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By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post 

A new study conducted among more than 

1,700 pastors has found that clergy are at far 

greater risk for depression and anxiety, mostly due 

to stress, than those with other occupations. 

The study by the Clergy Health Initiative (CHI) 

at Durham-based Duke Divinity School 

interviewed over 1,726 United Methodist pastors 

in North Carolina by phone and through online 

surveys. It found that the clergy depression 

prevalence was 8.7 percent and 11.1 percent 

respectively, significantly higher than the 5.5 

percent rate of the national sample. 

The study, published this week in the Journal 

of Primary Prevention, also found that anxiety 

rates among clergy were 13.5 percent, and more 

than 7 percent of clergy experienced both 

depression and anxiety. 

"Pastors may have created a life for 

themselves that is so strongly intertwined with their 

ministry, that their emotional health is dependent 

on the state of their ministry," CHI research director 

Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell was quoted in the 

study. "So it's possible that when pastors feel their 

ministry is going well, they experience positive 

emotions potent enough to buffer them from 

mental distress. Of course, the converse is also 

true.” 

Depression and anxiety are caused mainly 

due to stressful activities pastors are required to 

undertake, such as grief counseling, fulfilling the 

competing demands of church members and 

delivering message every week during the worship 

service, the study noted. 

“It's common for public health professionals to 

ask pastors to offer health programming to their 

congregants," Proeschold-Bell remarked. "These 

findings tell us that we need to reverse course and 

consider how to attend to the mental health of 

pastors themselves.” 

Pastors should take time off ministry, form 

friendships outside of the church and seek 

counseling when required, but others can also 

help, Proeschold-Bell said. 

Seminaries can mentally prepare their 

students to expect stress and train them to 

negotiate conflict, Proeschold-Bell recommended. 

Leaders of denominations should also understand 

and compliment pastors serving churches with 

conflict. Even church members can encourage 

their pastors by taking up responsibilities so that 

the clergy can take time away from the church. 

“It's concerning that such a high percentage of 

clergy may be depressed while they are trying to 

inspire congregations, lead communities and 

social change ventures, even just trying to do 

counseling of their own parishioners," Proeschold- 

Bell said. "These are responsibilities that you 

would really want a mentally healthy person be 

engaged in, and yet it may be the challenges of 

those responsibilities that might be driving these 

high rates of depression.” 

The research is scheduled to continue over 

the next three years. 

Note: You can read two features on depression in this 

issue of The Church Guide, beginning on page ten, 

and again on page page 15. 

The Internet, now in its 30s, is moving on from 

common top-level domains like .COM and .ORG, 

and the American Bible Society is fully in tow. 

According to Scott Wennermark, director of 

strategic advancement for the American Bible 

Society, the .BIBLE top-level domain will allow the 

197 year-old nonprofit to make the Bible more 

accessible in “new and relevant ways.” 

The .BIBLE domain has yet to be fully finalized 

by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names 

and Numbers (ICANN), the private, nonprofit 

corporation that controls name spaces on the 

Web. Those seeking to claim their own corner of 

the Internet with .BIBLE as a main URL likely will 

have to wait until 2015. The American Bible 

Society states that it intends to protect the .BIBLE 

from inappropriate use, and make it available to 

individuals and groups who respect the Bible.

Exerpts taken from an interview with 

Melissa Barnart of the Christian Post 

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When he meets atheists or those 

who are agnostic, Si said he illustrates 

his belief in God by reflecting on nature 

and the world He's created. 

“A person asked me one time, 

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And I said, I'll go out here and pick up an 

acorn from under a tree. You put it in the 

ground and water it, and 40 years later 

when you come back, there might be 

an oak tree as big around as a pick-up 

truck. Inside that little acorn is the 

resurrection power. That has to come 

from somewhere. It didn't just exist.” 

Elaborating on his Christian faith 

and the challenges it's brought him and 

Christine through, Si commented that 

he doesn't know to whom or what 

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"I don't know what a person does 

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than two months to live and there's 

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"Like me, personally, I know who 

I'd turn to. I would be talking to the one 

who created me. He's the one who 

created us, and we're wonderfully 

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Are you discouraged and chaffing in the “position” you are in today? Does 

it seem like this could not possibly be what God had in mind when He put His 

vision in your heart? Then you need to understand the Biblical principle of God's 

positioning process. 

God's positioning process doesn't look anything like what we thought it 

would—or what we want it to look like. If you perceive the positioning process with 

natural eyes only, you are likely to get discouraged, and you may even give up. 

Part of God's positioning process for Joseph was the pit—a minor detail that was 

left out of the original vision God gave him concerning his destiny for the Lord! It's 

during those days of the positioning process that God prepares us by working on 

our hearts, our attitudes and our faith and trust in Him. The positioning process is 

designed to do something in us so that, later, the Lord can do something through 

us. 

You don't have to understand 

God's positioning process, but you 

do have to trust God. Proverbs 

3:5–6 says, “Trust in the LORD 

with all your heart, lean not unto 

your own understanding. In all 

your ways acknowledge him, and 

he will direct your paths.” When we 

finally get to the point in our walk 

with God where we understand 

that we don't understand, God can 

really use us. 

God had already spoken to 

Joseph about his ultimate destiny, 

and so, when Joseph found 

himself in the pit, he knew it was only temporary. No, God didn't allow Joseph to 

know all of the details, or the fine print of the “road map” to his destiny, but He gave 

him what he needed—the final destination. I believe God sometimes does it that 

way so that we won't decline to take the trip before we even get started. 

While Joseph was hanging out in the pit, it didn't look like he was 

positioned to prosper. It actually looked like a dead end. In reality, it was a direct 

route to his palace. You can be in what looks like a dead end situation or position. 

Yet, like Joseph, you can find favor everywhere you go when you are obedient to 

the Lord, because you know that He will position you to prosper in every area of 

your life. The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the 

house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him 

and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in 

his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, 

and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. (Genesis 39:2–4) 

As Jesus was growing up, He “grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor 

with God and men” (Luke 2:52). I pray this Scripture over myself regularly, and I 

would encourage you to do the same. I say, “Lord, I thank You that, just like Jesus 

did, I grow in wisdom, in stature, and in favor with God and men today.” This was 

not just for Jesus; it's also for you and me today. When you have the favor of God, 

you can't help but have the favor of men. 

There are four important keys to favor—where, when, what, and why. You 

open yourself up to the favor of God when you are where you are supposed to be, 

when you are supposed to be there, doing what you are supposed to be doing, 

and doing it for the right “why”—the proper heart motive. That's what happened to 

Esther. She had exceptional favor with the king because she was where she was 

supposed to be (the palace), when she was supposed to be there (during the 

search for a new queen), doing what she was supposed to be doing (following 

whatever the palace staff told her to do), all for the right heart motive (for the 

purpose of saving her people, the Jews). As a result, she made history! 

As we submit to the will of the Father and allow ourselves to be led by the 

Holy Spirit, we will step into God's favor and abundant provision. “For I know the 

plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm 

you, plans to give you hope and a future.” —Jeremiah 29:11 

Danette Crawford is a powerful evangelist, author, speaker and TV host, with a refreshing message 

of hope and encouragement. She is the founder of Joy Ministries. You can find about more about 

her ministry at www.joyministriesonline.org.

God has placed many 

spiritual laws into existence, 

just as we have many natural laws 

(such as gravity). It is impossible to 

please God without faith, this is a 

spiritual reality. Faith is the substance 

of things hoped for but not seen. Faith 

means trusting in God and His Word. 

To trust in God we must truly know 

Him. We have to spend time in His 

presence; fellowshipping with Him by 

the Holy Spirit. We also must renew 

our minds and study His Word. Faith is 

not about our believing with our mind. 

Faith is believing with our heart (spirit). 

We have to submit our intellect to the 

authority of the Word of God and then 

ask the Holy Spirit to increase our 

ability to believe beyond our 

circumstances. 

Our spirit must be so united with the 

Lord that we know deep inside our inner 

most being that God's promises are yes 

and amen. 

Many times people believe for 

healing with their heads but do not allow 

the Holy Spirit his rightful place to lead 

and direct their paths. God will require 

many of us to go after root issues in our 

past that has produced the sickness or 

disease. We may be required to go to 

certain conferences or read specific 

books, only the Holy Spirit can lead 

each of us into our way of escape. 

God is the God of the individual and 

He has a specific way of escape from 

every trap of the enemy. Many believers 

try to choose the way of escape that 

they want to take (like an instant 

miracle). 

However, the Holy Spirit has a 

plan that must be followed in order to 

actually walk into our victory. To the 

believer that is mature God will have 

greater requirements for them to enter 

into their Bible promise. We can not 

compare ourselves to one another only 

the Holy Spirit has the action plan for 

victory in each individual's life. 

The spiritual laws are too 

numerous for us to try and walk out 

without the leading of the Holy Spirit. 

God is looking for a people who will be 

lead by His Spirit. Trying to make the 

Bible work in our trial will never 

accomplish the objective that God has 

for us: He wants a people who know 

Him. 

To find the healing that the Bible 

promises and that Jesus took stripes 

on His back to secure for us, we must 

be obedient to the Holy Spirit. He may 

require that we face a fear head-on, 

thus someone may have to go through 

medical treatment that they are afraid 

to tackle. God's grace can take you 

through medical treatment. You may 

have judged someone or made a 

personal vow concerning someone's 

decision to have or not have medical 

treatment and thereby opening a way 

for satan to have authority to bring the 

same situation to you. 

God is the God of the individual 

and He has a specific way of escape 

from every trap of the enemy. Many 

believers try to choose the way of 

escape that they want to take (like an 

instant miracle). However, the Holy 

Spirit has a plan that must be followed in 

order to actually walk into our victory. 

To the believer that is mature God will 

have greater requirements for them to 

enter into their Bible promise. We can 

not compare ourselves to one another 

only the Holy Spirit has the action plan 

for victory in each individual's life. 

The spiritual laws are too 

numerous for us to try and walk out 

without the leading of the Holy Spirit. 

God is looking for a people who will be 

lead by His Spirit. Trying to make the 

Bible work in our trial will never 

accomplish the objective that God has 

for us: He wants a people who know 

Him. To find the healing that the Bible 

promises and that Jesus took stripes on 

His back to secure for us, we must be 

obedient to the Holy Spirit. 

He may require that we face a fear 

head-on, thus someone may have to go 

through medical treatment that they are 

afraid to tackle. God's grace can take 

you through medical treatment. You 

may have judged someone or made a 

personal vow concerning someone’s 

decision to have or not have medical 

treatment and thereby opening a way 

for satan to have authority to bring the 

same situation to you. 

One thing that you can know for 

certain, is that God's Word is true. 

Jesus is the healer and the Holy Spirit 

knows your exact path to deliverance 

and healing. Allow your opinions and 

judgements to be laid at the cross and 

follow the Lord. The Lord is faithful 

even when we don't understand due to 

our wrong thinking. The Lord wants us 

to cry out for understanding and 

wisdom. He is willing to teach us the 

deeper truths of His Word and helps us 

to walk in His ways. 

It is wonderful to know as believers 

that death has lost its sting. We go 

directly into the arms of Jesus when we 

leave our earthly tents. Every question 

is answered and every tear is wiped 

away. Let's live our lives with the 

intention of growing in our knowledge 

of this wonderful Jesus. Our God is 

faithful. 

To further study this topic, read: Isaiah 53:5-6, 

1Cornitian 10:13, Romans 8:14, Luke 8:46, 

Luke 9:2, and Matthew chapters 6 and 7. Cyndi 

Foster is the Pastor of Beauty For Ashes Church 

in Newport News. You can hear Cyndi on 91.5 

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2 pm, Monday-Friday. Email Pastor Foster your 

questions to btyfashes@aol.com.

The recent Zimmerman trial 

divided many Americans by their views 

on race, guns, and self-defense. 

The unparalleled massacre of 

innocent children at Sandy Hook, 

divided many Americans on gun control 

laws and the right to bear arms. 

And recently, few issues 

in American society have 

provoked such polarized and 

heated responses as the 

same-sex marriage issue. 

When you combine all of 

these headlines, you quickly 

discover that Babylon, a 

system that tries to convince 

people that they can make it 

without God ... is crumbling. 

Didn't we pledge, "One 

n a t i o n , u n d e r G o d , 

indivisible with liberty and 

justice for all?" 

Christians are not exempt from 

the propensity to react emotionally. 

This is not surprising since our places 

of worship remain some of the most 

segregated institutions during service 

times. 

Why the perplexity? Haven't we 

read, "God created man from the dust 

of the ground" and housed that "man" 

in a body? So then, we are all created 

by God with just different shades of 

dirt. 

Proverbs 29:18 (NLT) says, 

"When people do not accept divine 

guidance, they run wild." Racial 

tension is a sign of people not knowing 

who they are in God and therefore run 

wild with jealousy, comparisons, anger 

and hatred. We are all one in God 

created to fulfill a divine purpose 

before we leave planet earth. 

Americans have a constitutional 

right to bear arms. Guns have no 

volition or willpower to choose. A gun 

is not evil. It cannot shoot by itself. It 

did not ponder and finally decide to 

shoot 26 people at Sandy Hook. A gun 

is just an instrument. 

However, when it gets in the hands 

of troubled people, it does some pretty 

sick stuff. 

Many argue that no 

person is aware of how they 

will respond in times of 

pressure. Today, times are 

tough and hard to bear. What 

does it take to make a person 

snap? You do not want to get 

to this point. 

A man of understanding 

(one who knows God) has a 

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calm and cool spirit. And 

should you meet the one who 

is under pressure, Psalms 

91:7 says,” Though a 

thousand fall at your side, though ten 

thousand are dying around you, these 

evils will not touch you.” 

Furthermore, because bad things 

can happen to good people, when you 

are “under God” even in death there is 

no sting. You simply change locations. 

Finally, regarding the sanctity of 

the "traditional" family, Malachi 4:6 

promises a return of the fathers to the 

children and the children to the fathers. 

Why is this priority for God? It is 

because societal ills and dysfunctions 

have coincided with the breakdown of 

the family unit. 

For example, statistics on human 

criminality overwhelmingly indicate that 

broken homes are a major influence on 

those who become lawless. Broken 

homes are major contributors to drug 

use, illegal sexual activity, inability to 

secure gainful employment, jail 

sentences, and almost every other 

societal ill imaginable, including 

immorality. 

A family unit's glue is love — first the 

love between husband and wife, and the 

love among family members. Without 

love, family cannot exist. 

It is no wonder marriage and 

relationship alternatives are sought 

when there is no vision for the traditional 

family unit. 

Therefore, instead of attacking 

these alternative lifestyles, why not 

solidify the family unit as defined by God 

and present an enviable example that is 

undeniable. 

Without a vision, the people perish. 

Here is a vision: let us return to God; it is 

the only system that guarantees total life 

prosperity. 

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Finding Your Way Out of the Wilderness 

When God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, they had to go 

through the wilderness to get to the Promised Land He had for them. It was an 

eleven-day journey, but they spent 40 long, painful years wandering in the 

wilderness before any of them entered the land. And in the end, many of them 

died in the wilderness. 

We tend to shake our heads and think, “What was their problem? How 

could they miss it?” But the reality is, many Christians today are wandering in their 

own wilderness, rather than living the abundant life Jesus died to give them. 

Identifying the Real Root of the Problem 

The Israelites' slavery in Egypt is the equivalent of our slavery to sin. God 

sent Moses to deliver them from bondage, and He sent Jesus Christ to set us free. 

And just as the Israelites had to take a journey to possess their Promised Land, 

we have to take a journey to possess the promises of God for our lives. 

Now the Israelites thought their enemies—such as the Canaanites and 

Amorites—were the problem that was keeping them from the Promised Land. 

However, it was actually their thinking that kept them in the wilderness for so long, 

because God was on their side. And if God is for you, who can be against you? 

(See Romans 8:31.) 

Well, we have our own brand of “ites”: sickness-ites, poverty-ites, grouchy 

neighbor-ites, frustrating husband- or wife-ites… And we tend to think these 

“enemies” are our problem. 

But the truth is, God is on our side, and our problem is really in our thinking. 

See, it's impossible to be happy and think sadness and depression. It's 

impossible to be free from the bondage of sin if you think you are still in bondage to 

sin. For example, thinking things like, “I'll never get over what happened to me,” “I 

can't forgive them,” and “I can't overcome that; it's too hard!” keeps us from victory 

over sin. 

The good news is, if we will learn to think the way God thinks, we can 

possess the freedom to have and enjoy life in Christ. 

Your Journey Through the Wilderness of Your Soul 

When you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, your sins are forgiven and 

you become a new creature in Christ (see 2 Corinthians 5:17). You are born 

again! Romans 6:2 (AMP) says, “…How can we who died to sin live in it any 

longer?” Jesus took our sins to the cross so we could be dead to sin and alive to 

righteousness. 

There's a part of you—the born-again part, your spirit—that's dead to sin. 

