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News and Views from the Midwest

“We are all one body, we have the same Spirit, and we have all been called to the same glorious future.” Eph. 4:3,4 (NLT)

by Michelle DeRusha

After nearly seven years ofplanning, fundraising,design and construction,The Salvation Army’s

Heritage Place at Renaissance Villagein Omaha, Neb., recently was dedi-cated. Central territorial leadersCommissioners Brad and HeidiBailey joined Western divisional lead-ers Majors Greg and Lee Ann

Thompson and Omaha Mayor JeanStothert, along with other city offi-cials and more than 130 guests, tocelebrate the opening of the newfacility.

“This is a celebration of this strate-gically placed campus of miracleshere in the heart of beautifulOmaha,” said Commissioner BradBailey. “Much more than a dedica-tion, today is a testament that wecannot and will not remain in the

shadows when confronted with thebrokenness, isolation, injustice andloss suffered by our neighbors.”

The new 70,000-square-foot build-ing houses The Salvation Army’sMental Health Respite (MHR) pro-gram, a 28-day residential program

that offers psychiatric sta-bilization, counseling,resources and independentliving skills training tomen and women, age 19and older. Other programsat Heritage Place includethe Early Head Start pro-gram for children up toage three; Wellspring,which helps people escapeand overcome prostitutionand sex trafficking; com-munity support programs;and Veterans Affairs pro-grams. Additional build-ings in the RenaissanceVillage campus include theOmaha Citadel Corps,Dora Bingel Senior Center,

Durham Booth Manor and LyleApartments.

Daniel Grimes was one of the firstpeople to move into the new residen-tial apartments at Heritage Place.Addicted to crack cocaine, suicidal,unemployed and homeless, he hadlost all hope when he sought help atThe Salvation Army. Today Daniel isin recovery and appreciates he canmaintain independence while stillbenefitting from the support of the

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MHR staff.“If I hadn’t come to The

Salvation Army, I’d be either in mygrave or in prison,” Daniel said. “Ithank God I met the staff at MHR.”

“This space is all about people,”said Major Lee Ann Thompson,officer in charge of the HeritagePlace project. “People touching thelives of other people.”

She continued, “We are sograteful to all of our communitypartners whose generous donationshelped to make this building a reali-ty.” More than $25 million wasraised through the Army’s BuildingHope Capital Campaign.

“This dedication ceremony is thebeginning of the future for themany people who come to TheSalvation Army for help,” saidMayor Stothert. “‘Doing the MostGood’ is more than a slogan,” sheadded. “It is the mission of TheSalvation Army, and the city ofOmaha is proud to support thatmission.”

Majors Greg and Lee Ann Thompson and CommissionersHeidi and Brad Bailey

Best friends Samuel Martinez and MarchelloProccichiani were enrolled as junior soldiersat the Des Plaines, Ill., Corps.

NewHeritage Place strategicfor service

Omaha, Neb., Mayor Jean Stothert

Daniel Grimes Promising new junior soldiercurriculum

Adynamic new curriculumis now available for corpsto use in developing theknowledge and faith of

junior soldiers. Two of the moststrategic advancements are a dedi-cated and comprehensive websiteand a mobile app.

Registering at juniorsoldiers.com,corps officers, junior soldiersergeants and teachers can access awide range of materials in bothEnglish and Spanish to engagejunior soldiers in learning God’sWord and Salvation Army doctrine,history and distinctives. It alsoencourages youth to have an activefaith and engage in the missioneven as children.

Lessons have an easy-to-followstructure for the leader, providingnot only information but hands-onactivities like projects and craftswith carefully thought-out supplylists, instructions and tips. Each les-

son also is “unpacked” through a kid-friendly video featuring a multiculturalcast of junior soldier and leader cartooncharacters who discover the lesson rightalongside the class. Take-home work-

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Iremember going to the circus as achild. I was mesmerized by thetrapeze artists swinging back andforth across the sky, flying from

one trapeze to the other. Poised on aplatform atop a pole, the aerialistwould grasp the bar at just the rightmoment and swing closer and closerto another bar in the middle of thetent, suddenly jumping and spinningtoward it, catching it just in the nickof time. Then, a second performerwould begin swinging across, and atjust the right moment, jump into thehands of the first performer, swing-ing upside down.

Without timing, the trapeze artistscouldn’t perform these physical feats.They wouldn’t be in the right placeat the right time. They would miss

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own child. And since you are hischild, God has made you his heir.Galatians 4:4-7 (NLT)

From the very beginning, God hada plan for our redemption. That planincluded sending Jesus at just theright time.

We are a part of God’s perfect tim-ing. In Psalm 139 we read God knewus before we were born; all our dayswere planned before we even tookone breath. We exist at the right timein history.

From our vantage point, hindsightis a gift. It allows us to see God’sfaithfulness to His people throughoutthe Old and New Testaments. It

teaches us God loves us and hasprovided a plan to bring us into aright relationship with Himself.Christ’s sacrifice gave us intimateaccess to the Father.

