Last week, the executive director of Lydia’s Home, Tamela Shawhan, served as a guest speaker at the Crossroads OASIS event in Hudson, Ohio.

OASIS is a community-based outreach program designed to bring women together during the summer to listen, share, learn from one another, and connect on a spiritual level.

For its July event, Tamela was asked to speak about her journey and her work with Lydia’s Home, a faith-centered residential recovery program for women. Before discussing Lydia’s Home, Tamela said it was important for her to start from the beginning and share her own story. Nearly 100 women were able to attend the event and hear Tamela’s story.

“It’s important for a lot of them to hear my testimony and know that I’ve been where they are,” Tamela remarked.

Many residents and former graduates of Lydia’s Home were also able to attend and support their loving friend! Following the event, several women shared similar journeys and expressed their desire to volunteer and support Lydia’s Home in any way they can.

Reflecting on the night, Tamela stated, “It’s so wonderful for women of faith to gather and hear stories like their own. Everyone was so excited to be there together.”

If you would like to support Broken Chains Ministry and Lydia’s Home, please visit our Donate page and visit our Lydia’s Home page to learn more about this unique, certified recovery home for women in the City of Green.