‘Purpose After The Pain’: Tifton community event aims to help residents overcome hardships

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream.TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) — A local ministry is hosting an upcoming community gathering designed to uplift and support South Georgia residents navigating life’s deepest challenges.Minister Neda Jones, founder of Second Chance Ministries, is holding the inaugural “Purpose After The Pain” event on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Leroy Rogers Center in Tifton. Running from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., the event is open to the public and focuses on guiding attendees through personal healing, spiritual perspective, and purpose.Jones, an ordained minister, certified chaplain, and local business owner, said the vision for Second Chance Ministries developed from her own life journey, including losing both of her parents just five months apart as a child. After moving to Tifton a decade ago and volunteering with a local women’s shelter, she saw a growing need for broader community support and resource conne