The celebration of this new yearis an opportunity for us to reflecton the past while looking forwardto possibilities. In this exercise,hindsight is a gift. It allows us tolook back and mark God’s faithful-ness in our lives while focusing ourattention on the future God is call-ing us to fulfill.

Once again, God’s timing is per-fect, and it was designed with youin mind.

It’s all in the timing

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the flying bar or the outstretchedhands and would land in the netbelow.

God has perfect timing. He nevermisses, and He doesn’t move out ofsync. He sees far beyond the finiteconfines of our concept of time. Godsees the big picture, and He knowshow all the pieces fit together.

But when the right time came,God sent his Son, born of awoman, subject to the law. Godsent him to buy freedom for us whowere slaves to the law, so that hecould adopt us as his very own chil-dren. And because we are his chil-dren, God has sent the Spirit of hisSon into our hearts, prompting usto call out, “Abba, Father.” Nowyou are no longer a slave but God’s

New junior soldier curriculum

sheets outline a daily scrip-ture and question to rein-force the lesson during theweek.

The app (junior soldiers)features three distinct sec-tions. Signing in, teachershave all the materials rightat their fingertips. Parents

and junior soldiers can download theapp for free and do not need a pass-word. The section for parentsupdates them on what their childrenare learning and features a Biblereading plan which coordinates withthe children’s take-home worksheet.Kids can use the app to watch thevideos or to play games which applyto the lessons.

“Media is the context in whichjunior soldiers live their lives, sowe’re now meeting kids where theyare,” said Major Jason Poff, WesternMichigan and Northern Indiana(WMNI) divisional youth secretary.“Instead of fighting technology, we’releveraging it so we can more effec-tively disciple them.” By explainingand emphasizing the new program atofficers’ councils, WMNI has beenable to roll it out effectively, withnearly 70 teachers already registered.

“I love it! The kids love it—espe-cially the videos!” exclaimed CharolMcDonald, Royal Oak Citadel, Mich.,

junior soldier sergeant. She leads sixteacher teams that alternate through-out the year and says already half ofthem are teaching from the app. Shebelieves children are learning morebecause the lessons are interactive.

Her sentiments were echoed at theDetroit Conner Creek, Mich., Corpswhich enrolled 11 junior soldiers thispast programming year. CaptainKelsie Moreno, corps officer, lovesthe new materials, too, and says herkids are responding well. “I thinkthis material has definitely engagedthem in a new way,” she said. Hercorps holds junior soldiers onWednesday evenings while adultsparticipate in Bible studies and teensare in corps cadets.

St. Paul Citadel, Minn., CorpsYoung People’s Sergeant-Major CarrieMergens says it’s especially handy tohave the curriculum onmobile devices versuscarrying around a hugebinder every week.Carrie and Corps OfficerCaptain Leticia Crowellheld training for twoyoung adult corps cadets(formerly junior sol-diers) so they can helpteach it and pay theinvestment in them-selves forward. “We lookforward to every oppor-tunity in our corps tohelp nurture and growfuture leaders.”

In Kalamazoo, Mich.,where the program isheld year-round, 22junior soldiers are

responding well, according to MajorSherrie Welch, corps officer. Thereaction of soldiers who teach it ona rotating basis has been so positivethey’ve requested more class timeto cover lessons comprehensively.

“We’re learning and having fun!”exclaimed one girl while watching avideo from the new junior soldiercurriculum at the Bay City, Mich.,Corps. Her corps officer, Major KimRay, is pleased because she believesin the program’s importance. Sheconcluded, “The lessons offer somuch more than Bible stories; theyexplain why the story matters andwhat difference it can make in theirown lives by obeying God’s Word.”

The preparatory and honor juniorsoldier courses are slated to beupdated and added to the new web-site in the future.

Congratulations to the Royal Oak Citadel, Mich., Corps’ mostrecent honor junior soldiers! Pictured are Levi Mowers, EllaYerke, Nathaniel Coppin, Emmanuel Coppin, EasternMichigan divisional youth secretaries Captains Erin and JeffEddy, and junior soldier sergeant Charol McDonald.

St. Paul Citadel, Minn., junior soldiers, local leaders and corps officerCaptain Leticia Crowell at a Northern Division rally.

Having fun at junior soldier camp atNorthwoods Camp.

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WelcomeHome!

by Colonel Dennis Phillips

Miriam, we don’t need anywater. I’m weary, and Ineed to go home,”Abraham Leka said.

“Trust me, we do. It will only takea few minutes,” his wife, Miriam,insisted.

Little did they know God wasdirecting them, but moments later inthe grocery store checkout line theywitnessed something that wouldimpact their lives. The line hadstalled as several newly arrivedAfrican refugees struggled to pay forpurchases using their government-issued benefit card, the PIN numberfor which they’d forgotten. After sev-eral attempts, the card had cancelled.Though the clerk tried to help, sheonly spoke English; they spoke onlyFrench. Within reach, they wereworlds apart.

