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, [...]
I always wanted to see what summer was like in Winnipeg. After the cold winter it was great to hear that both Grace and I were being assigned here at Heritage Park Temple here in Winnipeg. It is especially great because our children love the familiar settings. We are thankful that the “HPT Summer Kid’s [...]
Jesus amazed his listeners in explaining deep spiritual truths by using common things and situations around him to illustrate a point: sheep, goats, coins, candles, salt, cities, sand, grain, wine, water, bread, family relationships, farming, fishing, storms, birth, death and a multitude of other metaphors. Life Lessons from Chess [...]
Meet Auxiliary Captain Micheline Hardy who, along with her husband Rob, is appointed to Hope Acres Corps and Rehabilitation Center in Glencairn, Ontario. “I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, in a French Canadian home, the eldest of three children. I attended Catholic school and church until my early teens. My husband and I have two sons, [...]
Meet Auxiliary Captain Thomas Yoo who, along with his wife Tina, is currently serving at Ottawa Citadel – Intercultural Community Ministries. I was born in Seoul, Korea and grew up in a Catholic Christian family. I immigrated to Canada in 1986 because I wanted to live in a big country with greater opportunities and freedom for my future. But God [...]
Meet Auxiliary Captain Tina Yoo who, along with her husband Thomas Yoo, is appointed to Ottawa Citadel – Intercultural Community Ministries. I grew up in a non-Christian family in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to Canada in 1986. By the grace of God, I was hired as a Family Services Coordinator at the Korean Corps where Captain [...]
Cadets Chris and Tonia Street were originally appointed to go to Summerside, PEI; however, only a couple of weeks before leaving Winnipeg for congress in Newfoundland they received word that their appointment had changed. Their new appointment was to Moncton, NB where they would take on leadership of the corps over the summer. Cadet Tonia [...]
My appointment to Bay Roberts, NL for my summer assignment was very exciting! Over the years I have known many people with connections to this corps and community, and it since arriving here it has been enjoyable to form relationships with corps members through those connections. Coming to Bay Roberts this summer is also a [...]
One of the highlights of my summer assignment in Winnipeg at the HPT has been getting to know the people! Peter and I have been attending HPT since last Sept. and it has been a blessing to begin developing deeper and more personal relationships as a result of our full-time ministry there. It has been a [...]
Robert’s Arm is a town of about 900 people north-west from St. John’s in Newfoundland. It is surrounded by beautiful landscape and sits on the banks of Crescent Lake. I have been struck every time I drive into the town by the glory of God’s creation. I find myself pausing a moment to give thanks [...]
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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