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 [...]
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
It is hard to believe that it has been almost two years since I made the decision to respond to God’s call on my life to become a Salvation Army Officer. And if you’ve read my bio on this website you’ll know that one of the greatest challenges I faced in making that decision [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Living in a rural community that has a strong agricultural base has certainly led to many blessings here at the Portage La Prairie Corps & Community Services. On October 3, the corps held its annual harvest sale. A couple weeks prior to the sale, Graciela and I were busy sending letters to local farmers and [...]
Friday, November 6, 2009
Portage La Prairie recently held a breakfast for the women in the community, and what a tremendous blessing it was with twenty ladies attending. As well, three men from the mens group cooked for the event. Cadet Graciela Arkell, the leader of the group and Portage La Prairie Corps writes, “It was good! Our guest speaker [...]
Friday, September 25, 2009
Did you know that 2 cadets from Korea and 2 from the Eastern India Territory are joining CFOT in Winnipeg? You’ll have more of a chance to meet them later, but we thought we’d take the opportunity to introduce you to Saeng-yon Lee and Hye-young Cho and their son, Joon, from the Korea Territory. They [...]
Monday, September 14, 2009
Rose and I will never forget our experience in Bishop’s Falls Newfoundland. We will always cherish the friendships we made there and the beauty of the island. There seems to be a rule that a plate of food is not full until the gravy pours over the side and it is not thoroughly [...]
Friday, September 11, 2009
About two months ago in Portage La Prairie a teen girl was attacked on her way home one night from a friend’s house. Doctors had to perform emergency brain surgery to save the young girls life after she was beaten and left in a junk yard in Portage. I was shocked to [...]
Friday, January 29, 2010
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