Servant, Intercessor, Teacher, Wife, Mother, Daughter, and a Dedicated Woman of GOD


Elder Viva Jackson Cotton is a servant, intercessor, teacher, and a dedicated woman of God. She's a native Houstonian; the third child of eight to Dorothy Jackson, and Harold Jackson Sr.


Viva confessed Christ as her personal Savior at the age of 12 and was water baptized (1968). In February 1997, Viva received the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in Tongues. She attributes her spiritual growth in the Lord to the men and women of God at Holman Street Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Sheperd- Teacher Dr. Manson B. Johnson Sr.

Viva sensed the pull of the Holy Spirit calling her to a higher walk with Him.


In January 2013, the Holy Spirit led Viva to the ministry of Turning Point Faith Ministries under the spiritual leadership of Apostle Dr. Cassandra Scott.

Viva was ordained an Elder on August 13, 2017. Viva is a 2 year-graduate of Birth Your Brilliance; a 9 month mentorship program with Dr Merie Ray, and Apostle Cassandra Scott.


Viva Jackson Cotton the Wife and Mother

Viva married her high school sweetheart, Reginald L. Cotton. They were married for thirty-eight years, until his eternal transition. Viva is a proud mother of two sons, and is fondly known as "Nana", to three active grandchildren.


Viva Jackson Cotton the Dedicated Woman of GOD

Viva desires to be a blessing to the body of Christ, and the woman God called her to be. Loving the Lord with her heart, and holding steadfast to Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalms 1, Psalms 23, and I Corinthians 15:57 - 58.

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved daughter, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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