That's why it bothers you now when you sin. The “wilderness” part of you—your 

soul—is your unrenewed mind, out-of-control emotions, and stubborn will. The 

journey you take through the wilderness is learning how to let the Holy Spirit 

invade your soul (mind, will and emotions) and get into every part of your life: your 

relationships, entertainment choices, profession, finances… 

Romans 6:11 says, “Consider yourselves also dead to sin and your 

relation to it broken, but alive to God [living in unbroken fellowship with Him] in 

Christ Jesus” (AMP). I love this, because the word “consider” represents a 

process in the mind. So this verse is essentially saying, “Now think you're dead to 

sin; believe you're dead to sin.” 

With the help of the Holy Spirit, you can control your thoughts and renew 

your mind with God's Word. Instead of blaming everyone and everything else for 

your problems, pray for God to help you take an inventory of what's been on your 

mind so you can think about what you've been thinking about. 

As you pray for the Holy Spirit to make you aware of thoughts that come 

into your mind that don't line up with God's Word, you'll begin to realize when 

those thoughts come and you can renew your mind with the Word. 

I'm not saying it will always be easy to do this, but God will give you the 

ability to do what you need to do if you will lean on Him. No matter what has 

happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no 

power to keep you from having an amazingly good future if you will walk by faith in 

God. God loves you! He wants you to live with victory over sin so you can possess 

His promises for your life today! 

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I worked for the Virginian-Pilot 

newspaper for twenty years, and we 

had lots and lots of deadlines 

throughout the day in order to put out 

the various editions of the newspaper 

and other products. 

I enjoyed those deadlines. They 

gave me structure, a point of purpose, 

and at times a little stress. 

I’ve always done well when 

working on things at the last minute. 

Some people say that “I work well 

under pressure.” 

Until today, as I was writing this 

article, I would of said that I agreed with 

that. That was the old me. 

Now a days, I rely on God to help 

me. I rely on His timing and His 

purpose. 

I’m sure you’ve heard plenty of 

people share how God seems to do 

things at the very last minute. Whatever 

they might be going through, whatever 

they might be praying for ... God comes 

through, He does what He promised ... 

but it is at the very last minute. 

I know I can say I’ve seen that 

plenty of times in my life. 

Take for instance the publishing of 

The Church Guide. I purposely do not 

like to work on any of the pages, layout 

or design until the very last moment. 

Maybe the last five days of the month. 

I like to wait upon the Lord. 

I like to see what He is going to do 

that month with His newspaper. I like for 

whatever appears in the paper to be 

fresh from Him. Good news from the 

Holy Spirit. 

It is not that I like to work under 

pressure, because to work under 

pressure is to rely on your own devices. 

I’m not under pressure. I’m just 

waiting to see what God is going to do, 

and how He is going to use me that 

month. 

Typically, I give myself the last five 

days of the month to put out the 

following month’s issue of The Church 

Guide. 

But it never works out that way. I 

might give myself five days, you know 

just in case something happens ... well 

something ALWAYS happens. 

Somehow every single month 

something occurs to steal my time 

away from me. Some people have 

even told me that the devil is trying to 

stop me from publishing, because 

whatever I am preparing is scaring him 

and he’s trying to stop it from printing. 

I don’t know about that. If I don’t 

know what I’m publishing until God 

shows me, how in the world does the 

devil know. What I do know is that God 

ALWAYS shows up. 

Yes, like you, I used to say He 

showed up at the very last moment. But 

that’s not true. 

It’s all in God’s timing. And what 

this old believer has finally learned is 

that God doesn’t need as much time as 

I do to get The Church Guide published 

Thankfully, he always stretches 

the time a bit because He knows that 

He’s relying on me to be His hands, feet 

and mouth. And I’m not that smart and 

surely not that fast anymore. 

A few months ago, God told me to 

publish a paper addressing Suicide ... 

Choosing Death Over Life. It was one 

of the most read issues to date. 

Well two weeks ago, I had no idea 

what the September issue’s feature 

story was going to be. But then He 

shared with me that it would be about 

depression. It’s a hidden problem in the 

church, and He wanted to penetrate 

the darkness. 

With five days left in the month, I 

began to organize my files for the 

September issue. At that time, He told 

me that I would be writing the feature 

article about depression on Thursday 

(I began my five days on a Tuesday). 

After the first day of laying out 

what ads and stories would go where, I 

started by second day with a major 

surprise .... my computer crashed. It 

promise to you. 

would not boot up. I couldn’t get to ANY 

of my files I needed. 

I called my good friend David 

Shepherd for help. He’s a neighbor two 

doors down, and a man of God. He tried 

everything he knew for three days, but 

kept getting messages that files were 

missing and if we continued we would 

damage my computer. 

The old man in me ordered new 

system operating files (I use Windows 

XP). You know how hard it is to find 

brand new operating files with a license 

that are that old? Well I did and I 

ordered them off eBay around midnight 

Wednesday, paid premium for over 

night shipping because I knew that with 

the Labor Day weekend approaching, I 

had to do everything I could to get those 

files. My timing was critical. (I thought). 

Well needless to say, the files 

came late Friday, they didn’t work and 

after FOUR days of being dead in the 

water, David gave me a new computer 

system (new to me, it has Vista ... Ha). 

So with God’s timing, I have a 

newer, faster computer, I had all day 

Thursday to write the article in this 

paper for Him (what am I saying, He did 

most of it) ... and by 8 pm Saturday, I 

had all my fonts loaded and I was ready 

to go. You are holding the paper in your 

hands aren’t you. that’s my God for ya!

Faith Christian Center 

Sunday Worship at 10:00 am 

Wednesday evening services at 7:00 pm 

Pastors Nathaniel & Karen Perkins 

1066 Norview Avenue, Norfolk 23513 

757.857.1336 

www.fccnorfolk.com info@fccnorfolk.com 

Loving God, serving people and changing lives. 

We believe that the teaching and preaching of 

God’s Word, the Bible, is the greatest spiritual 

service we can render to anyone who attends our 

worship. We also desire that Faith Christian 

Center be a place where people receive Biblical 

instruction and encouragement for living. 

Tidewater Area Christian Fellowship 

Sunday Services at 10:00 am and 7:00 pm 

Wednesday Services at 7:30 pm 

Pastors Larry and Nell Reece 

2961 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach 23451 

Lynnhaven Beach Square 

www.TACFVB.org 

We are a non-denominational, Pentecostal, 

Holy Spirit led, Bible loving church. We are 

here to introduce people to a life changing 

relationship with Jesus Christ that is supported 

by vital relationships with others in the family of 

God. For those visiting Virginia Beach, we are 

only one mile north from Seashore State Park. 

Emmanuel Episcopal Church 

Sunday Services: 7:30, 8:30 and 11:00 am 

Rector John A. Baldwin 

5181 Princess Anne Rd., Va. Beach 23462 

757.499.1271 

www.emmanuelvb.com 

Emmanuel Episcopal Church has been 

faithfully serving the Kempsville area for almost 

170 years. Our membership is diverse, 

exuberant, and filled with the fruits of the Holy 

Spirit: love, kindness, gentleness & joy. We are 

a strong, vital and vibrant parish and observe 

our faith in Jesus Christ seriously, yet joyfully. 

At the heart of worship is the 

desire to meet God. As we seek 

God in worship, we recognize 

that He is here and working in our 

lives. If you are seeking His 

presence and power, The Church 

Guide invites you to visit a 

church this Sunday. There are 

many invitations found right here 

in these pages, but more can be 

found on our website located at 

www.TheChurchGuide.com. 

God promises that all who seek 

Him will find Him. 

“‘Then you will call upon me and 

come and pray to me, and I will 

listen to you. You will seek me 

and find me when you seek me 

with all your heart. I will be found 

by you,’ declares the Lord.” ~ 

Jeremiah 29:12-14 

Have you recently said any of the 

following: “Oh, your grandma is sick? 

I'll pray for her,” or, “Oh – you want to 

sell your home? I'll keep you in my 

prayers!” I'm almost sure we have all 

probably said something along these 

lines, (and with every intention to 

follow through,) yet somehow in the 

end have forgotten to pray for the very 

things that we agreed to lift up. 

This is not to condemn 

anyone, as we can probably 

all attest to being busy or 

just forgetting to pray. So 

what do you do when you 

have multiple requests, but 

are rushing from place to 

place and finding that your 

prayer time is falling to the 

wayside? 

One way to keep this 

from happening is to set 

aside time away from all 

other distractions just to pray. Sign off 

from Facebook, turn the TV off, and 

wait for a time when you're all alone. 

Maybe it's before or after the kids are in 

bed, or perhaps it's when the house is 

still quiet before anyone is awake. 

Whenever it is, make sure that you can 

find a moment, (or hopefully longer,) 

when it's just you and God. 

For myself, I like to pray in the 

morning when I wake up, as well as 

before bed. These are the times that I 

specifically set aside to pray, read my 

Bible, and listen to God's voice. (That 

doesn't count all of the times that I pray 

while driving, at work, or even while in 

my family room, but you get the idea.) 

Painting by Norman Rockwell 

Lauren Holmes 

Life Coach 

The word tells us to pray without 

ceasing, (1 Thessalonians 5:17,) so 

even if we're not praying out loud, we 

can always pray silently no matter 

where we are. 

If you are looking for some extra 

time just for prayer, this month, the 

Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater 

is hosting a 24 hour prayer gathering, 

and it will be a wonderful 

time to come out and lift up 

requests of all kinds. It can 

be day or night, a few 

minutes or a few hours, or 

alone or with a group. Join 

when you can and stay as 

long as you feel led. Invite 

others and help to spread 

the word. Pray at the altar 

and leave with warm cider or 

hot cocoa. Since prayer will 

be going on from Friday, 

th 

September 20 at noon to 

st 

Saturday, September 21 at noon, you 

can come during your lunch break, 

before you go out to eat on Friday night, 

or on Saturday morning after you run 

the kids to soccer practice or swim 

lessons. 

While individual prayer is powerful 

too, sometimes it's nice just to come 

together as a group in prayer, so this 

will be a wonderful opportunity to join 

forces in lifting up life as well as any 

other requests before our Lord. Join 

the Crisis Pregnancy Center of 

Tidewater at Harvest Assembly on 

th 

Friday, September 20 at noon through 

st 

Saturday, September 21 at noon at 

Harvest Assembly in Chesapeake, or 

f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t 

www.cpcfriends.org/prayer. 

Lauren Holmes is a mother, wife, writer, and 

speaker who enjoys Zumba, healthy living, and 

spending time with friends and family. 

Feel free to check out her writing at 

lholmes79.wordpress.com, or to visit her 

website at successcoachingandtutoring.com. 

According to reliable statistics, 

only about 11% of the world's 

population is willing to claim Jesus 

Christ as their personal Lord and 

Savior. 38% of the world has heard the 

gospel but has not accepted Christ yet. 

Over 50% of the world's population (or 

3.5 billion people) has not heard the 

gospel and most of them do not have a 

realistic opportunity to hear the gospel. 

Approximately 60% of the world's 

people groups have no church, no 

Bible, and no Christian literature. 

Gene Strickland, founder of 

Evangelism International, a Gospel 

Crusade ministry based here in 

Hampton Roads, is currently in last 

minute preparations for a great Gospel 

Crusade in Southeast Asia. This 

crusade is scheduled for September 

17-18. Last year in a small town of that 

region 14,389 accepted Christ at one of 

their crusades. 

If you would like to help in any way, 

contact: evangelisminternational.us

ALL ANSWERS ARE IN THIS ISSUE OF THE CHURCH GUIDE 

Name one of the ministries that help 

with depression listed in this issue of 

the Church Guide or at our website? 

_____________________________ 

What is the name of the FREE 

alternative education program for 16- 

18 year olds falling behind in school? 

______________________________ 

At least how old do you have to be to 

live at Riverside Pace? 

_____________________________ 

What popular Christian band is finally 

getting back together again, and will 

play their reunion concert at The River 

Room on Sept. 29th? 

____________________________________ 

What day is National Back to Church 

Sunday? Are you going to church that day? 

______________________________ 

Who specializes in financing import 

automobiles and your credit rating is 

not a problem? 

_____________________________ 

Name one of the other bands 

performing with Building 429 in the 

United We Stand Tour? 

____________________________ 

Who is Tidewater’s finest and most 

trustworthy jeweler & watchmaker? 

____________________________ 

Each day, Christian events are 

posted at the Church Guide’s 

Facebook page. What event is 

posted on Sept. 16th? (Need to visit 

www.facebook.com/thechurchguide on the 

16th for the answer) 

____________________________ 

Give one of the questions you 

might ask yourself when praying 

for answers in overcoming 

depression? 

____________________________ 

How many pastors are singing in 

the music video “The Pastor Rap” 

(Inspiring videos) online at 

www.thechurchguide.com? 

____________________________ 

Posting by ChristianMingle.com 

Thanks to all of the modern day 

conveniences, we live in a society 

where the world is literally at our 

fingertips. With the development of the 

internet, we can fulfill an entire day's 

work with just the click of a button. From 

shopping for clothes or groceries, to 

meeting and dating new people, the 

possibilities are endless. It's a wonder 

we ever lived without it! 

Especially when it comes to 

meeting people, the internet has 

become a more widely accepted 

means of doing so. It can be a bit 

difficult to expand your social circle 

when your hectic schedule barely 

allows you time to breathe. The 

challenge is especially great when your 

search for friends is narrowed to 

individuals that share similar Christian 

beliefs and values. With the 

development of online chat rooms, that 

I saw the passing of a famous 

news reporter become an event 

covered by all the major news outlets. 

Her entire professional career was 

chronicled and displayed for all to see. 

Her coverage of national and 

international news became legendary. 

Especially remarkable 

was her assignments to 

cover no less than ten United 

States Presidents. As her 

fellow journalists gave her 

accolades, one phrase 

echoed repeatedly. “She was 

one of a kind.” 

S o m a n y u n i q u e 

individuals have come and 

would be talked about in her memory. 

She was one of a kind. 

In modern times we have men 

such as Billy Graham, another one of a 

kind who brought the gospel of Christ to 

millions around the world. 

Then of course there's Lord Jesus 

who gave up the splendor of 

heaven and His life there with 

Father God to come to earth 

and become one of us, the 

son 

gone in our lifetime, sports 

Gene Markland 

figures, actors, politicians, National Prayer Center 

and explorers, some of which 

went to the moon and back. 

They, the most unique and famous, 

were all called one of a kind. 

Through Bible history we also 

learn the stories of other very unique 

individuals. We discover people such 

as King David. He was a mighty warrior 

for God who slew Goliath, the giant 

enemy of God's people. God used 

David to forge a nation, the people of 

Israel. 

David was a man of great spiritual 

depth and understanding, yet a man of 

fiery human passion and fallibility. 

However, he was a man after God's 

own heart. He was one of a kind. 

Remember the story in the Bible of 

the woman who brought expensive 

perfume, her personal fortune, and 

anointed Jesus by pouring it out over 

His head? After a disciple chastened 

her for wasting it all, saying it could 

have been sold to help the poor, Jesus 

said that wherever the gospel is 

preached around the world, her deed 

challenge has been slimmed down to 

almost nothing! 

Chat rooms are a popular place to 

visit and get acquainted with Christians 

from all parts of the globe. People can 

meet together and chat in real-time 

without having to spend a fortune 

calling long distance. It's a comfortable 

setting to discuss current moral or 

political issues, as well as lift and 

inspire others through Christian 

conversation. The advantages are 

many, not to mention the countless 

inspirational stories of people finding 

the support and camaraderie they've 

been lacking. 

There are even individuals that 

actually fall in love and marry one of 

their chat buddies! Chat rooms can be 

an excellent way to broaden your 

horizons and find yourself choosing 

from the pick of the litter. 

Although there are a lot of benefits 

of man. He did this to become 

the legal sacrifice for our sin. 

He became our kinsman 

redeemer. 

He took our place on the 

cross and became sin for us 

thereby enabling us to 

become the righteousness of 

God in Christ (II Corinthians 

5:21 NIV). Yes Jesus is one 

of a kind! 

Then there's you dear Reader. Yes 

you! God's word says that you are 

fearfully and wonderfully made, (Psalm 

139:14 NIV) formed by Him in your 

Mother's womb (Job 31:15 NIV). God 

doesn't love you because of what you 

do. He loves you because of who you 

are…His child. 

Your heavenly Father loves you so 

much in fact that He gave His only 

begotten Son that you would be saved 

and have life everlasting (John 3:16 

NIV). He did this because He wants 

you for Himself. Imagine that! He wants 

you! He loves you so much that He is 

absorbed with every detail of your life. 

Even the number of hairs on your head 

draws His attention (Luke 12:7 NLT). 

Why, you may ask, does God love 

you so much? Why? Because you are 

His child, and are truly one of a kind! 

Gene Markland is a Coach in the National 

Prayer Center at the Christian Broadcasting 

Network, and a staff writer for cbn.com 

to online chatting, there are still 

precautions to take in order to keep 

your experience a safe and positive 

one. 

First of all, just as a general 

reminder, it's wise to prohibit your kids 

from going to chat rooms. There's no 

way to tell who people really are, so it's 

essential that your kids are protected 

from any danger. This is applicable to 

adults as well. 

Of course you should be able to 

relax and enjoy yourself, but be 

cautious about who you correspond 

with and don't trust too quickly. It's not 

safe to give out your personal 

information such as your real name, 

address, phone number, etc. If 

someone starts asking inappropriate 

or personal questions, just close the 

chat session. "Dirty talk" isn't 

tolerated, so you don't have to put up 

with it. Use your judgment and keep in 

mind that if anyone makes you feel 

uncomfortable you are entitled to 

leave at any time. 

