Jammin’ for Jesus

YOUNGSTOWN

Anyone experiencing personal loss or seemingly insurmountable hardships can derive hope simply by listening to Jenah Shank sing.

“A lot of times, we go through a lot of things,” said Shank, a singer and songwriter. “My music is basically about how God helped me through things.”

One of those difficult things was when Shank’s foster brother committed suicide in the mid-1990s. As a result, the Austintown woman said, she wrote a song to address that tragedy.

Shank also was one of about 14 performers who shared their music and messages during today’s eighth annual “Jammin’ for Jesus” festival at the Fairview Arts and Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road.

Read the full story in Monday’s Vindicator.