Jerrelyn Gaines is the Founder and CEO of Operation Whole Heart Ministry, LLC, a faith-based wellness educator, author, ordained minister, and U.S. military veteran who is passionate about helping others pursue healing from the inside out.

 

After facing a life-changing health crisis, Jerrelyn transformed her personal journey into a mission of hope. Rather than allowing chronic health challenges to define her future, she chose to embrace faith, understand her lab results, and make intentional lifestyle changes that restored her health and renewed her purpose. That journey became the foundation of Operation Whole Heart: Faith • Labs • Lifestyle—a movement dedicated to helping individuals steward their health as an act of worship to God.

 

Jerrelyn is the author of Operation Whole Heart: Faith • Labs • Lifestyle: A Journey of Healing, Wholeness, and Surrender and the companion Operation Whole Heart: Reflection, Reset & Journal Workbook. Through biblical encouragement, practical health education, and personal testimony, she equips individuals to understand their health, strengthen their faith, and build sustainable habits that support lifelong wellness.

 

Her unique approach combines three essential pillars:

 

Faith — Trusting God as the ultimate source of healing, wisdom, and strength.

Labs — Understanding health numbers and using knowledge to make informed decisions.

Lifestyle — Developing practical daily habits that nurture the body, mind, and spirit.

 

Jerrelyn holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a Master of Education in Adult Education and Training. Throughout her career, she has served in higher education, workforce development, ministry leadership, and community service, always with a heart for equipping and empowering others.

 

She is also a proud U.S. Navy and Louisiana Army National Guard veteran whose commitment to service continues through ministry, wellness education, and community outreach.

 

Today, Jerrelyn inspires others through speaking engagements, Bible teaching, wellness coaching, newsletters, workshops, and online resources. Her passion is to help people move beyond simply managing disease to living with purpose, hope, and wholeness.

 

Her prayer is simple:

 

“That every person would experience God’s healing, steward the life He has entrusted to them, and live with a whole heart, a whole mind, and a whole life for His glory.”

 

Whole Heart. Whole Mind. Whole Life.