If you should decide to meet 

someone face to face, make sure you 

have been in contact long enough that 

you feel you sincerely know the 

person. Arrange to meet in a public 

place during the day, if you can, and let 

a friend or family member know your 

plans to ensure safety and security. 

Trust your instincts on these things 

because your gut sometimes knows 

better than your head! 

Like anything else, there are 

going to be pros and cons to online 

chatting. But, overall, Christian chat 

can be a positive, beneficial 

experience. If you simply follow the 

safety tips, and go into it expecting to 

meet friends and have a great time, 

that's exactly what you'll find.

If this is the first time you have read 

The Church Guide, or if you have 

never taken this survey ... please 

take a moment to quickly answer 

the following ... (thank you!) 

1. Has anyone ever told you that 

God loves you and has a great 

plan for your life? Yes No 

2. If today were your last day on 

earth, do you know for sure, 

beyond a shadow of a doubt that 

you would go to Heaven? 

Yes No 

3. If you answered, “yes” to the 

above question, is that because 

you are a good person and/or 

because you attend church 

regularly? 

Yes No 

4. Have you ever heard that the 

Holy Bible reads, “for all have 

sinned and come short of the glory 

of God.” And “For the wages of sin 

is death but the gift of God is 

eternal life through Jesus Christ our 

Lord.” And “Whosoever shall call 

upon the name of the Lord shall be 

saved?” Yes No 

5. Did you know that you are a 

“whosoever”? Yes No 

Here’s a quick prayer for you; Lord, 

bless each person who reads this 

survey that they have long and 

healthy lives. Jesus, do a quick 

work in their heart and make 

Yourself real to them. If they have 

never called upon Your name, I 

pray that they will do so right now 

and continue to say the following... 

Dear Lord Jesus, come into my 

heart. Forgive me of my sin. Set me 

free. Jesus, thank You that You died 

for me. I believe that God raised 

You from the dead. Fill me with the 

Holy Spirit, the peace of God, and 

the joy of the Lord. Give me a 

passion to reach the lost, a hunger 

for the things of God, and a holy 

boldness to preach the Gospel of 

Jesus Christ. I’m saved. I’m bornagain. 

I’m forgiven, and I’m on my 

way to Heaven because I have 

Jesus in my heart. Thank You 

Jesus! 

Are you the broken Christian, 

whose journey has taken you away 

from God, leaving you feeling 

unworthy again? Like the younger 

son in the Prodigal Son account, He 

wants to remind you that nothing can 

separate you from His love! He's 

watching for you right now. 

Are you the Christian 

trying so hard to obey His 

Word that you're angry 

with those who aren't? Has 

y o u r o u t r a g e a t t h e 

disrespect others are 

s h o w i n g y o u r S a v i o r 

disrupted your lovingkindness, 

as it did the older 

brother in that same Prodigal 

Son account? God loves 

your respect for His word--- 

and your obedience---but He 

wants you to have peace of mind. 

Jesus is looking for you, so He can tell 

you to let Him (Jesus) judge others; let 

Him change them: You be His angels, 

finding new ways to break up the 

darkness around unbelievers with the 

good news that God is With Us! 

Are you angry that Christians 

aren't what they should be? Jesus is 

looking for you, too, eager to let you 

discover He's everything you're looking 

for when you look at Christians. He's 

eager to show you His love, and to 

teach you that anger at others only 

punishes you. Expecting Christians to 

be perfect pressures many of them to 

try too hard to be good (Martha) instead 

On the way from a doctor's 

appointment, I was listening to the 

radio. One of my favorite songs blared 

life and excitement into my car: "O, 

Praise Him" by the David Crowder 

Band. I got so excited and started 

singing with him! 

Listen to some of the 

words: Turn your ear to 

heaven / and hear / the noise 

inside. / The sound of angels' 

awe. / The sound of angels' 

songs / And all this for a King / 

All to Christ we sing! / O, 

praise Him O praise Him, / He 

is Holy, He is Holy! 

Another verse says, "Turn 

your gaze toward heaven and 

raise a joyous noise. . ." Just as I had 

turned my gaze and my ear toward 

heaven, three little blackbirds danced 

with effortless grace inside my 

periphery, while I was rapturously 

declaring, "He is Holy! He is Holy!" and I 

smiled! 

The angels declare God to be 

Holy, Holy, Holy -- that's THRICE holy! 

That's the ultimate in holiness! That's 

Father, Son, Holy Spirit holy! That's 

blood, water, and spirit holy! That's 

three blackbirds holy! :-) That's HOLY! 

of learning to be in the presence of 

God, who teaches and shapes us for 

service.(Mary) 

Are you the lonely single parent 

left to raise your family alone? The 

alcoholic who's failed so often even 

you don't want to be with you? The 

meth addict whose body 

has sold your heart out, 

robbing you of the 

strength to even cry out 

to God? Jesus wants you 

to know He sees you made 

whole---some here and 

some not until heaven— 

but He wants you to know 

He sees you with eyes of 

love and not words of 

reproof. 

Are you the child 

whose parents are gone, 

or have rejected you, leaving you 

bewildered and stunned? Jesus 

wants you to know He is with you right 

now. He does not want you to feel 

abandoned; He wants you to rest your 

head on Him. 

Are you broken in hidden ways, 

desperately afraid someone will 

discover your secret struggles? Are 

those struggles making you ashamed 

to meet Jesus because you know He 

knows? He wants you to know you are 

Randy Kilgore 

Made To Matter.org 

fully known and still fully loved! 

Wherever you are in your spiritual 

trek, Jesus waits to break through the 

darkness to shout "Jesus is Alive, He 

lives in ME!" as long and as loud as it 

Juanita Weiss 

Weiss Ministries 

You know the angels told Isaiah in 

the 6th chapter of his prophetic work 

that the whole earth was full of God's 

glory! Whether it is the blazing sun, the 

naked trees, a winter landscape, a 

baby, a child, an adult, an old man . . . or 

three blackbirds -- the 

existence of each one 

declares with unmistakable 

t r u t h a n d m e l o d i o u s 

crescendo -- HE IS HOLY! 

HE IS HOLY! Look around 

yourself -- see his glory and 

eclare with creation -- He is 

Holy! 

Abba, we are in awe of 

your holiness! Every chance 

we get, we want to turn our 

ear to heaven and hear all that 

wonderful noise inside (Ez. 1)! Every 

chance we get, we want to turn our 

gaze toward heaven! May every fiber of 

our being chorus -- along with angels -- 

the greatness of your holiness! 

Because Holy is not only what you are; 

it is WHO you are! We stand in awe of 

you, Holy God! 

Read other blogs by 

Juanita Weiss by 

logging on to 

www.weissministries.org. 

Painting by Max Resdefault 

takes to get you to decide to go look. For 

no one whoever met Jesusr, ever came 

away the same. 

Let we who call Him Savior be 

harbingers of the hope that once 

brought us profound relief; and may we 

be found by Jesus tending even the 

worst of the wounded when He first 

hears them call out for Him. 

Randy Kilgore is the Senior Writer & Workplace 

Chaplain for Made To Matter. He received his 

M.Div. after a twenty-plus year career in 

business, most of which was spent in senior 

human resource management positions. You 

can enjoy more about Randy writings @ 

madetomatter.org. 

Mark Martin, News Anchor of the 700 

Club on CBN and Councilman Bobby 

Dyer/Professor at Regent University 

More to Give, a Virginia Beach based 

501(C)3 partnered with Grace 

Fellowship Worship Center August 24, 

2013 for their 3rd Annual Back To 

School Drive. With the support of 

sponsors More to Give was able to 

provide 500 bookbags thanks to 

Regent University and a non-partisan 

sponsor partnership between 84th 

District nominees for the house of 

delegates Glenn Davis & Brent 

McKenzie. 

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By Ray Boetcher 

There are people in the pews 

every week, including ministers, 

struggling with depression. So often 

the members of a church pretend this is 

not a real issue because they have a 

difficult time understanding it. They 

think, “why don't they just snap out of it,” 

or “why don't they just pray and let God 

fix it.” Perhaps we say a prayer for 

them, or add them to the prayer list, but 

that's about all we feel we can do. So 

we continue to minister to the “normal” 

people in the church or the ones with 

“real” problems that we better see the 

effects of … like cancer, physical 

injuries, heart problems or dementia. 

Christians feel guilty about being 

depressed. They feel that their faith in 

God should prevent such suffering. 

They have been hooked by health and 

wealth preaching, and come to believe 

that the truly faithful should prosper 

both physically and financially … so 

they reason, if they were truly faithful 

they should be free of any mental 

problems like depression. 

This leads to denial, which only 

makes matters worse. Well-meaning 

friends, including pastors, who don't 

understand what is going on, 

encourage them to “rise above it,” and 

offer prayer or advice on “becoming 

stronger in their faith.” 

But what happens after someone 

has attempted to “let go and let God,” 

and now feels unworthy and forsaken 

… They begin to question their faith. 

They begin to question their God. 

So those who are feeling 

depressed feel that they must hide their 

sufferings from the brethren. They feel 

shamed, so they pull away from the 

church, they pull away from their 

friends and family, and they pull away 

from seeking the compassionate and 

professional help that they truly need. 

. 

Medical statistics indicate that in 

the adult U.S. population, approximately 

12 percent of the males and 18 

percent of the females have had a 

major depressive episode at some 

time. That's huge. That means that if 

you look at the rows of people in your 

church, there is probably one person 

on each row (or at least every other row) 

experiencing some form of depression. 

This article in The Church Guide 

cannot address all the aspects of 

depression and its causes. There are 

just too many possibilities that might 

contribute to its cause and degree of 

intensity. The list includes such things 

as: chemical imbalance of the brain, 

external (exogenous) causes, stress, 

heredity and genetic factors, dietary 

contributors, and of course spiritual 

factors. 

Despite the cause, the most 

agonizing fact of this illness is that 

darkness takes over the mind. Nothing 

seems to be able to penetrate the 

darkness. Life and light seem beyond 

reach. They are unable to feel loved 

and needed. They feel separated from 

everything that was near and dear to 

them, including God. 

Sufferers face diminished interest 

or pleasure in activities they once 

enjoyed. They may experience 

significant appetite changes, insomnia 

or hypersomnia, and the inability to 

concentrate or focus. They are not as 

patient as they used to be. They get 

frustrated and angry more easily. Little 

things that never bothered them, now 

do. They are plagued with persistent 

and unshakable feelings of guilt and 

worthlessness that are sometimes 

accompanied by suicidal thoughts or 

belief that life is not worth living (this is 

why it is so important to get help for 

d e p r e s s i o n ) . A n g e r s e t s i n . 

Disappointment sets in. Hopelessness 

sets in. 

The dilemma is that because 

people who are struggling with 

depression feel a pronounced absence 

of all things good, it can be difficult to 

communicate with them and provide 

words of encouragement. They don't 

feel like being around people anymore, 

whether at church or at home. 

But isn't it strange that if we were 

to get a sore throat or a migraine 

headache, we seek and get 

condolences from others, and we go to 

the doctor and get treated. As a result, 

the pain is gone; and the soreness 

disappears and goes away. But if we 

have a mental condition, like 

depression, we view it as a sign of 

weakness, there is a stigma attached to 

it … so we try to face the darkness 

alone. 

So let's stop this article right here! 

If you, or someone you know and 

love, are showing signs of depression 

... get help. Yes God will help you, and 

we will address that in this article … but 

I am referring to help from a counselor, 

therapist, or doctor who knows 

depression. Preferably someone who 

is licensed. They typically have 

credentials like LPC (Licensed 

Professional Counselor), LCSW 

(Licensed Clinical Social Worker), or 

PhD / PsyD in clinical psychology. 

When you contact them, make 

sure that they specialize in helping 

those challenged with depression. I 

would also encourage you to go to 

someone who treats patients and not 

the disease. Someone who's 

treatment methods follow those of Dr. 

Herbert Spiegel (1914-2009) and Sir 

William Osler (1849-1919). Osler said 

that "It is much more important to know 

what sort of patient has a disease than 

what sort of disease the patient has." 

God has personally put people on this 

earth that He has gifted, planned their 

calling, equipped them, and prepared 

them to help you (or your loved one). 

The remainder of this feature 

addresses spiritual roots, causes, and 

relief from depression. We are 

addressing a state of mind somewhere 

between “feeling the blues” and 

“chronic depression.” 

So the truth is that Christians can 

and do get depressed. I know that I 

have, more than once. 

It doesn't mean your faith is weak. 

It doesn't mean God is punishing you or 

that God has forgotten you. It's not 

because you are worthless, because 

that's just not true … God loves you for 

who you are. He created you ... you are 

beautiful in His sight. 

Unfortunately depression is an 

affliction that makes it more difficult for 

the individual to be around other 

people, so the individual goes through 

a spiritual withdrawal. They aren't 

interested in going to church, in 

praying, or feeling charitable. 

As mentioned earlier, depression 

is the absence of feeling anything 

good. Can you imagine how that must 

feel? Can you imagine for a moment 

what life would be like if you felt 

stripped of God's love, His blessings, 

mercy and grace. Life would be hell. 

That's where the depressed are 

coming from, that's what they are 

feeling … that overwhelming sense of 

darkness and gloom. 

The first step to overcoming our 

depression is to admit we are in 

despair. 

Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30, 

“Come to me, all you who are weary 

and burdened, and I will give you rest. 

Take my yoke upon you and learn from 

me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, 

and you will find rest for your souls. For 

my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” 

Jesus understands our dark 

feelings, our discouragement, our 

depression. He experienced the same 

on the cross. He draws near when you 

suffer. And no matter how low you go, 

you will find God there to lift you up 

again. His desire is to help us, to heal 

us. That is because we have a 

sympathetic Savior. Even though the 

devil tries to oppress us so he can 

control us, God uses these things for 

good. 

Therefore, we must confront our 

depression, and bring it under the 

control of the Holy Spirit. 

Pastor Angus McDonald of 

Great Bridge Freewill Evangelical 

Church in Chesapeake shared five 

questions with me that we should ask 

ourselves in order to better understand 

the root of our depression, and 

determine if there is a spiritual solution. 

The first questions we should ask 

ourselves: “Is this a call to prayer?” 

What you are doing here is asking 

God through prayer if your depression 

is caused by something you have done, 

or is it brought on by someone else. 

Is the emotional suffering of 

someone else affecting how you are 

feeling? There are many ways where 

living or knowing someone else with 

depression can affect you negatively as 

well. Spouses, family members, 

friends, co-workers can easily be 

dragged down themselves in such colaboring 

relationships. 

If you are close to someone who is 

depressed, you might feel guilty 

because you have listened to the lies in 

your head leading you to believe that 

you are the cause of, or that you 

contributed to their depression ... or 

that there was something more you 

could have done, or something you 

shouldn't have done that caused the 

suffering in someone else. 

Maybe you're co-laboring with a 

friend who has lost a loved one, or has 

just lost her job, or didn't get into the 

college they were hoping for, or any 

number of similar events. Once you 

realize your feeling down is because 

you are sympathizing with the feelings 

of someone else, you are on your way 

to overcoming your depression. But 

realize that if you continue to bear their 

feelings, you'll have two people 

depressed. 

So go to the Lord In prayer and He 

will reveal if the cause of your feeling 

the blues is that you are overly 

compassionate for sufferings of 

someone else. 

If that is not the cause of your 

depression, ask the Lord “Have I hurt 

someone?” 

Is that why you are feeling 

depressed? 

Please realize that the hurt could 

be legitimate or unfounded. What 

matters to the other person is that “they 

believe” you did something, said 

something or caused something that 

hurt them someway, somehow. 

When you hurt someone, they can 

become bitter. Bitterness opens the 

doors for demon spirits like 

unforgiveness, revenge, and hatred. 

Ephesians 4:26 reminds us to “be 

angry, and yet do no sin; do not let the 

sun go down on your anger (NASB). 

If the Lord shows you that your 

depression is because you have hurt 

someone, then you need to ask that 

person for forgiveness. If it is a 

misunderstanding, false accusation, lie 

or false belief, then you will need to ask 

God how you can correct the problem, 

correct the hurt, correct the pain, 

correct the lie. 

G o d d o e s n o t w a n t y o u 

depressed. He will lead you through it 

and out of it. 

Probably an even more revealing 

question that could uncover years of 

pain contributing to your depression is 

“Has someone or something hurt 

me?” 

Experiences in life can leave 

scars. Some are seen, many are not. 

Something as horrific as ongoing 

physical or sexual abuse can cause 

extensive psychological damage. A 

continuous barrage of being sinned 

against can cause young men and 

women to believe over time, that they 

deserve their sad fate … that they 

aren't good enough … aren't worthy 

enough … aren't smart enough … and 

that no one, not even God, could 

possibly love them. 

If your depression is revealed to 

be caused by such traumatic events in 

the past, you may need the help of a 

professional counselor to assist you in 

overcoming the suffering and the 

repressed memories of those painful 

and traumatic past experiences. 

As horrible as those experiences 

might have been (or continue to be), 

are you also carrying feelings of hatred, 

anger, resentment, unforgiveness. 

