For decades, Shelley Brooks has been the embrace, comfort, and security of disenfranchised and even discarded women—running from their abusers and battling years of pain and brokenness. And every year at the Bethesda Mission annual banquet in Harrisburg—in front of hundreds of supporters—Shelly introduces women who are healthy, independent, and changed. On this episode, Joe Watkins interviews Shelly about her experiences and work with at Bethesda Mission Women and Children’s Center. (original airdate 7-14-23)