We live in a culture that is reeling under the weight of enormous burdens - emotional, physical, psychological and spiritual burdens burdens such as fear, guilt, despair, loneliness, poverty, homelessness, anxiety, depression, hunger, unemployment, sickness, stress, divorce, grief, failure, and addictions. We live in a world that has additional burdens that we can hardly imagine, such as lack of the basic necessities of life, war, famine, rampant disease, premature death, being an orphan, or a refugee displaced from your home. There is no doubt that people are carrying burdens too heavy for them to bear alone. The suicide statistics are shocking. Suicide is a National Problem Suicide Prevention is a National Priority.
More people die by suicide than homicide.
Suicide is the 8 th leading cause of death in our nation. We all are in need of connection and community. We need genuine friendship and loving relationships to thrive. God created us this way. Our Mission statement includes our call to be burden bearers.