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From The Voice of the Martyrs Print these prayer requests and keep them with you throughout the week. Sbloem Reflections June 6,20199 Iam he Co founder of a 501(c) (3) nonprofit agency in the United States, which ministers to those, who have mental illness and extreme trials. Counseling - I am an expert on counseling those who have mental illness, spiritual depression, and many other problems with those of mind and mood. What about moderate depression? Depression is still  stigmatized. It was more so in 1985, when Steve first became frighteningly ill. The stigma was worse because we lived in the world of conservative Christians. We had nowhere to turn in our confusion, for the help from Christian brothers and sisters came in the way of opinions as to what Steve’s “real problem” might be. Suggestions ranged from bad water to demon possession. Was  it the End  for Us? I was just deathly afraid that my husband would never recover, that he might shuffle around an institution wearing pajamas for the rest of his life. I had just turned thirty; he was twenty-nine, and life as we knew seemed to have ended. Depression Misunderstood As a child, Steve had no symptoms of depression. He was not the type who fought to get out of bed in the morning. He was not moody or negative. He whistled and sang, trusted the Lord, loved his family openly, and walked with God admirably. This man now told me that he couldn’t accept a call to become pastor of the church in Florida. I was beyond angry. I was dumbfounded. How could he not accept what seemed so clearly to be God’s providential direction for our lives and ministry? I have suffered from endogenous (biological) depression for many years. Its intensity has ranged from moderate to severe. If you really want to know what depression is like, you should speak to those who have suffered from it.  Here are some of the notes that I jotted down while being moderately depressed. Ja J