By Ava Simone Collier

“The Antidote is the word of God. It was birthed out the things I had gone through,” says Mershele Brown, the creator, producer and host of “The Antidote Show.” Mershele says that during a battle with ovarian cancer in 2007, God started reassuring her that He is the answer and The Healer. “I started feeding into my spirit that by His stripes I am healed. As it turned out I didn’t have to have radiation or chemo. I’d had two surgeries and they’d gotten all of the cancer. I was cancer free. God put in my spirit that He is the Antidote and to go forth to tell my story.” Mershele says that while God didn’t condone all the choices she’d made, she feels He did allow her to go through them for His glory. “I’ve been drug addicted and even homeless with my children at one time. It’s not a pretty thing. At one time I was living in my beauty salon with my children making grill cheese sandwiches on my stove that I put Marcels in. Whatever I had to do to take care of my children I did. I just trusted God. For me, success is to help someone else to succeed. It doesn’t hurt me to help someone else.”

Mershele says God gave her dreams of feeding the people. She explained that she used to listen to Creflo Dollar throughout the time she had cancer. “God began to talk to me and I started researching on how to spread His word. Most Evangelists go forth in the pulpit. God said I don’t want you in the pulpit, instead go on a nationwide global direction. I asked God what I should name my show. Creflo said ‘God is the antidote to everything’ and I knew right there and then what I would name my show.” Mershele has been shooting the Antidote Show for over two years. She says that people are set free from different testimonies. She says people constantly call, email or write to her to say how much the show has changed their lives. “I think it’s needed right now. People need to know that there’s a way out. God loves them in the middle of stress and depression. Don’t give up. He will give you the desires of your heart.”

Mershele is also the owner and operator of Divine Serenity, a hair salon in Smyrna, Ga. “I’ve always had a love of people, even with doing hair. It’s nurturing to me to see people with a smile on their face.” On July 10, 2010, Mershele will host an awareness event at her salon. Various organizations such as HIV/AIDs Awareness, Diabetes and Sickle Cell, along with a fashion show presentation, praise dancers and singers will be represented. “I invite everyone to come out and join us. It will be a day of celebration for the whole family. It’s going to be an awesome event!” Mershele says that she believes it’s important to give back, even if you don’t have much to give. “If you don’t have enough to pay your bills, God wants you to sow a seed. You don’t have enough to pay it anyway so why not just I just sow this seed. God says he will make you a ruler over a little before a ruler over much. It’s about giving even if you don’t have much. Our arms are too short to box with God. Whatever little thing you give, watch what God will give back to you.”

Divine Serenity Hair Salon 3471 South Cobb Drive Smyrna, Ga 678-7704198