Looking at her husband of 21years, Miriam knew what was aboutto happen as she pondered—not forthe first time—her husband’s visionas a serious 11-year-old: “The day Istop helping people, God will removeHis hand from my life.”

Now outside, the six Africans facedthe unfamiliar freeze of winter andfelt the failure of returning to theirbarren apartments with no food fortheir families, no milk for their chil-dren. They were intercepted byAbraham’s deep, gentle voice,“Bonsoir, bonsoir, mes amis… Nevous inquietez pas, je vais vousaider.” (Good evening, myfriends. Do not worry, I will helpyou.) Smiling, they approachedAbraham as if greeting a lifelongfriend. Conversation, now animated,continued in French as they followedhim back into the store hoping hecould activate the card, but, alas, the

card had been voided permanently.Abraham triaged the situation and

discovered they had just enough toget through the night. He andMiriam drove the men to the apart-ments provided through a localagency where their wives and chil-dren were waiting. The rooms weresparsely furnished: cots, chairs,refrigerator, stove. That wasall. Abraham glanced at Miriamwhose nod was so slight it wentunnoticed by others but indicatedthey were in agreement and hadbeen mobilized for action. Beforeleaving, Abraham and Miriam prayedwith the families and invited them tothe corps on Sunday.

“You must tell Major Martsolf[their corps officer at the RockfordTemple],” Miriam counseled her hus-band, “And now,” she added with

Theblessing of kindness

urgency.After receiving the major’s whole-

hearted support, Abraham returnedto his garage where for two years hehad stored used furniture and aban-doned TVs which had promptedMiriam more than once to ask,“Why?” Until that night he couldonly answer, “I do not know. Godhas laid this upon me, and when Histime is right He will show me whatto do.”

In a matter of hours, the familieshad sofas, TVs, dressers, dishes, sil-verware and tables for their familiesto gather around for meals. Theadults’ “Merci, merci, merci beau-coup” and the children’s expressionsof wonder stirred Abraham toreflect, “What is the Lord saying tome? What more is there to do?” Itwas a moment Abraham had been

praying about for 10 years, all theway from the Congo to Rockford. Itwas God’s moment, and Abrahamwas ready.

Transportation was arranged, andon that Sunday 12 African refugeessat among the 300 other peoplewho’d come to worship at theRockford Temple, Ill., Corps.Abraham’s chair in the band wasconspicuously empty as he sat inthe congregation and translated forhis new friends. The corps’ soldierswelcomed them warmly, and bythe following Sunday translationequipment was available for the 25refugees who attended.

That New Year’s Eve, 40 Africanrefugees attended the WatchnightService, and the congregation madeup of Swedes, African-Americans,Hispanics and people of other eth-nicities were treated to a brief con-cert by an African choir. The choircontinues to perform at the corpsand territorial events, such as therecent Congress, and its memberstake great joy in this ministry.

Over the last year the families’involvement in the corps hasincreased. They not only attendSunday worship, but both adultsand children participate in Biblestudies. The children are involvedin character-building programs, andeight of them play in the beginners’band. Two babies have been dedi-cated, and three children have beenenrolled as junior soldiers andmore are in preparatory classes. Allof this is a tremendous blessing toSalvationists in Rockford, especiallyAbraham, who is humbled Godwould use the simple acts of kind-ness he and Miriam showed whenprompted by the Holy Spirit. Heconcluded, “We must always dowhat the Lord is asking us.”

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The Leka family: standing (l to r) are sons Isaac and Emmanuel, Major Elizabeth Mpungi(Miriam’s mother), Miriam, daughter Sarah Marguelisa and Abraham, sitting at drums is sonSamuel Jacob.

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Commissioning of theMessengers of the GospelCelebrating the completion oftheir training, the 20 membersof the “Messengers of theGospel” session will beordained and commis-sioned as officers.Come support ourterritory’s newestlieutenants as they receivetheir first appointmentsand are sent out tobegin their ministryas officers sharingthe Good Newsof Jesus Christ.

Lt. Colonels Kelly and Donna IgleheartChief Secretary and Secretary for Women’s MinistriesSouthern Africa TerritoryWhether walking the sand dunes of Namibia, cage diving with great white sharks or headingout on a safari, these adventurous, faith-filled USA Southern Territory officers are enjoyingtheir appointment in Southern Africa. But what they love most are the people! On any givenweekend you’ll find the Iglehearts participating in a march of witness and leading a meetingwith hundreds of passionate soldiers. They have been privileged to conduct mass enrollmentsof junior and senior soldiers and baby dedications. God is at work, and the Army is growing.Following God is the greatest adventure of all. Come hear all about it—and be blessed!

• Just $10 per delegate forentire weekend!(whether you’re attending oneprogram or all)

• Childcare just $20 per child!• Registration opens inJanuary 2018at centralcommissioning.org

World debut of the Broadway-style musical A Long Way OffA fresh interpretation of the prodigal son told in the context of the Midwestduring the Great Depression is brought to life through more than a dozenoriginal musical numbers. Co-written by Joe Caddy and Phil Laeger, thisproduction will feature a cast comprised of some of the territory’s finestperforming artists including current and former members of the Bill BoothTheater Company and the Creative Arts Service Team (CAST).

