Tamicka Ruth

I worked for UPS for 28 and a half years before retiring in January at age 53. During my time there, I was a safety specialist who mentored all new hires and led safety meetings to reduce injuries. I've been a certified life coach since 2020, and I'm also a minister serving in multiple capacities in my church. I train and teach in the areas of prayer, with a focus on helping people discover their identity and purpose, and teaching them how to listen to the voice of the Lord. I studied culinary arts and run two businesses - Granny's Catering and Granny's Naturals, where I do juicing and healthy food preparation. My church is in the Riverdale community, where I go out and pray for the community. Now that I'm retired, I'm raising up intercessors through two prayer teams - one for young women and one for young grandmothers. I'm planning a Zoom prayer meeting in May and eventually want to do a retreat with my mentees. My goal is to strengthen families by bringing back family fundamentals like cooking and praying together. I was raised in poverty and was a teenage mom, and I survived an abusive marriage, but God delivered me. I want to be a voice for broken women to let them know they can leave difficult situations and that they don't have to stay. My heart is to guide people out of darkness and into the light, showing them that even after going through the fire, you can come out with a pure heart and without bitterness.