These spiritual demons all need to be 

removed in order to overcome your 

suffering. Ask God for His help in 

forgiving those who have perpetuated 

them, ask for His help in curbing your 

anger and hatred. Ask for His help in 

healing you, and putting the hurts in 

your past. 

Maybe you are depressed for no 

other reason than you have a job that 

doesn't utilize your talents, doesn't pay 

well, leaves you with no future, or 

d e h u m a n i z e s y o u . S u c h 

disappointment over time can lead to 

feelings of depression. 

If God reveals that this is what is 

causing your depression, ask Him God 

what should you do about it? Should 

you get more education. Do you need 

the courage and boldness to quit, and 

faith and trust in God that He has a 

better plan for you? Did God place you 

there for a purpose that He is just now 

revealing to you? 

Sometimes we can get depressed 

when we feel disappointment. Maybe 

we have prayed for something, but it 

didn't happen. If we don't go to the Lord 

in prayer and submit our disappointment, 

we can end up feeling depressed 

or even angry. Whatever the reason … 

pray! Perhaps the timing is off, and we 

are not mature enough to wait patiently 

on the Lord. Pray … what will the Lord 

reveal to you. 

The Bible says we must discipline 

ourselves for the purpose of godliness 

(1 Timothy 4:7). Discipline by definition, 

means going against our feelings. We 

may not feel like dieting, but if you are 

disciplined, you do it anyway and you 

get the results you and God desire. You 

may feel like going on a shopping spree 

and buying that big screen TV you have 

been longing for, but if you are 

disciplined, you set yourself up on a 

budget and you live by it. 

God has given us the resources to 

be overwhelming conquerors in even 

the most desperate situations, 

including facing death. Romans 8: 35- 

37 encourages us to live by faith not by 

our circumstances … “who will 

separate us from the love of Christ? 

Will tribulation, or distress, or 

persecution, or famine, or nakedness, 

or peril, or sword? Just as it is written, 

'For your sake we are being put to 

death all day long; we were considered 

as sheep to be slaughtered.' But in all 

these things we overwhelmingly 

conquer through Him who loved us.” 

If God still hasn't revealed the root 

of your depression, the next question 

you might ask, “Have I hurt you 

Lord?” 

“Is there some way I have hurt 

you?” “Haven't I been there for you 

Lord? “Have I not been spending 

enough time with you Lord? … with 

Your Word? 

Perhaps your depression is 

because you have sinned against God. 

Guilt and shame can develop and 

persist because of secret or 

unconfessed sins in a person's life. 

Maybe we feel that we have let God 

down in some major way, and we are 

wondering if we have stepped outside 

of His Will. Maybe we've bought into 

the lies in our head that our sin was 

unforgiveable, thus bringing about 

feelings of doom. 

These perpetual feeling over time 

can trigger a depressive episode. 

In our first question, we saw how 

you can be depressed because 

someone who is near and dear to you is 

depressed. Essentially that is what is 

spiritually happening here. Your spirit 

can grieve the Holy Spirit. Your spirit is 

in despair because the Holy Spirit is in 

despair. 

We can find the very first example 

of depression due to guilt in the book of 

Genesis, when Cain's offering to God 

was rejected. He became gloomy and 

instead of repenting, he murdered his 

brother, thus sinking even deeper into a 

state of depression. We find the Lord 

asking Cain in Genesis 4: 6-7 “Why are 

you angry? Why does your face look 

sad? You know that if you do what is 

right, I will accept you. But if you don't, 

sin is ready to attack you. That sin will 

want to control you, but you must 

control it.” 

King David committed adultery 

and then sent Bathsheba's husband to 

the front lines knowing he would be 

killed. He became depressed because 

of his guilt, but he confessed his sins 

and sought God's forgiveness. 

Let's read God's word on this … 

“For I said in my haste, 'I am cut off from 

before Your eyes; nevertheless You 

heard the voice of my supplications. 

When I cried out to You. Oh, love the 

Lord, all you His saints! For the Lord 

preserves the faithful. And fully repays 

the proud person. Be of good courage. 

And He shall strengthen your heart. All 

you who hope in the Lord. Bledssed is 

he whose transgression is forgiven. 

Whose sin is covered. Blessed is the 

man to whom the Lord does not impute 

iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no 

deceit … I acknowledged my sin to You, 

and my iniquity I have not hidden. I 

said, 'I will confess my transgressions 

to the Lord, and You forgave the iniquity 

of my sin. Selah.” – 

Psalm 31:22, 32:2, 32:5 

(NKJV). 

If your depression's 

root is in your guilt for 

having sinned against 

God, David's example 

shows that the pain and 

suffering can be eased 

and overcome by going 

to God in prayer and 

confessing your sins 

and seeking His forgiveness. 

John 1:9 confirms 

this, “If we confess our 

sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us 

our sins and to cleanse us from all 

unrighteousness.” 

Therefore, we need to go to God in 

prayer. What will God reveal to you? 

But because depression affects 

your spirituality, you might be feeling 

that God has abandoned you. We feel 

frustrated, worried, angry, and feel like 

God's Word no longer seems to be 

working in our life. We begin to feel that 

God doesn't seem to be honoring His 

promises. We cannot understand why 

God doesn't answer our 

prayers. It's a desperate 

cry from the heart of many. 

Doesn't God see what 

we are going through? 

Doesn't God care? 

These are all lies of 

the devil. Fight those 

thoughts. Rebuke those 

lies. Trust in God, because 

He has always been good 

to you. The Bible reassures us that God 

will never leave us nor forsake us. 

“The Lord is the one who goes 

ahead of you; He will be with you. He 

will not fail you or forsake you. Do not 

fear or be dismayed.”Deuteronomy 

31:8 (NASB) 

“Have I not commanded you? Be 

strong and courageous! Do not tremble 

or be dismayed, for the Lord your God 

is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 

1:9 (NASB) 

“Casting all your anxiety on Him, 

because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 

(NASB) 

If you are still seeking the spiritual 

cause of your depression, and none of 

the other prayers revealed a source, 

then you need to consider that you 

might just be under attack by the 

enemy. Pray, “Lord, is someone 

trying to hurt me?” or “has someone 

hurt me?” Do I need to change my 

circumstances? 

Experiences in life can leave 

scars. Some are seen, many are not. 

Something as horrific as ongoing 

physical or sexual abuse can cause 

extensive psychological damage. A 

continuous barrage of being sinned 

against can cause young men and 

women to believe over time, that they 

deserve their sad fate … that 

they aren't good enough … 

aren't worthy enough … aren't 

smart enough … and that no 

one, not even God, could 

possibly love them. 

Do I need to change 

my circumstances? 

Are we in enemy territory, 

should we get ready for 

spiritual warfare? Or should I 

just bear with it until He acts? 

Sometimes the Lord just 

wants us to take steps to get 

ourselves out of trouble, or whatever 

is causing our despair. 

Are you single and looking for 

a spouse? Maybe you are feeling 

depressed because going to night 

clubs isn't working. There are no 

singles at your church who interest 

you. Your attempt with computer 

dating was disastrous. Maybe 

God has something different He 

wants you to do, that He will reveal 

if you come to Him in prayer. 

Joyce Meyer preaches 

“the battle of the mind.” 

Depression, for 

many, is nothing 

more than our 

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thoughts dwelling on a bunch of 

emotions, lies, and hurt feelings. 

Bearing in mind that because we are 

depressed, our feelings have become 

distorted, we must strive to remind 

ourselves daily that we cannot trust our 

feelings nor pay attention to them. 

Jesus tells us to keep our mind on Him 

and not on the things of this world. 

Granted, that can be hard to do if 

left to our own devices, but thank God 

He has given us His Holy Spirit to 

comfort us and direct us. 

We Christians need to live our 

lives based on truth, not on our feelings 

… based upon what we cannot see, not 

what is seen. That requires a lot of 

faith. Again, if you are depressed, that 

does not mean that you are lacking in 

faith. What you might be lacking in is 

trust, not faith. 

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On these pages you can find some of the programs 

available to individuals and families in Hampton Roads in 

need of support, counseling, and/or assistance. Programs 

are free or minimal cost. Some assistance programs have 

too many to print (for example Alcoholics Annoymous), and 

in those cases, you can find a more complete listing of all 

the available programs, and hundreds of other outreaches 

at our website: www.TheChurchGuide.com 

If your church/ministry hosts additional programs, and 

you’d like to have them included on these pages or 

website, please email your info to: churchguide@usa.com. 

Please, if you use any of these services, please thank them 

and tell them you saw it listed in The Church Guide. 

ALCOHOLISM 

Alcoholics Annonymous 

Visit our website: TheChurchGuide.com for a 

listing of over 330 AA meetings presently being 

held in churches throughout Hampton Roads. 

You will find a church holding a meeting on a day 

and at a time just right for you. 

ADDICTIONS 

Overcomers - Addiction recovery meetings. 

Monday and Tues., 7:30-8:30 pm. Geneva Park 

Baptist Church, 2400 Gilmerton Rd., 

Chesapeake. FMI: 487-2633. 

12 Step Recovery Life Group – Open to 

anyone with addictions. Overcome your 

dependency with scripturally based principles. 

New life Center, 3310 Indian River Road Ches. 

FMI: 545.5093 ext.200 

Regeneration Addiction Recovery 

Group – Regeneration is a faith based 

addiction recovery group that deals with all types 

of addictions alcohol, drugs, gambling, 

pornography, sexual addiction, eating disorders, 

and cutting. we meet every Friday and Tuesday 

night at 7:30 pm. Wave Church 1000 North Great 

Neck Rd. Virgina Beach, VA. 23454 

Recovery For Life – a leader in the provision 

of safe places, educational materials & treatment 

for individuals and families struggling with the 

challenges of addictions & compulsive behaviors. 

Recovery For Life Kempsville – Meets 

Tuesdays in Life Center at Atlantic Shores Baptist 

Church at 7:00 p.m. Also meets Thursdays in The 

Shed 7:00 p.m., 1861 Kempsville Road, 

Centerville and Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach. 

FMI: 456-0093 Childcare using Recovery for 

Kids curriculum AMPD for Teenagers 

Beach Pentecostal – Meets Saturday at 8:00 

am. 501 Baltic Ave. (Corner of 16th and Baltic) 

Virginia Beach. Call Dallas: 572-5333. 

Tabernacle Church of Norfolk – Meets 

Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., 7000 Granby Street, 

Norfolk. Call Ed: 757-440-8224. 

Bethel Church of Norfolk – Meets Wed. at 

7:00 p.m., 3509 Granby Street. 640-1591. 

Recovery For Life The Boulevard – 

Meets Wed. at 7:00 p.m., 3333-28 Virginia Beach 

Blvd. (behind Harris Teeter) Va Beach. Call Gary: 

463-0207. 

Recovery For Life Chesapeake 

Community Church – Meets Thursdays at 

7:00 p.m., 253 Saint Lukes Church Rd., 

Chesapeake. Call: Phil 328-4096. Childcare 

using Recovery for Kids curriculum 

Celebrating Truth Ministries – Meets 

Mondays at 7:00 p.m., 5295 Greenwich Rd. Suite 

103, Virginia Beach. Call Genise 456-2268. 

ADOPTION / UNPLANNED 

PREGNANCY 

Bethany Christian Services – Counseling, 

assistance & support for unplanned pregnancies. 

Offering pre-& post-adoption services, and 

counseling and support for women who chose to 

parent. Seeking loving & stable environment that 

adoptive children can call home. 499.9367 or 1- 

800-BETHANY(24 hr hotline), www.bethany.org, 

www.impregnant.org. 287 Independence Blvd., 

Suite 241, Va Beach, VA 23462 

Crisis Pregnancy Center / Keim Centers 

– Christ-centered organization whose mission is 

to reach out to those women and families 

involved in crisis-related pregnancies offering 

them real help for the present, hope for the 

future, and healing for their past. To include: 

Limited Ultrasound, Pregnancy Confirmation, 

Consultation by a Medical Professional and 

Distribution of Prenatal Vitamins. FMI: 499.4444. 

Services are provided thru Keim Centers at: 

Norfolk: 2121 Colonial Ave., Norfolk 23517 

Virginia Beach: 3145 Virginia Beach Blvd. Ste. 

109, Virginia Beach 23452 

Portsmouth/Chesapeake: 5000 Portsmouth 

Blvd. Suite. 1, Portsmouth 23701 

Suffolk: 302 N. Main St. Suite. A, Suffolk, 23434 

AT-RISK CHILD TUTORING 

Project SonShine – Local churches partner 

with Hampton University (Christian Student 

Assoc.) and Christopher Newport University 

students as they serve as mentors and tutors to 

school age children in nine at-risk communities. 

FMI: Operation Breaking Through at 617-5520. 

Summer Reading Camp – 8 week course of 

intensive training offered to children from low 

income housing areas. Each child receives a 

trophy, books, certificate of completion and gift 

card for school clothes. 420-2625. Joy Ministries, 

1446 Kempsville Rd., #203, Virginia Beach. 

BATTERED / BEATEN 

FAMILY SHELTERS 

Samaritan House – Safety from abuse ~ 

2620 Southern Blvd., Virginia Beach. Phone: 631- 

0710. Hotline: 430-2120. 

Women In Crisis - YWCA – Serves women 

over age 18 that are experiencing battering. 

Provides shelter to abused women and children. 

5215 Colley Ave., Norfolk. FMI: 757-625-4248 - 

HELPLINE: (757) 625-5570. www.ywca-shr.org. 

Domestic Violence Prevention Ministry 

- Apostles Lutheran Church, 370 Johnstown Rd., 

Chesapeake. 547-4692 Mary Lou Taylor 

Victory Home – Six to 12 month program to 

help you gain independence. 2400 Gilmerton Rd., 

Ches. 487-2633 www.victoryhomerecovery.com 

Salvation Army – Emergency shelter, emergency 

financial support, emergency assistance. 

1033 Big Bethel Rd., Hampton. 838-4875 

Salvation Army HOPE Center – 

Emergency shelter/assistance. 543-8100. 5525 

Raby Rd., Norfolk. 

Non-Christian sources … 

Genieve Shelter – Victims of domestic abuse. 

(757) 925-4365, 1548-C Holland Road, Suffolk 

HER Shelter – Domestic violence, teen date 

violence –485-1445 

Chesapeake Battered Women 

24 hour hotline: 485-3384. Referrals for 

assistance, community support groups, legal 

advocacy for women. 

Our House Families – Emergency shelter for 

families. Max stay 30 days. Case management, 

counseling. Call 545-4075. 405 D Street, 

Chesapeake. www.ourhousefamilies.org 

Transitions Family Violence Service – 

Program to help gain independence for victims of 

abuse. 722-2261, Hotline 723-7774. 240 Chapel 

St., Hampton. www.transitionsfsv.org 

Suffolk Shelter 757-934-1353 

Hampton/Newport News Battered 

Women’s Shelter Phone: 723-7774 

CLOTHING 

Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia – 

Offices in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, 

Suffolk, Newport News & Williamsburg. 490-4931 

Church of the Advent – 1097 Bells Mill Rd, 

Ches. FMI: Shylene Thoroughgood 410-3081 

Wave City Care – Education services, tutoring 

& mentoring. 965-8494. www.wavecitycare.com. 

2610 Potters Rd., Ste 206, Virginia Beach. 

BANKRUPTCY 

Credit Control – Debt Management and 

awareness classes. Offered free by Safe 

Harbour Credit Mgt.. Call 340-2564 

Financial Counseling – assistance and 

support in financial difficulties. Catholic Charities 

of Eastern Virginia. Offices in Virginia Beach, 

Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, Newport News and 

Williamsburg. For info call 484-0703. 

LINK of Hampton Roads – Professional and 

Casual Clothing for persons returning to work, for 

the homeless in need of a change of clothing or 

casual/ professional attire or for families who are 

unable to purchase needed items for newborns, 

or elderly persons who are incontinent. 10413 

Warwick Blvd., Newport News. 595-1953. 

Little Blessing Thrift Store – 

28 Harpersville Road, Newport News 

Wed. 4-5, Sat. 10-4, Sun. 12:30-2:30 

Open Door Chapel – 3177 Virginia Beach 

Blvd., Virginia Beach. 340-1441 ~ Mon. & Wed. 

10-2. Must have valid ID for each person for 

clothing. 

Princess Anne Plaza UMC – 208 South 

Plaza Trail, Virginia Beach 340-5775 

St. Gregory’s Catholic Church – Clearfield 

Avenue, Norfolk. 757-497-8330 

Manna House Ministries – Provides food, 

clothing, shelter, education and training for 

families and individuals. FMI: 714-0331. 

http://mannahouseministries-va.org/ 

Wave City Care -- assists hurting individuals 

and families in Hampton Roads to meet their 

basic and immediate needs for food, clothing, 

and shelter. For help, call 965-8494. 

Other caring providers: 

Children's Clothes Closet – Provides 

clothing, primarily to school age children, for 

families in need. No fee. 2708 Chestnut Ave., 

Newport News, 244-6121 

COMPUTER TRAINING 

Basic Computer Classes -- Contact Mrs. 

Wheeler at 826-4322 ext 117 to set up an 

appointment. FREE! Cornerstone Assembly of 

God, 55 Tide Mill Lane Hampton. 

