Rev. Brenda F. Etheridge, Pastor, Lion of Judah Worship Center

"The Boot Camp for Women" program has been a God send, and I mean that literally.  Controlling my weight has been a struggle for me since my early 20's.  Throughout my life, I have used various methods to attempt to keep my weight under control, but until recently I had obtained very little success.  I used every method that I could conceive of, ranging from starving for a week at a time to fit into a particular dress, to diet pills to every wacky diet that I could find.  As I said my success had been very limited and after losing about ten pounds, I would regain twenty.  Most recently, my struggle with my weight had gotten completely out of control.  In 1999 my husband and I were called to pastor our current church; Lion of Judah Worship Center.  With this new position came a great deal of stress, and the increased stress caused an accompanying increase in weight. Then in 2000 I lost my brother to an asthma attack.  Ten months later, my only son was killed.  The grief and depression that I dealt with as a result of these traumatic events caused my weight to climb out of control.  The grief was unbearable and I ate to assuage the pain.  In 2004, my mother lost her battle with cancer and this led to additional stress and pain.  The added weight served to depress me more.  By the time that I heard of Ken Williams boot camp program, I was at wits end.  God has used the program to help me gain a measure of control in my life.  I have been taught to eat properly and the workouts challenge my body in such a way, that I WILL NOT overeat; this defeats the purpose.  Ken is an excellent trainer and I feel that for him, this program is his ministry.  He is sincerely concerned about every aspect of your life , not just the physical and he works to encourage each of the participants.  This program has blessed my life and I would recommend it to anyone".

Dr.  Brenda Etheridge