A sneak peek into Arukah Center

My desire to care for souls was the result of a seed planted in my heart when I was in my twenties. I had this growing passion to come alongside broken people and be a vessel to help them along in their journey to wholeness. In 1992, I started volunteering at our local county jail serving female offenders. Soon afterwards, I realized these sweet women had issues I was not able to deal with. This experience was the crossroad in my life that led me to pursue a bachelor’s degree in criminology/sociology and later a master’s degree in community counseling.

Since graduating in 2005, I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of capacities, walking alongside many broken individuals, helping them as they assign meaning to their experiences. I have had the awesome privilege of witnessing many lives being restored. I believe wholeheartedly that change and transformation is possible.

A new season – 2020 and all its challenges was a surprise for a lot of us folks. Covid arrived on scene wreaking havoc in our lives and left many physically, emotionally, and spiritually wounded from the effects of this devastating disease. No one was immune from having an encounter that would ultimately change their lives forever, including myself. My experience with COVID 19 was the crossroad in my life that led to the vision for Arukah Center.

Arukah – is a word chosen because of what it represents – restoring soundness to the whole person -spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.

Center – is a place where a specified activity is concentrated.

Arukah Center was established to be a place of healing and restoration.

My journey to establish Arukah Center has been a process. Every detail has been carefully thought out. Every encounter I have had with individuals who were gifted to help make the vision become a reality, were carefully chosen. There was nothing in this process that was happen chance. Everything was designed with a purpose for the benefit of those seeking help. My heart for those who seek services at Arukah Center is that they would find hope and come to believe that no matter how broken their lives are, that healing, and restoration is possible. 

CS Lewis said it best, “you can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”

This is the message of hope conveyed at Arukah Center.