DEPRESSION 

Emotions Anonymous – 12 Step program 

designed to improve your mental health. There is 

no cost in attending these meetings. Three 

locations in Hampton Roads. 

Virginia Beach United Methodist 

Church – 18th Street and Pacific Ave., Virginia 

Beach, Tuesdays at 1 pm. FMI: Dave 351-3413. 

Renewed Minds – “You Are Never Alone 

Ministry” – we offer Hope to those suffering from 

the life crippling and devastating effects of 

depression. We offer one-on-one encouragement, 

seminars, videos, publications and a 6 

week Bible Study class teaching the Biblical tools 

that will empower you to overcome the many 

aspects of depression. Classes forming now! Call 

us to schedule a seminar, join in a class, or just to 

talk. FMI: 757-962-7571. Debbie Swain or Nancy 

Green. www.neveraloneministry.org 

Still Standing, Surviving Suicide - 2nd 

Tuesday of month, 7-9 pm. Spring Branch 

Community Church, 1500 N. Great Neck Rd., Va 

Beach. FMI: 464-9289. www.stillstanding2.org. 

Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center – 

1100 First Colonial Road, Virginia Beach. 

Emotions Annoymous . Wednesdays at 7-8 pm. 

FMI: Anne 515-7552. 

www.emotionsanonymous.org for more info. 

Restoring the Hurting – Support Group 

Ministry of the World Outreach Worship Center. 

Thursdays at 7:00 pm. 874-1223. 1233 Shields 

Rd., Newport News 

DISABILITIES 

Young Life Capernaum – A place where 

kids and people with disabilities come together to 

hang out, have fun and learn about life. Club is a 

free weekly event that has tons of fun, music, 

snacks, skits & more. 

All Clubs meet 6:30 - 8:00 PM. 3 clubs locally: 

Mondays - Tab Church, Norfolk and Holy Family 

Church, Virginia Beach. 

Tuesdays - Church of the Messiah, Kempsville 

Rd., Chesapeake 

Thursdays, Kings Grant Baptist, Virginia Beach 

FMI: Tara Criste 705.6248 

DIVORCE / SEPARATION 

Divorce Care – Weekly seminar to create 

healing for divorced persons. Seminar is free, 

workbook is $12. Scholarships available. 

Sundays from 6:00 pm til 8:00 pm. Contact Kathy 

Ahearn at 495-1886, x11. Church of the 

Ascension, 4853 Princess Anne Rd., Va Beach. 

Divorce Care – Support Group Ministry of the 

World Outreach Worship Center. Call for times 

757-874-1223. 1233 Shields Rd., Newport News 

Divorce Care – Weekly support group meets 

Mondays at 6:45-9:00 pm. Contact Patti 

Whitehurst 547-2319. Oak Grove United 

Methodist Church, 472 Battlefield Blvd., 

Chesapeake. 


Tuesday 7:00-8:30 pm. Contact Rosemary Dorow 

630-3367. New Creation United Methodist 

Church, 4320 Bruce Rd., Chesapeake. 

Divorce Care — Weekly support group meets 

Thursdays 7:00-8:30 pm. Contact Brenda Sims 

547-8537. Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 

Room 230, 333 Cedar Rd., Chesapeake. 


Thursdays 6:30-8:30 pm. Contact Karl Oelke 

418-3800. $12 registration fee. Kempsville 

Presbyterian Church, Kempsville Rd., Virginia 

Beach. 


Thursdays 6:30-8:00 pm. Contact Tom Armbrister 

486-7900. $10 registration fee. London Bridge 

Baptist Church, 2460 Potter's Rd., Virginia 

Beach. 

Divorce Care – Weekly support group to help 

you will learn how to deal with the pain of the past 

and look forward to rebuilding your life. Tuesdays 

from 6:00 pm to 8:30. Cost is $15, free childcare. 

First Baptist Church of Norfolk, 312 

Kempsville Rd., Norfolk. FMI/Register: Rev. Brett 

Carroll bcarroll@firstnorfolk.org 

Safe Harbor Divorce/Separation Crisis 

Marriage Recovery Group – Monthly 

meetings, call for times. New Destiny Outreatch 

Ministries. Call Pastor Michelson 288-8275 

10 Parkerson Lane, Chesapeake 23323 

EDUCATION ASSISTANCE 

Christian Education Scholarships 

Financial assistance provided for those parents 

wanting to give their children a Christian 

education but need monetary assistance. For 

info (215) 870-9454 or faith_first@verizon.net. 

www.faithschoice.org. 

Wave City Care -- offers educational services 

to help empower people to become more 

productive in the community, to improve their 

quality of life and to maximize their potential. 

FMI: 965-8494. 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

and COUNSELING 


Chesapeake Office 484-0703 

3804 Poplar Hall Road, Suite A, Chesapeake. 

Our House Family Shelter – Crisis financial 

assistance. One time payment to avoid utility 

cutoff, foreclosure, eviction. 545-4075. 

Star of the Sea Catholic Church – Assist 

Virginia Beach residents only. 1404 Pacific 

Avenue, Va. Beach. FMI: 428-1244 

LINK of Hampton Roads – Limited Financial 

Assistance for utilities, bus tokens, Greyhound 

tickets, vehicle repairs in special needs cases. 

10413 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. 595-1953. 

FOOD ASSISTANCE 

First Baptist Church Denbigh Outreach 

Center – Bread and other non-perishable foods 

every Wednesday (9:30am – 1:00pm) and 

Thursday (8:30am – 12:00pm). 

USDA is issued every 2nd Wednesday of the 

month 9:30am – 1:00pm (must meet USDA 

guidelines for qualification). 

13656 Warwick Blvd., Newport News 

Jack Chase’s Bread Ministry – Help for those 

destitute but make too much to qualify for help 

from social service agencies. (757) 273-0818 

www.chefnoah.com 

Sixth House – Provides programs for those in 

need of food assistance. Variety of programs to 

supplement your needs every 3rd Thursday, 1-4 

pm. Free bread every Friday after 3:00 pm. 

2003 Kechoghtan Rd., Hampton. 244-6100. 

Hope Community Church – Offers short- term 

food assistance for individuals and families in 

need. 826A J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Newport News. 

FMI: 595-8490 

S.H.A.R.E. – a network of churches & 

community agencies that serve as a food 

distribution site. Participants contribute $17 in 

cash, by check or EBT card, donate two hours of 

volunteer time, and receive a food package 

worth at least $40. FMI: 596-7188. 9912 Hosier 

St., Newport News. 

One Harvest Food Ministry -- Everyone can 

purchase food boxes at wholesale prices. Great 

for stretching the monthly food budget. FMI: 

53901096. Radiant Life Ministries, 100 Kilby 

Shores Drive, suffolk 23434. Manna House 

Ministries - Food provisional assistance. FMI: 

714-0331. Manna House Ministries, Virginia 

Beach. http://mannahouseministries-va.org 

FOOD/MEAL MINISTRIES 

Saint John's Soup Kitchen -- Saint John's 

AME Church serves a free meal on the 2nd 

and 4th Tuesday of the month. From 11:30 AM 

to 1:00 PM. 545 East Bute Street, Norfolk VA. 

23501, Downtown Norfolk near the Scope, FMI 

(757) 625-2713 

Hope Community Church – hot meal every 

Monday night from 6:30-7:30 pm. 28 

Harpersville Rd., Newport News West Hampton 

Baptist Church serves a free lunch every 

Thursday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm in the 

Industrial Park area of Newport News. 631 

Aberdeen Rd, Hampton. 

Judeo-Christian Outreach – Mon.-Fri. 6 pm, 

Sat./Sun. & Holidays 3 pm Sunday morning 

breakfast 8 am. 1053 Virginia Beach Blvd., 

Virginia Beach. FMI: 491-2846. People In Need 

Ministry - PIN provides clothing, hygiene 

supplies, food, medical care and a Bible study 

each Sunday from 3:00-6:00 pm at Virginia 

Beach Pentecostal Church, 501 Baltic Ave., 

Virginia Beach. Dallas 572-5333 

Potter’s House - Tues. Thurs. Bag Lunches. 

Virginia Beach UMC, 212 19th Street, Virginia 

Beach. FMI: 428-7727 Star of the Sea Catholic 

Church – Lunch provided Monday, Wed., & 

Friday at 11:00 am. 1404 Pacific Avenue, Va. 

Beach 757- 428-1244 

Monday Soup Kitchen -- Serving up a hot, 

nutricious bowl of soup with bread, Mondays 

from 9:30 am til 11:30 am. Central Baptist 

Church Ghent, 701 W. Olney Road, Norfolk. 

FMI: 757.627.4571. 

All Nations Church – Breakfast, fresh clothes, 

toiletries, showers, and medical attention. 

Sunday morning pick up 8:00-8:15 am at the 

Farmer’s Market at 29th Street & Jefferson Ave, 

NN and HRT bus station. Taken to church for 

meal and needs met. Attend 11:00 am service 

and taken back downtown afterwards. 941-5111. 

853 Cloverleaf Lane, Newport News. 

Oak Grove United Methodist Community 

Dinner – Wednesday 6:30- 7:30 pm. 472 

Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake. What’s Cooking? 

– Pastors wife teaches those interested how to 

cook a main dish. Bible message taught while 

cooking. Saturday 6:30-8:30 pm. Trinity Baptist 

Church 818 Waters Rd., Chesapeake 

First Baptist Church Denbigh Outreach 

th 

Center – feeds the homeless on the 4 Saturday 

th 

of every month at 29 Street & Jefferson Avenue 

beginning 12:00 pm, 3656 Warwick Blvd., 

Newport News 

FOOD PANTRIES 

Church of the Ascension – 4853 Princess 

Anne Rd., Va. Beach Monday thru Thurs. 10:00 - 

Noon (For Va. Beach Residents) (757) 495-1886 

Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal – Thurs. 11:00 amnoon. 

560 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk. FMI: 627-5665 

New Jerusalem C.O.G.I.C. – 118 Erie Ave, 

Virginia Beach, 425-8431 Our House Family 

Shelter – Chesapeake residents. 757-545-4075 

Life More Abundantly Ministries -- 1080 

Aragona Blvd., Virginia Beach 473-3084 – 

Tues-Fri. 10:00 am- 6:00 pm Open Door Chapel 

– 3177 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach. 

Wednesday only 10:00 am til 2:00 pm. Must call 

first 340-1441 and bring valid ID. 

New Beech Grove Church-- Tuesday and 

Thursday mornings, from 11:00am – 1:00pm. 

326 Tabbs Lane, Newport News. 

Continued on page 15

By Brad Mattes ~ LifeNews.com 

Just when I think I've heard it all, 

I come across something that makes 

me pause in disgust. I read an article 

from the Huffington Post titled, “How 

Do You Feel about Sex and Teenage 

Sleepovers?” 

There's no doubt how I feel, but 

let's first take a look at what the author 

said. In the first paragraph she asks, 

“Why not teach children how to have 

sex well, the way you teach them how 

to do other things?” She elaborates, 

describing parents inviting the 

teenager's partner over, having a nice 

dinner and then the couple “toddles” off 

to bed together. (In reality, that's just 

permitting the behavior to take place, 

not actually educating.) 

Then she goes further stating, “It 

seems logical to me that the same way 

I try to teach my kids to exercise, sleep 

well and be good people, I would teach 

them to have healthy sex with other 

good people.” Appalling mental 

scenarios come to mind, but I'm not 

going there. The author's arguments in 

the article are built on a number of 

faulty premises. I'll address three: 

1. Blaming abstinence-only sexeducation 

for the teen pregnancy 

rate in the US. 

Abstinence-only sex-ed has 

become increasingly rare in our 

schools, instead being replaced by socalled 

comprehensive sex-ed. The 

truth is, comprehensive sex-ed isn't 

working. It fosters an environment of 

promoting adolescent sexual activity 

by implying that teen relationships 

should include sex. 

Further, it falsely assumes that 

teens don't have the ability to avoid 

sexual experimentation. Teens are 

actually empowered by embracing 

sexual purity. For example, a group 

called Healthy Visions has been 

welcomed into high schools to tackle 

tough issues like promiscuity. They 

present teens with the consequences 

of sexual activity and empower them to 

make better life choices. Through their 

n o - n o n s e n s e , s t r a i g h t - f o r w a r d 

approach, teens are shown they can 

“change their story.” The impact it's had 

on students' lives is nothing short of 

astounding. 

2. Presenting only 2 perspectives: 

either abstinence means “sex-isbad” 

or promiscuity equals “sex-isawesome.” 

Just because a person believes in 

abstinence doesn't mean that he or she 

thinks sex is bad. In fact, I support 

abstinence and think sex is great! But 

it's a gift to be given within marriage, 

rather than promoting it as something 

casual. It's an act that's to be treated 

with respect. 

Recently, Duck Dynasty stars 

Jase Robertson and wife Missy shared 

why they chose to wait until marriage to 

have sex. Jase told reporters, “We 

were both virgins when we got married 

until our wedding night. We decided to 

do it God's way and basically had a 

godly agreement that we would help 

each other get to heaven.” Teaching 

teens respect and encouraging selfcontrol 

reinforces how awesome sex 

really is and why it's important to wait 

for the right time and the right person. 

3. Downplaying the risks of teen 

sex, while calling abstinence the 

“scare-them-silly” camp. 

We live in a highly sex-saturated 

culture that mocks abstinence. 

Unfortunately, this has made it easy for 

teens to embrace casual sex. Yet, 

there are consequences for those 

actions. No matter how “healthy” and 

“responsible” sex is, young people are 

putting themselves at risk of sexually 

transmitted diseases, unplanned 

pregnancies and all but certain 

emotional repercussions. This isn't 

about instilling a false sense of fear; 

there are real dangers that exist and 

cannot be ignored. Abstinence offers 

the only truly healthy alternative. 

Surprisingly, there's one thing that 

the author and I agree on—the role of 

parents. She writes, “It also turns out 

that parents have more influence on 

what their kids think and do about sex 

than teachers do. Parental attitudes, it 

turns out, are far more influential and 

meaningful.” That's why it's crucial we 

stay engaged in our children's lives 

and not be afraid to discuss sexual 

purity. We have to be honest; it isn't 

easy for teens to remain abstinent. 

Olympic athlete, Lolo Jones 

shared this about her efforts to remain 

abstinent, “It's just something, a gift 

that I want to give to my husband. But 

please understand this journey has 

been hard… Harder than training for 

the Olympics, harder than graduating 

from college, has been to stay a virgin 

before marriage.” 

What's not surprising is abortiongiant 

Planned Parenthood also openly 

advocates for teen sex. From their 

perspective, “The solution… is to teach 

young people how to experience 

sexual pleasure instead of teaching 

them not to have sex.” Their motive is 

clear. When teens are sexually active, 

they need to rely on Planned 

Parenthood's services, including their 

lucrative abortion “services.” It's a sick 

and manipulative approach that fuels 

Planned Parenthood's business 

model. It's why we must diligently fight 

to protect the lives of not just the 

unborn, but of our young people. 

Bradley Mattes is the executive director of Life 

Issues Institute, a national pro-life educational 

group. Mattes is a veteran of the pro-life cause, 

with over 33 years of educational, political and 

humanitarian experience.

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Of course when you are suffering 

from a host of physical, emotional and 

mental symptoms, it is very difficult to 

accept that you need to put your 

complete trust in the Lord. Recovery is 

a process. Even with medication, 

therapy and prayer … it takes time. 

“Trust in the Lord with all your 

heart, and lean not on your own 

understanding; in all your ways 

acknowledge Him, and He shall direct 

your paths.” Proverbs 3: 5-6 (NKJV) 

We need to remind ourselves that 

“weeping may endure for a night, but 

joy cometh in the morning.” Yes, the 

troubles in this world are only 

temporary. We must cling to what we 

know and what we believe … that God 

IS with us, that He LOVES us, and that 

His Word is TRUE and all powerful. 

Feelings can change like the wind. 

They are colored by our circumstances 

and circumstances come and go. 

However, God's Word remains 

constant, it never changes. 

Go to God in prayer. Seek God 

Himself, not just relief. 

nd 

This is so evident in the 42 

Psalm. Here the psalmist suffering 

from depression can only be satisfied 

by seeking God. His thirst for God 

seems to grow in intensity. He desires 

nothing more than God Himself. He 

puts all of his hope in Him. He is his 

help, his comforter. 

The psalmist knew God before his 

tribulation and depression. He calls 

God, “my God (42:6, 43:4); “the God of 

my life” (42:8); “my rock” (42:9); “the 

God of my strength” (43:2); “God my 

exceeding joy” (43:4). The psalmist 

spent time with God in the past and 

knew God would be his refuge in this 

time of despair. 

Typically a depressed person 

does not feel like praising God, but here 

in Psalm 42:8, the psalmist seeks to 

praise God. Praise is a command, not 

a feeling. If we obey God, we follow His 

commands and we often feel better 

(43:4). To praise God is to focus on His 

attributes and actions and not on our 

own despair and emotions. 

“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again 

I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness 

be known to all men. The Lord is at 

hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in 

everything by prayer and supplication, 

with thanksgiving, let your requests be 

made known to God; and the peace of 

G o d , w h i c h s u r p a s s e s a l l 

understanding, will guard your hearts 

and minds through Christ Jesus. 

