Meet Arlicia R. Albert

 Arlicia's severe aneurysm required agreement to participate in a Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) project known as "Cordis Enterprise Vascular Reconstruction Device and Delivery System – Humanitarian Use Device" conducted by Dr. Peng Roc Chen and the Neurological Research Staff of the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. A Humanitarian Use Device is a device that is "intended to benefit patients in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases or conditions that affect fewer than 4000 individuals in the United States." This HUD was FDA-approved but experimental because there were too few patients with this type of aneurysm to allow for traditional clinical trial testing in a timely manner. By the grace of God, this experimental surgery was the vehicle the Lord would use to save Arlicia's life. Arlicia's doctors have performed this HUD on five patients; of the five patients, two of them have died, and two are in a vegetable state, AND Arlicia is the ONLY ONE that God has favored to walk and tell it!" After three brain surgeries, ten cerebral angiograms, and the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, Arlicia's aneurysm has been successfully repaired. After losing her grandfather, great uncle, and aunt to ruptured brain aneurysms, Arlicia put her faith into action and partnered with medical teams to help them research and find a cure to end this horrible disease. She is a case study for the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, TX., and the Family Research Institute of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Lord favored Arlicia with a powerful testimony to become His mouthpiece and tell the world that GOD still works miracles! 

 Arlicia, a licensed and ordained minister of the Gospel, holds the esteemed position of Executive Pastor to Bishop Dr. Melvin A. Brooks, the Senior Pastor of New Jerusalem Apostolic Church-United Kingdom, and the Deputy Presiding Bishop of Jabula New Life Ministries International. For over a decade, she served on the Pastoral Staff at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church as the Staff Minister to Dr. John R. Adolph and Daughters of Destiny Minister, meeting the church's women's and surrounding communities' needs before relocating to the DMV: Arlicia's husband, LTC. Wendell Albert received an assignment to the Pentagon, and the Alberts relocated to Washington D.C. yet remain members of Antioch Baptist Church and watch care members of the Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, Clinton, Maryland, under the leadership of Pastor Delman Coates. Arlicia serves as the Visionary of the Christ Debutantes Board and works with Dr. Adolph on various ministry projects. Arlicia is a graduate of the Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Religion, in Atlanta, GA. - Certificate Program. Likewise, she is a Certified Therapon Belief Therapist, a Certified Life Coach, and a Church Consultant. After being invited to participate in The Oxford Round Table, Arlicia graduated with honors from the University of Oxford, Oxford, England.