Since embracing my identity in Christ, God has been gently revealing parts of my story that I never fully understood before. Every step of surrender, every moment of denying myself and carrying my cross, has allowed Him to shape me more into the woman He created me to be. This transformation has not come from anything I have done, but through His grace, His love, and His patient work in my heart.
For a long time, I believed I was simply helping others rebuild their lives. But through this journey, God showed me something deeper: He called me to love people, serve them, and walk beside them as they discover who they are in Him. He gave me a heart for broken stories, hidden gifts, buried dreams, and God-given purpose. And as I encouraged others to see their identity in Christ, God was also teaching me to see mine.
Now, through my new book and children’s music album, I am sharing a very personal part of that journey: my childhood testimony. These AI music projects were born from the places God healed, restored, and redeemed in me. What once felt painful, confusing, or hidden has now become a testimony of His faithfulness. My prayer is that every page, every lyric, and every melody will remind children, men, women and families that they are seen, loved, chosen, and never forgotten by God.
Under His Construction is the foundation where God called me to lead, serve, and steward what belongs to Him. I do not take that lightly. This ministry is His. Every step depends on His guidance, His timing, and His will.
God has shaped me as a wife, mother, servant, writer, creator, a leader and so much more... But above every title, I desire to be known as someone who loves Jesus and loves people well. Whether I am serving, teaching, creating, writing, ministering, or simply encouraging someone along the way, my heart is to point others back to Him.
At the center of it all, my greatest calling is not to build a name, a platform, or a résumé. My greatest calling is to love people through the love of Christ. To see what God placed inside them before the world, addiction, trauma, fear, failure, or pain tried to bury it. To remind them they are not forgotten, not disqualified, and not too far gone for the redeeming love of Jesus.
As God continues to lead Under His Construction, He is opening new doors to share His Word, our writings, our testimonies, and the testimonies of those we serve. Through the expansion of Under HIS Construction, the new book "My Daddy Never Leaves Me", The Route 66 album, the children’s music album "My Daddy Never Leaves Me", the podcast, "Through The Fire", we are simply creating more ways for His truth, healing, and love to reach people right where they are.
Every story, every song, every message, and every testimony belongs to Him.
This journey belongs to God. I am grateful to be called, grateful to serve, and grateful to love others as He has loved me. Forever and always, I belong to Jesus.
I would be honored to join your congregation or ministry event to:
Whether it's a Sunday service, women's event, conference, or revival, I’m here to serve where God leads.
Let's build, restore, and uplift—together.
If you’d like to invite me to speak or sing at your event, contact me here or send an email to sonyalia@underHisconstruction.org. I’d love to connect, hear about your vision, and pray together about what God has in store.
Coming Soon:
A heartwarming story of love, faith, and the promise that Daddy never leaves.
The Route 66 Album is a faith-filled music project by Sonya Lia Cleveland and Under His Construction Productions, created to carry the gospel message across America with hope, redemption, and bold truth. Inspired by the journey of transformation, this album speaks to the broken, the searching, and those rebuilding their lives through Christ.
With songs rooted in testimony, freedom, and God’s unfailing love, Route 66 is more than music—it is a mission to bring encouragement to prisons, churches, families, and communities across the nation.
A fun, faith-filled children’s album full of songs that help kids sing, dance, laugh, and learn about Jesus. Featuring “Daddy,” inspired by Sonya Lia Cleveland’s childhood testimony, sharing the reminder that God is our Father who never leaves us.