Joyce Ann
Evans
Biography
Joyce resides in Nashville, Tennessee
and is married to Richard Lee Evans Jr.
They have
three children: ReAnna, LaTica, and Jaylen; and one granddaughter—JaNiah. Joyce
is currently employed at the Sunday School Publishing Board as a Creative
Associate/Graphic Designer, where she designs the Sunday school curriculum for
ages two through eleven.
Joyce is an active Children’s
Teacher Assistant at the Mount
Zion Baptist
Church under the
leadership of Bishop Joseph W. Walker III.
Joyce serves as a member of
the Visual
Communications Advisory Committee at Nashville State
Community College, where
she teaches Graphic Processes as an Adjunct Instructor.
In 2000, God’s Word began to
captive Joyce’s heart. She found herself falling in love with Jesus. In the
midst of this love relationship, God began to reveal His divine plan—His call
into ministry. Shortly after the birth of their third child, Joyce sought the
Lord for directions on how to teach biblical principles to their children. She
realized that the Sunday school hour was not enough time to prepare their
hearts for a life-long relationship with Christ. Joyce’s purpose was revealed.
God spoke, The FrootBearer™ Series Ministry into her eager spirit. Proverbs
22:6, Deuteronomy 6:7, Galatians 5:22-23, and John 15:5 became the foundational
scriptures for the ministry’s mission. Since elementary school, Joyce has
always loved to draw and write. She would spend hours doodling and writing
comics in her bedroom. God would use these talents to take His Word around the
world teaching families how to grow in Christ-like character. The FrootBearer™
Character on Display Series of books are pint-sized parables displaying the
character of Christ. Each parable is based on a scripture and written in a
pratical manner offering parents an innovative tool for bible study or family
devotion. These books, activity books, interactive book apps, and games provide
biblical principles that can be taught anytime and anywhere.
In 2006, Joyce published her
first book, “A
Granny Goodness Day.” Over the next few years, Joyce published three other
titles, “Rotten,
but Not Forgotten”, “Puffed-up Pride,” and “Finish Line,” as well as, four
supplemental activity books, and a board game.
In 2007, the FrootBearer™
Series Ministry was interviewed on live television by Dr. Pauline Fuller from Atlanta’s Channel 57
(WATC TV 57).
In 2008, Joyce launced the
FrootBearer Series Ministry online ecommerce web site.
In January of 2012, Joyce
pursued the growing industry of children’s books apps and placed second in the,
“Interactbooks App Building Global Competition,” with her fourth series book,“Finish Line.”
In October 2012, Joyce placed
first in the “Interactbooks App Building Global Competition,” with her third
series book, “Puffed-up
Pride.”
Soon after Joyce formed a
partnership with the president of Interactsbooks, Ezra Weinstein to produce
future book apps for the Apple Itunes Store.
Joyce is currently working on
her fifth series book, “Gift Rappin!”
Just in time for Christmas.
In July 2014, the FrootBearer
Series Ministry formed a partnership with Nashville’s
FaithUnity Street Paper to spread the gospel to children through a biweekly
bible-based activity page.
In August 2014, Joyce started
working with the animation software, ToonBoom Studio 8 to expand the ministry’s
digital vision—animation. FrootBearer Series next big adventure!
For more information or to schedule a book
signing, contact Joyce Ann Evans at:
Web site: www.frootbearer.com
