My Story
I lost my calm On June 29th 2020 I received a phone call from my parents; one of my biggest fears had come to pass. I had lost a loved one, my grandfather was no more. To make things worse I was in a foreign land, all alone and away from the physical comfort of
- Published in Integral Missions, Mental Health
It is okay to seek Help
Why is mental illness or seeking counseling for mental wellness such a taboo among Christians? Research shows more than 70% of those who suffer from mental illnesses receive no treatment from health care staff and two of the factors contributing to this is prejudice against people with mental illnesses and discrimination against those who have
- Published in Integral Missions, Mental Health
Battling Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Struggling to write My name is Cathra Jerop. Most of my friends know me as Cathra and sometimes by my other name Sambili. I’m an only child to my double parent mother. I am a fourth-year student at The University of Embu taking a degree in Education. In 2018 when I was a second-year student,
- Published in Integral Missions, Mental Health
Mental Problems we will fight you!
We live in a world, where we choose to be the bearers of our pain and suffering We choose to die deep in silence, in the nights our own hearts drenched with tears Tears we don’t even bother to wipe coz the flow is just ceaseless For all our hearts know is pain Our hearts
- Published in Integral Missions, Mental Health, Poems
The Unseen Congregant
Not Diagnosed, but sick “Any slight change in one’s thought progression that may cause them to think they are not worth this life or to start imagining or planning their downfall is an indication that stress has gone too far. There are many words used to describe this situation; pressure, stress, depression, suicide, and many
- Published in Integral Missions, Mental Health