▁Navy ▁when ▁White ▁was ▁nine ▁years ▁old . ▁Her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁area ▁when ▁her ▁step father ▁became ▁station ed ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Naval ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁White ▁graduated ▁from ▁Sen eca ▁Valley ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Germ ant own , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁Maryland ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁she ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁at ▁the ▁Dam asc us ▁Church ▁of ▁God . ▁She ▁later ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁a ▁vision ▁from ▁God ▁shortly ▁after ▁her ▁conversion , ▁saying , ▁" When ▁I ▁was ▁just ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁old , ▁the ▁Lord ▁gave ▁me ▁a ▁vision ▁that ▁every ▁time ▁I ▁opened ▁my ▁mouth ▁and ▁declared ▁the ▁Word ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁His ▁Spirit ▁where ▁people ▁were ▁either ▁he aled , ▁delivered , ▁or ▁saved . ▁When ▁I ▁shut ▁my ▁mouth , ▁they ▁fell ▁off ▁into ▁utter ▁darkness ▁and ▁God ▁spoke ▁to ▁me ▁and ▁said ▁' I ▁called ▁you ▁to ▁pre ach ▁the ▁g ospel .' " ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁min istry ▁ ▁Without ▁W alls ▁International ▁Church ▁The ▁South ▁T ampa ▁Christian ▁Center ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁T ampa , ▁Florida , ▁by ▁the ▁then - mar ried ▁Pa ula ▁and ▁R andy ▁White ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁It ▁became ▁Without ▁W alls ▁International ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁strugg led ▁finan cially , ▁and ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁Wh ites ▁a ▁sal ary ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁years .