Connecting Columbia Union Seventh-day Adventists

June 2017

Lynda Hiponia, a physical therapist with Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation, helps fire survivor Memar Ayalew regain strength and mobility in his leg.

Memar Ayalew, a doctoral student from Ethiopia, was visiting his family on Aug. 10, 2016, when a devastating explosion ripped through the Flower Branch Apartment complex in Silver Spring, Md. Memar suffered extensive injuries and was knocked unconscious for 15 hours.