First of all, I extend my greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I would like to share with you about the wonderful time I had in my summer assignment. You see, I was blessed to have my summer assignment in my own home territory in India. I was appointed to Gilgal Corps, [...]
Have you ever considered what grace means? How is it received, how is it lived out, how is it extended, how is it applied, how do we understand it? Many could acknowledge that they’ve experienced saving grace, or justifying grace, whether we known it or not we’ve likely experienced previent grace. Grace, when we refer [...]
“It is in the intimacy with God that we develop a greater intimacy with people and it is in the silence and solitude of prayer that we indeed can touch the heart of human suffering to which we want to minister. Do we really believe this? It often seems that our professional busy-ness has claimed the [...]
As we engage in the ministry of compassion, it is important to remember that we cannot fix everything. I’ve learned to approach the sufferer, not to solve their problems, but to love them as God has commanded us. Jesus does not send us to do anything that He has not felt or experienced Himself. He [...]
“So, you are going to Training College… in Winnipeg?… How’s that going?” It’s a question that I heard a lot after my wife and I finalized our decision to follow God’s call to Salvation Army Officership. And I always have the same answer… “I love it! It’s GREAT!” I have to admit however, that as a [...]
After the Atlantic Congress & Commissioning, the excitement and anticipation was evident on most of my session-mates faces. They were eagerly anticipating getting out of CFOT for a few weeks, and into their Summer Assignment – getting the opportunity to use what they have learned to help real people in real situations. For me, however, [...]
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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