Commissioning Weekend June 8-10, 2018Milwaukee Theater

Lower Registration Fees

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by Dr. Jonathan Corry

The tradition continues! Agood audience gathered atthe Edman Chapel on thecampus of Wheaton College

for a concert combining the ChicagoStaff Band (CSB) with the newlyreformed and highly anticipatedCanadian Staff Songsters, led byMajor Len Ballantine.

A warm welcome greeted Dr.Harold Burgmayer and the CSB asthey took to the stage to performKevin Norbury’s festival march TheProclaimers. This exciting work fea-tures Meredith Wilson’s song“Banners and bonnets” and set thetone for an evening of fine music-making.

Commissioner Brad Bailey, territor-ial commander, greeted the audience,offered a prayer and welcomed ourneighbors from north of the border.Later in the evening, the band’s exec-utive officer, Lt. Colonel Paul Smith,shared scripture and the benediction.

Wilfred Heaton is synonymouswith brass band literature both with-in and outside The Salvation Army.Heaton’s challenging cornet duetWonderful Words proved to be agreat number, featuring PeggyThomas and principal cornet BethMalovance. Heaton’s humor, whimsi-cal writing and masterful scoringwere evident for the listener to enjoy.In stark contrast, the CSB then tookthe audience to Kevin Larsson’sShout Aloud featuring a collision ofHollywood with a melody from the1880s, “I’ll shout aloud throughoutthe land the praises of our God.”

In their first trip outside of theCanada and Bermuda Territory, theCanadian Staff Songsters captivatedthe audience throughout the evening.Their phrasing, musical shape andprogram, coupled with their mes-sage, inspired and spiritually upliftedthe audience. Their first musicalofferings were well varied, including“Make His praise glorious” (Wolaver),“For the beauty of the earth” (Rutter)and “Go down, Moses” (arr.Ballantine). Each was delivered withpanache, energy and an excellentsense of musical line. Like an artisan

craftsman, Major Ballantine moldsthis group of individual singers into ahigh caliber, cohesive choir.

The CSB next performed a workfrom Tom Davoren. A non-

Salvationist composer, Tom dedicatedthis exciting setting, Living Power,based on the hymn “Lord, for theyears,” to this reviewer and theEnfield Citadel Band [England] in2016. Fresh sounds are drawn fromthe concert band and symphonicworld to deliver Bishop TimothyDudley-Smith’s words:Lord for ourselves; in living power

remake us—self on the cross and Christ upon

the throne,past put behind us, for the future

take us:Lord of our lives, to live for Christ

alone.A change of mood

followed with OlafRitman’s haunting set-ting of “When I sur-vey” performed withconsummate ease byprincipal trombonistBrett Tolcher, whodelivered a moment ofreflection to theevening.

The Canadian StaffSongsters then shared two items ofcontrast, the first showcasing thetenor voice of Steve Cooper in TakeMe Back Medley (songs of AndraéCrouch, arr. Ballantine), followed bythe exciting Richard Phillips setting,“Sing for Joy,” based on Psalm 96.

The CSB shared Paul Sharman’sselection Inclusion which seeks tochallenge the listener with the aspectof inclusivity within the church,finally developing into a thrilling pre-sentation of “When I needed a neigh-bor were you there?” The band gavea fine performance, but of particularnote were the stellar solo flugelhorncontributions from Lynda Cooper.Taking us into the intermission andoffering, the Canadian Staff Songstersperformed “Go forth in His name”(arr. King).

The concert’s second half com-menced with a relaxed, jazzy setting

of “Go tell it”involving somemovement andchoreographyfrom the CSB, exe-cuted with easeand fluency! Thecongregation thenjoined the CSB ina new arrange-ment of “Hark theherald angelssing” (arr.

Ballantine).The Canadian Staff Songsters pre-

sented a section of Christmas musicwhich was particularly enjoyableincluding Harold Darke’s setting of“In the bleak midwinter” (sensitivelyaccompanied by the CSB), JohnRutter’s “Star Carol” (featuring the

excellent accompanist RachaelEwing) and two compelling arrange-ments by Major Len Ballantine: “Iwonder as I wander” and “GoodKing Wenceslas.”

Dr. Burgmayer’s large scale tonepoem Kurios is a real tour de force,retelling the narrative of the cruci-fixion and the ultimate victory inthe resurrection of Jesus throughthe impressions of those who wit-nessed these events. This work isacademic in nature, based onPhilippians 2:10-11, and requiresthe listener to stay engaged to thetheme, greatly aided on this nightby visuals. Various fragmentedideas and sudden shifts of moodsand time signatures carried throughto a grand finale, uniting the com-bined forces of the Canadian StaffSongsters, Chicago Staff Band andthe congregation in singing “CrownHim with many crowns.”

