#262: Called to Bring Hope & Electric City Life to Columbus GA, While Staying Sober

She's an Uptown girl (in Columbus GA) and the founder, leader of an online magazine and platform called "Electric City Life" for more than a decade. Through it, she promotes positive things happening in the community - local events, music, films, more. Jacy Jenkins is also on a new journey of sobriety and faith. (2:29) Jacy says she's not an alcoholic but has done plenty of social drinking, but now she's been sober, no alcohol for more than 7 months now. Why did she make that choice? She explains what it has to do with clarity, God, joy, family loss, and today's culture. (17:49) After graduating from UGA, Jacy felt called to inner city Los Angeles where she helped at The Dream Center, the umbrella for 200 ministries and an opportunity to meet a lot of celebrities. There are 2 big lessons she learned there. Then, from Compton back to Columbus GA, she saw rapid revitalization in the Fountain City and a new culture, with whitewater rafting as the catalyst. (27:18) Feeling the tug to promote the positive parts of  her hometown, Jacy created "Electric City Life" to be a cheerleader, uplift, help with synergy, giving people a place in the culture, being part of solutions: https://www.facebook.com/electriccitylife/. The name itself, she says, has a spiritual meaning too, as she talks about the electricity of God and us and authenticity. Their newest endeavior is telling inspiring raw stories on video called "Hope Dealers." (39:12) Jacy also gets vulnerable in talking about being turned off by the church because of politics and polarization, but giving it a chance again. She's back in church, still asking a lot of questions, but very recently losing a friend to drugs has been a wakeup call. All this while she continues operating her platform to bring people together and create community.