• Beginnings

    Evie Lastra West grew up in Orange County, California. Her life’s resume includes ex-gang member from California, two-time teen mother, who was faced with the decision to terminate her second unborn son. However, through God’s amazing grace, she has been redeemed and has lived to tell about it.

    Evie published a book called “Revolving Choices: Playing Roulette with Life”. This book is a story of Evie’s life and the consequences of her choices. This book also shares her story as a young, Hispanic girl desperately searching for her identity, but whose life has been drastically changed by the power of Jesus Christ.

  • Choosing Life

    Due to her decision to choose life instead of death for her son, she is passionate about abstinence, life and obedience. Evie has shared her story in schools, churches and community events.

    In March of 2017, her 20-year prayer was answered when she reunited with her 2nd son, Joel. Joel lives in Ohio and is a graduate of Miami University.

  • Today

    In 1996, Evie was divinely “transplanted” to Cleveland, Tennessee where she enrolled at Lee College. In 2001, Evie graduated from Lee with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Intercultural Studies. In 2019, she obtained her master’s in public safety from Tennessee Tech University. She has been a police officer for the City of Cleveland for 20 years. In 2016, she was promoted to Sergeant over the Community Relations Unit. She is a faithful supporter of New Hope Pregnancy Care Center in Cleveland, Tennessee.

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Endorsements: Travels from Tennessee

 

"Evie is the real deal!  She is a great communicator - sincere, articulate and passionate about giving God all the glory.  She is the hope of "abundant life"  that we should have for each and every client.  Our audience was captivated by her message and our donors were reminded of the critical need for their support and involvement.  Hands down, one of the best appeals that has been delivered in our 30+ year history. She has a true gift!"

— Carmen Siebenaller (Development Director Care Net Berkley|Detroit)

"We really appreciated having Evie here. She is such a relatable woman and definitely being used by God. Evie did a great job at our banquet. She told her story with such passion and pain that she kept the audience's attention. The upturn of her redemptive story and how she related that to the women and men in our area needing that same grace and that same opportunity to meet with a center like ours really connected with her listeners. Thank you so much for connecting us with Evie."

— Noel K. Rupprecht (Executive Director Care Net Pregnancy Center of the EUP)

"Evie West has a dynamic way of sharing her story of brokenness to a story of hope, peace and love. Evie helped us achieve our best event ever and raised $10,000 over our gala goal and raised over half our dream goal. People continue to call or stop and share the hope they found in Evie's story."

— Gina Little (Executive Director, Pregnancy Options Life Care Center, Fairbault, MN)

 

"Evie...what a gift she has. She is the type of speaker EVERY director is looking for. With no hype, she is transparent and real. I praise God for that! We are already almost $20,000 over our goal!"

— Dee Spruce (Executive Director, Albemarle Pregnancy Resource Center)

 

"This year was a record breaking year! We raised over $34,000 at our banquet with Evie West. The highest year prior to having Evie was 2 years ago when we raised $27,000."

— Liz Chamberlain (Executive Director, Alpha Pregnancy Center, Albany, NY)

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