Christmas is a time of surprises – things that take our breath away. Life, at its best, is not really measured by the breaths that we take, but by the breaths that we miss. Times like Christmas when the things that cannot be, are. I don’t think it’s remarkable at all that at the time [...]
I spent my summer at Zemabawk Corps in Mizoram, India Eastern Territory. The Commanding Officer looked after three Corps and I was there, assisting the Officer, throughout the summer. There are more than 700 soldiers at Zemabawk Corps and it was really a blessing for me to spend my time there. The people at Zemabawk [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Greetings from Central Newfoundland! Here I am at the wonderful Corps of Grand Falls Windsor for my Summer Assignment and it is anything but quiet and low key here! To start with we have a busy Corps with a full and growing congregation of dedicated soldiers and members. And here the body of Christ is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Friday, December 23, 2011
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