In a fitting conclusion, the twogroups combined with Ballantine’suplifting arrangement of “Morethan wonderful,” and then anenjoyable “New York, New York”style sing-along to “He’s got thewhole world in His hands.”

Sounds of the Seasons

November 25, 2017Edman Chapel

Wheaton, Illinois

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Cornet duet by Peggy Thomas and BethMalovance

Major Len Ballantine and Dr. HaroldBurgmayer

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babies need. While some are able toregister for assistance through WIC(Women, Infants, and Children) andSNAP (food stamps) to

as leaders see the results ofGod’s hand on their ministryefforts. “It’s a wonderfulministry. It’s run on faith,donations and volunteers,”said Cheryl, adding thatBWB doesn’t use anycorps funds and onlyspends money donated to

the program on diapers.To help accommodate the

growing program, several areachurches have come on board inrecent years to serve as secondarylocations. Cheryl anticipates furtherexpansion in the future as word isspread by attendees and BWB is pro-moted at community events.

For more information, visitwww.salarmydesplaines.org

purchase formula andother food for theirinfants and youngchildren, neither ofthese governmentprograms providesfor one of themost basic andessential babyneeds—diapers.

BWB invites familieswith an expectant mother or childunder one year of age to enjoy a hotmeal, receive spiritual and emotionalsupport and gather diapers and otheritems needed for their children—allfree of charge.

Since its inception, BWB hashelped hundreds of families diapertheir babies—to the tune of morethan 36,000 diapers a year! In addi-tion, community partners donategently-used clothing, strollers, toysand other items for distribution tofamilies in need. While moms sharea devotional time, shop in the BWBstore and collect diapers, fathers areencouraged to attend a men’s discus-sion group. Toddlers are supervisedin a play area, and older childrenenjoy a Bible story, music and crafts.The goal is to provide free diapers tobabies in need, but also to offer spiri-tual support to their parents.

Through BWB several familieshave become regular participants inother corps programs and/or havestarted attending Sunday worship.Recently a family requested to havetheir baby dedicated to the Lord atthe corps. It’s a momentous occasion

...a blessing

CatherineLilyquist foundChrist as herSavior on her

very first visit to theSheboygan, Wis., Corpswhen the woman offi-cer knelt with her at thealtar in prayer. Afterthat, Catherine, a highlyindependent 13-year-old, didn’t think twiceabout making the longwalk into town, some-times with her sister butmostly alone, to attendthe corps. She became asoldier and neverlooked back.Eventually, she met andmarried the love of herlife, Gerald, and had five boys—Russell, Earl, Brian, Rendell and Joel—before their daughter Lynelle!

“Katy and Jerry,” as they wereknown at the corps now led byCaptains Daryl and Cherie Mangeri,set wonderful examples for their sixchildren and others of steadfast faithand service and generous hospitality.Numerous Sunday dinners and sup-pers were enjoyed with people whohad been invited to their home at themorning and evening services.

Katy spent decades teaching Sundayschool and many years helping to leadsunbeams and girl guards and serving

as the home leaguechaplain. The entirefamily was active inleague of mercy (nowcommunity care min-istries). After Jerryretired, the couplespent countless hoursvolunteering not onlyfor the SheboyganCorps but also for thePlymouth, Wis.,Service Unit thriftstore.Raising six kids, mak-

ing ends meet, servingat the corps and help-ing others could hardlyhave been easy, yet inall this they lived outtheir faith. But the

most telling moment of reliance onGod came when the Lilyquists’ sonJoel, a social worker at the St. PaulTemple, Minn., Corps, and his wifeof two years, Joan, were murdered.

“My parents never questioned whyor turned their backs on God,”Lynelle recalled. “They just stayedfaithful and continued to do Hiswork.” As the family heard howJoel’s life and ministry had influ-enced others for God’s Kingdom, itbrought Katy and Jerry solace.

Jerry was promoted to Glory inlate 2014. Katy, who’ll turn 93 inmid-January, still lives independent-

ly—although her kidslive close by and checkon her daily—and hasbeen serving at thecorps for 75 years! Inthat time, she’s servedwith 22 corps officersand seen many changesin Army ministries andprograms; even thecorps building has gonethrough numerous reno-vations.Today, Katy continues

ministering for the corpsas a prayer warrior. “I’veoften walked into mymother’s house,” saidLynelle, “to find her sit-ting in her chair, witheyes closed and lipsmoving in prayer.”

She never lookedback

Catherine celebrating her 92ndbirthday in January 2017

Catherine “Katy” Lilyquist (center) was recently honored atthe Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Division Soldiers’ Rally for75 years of service. She’s pictured with (l to r) Colonels Steveand Janice Howard, chief secretary and territorial secretary forwomen’s ministries; Captains Daryl and Cherie Mangeri, anddivisional leaders Majors Christine and Steven Merritt.

Fernando with daughter Maria

Kathie attended BWB with daughter,Jezlene, while pregnant with son, Aiden.She is now a member of the corps’ Hispaniccongregation and volunteers at BWB.

