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 [...]
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 enjoyed until [...]
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 hear such a [...]
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I love camping ministry!!! Kathy and I spent the final two weeks of our summer assignment at Newport Adventure Camp (NAC). Leading campers in their daily Bible devotions gave us the immense privilege of influencing their view of the world and of themselves. Campers were challenged to reflect on the question, “Where is God at [...]
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Salvation Army in Portage La Prairie has partnered with the courts through the Fine Options and Community Service programs. This has proven to be a way of meeting people in our community and an opportunity to influence the lives of others. Through these programs we have the opportunity to interact with people who have [...]
Friday, September 4, 2009
“Be Prepared”. Many of you, like me, will recognize this motto from your youth in Girl Guides. While leading daily camper devotions at Newport Adventure Camp, Phil and I received a phone call from our host officers, during which they informed us that they (and therefore we) had been called upon to lead a funeral [...]
Thursday, September 3, 2009
God has continued to bless us during our time here in Bishop’s Falls, NL. As I visit and get to know the people, I realize that many are hurting out there. Several ladies, who had been Salvationists for years, were going through enormous trials and were beginning to doubt their salvation. I felt very privileged [...]
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to make it easier Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be I am not sure how many years it has been [...]
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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