Finally, brethren, whatever things are 

true, whatever things are noble, 

whatever things are just, whatever 

things are pure, whatever things are 

lovely, whatever things are of good 

report, if there is any virtue and if there 

is anything praiseworthy, meditate on 

these things.” -- Phillippians 4:4-8 

(NIV) 

We all will feel variations of 

depression in our lives. The cure is a 

relationship with God and trust in His 

never ending love for you. You need 

God. You need to always be seeking 

God, praising Him for who He is. You 

will find that He IS your only source of 

hope and help, no matter how 

despairing your circumstances. 

“We are hard pressed on every 

side, yet not crushed; we are 

perplexed, but not in despair; 

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck 

down, but not destroyed … Therefore, 

we do not lose heart. Though outwardly 

we are wasting away, yet inwardly we 

are being renewed day by day. For our 

light and momentary troubles are 

achieving for us an eternal glory that far 

outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes 

not on what is seen, but on what is 

unseen. For what is seen is temporary, 

but what is unseen is eternal.” 

-- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 26-28 (NIV) 

Final comments: 

As we pray about the causes of 

depression, especially the spiritual 

causes … the church must examine if it 

is responsible in any way for creating it. 

God's Word delivers people from guilt 

and fear. God Himself tells us over and 

over … do not fear. It is because of His 

grace and mercy that we are forgiven 

and our sins (guilt) is forgotten. But 

sometimes the overly righteous do not 

feel that individuals do not feel guilty 

enough to take the gospel seriously. 

We preach to them in a way to 

make them feel guilty. We throw 

scriptures at them to make them feel 

guilty. Entire messages are created to 

make people afraid … VERY AFRAID. 

Sadly, that means some churches do a 

better job at making people feel guilty 

then they do in delivering them from 

their guilt. Is this what Jesus wants 

from His church? 

You can see this in the “hot 

buttons” of today, like abortion, 

homosexuality, and gay marriage. The 

church shouldn't be trying to solicit 

change by generating feelings of guilt 

and nonacceptance, the church should 

be loving them and bringing them into a 

closer relationship with Jesus. He will 

make right those things that need 

change when they become a new 

person in Christ. 

Depression affects more than just 

the victim, it affects everyone close to 

them. People who try to help can end up 

feeling rejected and taking such 

behaviors and outbursts personally. 

They simply don't understand the 

dynamics of what is going on. Their 

reactions can make things worse … so 

there is need for training, support, and 

maybe evening counseling. 

The body of Christ must support 

members in need. Church members 

can lift up the needs of the depressed 

corporately and through intercessory 

prayer. Pastors and friends can deliver 

meals, send cards, care for the 

children, personally drive them to a 

counselor. Depressed people need to 

be recognized and urgently cared for, 

they need well wishers, they need 

human contact even though they are 

trying so hard to avoid it. 

You can find Christian counselors 

called to help you in the pages of The 

Church Guide. There are also 

numerous ministries and support 

groups at area churches who are 

trained and loving desire 

to help and assist those 

hurting and suffering from 

d e p r e s s i o n . H e l p 

ministries are in this 

paper, but even more can 

be found online at The 

Church Guide website, 

www.thechurchguide.com 

for both the individual, 

their family members, 

care givers & loved ones. 

Ray Boetcher is the Publisher of The Church Guide and 

Executive Pastor for Tidewater Area Christian 

Fellowship in Virginia Beach. He has a Masters degree 

in Psychology from Old Dominion University, and he 

and his wife, Ginger, are the parents of a 42 year-oldson 

who has suffered from Bi-Polar Depression for over 

twenty years. They are quick to testify that their son's 

medications help to stabilize his thinking and mood 

swings. Although their son may not have the same level 

of trust and faith in Jesus as they do, the most dramatic 

and obvious indicator affecting his depression and 

mood swings is whether he spends time reading God's 

Word.

By Rev. Kevin J. Coward, M.A., L.P.C. 

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At the very heart of the beloved 23 Psalm is 

this profound statement that each of us has 

spoken numerous times: 

“Yea, though I walk through the valley 

of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: 

for thou art with me; 

thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” 

I make it part of my practice as a Christian 

Counselor to point out to those who come to see 

me and have them notice carefully as the psalmist 

says, 'walk through'; therefore, the inference here 

is that you and I are not to campout down there. 

Some folks do get stuck and they need 

someone to come alongside and lift them up. 

Second to that idea is that the Lord does not 

prevent us from going into the valley! Life on this 

side of glory will be at times very trying, even 

discouraging; the encouragement for each of us is 

that He will be with us regardless. 

Without getting into a longer discussion 

about the causes of depression, it is enough to 

know it is driven primarily by stressors (real or 

perceived) that we find overwhelming us. 

We must search for and seek resolve to those 

sources of stress. The good news is that 

depression is not only treatable, it is curable. 

However, without help in this area those of 

the family of God can descend innoxiously 

downward in a spiral that leads to more and more 

despair, despondency, and eventually 

hopelessness. The descent is so subtle 

sometimes one does not even realize just how far 

they gone. At this point there is danger and 

serious harm may occur. If you, or one of your 

loved ones, are showing signs like this, please get 

them to someone who can assist them in their 

journey out of that dark and dreary place. 

The way out of depression caused by guilt is 

confession and seeking God's forgiveness. Again 

in Psalms 32:5 it says, “Then I acknowledged my 

sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 

“I will confess my transgressions to the LORD” — 

and forgive the guilt of my sin.” 

In addition, we have a dear promise as 

believers in 1 John 1:9, “If I confess my sin. He is 

faithful and just to forgive me of my sin and 

cleanse me from all unrighteousness.” Notice that 

it does not say, 'this one, or that one, it says ALL 

and all means all! 

Psalm 32 goes on further to point out, 

“Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, 

whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man 

whose sin the LORD does not count against him 

and in whose spirit is no deceit. . . . Rejoice in the 

LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing all you who 

are upright in heart.” 

We may experience some other difficult 

circumstances, but as believers we can take 

action and possibly avoid the deep pit. The 

Apostle Paul posits in his second letter to the 

Corinthians: “We are hard pressed on every side, 

but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 

persecuted, but not ashamed; struck down, but 

not destroyed. We do not lose heart. Through 

outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we 

are being renewed day by day. For our light and 

momentary troubles are achieving for us an 

internal glory that far outweighs them all. So we 

fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is 

unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is 

unseen is eternal.” 

Rev. Kevin J. Coward is a licensed counselor and president 

of Liberating Lives Counseling Services, a Christian 

counseling and psychological service in Norfolk. 

FOOD PANTRIES 

(Continued) 

Hope Lutheran Church -- Every 2nd and 4th 

Wednesday of each month from 6 PM - 8 PM, 

and, the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month 

from 10AM-Noon. 5350 Providence Rd., Va 

Beach. 424-4848. 

St. Gregory’s Catholic Church – Clearfield 

Avenue, Norfolk. 757-497-8330. Hours: Tuesday 

& Thursday 12:15-1:30 

St. Mark’s Catholic Church – 1505 Kempsville 

Rd., Virginia Beach 757-479-1010 

The NET Food Pantry is the 3rd. Tuesday of 

each month from 11am 1pm. Mrs. Thomas 

Cornerstone Assembly of God, 55 Tide Mill Lane 

Hampton. FMI: 826-4322 ext. 118. 

Cornerstone Assembly of God – Tuesdays 

between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. 41 Tide Mill 

Lane, Hampton. FMI: 826-4322 

York County Church Women United 

Emergency Food Closet – Provides food, where 

needed, on an emergency basis to York County 

and Poquoson residents. Mon. Wed., Fri. 12:30 

to 3:00 pm., 300 Ella Taylor Road, Yorktown. FMI: 

898-9057. 

Faith Christian Center -- First Saturday of the 

month 10am to Noon. 1066 Norview Ave., Norfolk 

857-1336. www.fccnorfolk.com 

St. Mary’s Food Pantry -- 1000 Holt Street, 

Norfolk. Open daily 10 am – noon. Call first, 622- 

4487. St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen -- 1000 Holt 

Street, Norfolk. Open Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Fri. 

1:00-2:00 pm. . 

Calvary Presbyterian Church -- 150 Kempsville 

Rd., Norfolk. If you are in need of assistance, 

please call 461-7043. 

Holy Trinity Food Pantry – Food assistance to 

Ocean View residents, Mon.- Thurs. from 1-3 pm. 

154 W. Government Ave., Norfolk. 480-3433. 

East Ocean View Baptist Church – 9609 9th 

Bay St., Norfolk. Food pantry open Mondays at 

10 am. 

Five Loaves Food Bank – USDA, salvage food 

and bread every Monday from 6-8 pm. Mosaic 

Campus, 28 Harpersville Rd., Newport News. 

Food Bank is front left classroom at Cornerstone 

Church from 6:00- 8:00 pm. A hot meal is 

provided Mondays from 6:30-7:30 pm in the 

Commons area. 595-8490 

Courthouse Community UMC Food Pantry – 

2708 Princess Anne Rd., Virginia Beach. Wed. 10 

am – noon. Vineyard Community Church – 4444 

Expressway Dr., Virginia Beach. Open first and 

third Thursday from noon til 2:00 pm, and 

Saturdays from 10 am til noon. By appointment 

only. FMI: 497-6909. 

Sovereign Grace Church – 508 N. Centerville 

Turnpike, Chesapeake. Every other Tuesday from 

5:30-8:00 pm. FMI: sgcfoodnetwork@gmail.com. 

Ivy Memorial Baptist Church – 2200 Coliseum Dr., 

Hampton. Wednesday at 10:00 am. Bring ID, for 

Hampton residents only. 

Covenant United Methodist Church – 2004 

Dock Landing Rd., Chesapeake. Call first, 488- 

8968. Prince of Peace Catholic Church – 621 

Cedar Rd., Chesapeake. Wednesday from 10 a – 

noon. Rear of church. 

New Life Christian Center’s Storehouse – 3909 

Pleasant Ave., Norfolk. Call first … 362-8015. 

Harvest Assembly Church – Mondays 5:00-7:00 

pm, Wednesdays 10:00 am-Noon and Fridays 

4:00-6:00 pm. Trailrer marked HOB (House of 

Blessing) behind church. 525 Kempsville Rd., 

Chesapeake. 

Trinity Christian Fellowship 5245 Challedon 

Dr., Virginia Beach Call Rev. Thompson 739-0282 

GRIEF SUPPORT 

Grief Share – Church of the Ascension offers 

a support group for those grieving the death of a 

loved one. Structured program of support for 

healing. $12 fee for workbook. Meets Sundays 

from 6 til 8 pm. Call Shirley 497-639. Church of 

the Ascension, 4853 Princess Anne Rd, VaBeach. 

GriefShare – Support Group Ministry of the 

World Outreach Worship Center. Call for times 

757-874-1223. 1233 Shields Rd., Newport News. 

Grief Share – Weekly support group meets 

Thursdays 7:00-8:30 pm, room 250. Contact Kay 

Dezern paxbound@aol.com. Fee $15 for 

materials. Great Bridge Presbyterian Church, 

333 Cedar Rd., Chesapeake. 

Safe Harbor Support Group for grief from 

relational issues and loss. Meeting monthly – call 

for times. New Destiny Outreach Ministries. 

Pastor Michelson 288-8275. 

HEALING 

Healing Rooms of Tidewater – Sick or in 

need of prayer? You are invited to The Healing 

Rooms for to receive prayer for your physical 

healing, mental healing or special needs. 

Tuesdays at 7 pm. Christian Embassy 

International Church, 1208 N. Centerville 

Turnpike, Chesapeake. 

Healing School – Healing and prayer for the 

sick. New Destiny Outreach Ministries 

Wednesdays at 7:00 P.M. 10 Parkerson Lane, 

Hedy Michelson 288-8275 

HEALTH CARE 

Lackey Free Clinic – Loving health care for 

the uninsured. An outreach of Olivet Medical 

Ministry.: 886.0608. 1620 Old Williamsburg Rd., 

Yorktown 

Other services to consider: 

Chesapeake Care Free Clinic – Must be 

uninsured and meet income requirements and a 

Ches. resident. 545-5700. 2145 Military Hwy S. 

Portsmouth Free Clinic – Portsmouth 

residents. 393-6363. 664 Lincoln Street. 

HOMELESS 

Judeo-Christian Outreach – 1053 Virginia 

Beach Blvd., Va. Beach, Dick Powell 491-2846 

The Lighthouse Center – Temporary 

evening shelter during the winter for the homeless 

and their families. A day program for homeless 

adults. The center offers shower facilities, case 

management and life skills training, plus an 

address and telephone number for homeless 

individuals to receive mail & phone calls. 825 18th 

Street, Virginia Beach ~ 437-4911. 

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Potters House – Potter’s House provides 

services to the homeless, the working poor, and 

those in crisis situations, who are residents of 

Virginia Beach. Assistance includes: financial, 

food, bike, personal hygiene, and ID assistance 

Tuesday and Thursdays 9:30 till noon. Located at 

1709 Pacific Ave., Virginia Beach. FMI: 428-3015 

Hosted by Virginia Beach UMC. 

Menchville House – Transitional shelter for 

homeless and hurting women with children. 

Assistance given to help the women become 

independent and self-sufficient. Newport News. 

833-5980. 

H.O.P.E. CENTER – Salvation Army provides 

shelter to single women as well as mothers with 

children, including males not older than 17, for a 

stay up to 9 months. 2097 S. Military Hwy., 

Chesapeake. FMI: 545-6049. 

PORT Emergency Homeless Winter 

Shelter Program – Managed by LINK and 

designed for interfaith congregations located in 

any area of Newport News who come together to 

open their parish or social halls and provide food 

and shelter for individuals or families who would 

normally spend their nights sleeping on the 

streets. For locations and schedule go online: 

www.linkhr.org. 

Loving Care Ministries – 2nd chance for 

homeless families. 2804 Salem Road, Va Beach. 

430-4101 

The Dwelling Place – Providing safe and 

secure emergency shelter for the homeless. 

Assistance to self sufficiency. Norfolk ~ 624-9879 

Our House Family Shelter – Transitional 

housing for homeless families in Chesapeake ~ 

545-4075 

Salvation Army – Men Only – Must have 

picture ID. Opens at 6:00 am 203 W. 19th Street, 

Norfolk. Phone 622-3471. 

Salvation Army Hope Village – Women 

Only – Community where women help each other 

break the cycle of poverty. 5513 Raby Rd., 

Norfolk. 543-8100 

All Nations Church – Breakfast, fresh 

clothes, toiletries, showers, and medical attention. 

Sunday morning pick up 8:00-8:15 am at the 

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Farmer's Market at 29 Street and Jefferson Ave, 

NN and HRT bus station. Taken to church for 

meal and needs met. Attend 11:00 am service & 

taken back downtown after-wards. 941-5111. 853 

Cloverleaf Lane, Newport News. 

PARC Place – emergency shelter for families. 

Contact Bill Cunningham 393-4246. Portsmouth 

Samaritan House – Serves homeless families 

18 and over for up to 90 days. 2697 International 

Pkwy, Ste 108, Va Beach. FMI: 430-2642. Hotline: 

430-2120. 

Union Mission Women & Family Shelter 

– Provides food, clothing, emergency shelter, 

reha-bilitation programs and supportive services 

to single women and women with children. Open 

24 hrs. Photo ID required. 5100 E. Virginia Beach 

Blvd., Norfolk. 

Union Mission Single Men’s Shelter – 

Provide food, clothing, emergency shelter, 

discipleship and training program, job and life 

skills trainging. Open 24 hours. First come, first 

served. Picture ID required. 5100 E. Va. Beach 

Blvd., Norfolk. 627-8686. 

Non-Christian support includes … 

ForKids – Transitional housing for families with 

kids. Families can stay for up to 2 years. FMI: 

622-6400.www.homesforkids.org 

ForKids Haven House – Emergency shelter 

for families with kids. Families my stay for up to 

120 days as they work towards self-sufficiency. 

131 D View Avenue, Norfolk, Phone: 587-4202 

ForKids Suffolk House – Emergency shelter 

for families with kids. Families my stay for up to 

120 days as they work towards self-sufficiency. 

Call 934-1353 

Laura and John’s House – Provides 

assistance to women with children less than 5 

years of age. 1020 George Washington Hwy, 

Chesapeake. 485-0833. 

Our House Familes 

Assisting families regain self-sufficiency and 

independence. 543-5430 

Emergency Food & Shelter Program 

2708 Chestnut Avenue, Newport News. 

Contact Angela Peoples at 244-6121. 

Friends of the Homeless 

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1600 – 25 Street, Newport News 928-0012 

Suffolk Shelter for Homeless 

400 Finnely Avenue, Suffolk, VA 23434 

Contact Edna Patterson at 934-1353 

INNER HEALING 

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Make It Real – small support groups every 

Tuesday from 7:30-8:30. Topics Include: Anger, 

Sexual Addiction, Co-dependency, Weight Issues, 

Substance Abuse, Marriage. Beauty for Ashes 

Ministry, 487 Denbigh Blvd Newport News, VA. 

FMI: 757-890-0007. 