Breakfastwith

On the secondSaturday ofeach month,

the Des Plaines, Ill.,Corps is hopping. Families enter thefellowship hall to the delicious smellsof breakfast—hot egg casseroles,bread, fruit, cereal and milk.Volunteers weave through the crowdgreeting visitors with genuine smilesand warmth, refilling coffee carafesand cleaning up. Friends gatheraround the tables eating, laughingand cooing over the newest additionsto the group.

The innovative Breakfast withBaby (BWB) program began six yearsago when soldier Cheryl Hagedornrecognized the struggle many fami-lies face in providing what their

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The countdown is on!In 2011 the Central Territory embarked on an ambitious goal of having Live Music in Worship in Every Corps by 2020(LM2020). Much progress has been made over the last six years with 204 corps currently benefitting from live music.However, a large percentage of corps are dependent on talented corps officers. In order for live music to grow and be sus-tained in corps, the territorial music and gospel arts department is strengthening music ministries by emphasizing thetraining and equipping of local leaders. With just two years to go with LM2020, here’s how they hope to “bring it home.”

Central Music InstituteIf you’re a young Salvationist musi-

cian in this territory, CMI is still theplace to be in summer! This beloved10-day encampment provides theopportunity for young musicians todevelop their skills and discoverways to use their talents to glorifyGod and support their corps. In addi-tion to the core schedule of band andvocal classes and rehearsals, the cur-riculum has expanded to include fiveelective tracks to help address theneeds and interests of today’s emerg-ing young Salvationist musicians:music leadership, praise band,drama, dance and media production.

Youth Band and Chorus RetreatThe Territorial Youth Band and

Territorial Youth Chorus debuted in2014 to challenge and encourage thedevelopment of young Salvationistmusicians and to help them experi-ence the fulfillment that comes fromusing their talents for the Lord.Representing the territory’s best,these young musicians gather annual-ly for a retreat of concentrated study,rehearsals and mentoring by mem-bers of the territorial music andgospel arts department, the ChicagoStaff Band and the Bill Booth TheaterCompany.

Chicago Staff Band, SingingCompany and Bill Booth TheaterCompany

The Chicago Staff Band, theSinging Company and the Bill BoothTheater Company are well knownand loved in the Midwest. The terri-tory’s three premier music andgospel arts groups not only sharetheir talents through performing con-

certs and supporting worship servicesand events on a monthly basis but byconducting corps and divisionalmusic schools with the goal ofenriching worship at the local level.A concerted effort has been made toenlarge their audience as they travelthe territory and to incorporateyoung participants with a viewtoward strengthening the future.

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With One Accord: A TeamApproach to Worship Planning

Every corps has the opportunity tocreate a worship experience that cantouch people’s lives each Sunday.This curriculum introduced last yearhelps corps team up individuals intoa fully functioning worship commit-tee that creatively plans and partici-pates in relevant,vibrant worship.This newresource can beparticularly help-ful for corps thathave set STEPs(Strategic Tool toEngage Potential)goals focused onimproving thequality of theirweekly worship.

Songs of SalvationOriginally created for adult

rehabilitation centers, this versa-tile songbook (with both wordsand music) is a treasure troveof 200 hymns, songs and cho-ruses that should not be over-looked by corps. From classicslike “Amazing Grace” to more

recent songs like “InChrist Alone,” thesongbook’s simpli-fied piano accompa-niments, chordsymbols and a comfort-able range for singing makes it accessible in thecorps worship setting. In addition, a recentlydesigned song leader-guitarist edition follows alead sheet format and comes complete withnotated melody line and lyrics, chord symbolswith guitar-friendly capo chords, introductionbrackets and tempo markings.

The Beat Goes On!Hot off the press from Crest

Books, The Beat Goes On!Music as a Corps Ministry byDr. Harold Burgmayer, territo-rial music and gospel arts sec-retary, gives a comprehensiveoverview of music ministrieswithin the corps setting. Its25 chapters incorporatepiano, guitar, instrumental,praise band, singing companies and songsters,junior and senior bands, corps music schools and wor-ship planning. Online resources and audio examplescomplement the book.

Hallelujah ChorusesWith the release of the

24th set of HallelujahChoruses, corps have accessto 260 choruses in English

and Spanish to enhanceworship. HallelujahChoruses are designed tobe versatile, through useof the PraisePak (forpraise band and vocal-ists), instrumental (brassensemble) and spiral-bound piano accompanimentand lead sheet collections.

WebsiteThe territorial music and gospel arts department

website, samusiccentral.org, has undergone a trans-formation. It now provides more information aboutterritorial performing groups, upcoming events andresources for music and gospel arts in a user-friend-ly format.

Guitar and UkuleleLM2020 efforts have been bol-

stered by a guitar initiative thatbegan in 2014 with a plan where ter-ritorial headquarters matched thepurchase of up to 10 guitars by eachdivision. More corps benefitted froma huge donation of guitars and otherequipment by the Guitar Centerwhich was divided among the divi-sions. In 2016, guitar and praise bandleadership instruction was integratedinto Central Music Institute (CMI). In2017, the ukulele initiative allowedcorps to engage a wider audience inmusic making and serves as a foun-dation for future guitarists.

