During Easter weekend, Cadets Kristen Jackson-Dockeray, Chalrimawia, Mary Maybury, and I had the great blessing of travelling to Swift Current. Upon arrivial, we were immediately welcomed and made to feel at home. While this weekend was certainly a great opportunity to share in ministry with the Corps in Swift Current, it was also a great [...]
Our first task in approaching another people, another culture, is to take off our shoes. For the place we are approaching is Holy. Else we may find ourselves treading on men’s and women’s dreams. More seriously still, we may forget that God was there before our arrival. -John Taylor As we celebrated the resurrection of [...]
We praise God today for His presence and work throughout our specialling weekend in Moose Jaw. On Friday night, we experienced how God is working in downtown Moose Jaw at an interdenominational Youth Center called Joe’s Place. We saw God’s Spirit in Joe as he and his staff spread the love of Christ to the [...]
After much preparation, four first year cadets, Jeff Arkell, Nyree Bond, Kevin Elsasser and Kristen Gray jumped in CFOT van #2 and hit the road bound for Regina. For three of the four of us, a visit to the province of Saskatchewan was a first so we were charting new waters as we drove through [...]
Rachel Writes…As I arrived in Jamaica, I wish I had thrown my coat in the van that drove me to the airport. As soon as I stepped off the plane I could feel the hot, humid weather of the Caribbean. It was wonderful after coming from -40 Celsius in Winnipeg. 4 cadets (including myself) and [...]
Sydney is featured in a local story in the Parry Sound Beacon Star as “The Unlikely Salvationist”. Cadet Kristen Gray wrote a reflection paper based on her Winter Assignment in Parry Sound, ON, and the local newspaper liked it so much they printed it. Read Kristen’s story by clicking on the picture of Sydney or [...]
Six Desperadoes enter the cowboy town of Brandon, Manitoba. Cadets Tina Dominaux, Hannah Jeffery, Edi Matondo, Rebecca Pretty, Jon Savage, and Major Sandra Rice brought some CFOT spirit to the good folks at Brandon Corps under Capt Bruce MacKenzie.
When the CFOT Specialling Brigade, consisting of Cadets Lynda Wakelin, Peter Lublink, Alison, Lublink, Peter Robinson, Amanda Robinson and Major Ray Harris, heard that they were going to Yorkton for the weekend their reaction was euphoria. As it turns out Yorkton is in Saskatchewan on the railroad tracks. Upon arriving in Yorkton on Friday, after [...]
Cadets Claude Dagenais, Rob Jeffery, Melissa Mailman, Tracy Savage, and Captain Deana Zelinsky set their compass to Portage La Prairie, a small city roughly an hour outside of Winnipeg. With their kids in tow, this group did a weekend of ministry under under the guidance of Captains BJ and Krista Loder, COs.
Eager cadets piled in the van and headed off to Regina, Saskatchewan. Team Regina consisted of Cadets Kim Bridge, Matt and Rachel Sheils, Nathan and Amanda Swartz, and Major Cathie Harris.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
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