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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Go West young man! That is what CFOT said by letting me know I would be crossing to the other side of ‘the island’ following Commissioning and heading to Corner Brook Temple for my summer assignment. I have to say that the 7 ½ hour drive went well even though rain and clouds were the [...]
As a session, we all heard about the Prayer Warriors summer assignment last year, and what an enriching, affirming and challenging experience it was for them. We were assured the same would be true for the Ambassadors of Holiness this year. Then, of course, there was the added excitement that starting building in April when many [...]
Please join us at Southlands Community Church on September 19th at 4:00 pm (85 Keslar Road, Winnipeg Manitoba) as we welcome the cadets and celebrate this significant milestone in their journey with the Lord and The Salvation Army! To find out more about the new session of cadets please click here.
When I am at the quarters, I get up quite often to look out the living room window. Acro ss the street is the Corps building and the ocean. I’ve never seen the ocean before coming to Newfoundland. I am in awe – I have never seen anything like it! Each time I look at it [...]
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 [...]
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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