Operation Piano PlayerAs part of the long-range objectives

for LM2020, this initiative promotesthe development of emerging pianistsin corps, with the territorial musicand gospel arts department support-ing up to 100 budding pianists acrossall 10 divisions with a one-third sub-sidy for piano lessons over the nextfive years.

Music Arts Proficiency (MAP)Created by Dr. Harold Burgmayer,

the MAP curriculum is a carefullystructured, six-level scheme forthe progressive developmentand tracking of students invoice, brass, piano, guitar,ukulele, theory and per-cussion. The program aimsto enhance the quality ofweekly worship by helpingindividuals improve their skills.Designed especially for use in corps,MAP uses Salvation Army tunes andsongs. Periodic evaluations take placeduring regular rehearsals. Materials,resources and tutorial videos will beposted on the music and gospel artsdepartment’s website, and a databasefor recording each student’s individ-ual progress soon will be available.

Singing CompaniesPerhaps the most basic way to

involve children in music at thecorps is through singing companies.

So, it’s no wonder on the heels ofintroducing LM2020, the territory setits sights on helping corps form,grow and strengthen them. Leader

training has been implementedand opportunities have beengiven for singing companies toperform divisionally and territo-rially, most recently as a unitedsinging company of more than

250 at last year’s Congress.

INITIATIVES

RESOURCES

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Restoring fatherhood

Great expectations

Acourse on the importanceof being a committedfather, and how to becomeone, is making a big impact

on beneficiaries at the Chicago, Ill.,North Side and Chicago CentralAdult Rehabilitation Centers (ARCs),which are led by Majors John andJulie Aren.

Introduced in a workshop at the2016 territorial ARC alumni retreat,the Fatherhood in Action program isbeing conducted by Julie Scott andDerrick White of MetropolitanDivision Family Services. In additionto attending an intense eight-weekcourse, fathers meet one-on-one withcase managers for counseling andhelp in reestablishing communica-tions with children and custodial par-ents or guardians. The program hasled to healthier relationships forthose involved.

“The men at the centers are soak-ing it up and actively using whatthey’re learning,” said Julie Scott. Shereported one man was thrilled whenhe could finally see his five daugh-

Waking up in the hospital30 miles from hishome, Jeff Jones had noidea how he got there

or how long he’d been unconscious.In his late 50s, he’d had a completealcoholic blackout—something henever would have imagined possibleearlier in his life.

When he was younger, his expecta-tions were no different than the mid-dle-class culture in which he grewup. “Get a good job, get nice things,get a better job, get nicer things, getpromotions, bigger houses, accumu-

late more things,” he commented.And he did have it all for several

decades: a beautiful house and wife,senior management positions inFortune 100 companies and all thetrappings of a successful life. No oneguessed he was a highly functioningalcoholic who had started drinking atage 9. His intake and tolerance esca-lated for years until it finally caughtup to him.

While in the hospital, Jeff lost it allpractically overnight. Upon beingdischarged, he literally had no placeto go. He still regrets the look in his

elderly parents’ eyes asthey asked, “How inthe world did our onlyson end up in a home-less shelter as an alco-holic?”Jeff marks September

22, 2009, as the startof his sobriety whenhe entered the ChicagoCentral, Ill., AdultRehabilitation Center(ARC). “When sanityreturned, I fully real-ized everything—mycareer, wife, bankaccounts, house andcar—were gone,” hesaid.

At first Jeffcould onlyfocus on whathe’d lost,recalling hehad “absolute-ly no depth ofcharacter.” Hecredits MajorIsraelVelazquezwith gettinghim interest-ed in studyingthe Bible.

“The majorchallengedme to reallypay attention and learn; that’s whendisappointment in my life reallykicked in!” Jeff said. He realized he’dnever experienced love or recognizedJesus as his Savior. “I didn’t evenunderstand who Jesus is, much lesswhat He’d done.”

He had a breakthrough when MajorVelazquez shared Psalm 3 with Jeff. “Ifinally realized all my foes were me.Every one of my life goals had result-ed in envy, lust, greed, ego and self-will; they were standing in the way ofmy recovery,” said Jeff. “Once I sur-rendered my life to Jesus, He allowedme not only to stay in the present butlook to the future.”

Today Jeff is the program directorat the Chicago Central and ChicagoNorth Side ARCs led by MajorsJohn and Julie Aren. His expecta-tions now are to live joyously andprovide others the same opportuni-ties he received.

“Things aren’t perfect,” Jeff con-cluded. “God doesn’t eliminate thetough times, but He gives a founda-tion to make life’s problems tolera-ble. Isaiah 43:18-19 [NIV] says,‘Forget the former things; do notdwell on the past. See, I am doing anew thing!’ That’s what drives meevery day now.”

ters and maintain polite interactionswith their mothers. Another fatherreconnected so well with his sonand wife they now regularly attendworship at the ARC as a family.

