Jovera Collective

We are so grateful for our Tier 1 sponsors who contributed to make this year's Faith & Mental Health Symposium a success! This event wouldn't happen without you!

"Every mickle mek ah muckle." (Jamaican Proverb)

Faith & Mental Health Symposium pictures are in...eek! Thanks to Antonette Brown (Blended Events) for bring our event photographer.

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In the meantime, here's a sneak peek 👀😃.

The last few days have been a flurry of activities. As I wait for the official Faith & Mental Health Symposium pictures, I can't help but reminisce about the impact of the event on myself and so many who attended.

Planning this event was no easy feat. My faith & mental health were stretched to the max. There were days when I questioned whether or not I was really cut out for this work. How could I champion a cause when I am living with mental illnesses? God reminded me that He wasn't looking for a champion, he was looking for a vessel submitted in obedience.

We all do not have a mental illness, but we all must do what we can to ensure we have good mental health. Our spirit, body & soul (mind) are interconnected. We cannot live WHOLE-some lives unless all three are functioning in good health.

Faith spaces are vital for the work that must be done to destigmatize and normalize mental health and provide support for mental illness. Distinguishing when the spirit is affilicted (oppression) and when the soul (mind) is afflicted (i.e. depression, anxiety, etc) is necessary work for faith leaders who want to effectively serve God's people. This symposium brought together faith leaders from a variety of denominations to have that collective conversation.

I am so grateful for the monetary & in kind sponsors, presenters, panelists, moderators, volunteers & MC who made this event a success. I'm especially grateful for Barb Hollace & my prayer pod sisters who gathered around me in prayer and my worldwide best friend Kerry-Ann Burnett-Astree for taking this trip with me and being my right & left hands 😀.

"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much." (Helen Keller)

With Gratitude,

~Rachel
3 John 1:2

📸: Kerry-Ann Burnett-Astree
*official pictures coming soon*