{"id":71,"date":"2026-03-12T20:07:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clientworkdesign.com\/kobiam\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:17:38","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clientworkdesign.com\/kobiam\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"71\" class=\"elementor elementor-71\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66d2a4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66d2a4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ca37be\" data-id=\"8ca37be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f01bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53f01bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0ba6ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0ba6ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ed6e31\" data-id=\"0ed6e31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1676be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1676be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/clientworkdesign.com\/kobiam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wmremove-transformed-1-1024x687.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-237\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clientworkdesign.com\/kobiam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wmremove-transformed-1-1024x687.png 1024w, https:\/\/clientworkdesign.com\/kobiam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wmremove-transformed-1-768x515.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16a509d\" data-id=\"16a509d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0363f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0363f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca940bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca940bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-heading text-3xl md:text-4xl font-bold text-foreground mb-6\">Meet <span style=\"color: #dcad34;\"><em>KOBIAM Publishing<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1dad28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1dad28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBorn and raised in the City of Utica, NY. Currently living in the Metro Atlanta area. Accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ at the age of 9 years old according to the scripture Acts 2:38. Grew up in the church under strict teachings and the Apostolic Faith by my parent the late Deacon Od Boykin and Nellie Pearl (Engram) Boykin. Parents were strict and big on education and having a relationship with God. My parents planted and instilled in us to love and trust God and in all thy ways acknowledge Him. A. calling on my life to preach the Gospel at the age of 19 years old.\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f376f72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f376f72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-382abfa\" data-id=\"382abfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60857d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60857d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My parents planted and instilled in us to love and trust God and in all thy ways acknowledge Him. 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