Shortly afterward, God called her into ministry. Waite pursued and earned a Master of Divinity from King's University in Van Nuys, CA.

In 2010, God called her to write a book documenting her tragedy and return to faith. Bomb Pops(R), Blow Dryers, & Butterfly Kisses: A Journey of Healing, a Story of Hope was published in 2015 [AWM Publishing].