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How Can You Help a Loved One With Depression?

Story by V. Michelle Bernard

Marissa Leslie, M.D., medical director of Adventist HealthCare’s Behavioral Health division in Gaithersburg, Md., says depression should be viewed more like a very severe flu, a serious illness not dependent on faith.

We don’t tell people with the flu to just pray. We tell them to sleep and drink plenty of water. And we ask how we can help.”

In addition to the powerful tool of prayer, here are a few tangible things she suggests to help loved ones dealing with depression:

January/February 2018 Visitor Feature: Choosing Hope

Ty Wright photographed Elliot Smith in Dayton, Ohio. Credit Ty Wright AP Images

Story by V. Michelle Bernard / Cover images by Ty Wright/AP Images

Editorial: Don't Miss a Moment!

Editorial by Dave Weigley, Columbia Union Conference president

Watch Videos from Vivangelismo 2017

En el evento, muchas personas eligieron bautizarse, incluido el bautismo de Alejandro Toledo (en la foto con el pastor Rafael Soto), miembro de la Iglesia Hispana de Lorton (Va.) de la Asociación Potomac.

More than 3,000 Columbia Union Hispanic church members recently gathered at Vivangelismo in Ocean City, Md., to celebrate a year of evangelism. Watch videos from the event below. (We will add more videos after the Visitor office reopens in January.)

Need Another 2018 Columbia Union Conference Calendar?

Want to share a copy of the 2018 Columbia Union Conference Calendar featuring favorite pets? Email srowley@columbiaunion.net for additional free copies.

Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Jeanne SInka is pictured with her daughters

At the end of last school year, Ohio Conference’s Northern Ohio Adventist Academy teachers Leona Bange and Jeanne Sinka were excited about the new school year. Suddenly Sinka ended up in the hospital with an unexpected diagnosis---stage four adrenal cancer.

How would this two-teacher school approach the new year?

Read more of the story here.

WGTS Host Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant & Vice-President Mike Pence

Afternoon show host Tom Miner and morning show host Jerry Woods pose with winners who won a chance to meet Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant and musical director David Hamilton.

Story by Jerry Woods

Allegheny West Conference Pastor Honored as “Faith Leader of the Year”

Jason Ridley Receives Faith in Public Life Award

Story by Visitor Staff

The Ohio branch of Faith in Public Life recently recognized Jason Ridley, Youth director for the Allegheny West Conference, as the Faith Leader of the Year.

Kettering College’s Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program Granted Accreditation

Story by Jessica Beans

Kettering College’s occupational therapy doctoral (OTD) program received noticedfrom the ACOTE of full accreditation status on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. ACOTE voted to grant a status of accredited for a period of seven years, which is the maximum amount given for initial accreditation.

Kettering College is one of 17 ACOTE accredited entry-level doctoral programs in the United States. There are 163 ACOTE accredited entry-level masters programs.

VIDEO: Northern Ohio Adventist Academy Shares Miracles at Work

Principal Leona Bange, teacher Jeanne Sinka and their students continue to experience answers to prayer about their school, Northern Ohio Adventist Academy.Photo by Eduardo Gonzalez