mattrachelI grew up in a devout Catholic home in Wisconsin. Through a friend I came to know God more personally at age 13. As a young child, I had a desire to service God however it was not until the spring of 2005 when God gave me a clear call to serve Him as a Salvation Army Officer.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Mike Mailman shares his experience of being “in charge” in his summer appointment. It has been a real eye opener to spend a short time in the field in the driver’s seat this summer. It feels as if I have been called on to constantly put aside my own needs and will to serve others. My wife and I came into this experience expecting to give much more than
Monday, September 8, 2008
We have a variety of congregations here at Weetamah. There is the Sunday Morning congregation, the Wednesday morning congregation, and the Friday night congregation. Each of these groups is distinct and represents a different part of the community and represents a different role for those of us who are involved at these different times.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Writing from BC, Danette shares, I came across what I think would be a good definition of servanthood in Philippians 2:3-4. It says, “Don’t be selfish; don’t live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don’t think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing.” NLT
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The Salvation Army Wyndfield Community Church of Brantford, ON has been in a new building for just about one year. They moved from the deserted downtown to a brand new sub division just 10 minutes away. The move to the new building brought many new faces into the church
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Throughout my time in St. John’s, NL I have seen God use people in many different ways to minister his grace. I have seen people come together and pray over a brother in Christ who is hurting. They did not simply pray a few words but placed their hands on the man and wept over him.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Grand Falls - Windsor is full of opportunities for ministry. Last week I had the privilege to perform a baby dedication at Grand Falls Citadel. It was something that I had never done before, and there was some hesitation on my part as to how to conduct the dedication ceremony.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
One thing I have recently heard is that a Minister’s job is both pastoral (caring for those within the church) and missional (reaching out to those outside our church doors). There needs to be a healthy balance between the two, not neglecting one or the other. Visitation is usually thought of as mainly pastoral,
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine is a city of contrasts. There is a large segment of the population which lives in poverty, worse than anything I have seen in Canada yet the number of upper class citizens is growing, and unfortunately, with little concern for social justice.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Rebecca Pretty writes from her summer assignment in Regina: ” I must decrease so that Christ can increase.” For the past few days I have been thinking about this and yesterday, God allowed me to see it with my own eyes as I sat in the office here in Regina preparing for VBS.
Praying Scripture – 1 Chronicles 16:29
“Ascribe to the LORD
the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the LORD
in the splendour of his holiness.”
Living Scripture - Hebrews 12:8-9
If you are not disciplined
(and everyone undergoes discipline),
then you are illegitimate children
and not true sons.
Moreover, we have all had human fathers
who disciplined us
and we respected them for it.
How much more should we submit
to the Father of our spirits and live!
Praying Scripture – 1 Chronicles 16:29
“Ascribe to the LORD
the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the LORD
in the splendour of his holiness.”
Living Scripture - Daniel 6:10
Now when Daniel learned
that the decree had been published,
he went home to his upstairs room
where the windows opened toward Jerusalem.
Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed,
giving thanks to his God,
just as he had done before.
This Easter CFOT Cadets and Officers had the privilege of participating in a variety of Easter activities and services at Corps in Alberta.
Small goups of Cadets/Officers participated in all aspects of the Easter Services and were also able to spend some valuable time with youth groups. In Calgary tradition, some of our CFOT folks were “white hatted” (see photos below). A wonderful time of worship, outreach and fellowship was had by all.
A big thank you to the Alberta Divsion for hosting us! You have been so gracious to us in sharing your ministries, your homes and your hearts with us…
PERHAPS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS…
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…The Salvation Army & Officership
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The prayer room is a sacred space on our website for prayer and reflection. Please click here to go to the prayer room. Check out the most recent contribution to the prayer room by Cadet Laura Hickmen titled “Do you See what He sees?”
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Below you will find links to other recent prayer room contributions to encourage your faith journey:
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An Eye to See | Cadet Jennifer Ivany
Have You Stopped to Love Today | Adolpho Quezada
Time to Reflect | Major Ann Braund
Sojourning| Cadet Laura Van Schaick
Can you hear that??? | Cadet Kelly Fifield
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
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