LANGUAGE CLASSES 

"FREE" Basic Spanish & English 

Conversation Classes --Every Sunday at 

6:00 pm. Open to the public. First Baptist Church 

Newport News, 12716 Warwick Blvd., Newport 

News 930-0911 

MARITAL PROBLEMS 

Marriage Enrichment – Support Group 


Call for times 757-874-1223. 1233 Shields Rd., 

Newport News. 

A Safe Harbour – Ministry to those 

experiencing Divorce/separation or crisis 

marriages. Monthly meetings – call for times. 

New Destiny Outreach Ministries, 10 Parkerson 

Lane, Chesapeake Contact Hedy Michelson at 

288-8275. 

PREGNANCY 

Pregnancy Assistance 

Bethany Christian Services – Counseling, 

assistance and support for unplanned 

pregnancies. Offering pre-and post-adoption 

services, and counseling and support for women 

who chose to parent. Seeking loving and stable 

environment that adoptive children can call home. 

757-499.9367 or 1-800-BETHANY (24 hr hotline), 

www.bethany.org, www.impregnant.org. 287 

Independence Blvd., Suite 241, Va Beach, 23462 

Pregnancy Counseling 

Catholic Charities of Eastern VA – 

Counseling, assistance and support for both 

planned & unplanned pregnancies. For info call 

467-7707. Offices in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake 

Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk, & Williamsburg. 

Pregnancy Assistance 

Crisis Pregnancy Centers – Obtain free 

tests, information about abortion and adoption, 

post-abortion counseling, maternity and baby 

items. Housing, classes. Confidential / free. 3 

offices in Hampton Roads. FMI: 499-4444 

Maternity Home 

Hadassah House – Provides shelter to 

pregnant women ages 14 to 18 that are still in 

high school. Shelter is extended one month after 

the woman gives birth. 449 Centerville Turnpike, 

Chesapeake, Phone: 410-4327 


Laura and John’s House – Provides 

assistance to pregnant women, or women with 

children less than 5 years of age. 1020 George 

Washington Hwy, Chesapeake. FMI: 485-0833. 

PRISONER’S WIFES and 

GIRLFRIENDS Support 

Prisoners’ Wives, Girlfriends and 

Partners Ministry meets 2nd Tuesday of the 

month, 6:30-8:30 pm. Workforce Development 

Building, 201 E. Little Creek Road, Room 210, 

Norfolk. FMI: Reesy@reesyfloydthompson.com 

RECOVERY 

Victory Home (Men’s Home) – A 6-month, 

in house, Christ centered recovery program for 

men who are abused, addicted, or abandoned. A 

6-month minimum commitment is required for any 

male, 18 and up looking for a transformation in 

their lives through the power of the gospel of 

Jesus Christ. A ministry of Geneva Park Baptist 

Church, you must be screened prior to entry. Call 

Nancy Long 487-2633, 2400 Gilmerton Rd., Ches 

Overcomers in Christ Ministry – 

Substance Abuse, Spiritual Growth and recovery. 

All are Welcome Faith Baptist Church 1629 Jolliff 

Rd. Chesapeake,Va. Room 209 - 7:00 - 8:00 

Tuesday nights Free - No charge . Confidential 

info - Call B.l.Bragg 757-484-4445 757-553-2437 

Celebrate Recovery – Meets every Tuesday 

7--9:00 p.m. at New Life Providence Church, 

1244 Thompkins Lane, Virginia Beach, VA (near 

CBN). FMI: 227-6930 or after 5 p.m. call 717- 

9688. This is a support group to help people grow 

and become strong through a 12 Step Christian 

Based program and is a safe haven of refuge & 

caring. No childcare provided. 

SENIORS / ADULT CARE 

Parental Care 


Counseling, assistance and support when caring 

for your parents. Offices in Virginia Beach, 

Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Newport News 

and Williamsburg. FMI: 467-7707 

50+ & Better Senior Activities Center – 

Provides fun activities for seniors on the 

Peninsular: Professional Exercise instructions, In 

line Dancing and more. Meets Mon & Wed 10 am 

- 1 pm. Mrs. Wheeler 826-4322 ext 117 or 826- 

3127. Cornerstone Assembly of God, 55 Tide Mill 

Lane Hampton, VA 

SEXUAL ABUSE 

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Survivors Not Victims (SNV) helps local 

victims of sexual abuse overcome the 

psychological stigma and empowers them to 

become survivors and overcomers through 

education, counseling and training. FMI: 251- 

2441 or www.HelpingSurvivors.com 

Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence 

Programs for schools, youth organizations, 

churches. Survivor workshops. Compass. 

430-8686 www.asafersociety.org 

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Sought Out asserts that freedom is possible 

and readily available for persons struggling in 

broken relationships, issues of abuse, sexual 

addictions, and unwanted same-sex attraction 

and/or homosexuality. FMI: Rev. Bob Price 679- 

6456 or bob@soughtout.org. 

POSAC is a support group for parents of 

sexually abused children. FMI on their meetings 

call 757-410-7001 or email them at 

jposac@yahoo.com. 

SEXUAL ADDICTION 

Falling Forward – A closed confidential 

support group designed to bring freedom to men 

trapped in habitual sexual sin. 20 week Biblical 

group stresses spiritual principles of confession 

and accountability, enabling men to surrender to 

God through the cross and reclaim freedom from 

sin and its strongholds. Randy Corey - 407-1735, 

rlcpsalm71@gmail.com. 

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE 

Heart to Heart – Weekly support group offers 

assistance for individuals coping with substance 

abuse, mental health issues, anger, depression, 

grief, jealousy, or any other emotional issues. 

Meets each Monday at 7:30 p.m. 6220 Pardue 

Ct. Virginia Beach. FMI: 432-9502 or 617-2825 

12 Step Recovery Life Group – The 12 

Step Recovery Life Group is for anyone who is 

struggling from any addiction. We are dedicated 

to overcoming dependency with scripturally 

based principles and finding purpose in each day 

to grow in Christ. Thursdays at 7:00 pm. 

Anonymity is a must. Contact Peggy and Larry 

Gabbert, Office@newlifecenter.cc or call 

480.2756, New Life Center, 3310 Indian River 

Road, Virginia Beach. 

Insight for Addictions – Support Group 


Call for times 874-1223. 1233 Shields Rd., 

Newport News. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Continued) 

Regeneration Addiction Recovery 

Group – Regeneration is a faith based 

addiction recovery group that deals with all types 

of addictions alcohol, drugs, gambling, 

pornography, sexual addiction, eating disorders, 

and cutting. we meet every Friday and Tuesday 

night at 7:30 pm. Wave Church 1000 north Great 

Neck rd. Virgina Beach, VA. 23454 

Coastal 12-Step – Faith based 12-step 

recovery program. Both believers and nonbelievers 

welcomed. Fridays from 6-9 pm (food, 

worship, teaching and groups). Child care 

available. Coastal Community Church, 2800 S. 

Independence Blvd., Virginia Beach. 286-9642. 

SURROGATE PARENTING 

Grandparents/Relatives as Parents 

Support Group – Second Thursday of month 

5:30-7:00 pm at Life Enrichment Center, 230 W. 

Bute Street, Norfolk FMI: Sandra 373-4140. 

TEENS IN NEED 

Seton Youth Shelters – Providing a safe 

haven for youth in crisis needing a place to stay. 

Boy’s Shelter – 642 N. Lynnhaven Rd., Virginia 

Beach. Phone 498-4673. 

Girl’s Shelter – 465 Kings Grant Rd., Virginia 

Beach. Phone 306-1840. 

www.setonyouthshelters.org 

The Crow's Nest is a drop in center for 

homeless teens. It is open on Tuesday evenings 

from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm – additional nights in 

the summer. A ministry of Virginia Beach UMC, 

Seton Youth Centers and Stand Up For Kids, it is 

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located at 18 Street and Pacific, Virginia Beach. 


Hadassah House – Provides shelter to 

pregnant women ages 14 to 18 that are still in 

high school. Shelter is extended one month after 

the woman gives birth. 449 Centerville Turnpike, 

Chesapeake. 410-4327 

Other services to consider: 

The Youth Crisis Network hot line – 

created to aid children in trouble, has been 

disconnected for weeks and perhaps longer. 

623-2527 

National Runaway Switchboard 800-621- 

4000 or www.nrscrisisline.org 

The National Network for Youth, 202-783- 

7949 or www.nn4youth.org 

TRANSPORTATION 

Bicycle Ministry – Need help with 

transportation getting back and forth to work? If 

you are homeless or low income, bring in your 

pay stuff to Virginia Beach United Methodist 

Church’s Potters House at 18th and Pacific 

Avenue on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 

9:30 am and noon and get a bicycle at no cost. 

Virginia Beach. FMI David Moore 351-3413. 

VETERAN SUPPORT 

Virginia Wounded Warrior Program – 

provides adequate and timely assessments, 

treatment and specialized support services to 

Virginia Veterans and their families of any era or 

branch of service. Region 5 VWWP works in 

conjunction with other community organizations 

and leaders to improve and expand services to 

our local area veterans and their families. FMI: 

Linell Hunter 788-0048 or Thea Lawton 788-0032 

WORK / CAREER HELP 

Back To Work – Women with financial needs 

are provided clothing needed to go to work or 

interview for a job, at no cost. Joy Ministries call 

420-2625 to see if you qualify for assistance. 

Project NOW – Provides job assistance and 

training: Resume preparation, mock interviews, 

web -based job assistance. Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pm 

Mrs. Wheeler 826-4322 ext 117 or 826-3127 

Cornerstone Assembly of God, 55 Tide Mill 

Lane, Hampton, VA 

Heart To Heart – Training on how to properly 

fill out a job application and the proper things to 

do at your job interview. Wed. at 6:00 p.m. 6220 

Pardue Ct. Virginia Beach–Call: 432-9502, 617- 

2825 or 644-8978. 

Working Women's Wardrobe – Free 

professional clothing. A mission of the Norfolk 

Area Baptist Association. 428-7920. 6919 Granby 

Street, Norfolk. 

Oasis Social Ministry – Job assistance and 

some training. 397-6060, Portsmouth. 

Joy Ministries – Back to work professional 

clothes for single mothers and low income 

women interviewing for a job or who are working. 

420-2625. 1446 Kempsville Rd., #203, Virginia 

Beach.

John Edwards 

Owner 

John Edwards Pest & Lawn Control 

Environmental Health & Pest Control Specialist 

757.421.7340 

Are your loved ones, home, and business safe 

and secured? Call me for a free estimate on 

burglary, fire, CCTV, Emergency Medical 

Services, Access Control & UL Central Station 

Services. Say you saw me in The Church Guide 

and I will help you get your equipment Free, 

install it for free, provide you with a free 

smoke detector & give you a free key FOB. 

DCJS License # 11-2048 Contractor’s # 2705-020459A 

Colleen Dick 

Station Manager 

Chesapeake-Portmouth Broadcasting 

WWIP 89.1 FM Christian Radio 

757.465.1603 

Seeking corporate partners and sponsors. 89.1 

FM is commercial free and supported by our 

listening audience through individual gifts and 

corporate underwriting. Your love gift keeps 

WWIP on the air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

W are committed to spreading the Gospel of 

Jesus Christ through the best in today’s praise 

and worship music, and ministry programming. 

Tim and Rodica Lambert 

Publishers 

The Shepherd’s Guide 

757.896.1000 

www.shepherdsguide.com 

The Shepherd’s Guide is America’s premier 

Christian business directory. Please call if you 

would like to advertise your business, church, 

school or ministry ... or, if you would like to 

receive free copies. We also preside over the 

Christian Business Network of Hampton Rorads 

(cbnhr.org) with meetings twice a month. 

Greg Roth 

General Manager 

Oasis Radio @ WYCS 91.5 FM 

757.886.7490 

wycs@oasisnetwork.org 

www.oasisnetwork.org/bb_wycs.asp 

I can help you get your message aired on 91.5 

FM, which broadcasts a mixture of Bible 

teachings by national and local Christian 

pastors and inspirational music, all across the 

Hampton Roads area. As an evangelist, I am 

also available to speak at your church/ministry. 

WEEKLY NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES 

Gathering of Men – Men’s 

Fellowship Breakfast every Thursday at 

7:00 am. $5 buffet. Point Plaza Motel, 

950 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. 

Believers Biz–Every Thursday Noon- 

1:30 pm. Open business networking. 

The Green Turtle, 1401 Greenbrier 

Pkwy, (Greenbrier Mall main Ent) Chesapeake 

Mid-Week Business Devotional 

–Taking the summer off, resumes 

Sept. 6th. Normally each week from 

12:10 til 12:50 pm. Featuring guest 

speakers, worship, and prayer for your 

business or workplace. Free. Crowne 

Plaza Hotel (Tines Restaurant, 4453 

Bonney Rd., Virginia Beach 

MONTHLY NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES 

Christian Business Network of 

Hampton Roads – Southside meets 

2nd Friday each month. Noon til 1:30 pm 

at Bonefish Grill, 3333 Virginia Beach 

Blvd., Virginia Beach. 

Peninsula meetings on 4th Friday of 

each month, noon til 1:30 pm, The 

Circuit, next to Christopher Newport, 

Newport News. FMI: www.cbnhr.org. 

BUS. MEN & WOMEN PRAYER MEETING 

Christian Business Chamber – 

Every Wednesday morning prayer and 

fellowship from 7:30-8:30 am. Pray for 

each our business ventures and for 

God's protection, guidance, and 

anointing. Lets transform this region 

together. CBC office at 824 Greenbrier 

Parkway, Ste. 101, Chesapeake. 

Every Tuesday morning, same time at 

Interstate Corporate Center, Bldg. 11, 

Conf. Room, 420 N. Center Drive, Norf. 

What if a survey was taken at 

your job? Would your co-workers 

say you are a blessing to be 

around? Do you help your coworkers 

when needed, or do you 

refuse to help them so that you can 

maintain a sense of professional 

superiority? Are you a source of 

d r a m a i n y o u r p l a c e o f 

employment? Or do you bring a 

calming presence? Do you conduct 

yourself in a professional manner 

and possess a spirit of excellence? 

Or do you just perform your job at 

the minimum level until it’s time to go 

home, and then leave five minutes 

before your scheduled time to get off 

work? 

These are some of the 

questions that we need to ask 

ourselves if we are to be a good 

witness for Jesus Christ in the 

workplace. 

Think about these questions: 

Do your try to make the most of your 

time at work? Or do you waste a lot 

of time surfing the Web and doing 

personal tasks that have nothing to 

do with your job? 

Do you do your best to 

conserve the resources at your 

workplace? Or do you — on a 

regular basis — take home pens, 

pencils, pads and rubber bands for 

your own personal use? 

Even though your employer 

may not be aware of your behavior, 

our God sees everything. He 

expects us to do our jobs as if we are 

working for Him (Colossians 3:23). If 

we steal from our employer by not 

giving our full eight hours, it’s like we 

are stealing from God. When we 

take home office supplies, we are 

stealing from God. As Malachi 3:8 

says, “Will a man rob God?” When 

we steal from our employer, know 

that God takes it personally. 

Try this one on for size: Do you 

get along with your co-workers by 

applying the principles of God’s 

Word to your relationships in the 

workplace? 

I remember the time, when I 

was a teacher at a local high school, 

that I privately confronted the 

principal about his excessive use of 

profanity in our staff meetings. He 

cursed me out and told me he did 

not care about my being a Christian. 

After that, I decided to apply the 

Word to the situation. 

The Word says we are to love, 

bless, pray for, and do good to those 

we call our enemies (Matthew 5:43- 

44). I went back to my empty 

classroom, prayed for the principal 

then and there, and asked God to 

cleanse me of any offense. The next 

morning, I greeted him with a smile 

as if nothing ever happened. I killed 

him with kindness in the weeks to 

come. I bought him a gift certificate to 

his favorite restaurant as a Christmas 

present. 

The cursing at the staff meetings 

stopped. By the end of the year, after 

I finished my contract, I told him I was 

not returning next year, and he said 

that he was sad that I was leaving. 

There is a lesson in that anecdote: 

The Word works. 

If you are a Christian, know that 

you are being watched by your coworkers 

continually. Don’t allow 

yourself to be perceived as a 

“problem” in your department. 

Instead, be determined to make your 

workplace a better place to work. 

Don’t stir up strife, or gossip about 

others. Pull your weight on your team, 

and don’t complain constantly. Don’t 

b e a “ s t u m b l i n g b l o c k ” f o r 

unbelievers. We are ambassadors for 

Christ, so let’s make sure that we are 

representing Him accurately on a 

daily basis while we are at work. 

This article is an excerpt from Tracey L. Moore’s 

new book, Oasis for My Soul: Poems and 

Inspirational Writings for Spiritual and Personal 

Growth. To get your copy and learn more about 

Tracey, please visit www.traceylmoore.com, 

Discover Life Bookstore, Long’s Religious 

Supply, or www.amazon.com.

By John E. Schrock, Businessman 

The American dollar reads, "In 

God We Trust." But do we? 

Our ancestors did. They risked 

their lives for what they stood for. They 

understood the value of trusting and 

believing in God and the Bible. 

The Bible became the court's 

handbook, and was one of the 

absolutes that gave them faith and 

courage. It was the foundation and 

cornerstone from which they structured 

the Constitution and built our 

prosperous society. 

