Last week, we discussed signs that may indicate depression and anxiety in teens. We learned that negative thoughts and a pattern of negative reactions can transform into a state where negative feelings and hopelessness dominate the mind.
Last week, we discussed signs that may indicate depression and anxiety in teens. We learned that negative thoughts and a pattern of negative reactions can transform into a state where negative feelings and hopelessness dominate the mind.
On October 8, 2016, we gathered near Frankfurt for the baptism of two new souls who joined God's people. It was a day blessed with many visitors. Normally, our church in Flörsheim meets every Sabbath with an average of 35 individuals present. On October 8, we had almost 100 visitors from other cities in Germany, as well as brethren who came from Denmark, Switzerland, France, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, and Chile. We had also programmed a Young People's Meeting, during which seven young people made public their desire to prepare for baptism.
“Ye are the light of the world” Matthew 5:14
From October 14-16, 2016, a conference and the Graduation Ceremony for the students of the Lighthouse Missionary Bible School [Scuola Biblica Missionaria IL FARO] was held. The missionary school is the SDARM Italian Field's educational institution, which was begun in 2013. The first course organized by the school— Fundamentals of Biblical Truths— ended last January 2016, and this fall the graduation conference was held—the first of its kind in Italy.
My name is Jacques and I was born in the Seychelles. Seychelles is made up of 115 Islands spread out within the vast blue waters of the Indian Ocean, south of India and east of Africa.
I grew up in the Advent faith and was baptised in the Adventist church at the age of fourteen. I was raised by my lovely, God-fearing parents and received good Christian teaching throughout my early years.
Just as we are to physical illnesses, everyone is susceptible to mental health illnesses, including teenagers. Due to peer-pressure for social acceptance, the many changes going on in their lives at this time, and any number of external and internal factors, teens can often be at risk for depression and anxiety.
Here are some indicators that your teen is depressed or is heading down the road to depression:
(List compiled from Dr. David Burns’ 10 Cognitive Distortions)