Josué Sánchez, a former pastor of the Chesapeake Conference, uses creativity to cope with and battle his depression. Watch a video of his story below and see more of his cartoons at josuesanchez.com.
Health & Lifestyle
The North American Division is partnering with Howard County General Hospital to offer a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic and fresh produce giveaway this Sunday, November 21, noon-4 pm and Sunday, December 12, noon-4 pm.
The event takes place at 9705 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia Md., 21046.
Register at www.HCGH.org/vaccine.
Details: Pfizer vaccine. Open to those age 5 and older. Spanish interpreters on site. Booster doses available. Please bring your white vaccine card with you and don’t forget to stop by the parking lot and pick up some free fresh produce.
Watch 'Protecting Your Mental Health Like an Olympian," Friday, October 22, 7 p.m.
We’re collectively feeling the weight of the pandemic, tension in the world and everyday stress. What can we do to find healing in what seems to-be an out-of-control world?
Join us on Friday, October 22 at 7 p.m., as we consider how Adventists relate and respond to today’s news through a spiritual lens.
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Story by Benia Jennings
Three years ago, leadership at the Westside church in Cleveland challenged themselves to reexamine God’s purpose for their church and how they could more effectively share the gospel with others. To that end, they embarked on a journey of spiritual rediscovery, beginning with fasting and prayer to ask God for a revelation of His purpose for the church.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
Moving to a plant-based diet has provided Keiva Dennis, a member of Potomac Conference’s Seabrook church in Lanham, Md., many health benefits: she lost 20 pounds, her acne cleared up and her knee pain disappeared. She also says it’s cheaper than her previous vegan diet.
Dennis first began following a whole-foods, plant-based diet more closely after spending time with her sister’s family, who ate that way. “Eating whole foods was so amazingly satisfying that I decided to continue this lifestyle,” she says. (Read more about her journey here.)