By: Carla Davis
Charmin Bates believes her calling is to help girls, like those in Alabama’s Black Belt region, learn to tap into their creativity and discover their self-worth.
“We understand that there’s a need to help these girls … build their self-esteem and confidence,” Bates said.
“It’s important for them to know as a young girl and as a woman that ‘I am beautiful, I am loved and I am fearfully and wonderfully made,’” Bates added, a reference to Psalm 139 in the Bible. “Whatever I can do to bless these girls and remind them who they are, that’s what I want to do.”
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