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Choosing Joy Amidst Pain (Gloria Williams)

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Release Date: 06/08/2020

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Staff Sgt. Gloria Williams served in the United States Air Force as a communications specialist stationed in Europe, the Philippines and stateside.

She gets great joy from sharing her experiences in service as a way of helping others.  Gloria is particularly interested in providing help through Mental Wellness forums. 

In this talk, Gloria opens up about the hurt she experienced in the military, specifically as a victim of Military Sexual Trauma (MST). She talks about how this affected her marriage, and what it means for now….

… Then, she talks about her business— a home-based enterprise which she uses as a platform to encourage, equip, and empower other women with the message of true beauty.

In her story you’ll see a great example of what it means to live the mission we have of:

1. Finding healing from the past, and
2. Identifying the next mission

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