Kettle ministry is interesting. At times we can be looking at our watch at regular intervals, hoping that the person to relieve us isn’t late. Other times it is drafty and cold making it harder to sustain the aches of standing for two hours. I know myself that I have not always embraced another Kettle [...]
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Over the Christmas season I had received an e-mail from a Salvation Army Officer about what a man had said to him, “if you want to see Christmas go to The Salvation Army!” This statement was made very true for me this Christmas. As a 2nd year cadet I was fortunate to spend my winter assignment [...]
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Cadet Tonia Street shares a reflection about her time in training that speaks to the presence of God in the midst of community. Walk with Tonia through her story as she shares the blessings and struggles of her training at CFOT. It was challenging to attend these events, sometimes because I was tired and needed to [...]
Friday, January 15, 2010
Saeng yon Lee writes… Last Christmas season was quite different from past years. I enjoyed time with the Christmas kettle and packing and delivering hampers, and Christmas hampers were quite new to me. I could see how the Salvation Army works in local community. For this Christmas, I had a special experience. It was about baking cookies. [...]
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
What has 66 legs, 14 horns, and 132 buttons? If you said the cadets at CFOT dressed in Full Uniform and assisting with Christmas activities in Winnipeg, then you are Correct! Just to give you an idea of what cadets have been up to this month, on top of final exams, papers, and Field Hours here [...]
Friday, November 20, 2009
One of the classes for the Prayer Warriors this semester is Homiletics where we study the process of writing and delivering sermons. We are privileged to be under the leadership of Major Julie Slous, who has recently received her doctorate in ministry from Luther Seminary in Minneapolis. We are grateful for her wisdom and guidance as we cultivate [...]
Monday, November 16, 2009
In Summer 2009, cadets Graciela and Jeff Arkell moved to Portage La Prairie where they completed their officership training as the Ministry Leaders for that Corps and Community. It was a flexible model which allowed the Arkells to train in the field through a training partnership with CFOT and the Prairie Division, and if you’ve [...]
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Olympic Torch Relay will be travelling through over 1000 communities during its 106-day journey across Canada twice. That journey begins this Friday, October 30th in Victoria, BC and ends on February 12th, 2010 in Vancouver, BC. Over 200 community celebrations are being planned from coast-to-coast-to-coast. The Salvation Army sees this as an incredible [...]
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Born and raised on the Prairies, it is wonderful to be home again in Winnipeg at the CFOT. Prior to this appointment, we were stationed at Weetamah (Winnipeg), CFOT (St. John’s) and Toronto Harbour Light. In 1997, we entered Training College as Faithful Intercessors. My husband Robert and I have three children: CJ, Gavin and [...]
Friday, July 24, 2009
“You say there’s not a lot going on?” We all know the theme song from the hit TV show Corner Gas… Well, just as comedian Brent Butt has shown us that there is more than what meets the eye in Dog River, the same can be said here in the North East Circuit of Saskatchewan. [...]
Friday, January 29, 2010
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