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These Are the Days of Elijah, Part 4

These Are the Days of Elijah, Part 4

This week we finished our study with Priscilla Shirer, Elijah: Faith and Fire. We have enjoyed learning much about ourselves studying Elijah, but so much more about the God we serve and how He works. Here are just some of the things we learned: He cares for us.He...

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These Are the Days of Elijah, Part 3

These Are the Days of Elijah, Part 3

“Impossibility is God’s starting point. The people who live and work around you, even the ones who only infrequently pass in and out of your life—each of them needs to know that ‘with God all things are possible.’ (Matt. 19:26) Part of your privilege as His child is...

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These Are the Days of Elijah, Part 2

These Are the Days of Elijah, Part 2

In continuing our study of Elijah using Priscilla Shirer’s study, we are learning how God prepares us for service by separating us from something, someone, or someplace. Elijah: Faith and Fire, Priscilla Shirer, p. 47. We have all identified things that we need to...

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These Are the Days of Elijah, Part 1

These Are the Days of Elijah, Part 1

As a staff we have been studying Elijah using Priscilla Shirer’s study on the prophet. This study is life-changing, and we’d like to share some of the nuggets of wisdom that we are learning.  We are learning that Elijah was a man just like us. This hero of the...

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From a Tent to a Home

From a Tent to a Home

We are so excited to share a success story with one of our night stay guests with all of you! One of our service coordinators was on the phones at the office when we received a desperate call for shelter. The client expressed that she was staying in a tent with a...

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2021/2022 Night Stay Recap

2021/2022 Night Stay Recap

We want to personally thank all who volunteered for the CAPS Night Stay Program for your dedication this season. We hope that each year more of our past host churches will feel more comfortable opening their doors and hearts to the homeless citizens of Suffolk. We are...

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The Night Stay Experience

The Night Stay Experience

This is a guest post by Hayden Blythe, Director of Hope for Suffolk After last week, I was pretty tired... and I know some of you were too!  On Wednesday we finished hosting our first week of the Night Stay Shelter, a rotating homeless shelter run by...

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Relational Discipleship, Part 2

Relational Discipleship, Part 2

Welcome back to our blog posts on Discipleship! We hope that you gleaned Biblical knowledge from “Discipleship Part 1.” The focus of this post will be community. As a result of sin, each human being has poverty of the soul. Each one longs to be restored to perfect...

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Relational Discipleship, Part 1

Relational Discipleship, Part 1

In previous posts, we have discussed poverty and relief. When Helping Hurts states, “Poverty reaches into more of humanity than the material. There is a poverty of soul and spirit that also needs ministry.” The ministry of CAPS delights in seeing our clients find...

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