💌The Heart Behind It All

Where Faith Meets Activation. Praise & Progress is a Faith Gift House- a space created to plant faith seeds and spark conversations about the way, the truth, and the life of Jesus Christ. Every offering, product, and prayer was designed to be a bridge - an invitation to help encounter God in the everyday moments of life. 

Whether you’re lighting a candle that carries a holy declaration, sending a breath-prayer deck as a gift of healing, or wrapping something special in the Names of God, this is about more than products. It’s about presence. It’s about praise. It’s about creating space for God to move and the reminder that: The Joy of the Lord is your strength and your portion too!

Praise & Progress was born from a personal journey of surrender, restoration, and revival. This movement was planted with one mission: To help women and families step into their identity in Christ, activate their voice, and release their light.

Here, we believe that your "YES" can ignite a ripple of revival. This house was built for you to feel seen, equipped, and loved to remind you that what "YOU" carry matters and is anointed. 

💌 Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and built for far beyond. We are boutique-style with a Kingdom-sized mission, designed and crafted with intention and sent out with expectancy. Just like the mustard seed, we believe the tiniest spark of faith can move mountains. This isn't just a business; it's where ministry meets design, growing a field of faith, joy, and revival! From our hands to your home, we're so glad you're here!

 Meet the Creator: Hilda Celeste Young 

Hi, I’m Hilda 👋🏽 A wife, boy mama, visionary, and vessel. My story is one of radical transformation—100 pounds lost, a broken identity restored, and a once-muted voice out of childhood trauma now rising for God’s glory.

Praise & Progress was birthed in a season where the Lord invited me to release performance, survival mode, and hiding...and instead pick up prayer and presence. It’s the fruit of a surrendered heart that asked,

“God, what does it look like to build with You at the center?”

Born and raised in East Los Angeles, then led through Phoenix and now planted in Ohio, my journey has stretched from fitness to faith tools, from media to ministry. I now serve as a leader with Lioness Ministries, a community of women committed to walking boldly in faith, healing, and purpose.

From handmade prayer decks to wearable worship, each product in this Faith Gift House is an altar of remembrance — a creative offering, an answered prayer, a tool for revival. You’re invited to be part of something bigger, a movement of praise and progress rooted in identity, joy, and Kingdom impact.

Thanks for stopping by, with gratitude + expectancy.

Hilda Celeste Young

🫶🏽 Founder, Praise & Progress