They were aware that money 

could become our god, so they printed 

those words as a reminder. Our lives 

and country will continue to flourish if 

we keep ourselves committed to God 

and His principles. 

Has America flourished? Yes 

indeed. Are we still flourishing? Yes, but 

it's on shaky grounds. Why? Because 

we trust in money rather than in God. 

Why will trusting in money take us 

down? 

First, a heart without the fear of 

God has no control from within, and will 

become self-willed and rebellious. 

Without the fear of God, societies 

become self-righteous. They will 

c o m p a r e t h e m s e l v e s a m o n g 

themselves, and justify their actions. 

Money, rather than God, then becomes 

the standard by which we value 

ourselves, and it will take us down. 

The Soviet Union tried it and failed 

miserably - and so will any society that 

rejects God's law as their standard. If 

we want to flourish, we must believe. 

and trust in God, and see money only as 

a bi-product of certain values and a 

medium of exchange. 

Second, without trusting God and 

establishing right morals and values, 

our money will go through our pockets 

as if they had holes. Without God's laws 

for governing we become unbalanced. 

We become wasteful and lose our 

sense of productivity, then we want to 

raise taxes rather than plug the holes in 

our pockets. 

What does it mean to trust God? It 

does not mean that we stop planning 

and working toward our dreams. 

Trusting in God should not make us 

passive and lazy. It means we rely on 

and believe in God to the extent that we 

pattern our lives and businesses 

around His values. Trust means to 

count on or have confidence in. Trust 

comes from experiencing and knowing 

someone. We can't buy or demand it; it 

is earned. 

When we experience and get to 

know God, we will find Him faithful, allknowing, 

honest, and reliable. So we 

put our confidence in Him and pattern 

our lives after His law and values, which 

will give us the good life. 

When we trust in money, it is 

temporal and perishable. God's laws 

are fixed and can be trusted. They are 

everlasting; heaven and earth will pass 

away before His law does. 

Trust in God causes us to live by 

the rules that bring prosperity, but trust 

in money will cause us to become 

greedy and out of balance, which 

destroys our character. 

By Ron McKinney 

The probability of needing Long 

Term Care is pretty staggering, in fact, 

two out of five Americans over 65 will 

need LTC. If you are married, you 

need to consider the cost in providing 

peace of mine and care in your golden 

years. You want only the best for your 

spouse … excellent care should they 

need it, or freedom from the financial 

burdens should it be you who needs 

the care. Statistics are indicating that 

seven out of ten couples can expect 

one spouse will need LTC. The older 

we get the greater our chances of 

using long term care. 

Nursing Home stays in the 

Tidewater area average about $ 

57,500 a year. The average stay in a 

nursing home is just under 3 years. 

These costs are increasing more 

quickly than the national inflation rate 

due to legislation requirements and 

medical advancements for the needed 

care. Most of us will want to stay in our 

home as long as possible before going 

to a nursing home. Home health care, 

a part of LTC, is also costly, as high as 

$20,000 a year depending on the 

professional level of care 

There is a need, what options are 

available? Public programs are a 

possibility and many people believe 

Medicare will cover LTC. Medicare 

helps only after a hospital visit for 

rehabilitation period. After 22 days, 

Medicare no longer provides 

coverage. Medicaid will assist 

someone, but your assets must be 

below the state's poverty level. If 

accepted they will send you to a 

facility, but it could be across your state 

where there is a Medicaid bed 

available. 

choice. 

You have no personal 

again that two out of five American 

over 65 will need long term care. 

There are four basic areas to be 

considered when looking for LTC 

Insurance? 

Monthly Benefit: The dollar amount 

to be paid per month. This can range 

from $1,500 to $12,000. 

Benefit Multiplier: The number of 

years the plan will pay. From 2 years 

up to unlimited. 

Elimination Period: A waiting 

period before coverage begins. 

Normally 30, 60, 90, 180 days, but it 

can go to 1 year. 

Inflation protection: A rider that 

increases the Monthly benefit to help 

keep pace with inflation. 

What you choose for these figures 

will be the basis for the premium for the 

coverage. Keep in mind that LTC 

Insurance is a form of health 

insurance. Your health and age will 

There are numerous 

also be considered when computing 

the premium. The younger you are, 

and the healthier you are, the more 

affordable LTC becomes. Investigate 

your personal options with LTC now. 

The longer you wait, the more 

expensive it will become. 

Most of us would think of Friends 

and Family for Support. At first this is a 

good solution, but as time goes on 

people realize that this can be a full 

time job. 

physical, financial, emotional and 

geographical requirements that make 

this an unrealistic option over time. 

LTC insurance is the best option. 

Compared to other insurances we 

have, we will use LTC. We all have 

automobile insurance and the chances 

of having a claim is 1 in 100. Our home 

owners insurance chances of having a 

claim is 1 in 1000. We would not think 

of not having this coverage. Consider 

Ron McKinney is a financial advisor with 

Financial Security in Virginia Beach. FMI; see 

his ad below this article and on page 18. 

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Financial Advisor 

Financial Security 

575 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Ste 310, Virginia Beach 23452 

757.431.1414 Extension 6067 

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considerable knowledge and experience. Let Ron 

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Always available to help you, your friends or relatives 

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5805 Northhampton Blvd., Virginia Beach ~ 464-1580 

September 6 – 6:30 pm 

Feast of Trumpets Outdoor Celebration – 

Begins with the blowing of the Shofar, then 

food and fellowship. Family Harvest Church, 

750 Manning Rd., Suffolk. 

September 6 – 7:00-10:00 pm 

Junction 58 – Praise team from Suffolk 

promises to ignite the evening with worship. 

First time at The River Room. Free admission. 

Come hungry because there is good food, 

desserts and cool drinks. The River Room, 

2961 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach. 

September 6-8 

Marriage God's Way Retreat – Workshops for 

couples in love, plus lots of laughter, fun, a 

formal banquet and a small vow renal. 

Workshops include such things as: “When 

Loving You Hurts,” “How to Open a Closed 

Spirit,” and “What a Girl Wants, What a Guy 

Needs.” Cost of workshop is $105 a couple, 

Hotel is $99 a couple. Payment due no later 

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than August 30 . FMI: Lynette Smith 754-8724 

or imsmith5046@gmail.com Held at the 

beautiful Renaissance Hotel on the 

Portsmouth Waterfront. Hosted by Bethel 

Worship Center. 


th 

4 Annual Virginia Liturgical Dance Day – 

Free and open to the public. Held at the 

Virginia Beach Resort Hotel and Conference 

Center, 2800 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach. 

September 7 – 8:30 am 

Race for Hope 5K and Mile Run – Share 

Heart in Africa is holding its first 5K and 1 mile 

run at Mariners Museum Park in Newport 

News. Procceds will benefit children of Sierra 

Leone by helping Share Heart meet their 

nutritional, medical and educational needs. 

Fun, games and live entertainment for the 

whole family after the race. 5K begins at 8:30, 

1 Mile Run begins at 9 am. FMI and to register: 

www.shareheartinafricaevent.org. 


My God is Awesome – Women in Christ 

United prayer breakfast. Special guest 

speakers are Pastor Sherrese Wade, 

Jacqueline Allen, and Pastor Jacquelin 

Murphy. Free event of devotion, scripture and 

prayer. First Lynnhaven Baptist Church, 2744 

Robert Jackson Dr., Virginia Beach 

September 7 – 7:00 – 10:00 pm 

Kim Kalman and Eddie Arnold – In concert at 

The Well. Kim is a gifted and talented 

songwriter from the Outer Banks. 4351 

Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth 


Curtis Hyler and Jubilation – in concert at 

Pinecrest Baptist Church. Free event. 209 

Felton Rd., Portsmouth 


Ping Pong for Charity SLAMFest Kick Off 

Party – featuring the Deloreans, auction and 

pro-exhibition tournament. Tickets are $45 per 

person, includes drinks and food. Get tickets at 

pingpongforcharity.com. Virginia Beach Field 

House, 2157 Landstown Rd., Virginia Beach. 

September 13-15 

Berkley and Campostella Museum – the 

Berkley Historical Society presents an exhibit of 

over 800 photos of Old Berkley and 

Campostella sections of Norfolk. Hosted by 

First Baptist Church Berkley in commemoration 

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of the 50 anniversary “March on Washington.” 

706 Berkley Ave, Norfolk. FMI: 737-6989 

September 13-15–11:00 am–10:00 pm (6 on Sunday) 

Fourth Egyptian Festival – Come experience 

Egyptian food, pastries, coffee and culture. 

Have your name written in hieroglyphics, get 

your picture taken with the Pharaohs. Free. 

Hosted by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, 

187 Semple Farm Rd., Hampton. 


Ping Pong for Charity Amateur Tournament 

– Singles and doubles, boys, girls, men, women 

a l l a g e s . R e g i s t e r t o p l a y a t 

pingpongforcharity.com. Held at the Virginia 

Beach Field House, 2157 Landstown Rd., 

Virginia Beach. 


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Master's Hand Quartet – in concert at 2 

Community Baptist Church, Harpersville Rd., 

Newport News. 

September 14 - 11:00 am -3:00 pm 

Book Signing - Tracey L. Moore, author of 

Oasis for My Soul: Poems and Inspirational 

Writings for Spiritual and Personal Growth, will 

be holding a book signing/networking event. 

Door prizes, refreshments. Heaven and Earth 

Bookstore, 1818 Todds Lane, Hampton 


Rodney Rittenhouse – Come relax to the 

music of song writer and guitarist, Rodney 

Rittenhouse. The Well, 4351 Portsmouth Blvd., 

Portsmouth. 


Tuesday Night at the Circuit with guest 

speaker Evangelist John Das. Everyone is 

invited. The Circuit, 63 Hidenwood Shopping 

Center, Newport News. 

September 18 – noon – 1:30 pm 

eVenture with Rolfe Carawan – Worldrenowned 

motivational speaker and leadership 

coach, Rolfe Carawan will address the 

members of the Christian Business Chamber 

and guests. Cost is $25, register at 

cbcgate.com. Held at the Holiday Inn 

Greenwich, Greenwich Rd., Virginia Beach. 

September 20 – Noon 

T.D.Jakes – CEO of T.D. Jakes Enterprises 

will be the guest speaker of Regent University's 

Executive Leadership Series luncheon. Tickets 

are $35. Seating is limited. Held at the 

Founders Inn, Virginia Beach. 

September 13 – noon – 1:30 pm 

Trusted Compass – Christian network 

luncheon. Lunch is around $10. All business 

professionals are invited to register and attend 

at www.cbnhr.org. Meet at Bonefish Grill, 3333 

Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach 

If you have been blessed and would like to make a one-time financial donation, 

please mail The Church Guide ~ PO Box 56474, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 


Genesis and the TACF Worship Team – 

WooHoo! A dynamo on the keyboard with a 

song list with no end, Genesis will team up with 

the Tidewater Area Christian Fellowship praise 

team for an evening of on your feet worship 

and praise. Come ready to sing and fill those 

empty tanks with joy. The River Room, 2961 

Shore Drive, Virginia Beach.

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September 21 – 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 

Turning Anger into Intimacy – marriage 

workshop. Cost is $25, register at 

edencounseling.com Calvary Baptist Church, 

4882 Haygood Rd., Virginia Beach 


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5 Annual Pastors Basketball Classic – 

Special rematch game. Free, location is at Dr. 

Clarence V. Cuffee Community Center, 2019 

Windy Road, Chesapeake. 



speaker Pastor Jon Cash. Everyone is 



September 25 – 11:30 am – 1:30 pm 

Chesapeake Christian Women's Club's -- 

special music by Kim Le Clair and a message 

by poet/author Tracey Moore. We are a nondenominational 

group and invite you and a 

friend to attend and hear Bring a bagged 

lunch, and tea and coffee will be provided. 

Great Bridge Baptist Church fellowship hall, 

S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake 


How to Organize Your Important Financial 

Papers – with Ron McKinney. Just because 

you can't take it with you is no excuse to leave 

it a mess. Free. Register by calling 431-1414 

or emailing seminar@gofsg.com. Held at 575 

Lynnhaven Parkway, Ste 280A, Va Beach. 


Carpenter's Union Band – Back Together 

Celebration ... First time back together, in 

concert at The River Room. One of the most 

favorite Christian bands in Hampton Roads 

are getting back together, come on out and 

see the people you love playing the songs you 

love to worship and praise to. Great food and 

drink, great people, great time in the presence 

of the Lord. 2961 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach. 

September 28 – 10:00 am – noon 

Women's Day Celebration – Prayer 

breakfast, donation $12. Ebenezer Baptist 

Church, 875 Baker Rd., Virginia Beach. 


Rooted Deep – Probably one of the best 

Christian Pop Bands on the East Coast. The 

Well, 4351 Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth. 


Awakening 757 with Isaiah Saldivar – a 

night of worship, empowerment and radical 

teaching to awaken our city. Featuring the 

Regent University student ministries worship 

team. At Rock Church, 640 Kempsville Rd., 


Octorber 1 – 7:00-8:00 pm 


speaker former WAVY TV 10 news anchor, 

Les Smith. Everyone is invited. The Circuit, 

63 Hidenwood Shopping Ctr, Newport News. 

October 4 – 7:30 – 10:00 pm 

All In His Name – Singing some of your 

favorite worship songs, All In His Name will 

have you singing “God Is Good” by the time 

you leave The River Room. Come Hungry. 

2961 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach. 

October 5 – 7:00 – 10:00 pm 

To Send With Love – Great Christian band 

at The Well, 4351 Portsmouth Blvd., 

Portsmouth. 

October 8 – 7:00-8:00 pm 

Tuesday Night at the Circuit with 

guest speaker broadcaster and 

Pastor Cyndi Foster. Everyone is 



October 12 and 19 – 10:00 am 

Spiritual Gifts Seminar – This two day 

seminar is led by Rev. Rox Saxman and Rev. 

Richard Spangler. $65 per person or $100 

per couple. Register at TACFvb.org. 

Tidewater Area Christian Fellowship, 2961 

Shore Drive, Virginia Beach. 

October 12 – 7:00 – 10:00 pm 

Daughters of the King – Good music and 

good times at The Well, 4351 Portsmouth 

Blvd., Portsmouth 

October 21 – 7:00 pm 

Pastoral Installation Service of Revs. 

John & Robin Blanchard – as Senior 

Pastors of The Rock Church International,. 

Keynote speaker, Dr. Billy Wilson, President 

of Oral Roberts University. 580 Kempsville 

Road, Virginia Beach 

November 2 – 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 

Turning Anger into Intimacy – marriage 

workshop. Cost is $25, register at 

edencounseling.com. Atlantic Shores 

Baptist Church, 1861 Kempsville Rd., 


November 16 – 4:0 pm 

Sowing Families Back Together Again – A 

mother and daughter banquet hosted by 

Ladies of Virtue Ministries at the Cuffee 

Community Center, Chesapeake. Cost is 

$15 per person in advance, $20 at the door. 

FMI: 408-3361 

November 23 – 7:00 pm 

The Promisedland Quartet – in concert at 

Virginia Heights Baptist Church, 1251 

Kempsville Rd., Norfolk. 

Middle Cross Coffeehouse – Live 

music, movies, or open mic every Wednesday. 

Doors open 6:00-8:30 pm. Dinner & coffee 

provided 469 Battlefield Blvd , Chesapeake , 

inside The American Legion Post 280. Corner 

of Battlefield & Kempsville Road watertower. 

Every FRIDAY 

The River Room – Finish your week 

in song & praise. Live contemporary 

Christian music from local bands, coffee 

and refreshments. 2961 Shore Drive in 

Virginia Beach. An outreach of Tidewater 

Area Christian Fellowship. FMI: 

Facebook.com/theriverroomcoffeehouse 

The Circuit – Hiddenwood Shopping 


Every SATURDAY 

The Well Coffeehouse – 7:00-10:00 pm 

every Saturday. Live Christian Bands and 

more, 4353 Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth. 

Every SUNDAY 

"Life Tree Cafe - Participate in an hour of 

stories and conversation that will feed your 

soul every Sunday from 3-4 PM at Afton 

Place, 86 Afton Parkway, in the Cradock 

section of Portsmouth. 

3rd FRIDAY of the month 

Harmony House – Homey atmosphere 

where you will find good music and food. 

Social Hall of Wesley United Methodist 

Church, 2510 N. Armistead Ave., Hampton. 

2nd SATURDAY of the month 

God’s Garage Band – Christian music, 

open mic, and snacks. Not really a 

coffeehouse, but same kind of atmosphere. 

Social Hall of West Hampton Baptist Church, 

631 Aberdeen Rd., Hampton. 

3rd SATURDAY of the month 

The Lantern – House band, snacks 

available. Social Hall of St. Christopher’s 

Episcopal, 3300 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth. 

EVERY 3rd SUNDAY 

Kad-A-Lac Restaurant – Creative 

Climate: An Open Mic Experience - from 

7:00-10:30pm join talented and creative 

poets, lyricists, singers, rappers, to glorify 

God through their creative gifts. 448 Green 

St., Portsmouth, VA. Admission: $5.

Why Nathan’s Pawn For Watch & 

Jewelry Repairs? 

Gilbert Calle 

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jeweler and watchmaker. 

Consult directly with Mr. Calle. 

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Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-6:30 

Saturday 8:30 - 4:30 

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