Participants also learn budgetingand other life skills as part of theirquest to become better fathers. Infact, they willingly work with casemanagers to start or resume childsupport payments, often withsmiles knowing they’re doing theright thing.

“The program has been a majorinfluence on the success of benefi-ciaries at our centers,” said PhillipBurgess, rehabilitative servicesmanager. “They have a betterunderstanding of what it takes tobe a good father and better man,and they’ve expanded their knowl-edge of how to mend broken rela-tionships in their lives. The pro-gram has been a positive additionto the curriculum beneficiaries par-ticipate in throughout their stay atthe ARC. I’m glad to have been apart of this project from the verybeginning and will continue tooffer my full support.”

by Major Julie Aren

William Booth’s finalspeech, “I’ll fight,” ismeaningful to me inmy officership.

However, if I could add a phrase itwould be…..while there is sick-ness or disease, I’ll fight.

As an officer serving in an adultrehabilitation center (ARC), I’m privi-leged to fight sickness and diseaseevery day. Our program includes asix-month to year-long residentialstay which gives us an opportunity toreally get to know individuals andplan holistic rehabilitation goals.

In the context of my calling, “fight-ing” translates to advocacy, teaching,providing a listening and trusting ear,searching out knowledgeable, appro-priate and collaborative opportunitieswith other agencies, and a personaland corporate voice in the continuedefforts to understand addiction—adisease often characterized as “cun-ning, powerful and baffling.”

If I had my way, those in recoverywould wear a ribbon of hope withoutthe shame or discrimination that isso prevalent. Those in long-termrecovery have been taught so muchabout living on life’s terms one dayat a time and surrendering to anddepending on God.

Seeing a beneficiary complete theprogram, find employment and hous-

ing and develop a network of sup-port is the fuel that sustains me indaily ministry. Helping men andwomen experience the love ofChrist and His forgiveness wakesme up each morning.

I am grateful the training provid-ed at the College for OfficerTraining prepared me for theappointments I’ve had and that mycalling as an officer allows me touse my God-given gifts, skills andtalents. Author and former U.S.Senate Chaplain Dr. Lloyd JohnOgilvie wrote, “The Lord preparesus for what He’s prepared for us.”I’ve found this true. God has pre-pared me for my current appoint-ment—every single detail.

So, William Booth, while there issickness or disease out there, I’llfight! I’ll fight to the very end!

8,896 days and counting

Two participants in the Fatherhood in Actionclasses

Major Julie Aren with a happy beneficiaryfamily member

AshLee GrantA freshman at Bethel College in

Mishawaka, Ind., AshLee is cog-nizant of God’s leading in her life bythe people He’s placed in it.

“Corps officers have poured them-selves into me and even directed meto Bethel College which has been justwhat I’ve needed,” said AshLee, whoplans on majoring in psychology andhopes to pursue a career in geriatriccare management. “In the future I’dlove to do some kind of work withThe Salvation Army,” she added.

A soldier at the St. LouisMaplewood, Mo., Corps, AshLee hashelped lead sunbeams and Sundayschool and take care of children in thecorps nursery. Her corps officer, Lt.Amanda Keene, said, “AshLee’s sweetand loving spirit adds a special touchto our Maplewood family. We’ve onlyseen the surface of what Jesus wantsto do in and through her.”

Alberto Rapley“I want to be prepared for whatever

God calls me to do,” said Alberto(Tito), a freshman at Wheaton College,who plans to major in communica-tions. A third-generation Salvationistand soldier at the Oakbrook Terrace,Ill., Corps, Tito plays in the corpsband, helps lead the youth praiseband and youth group, and is a mem-ber of the Metropolitan DivisionalYouth Band and Chorus. “Music hasalways been a huge part of my life,”said Tito, who plays euphonium,piano, violin and guitar.

Tito dedicated his life to Christ atage 12 during a prayer and praisenight at which he also discoveredChristian hip-hop, which became abig part of his life and which henow uses in evangelism. Being inBand of Survivors also proved aspiritual milestone.

“I’ve always tried to lead byexample. Showing Christ in theway I live has been a way to minis-ter to my peers and those youngerthan me,” concluded Tito, who wasa Central Bible Leadership Institute(CBLI) peer ambassador for fouryears.

Jervias Johnson“My prayer is for God to provide

me wisdom in using the opportuni-ties He’s given me not only to fur-ther my education but my spirituallife,” said Jervias, a freshman atOlivet Nazarene University wherehe plans to major in communica-tions. He eventually hopes tobecome an officer.

A soldier at the Sterling RockFalls, Ill., Corps, Jervias serves aswelcome sergeant, supervises ush-ering and participates in communi-ty care ministries. A graduate corpscadet, he’s also had opportunitiesto preach during Sunday morningworship services.

Jervias ministered last year inIndia as a member of a territorialsummer mission team. He servedas a peer leader at CBLI for threeyears and on a Heartland divisionalyouth councils committee.

Adrian BarronAdrian, a soldier at the Chicago

LaVillita, Ill., Corps, is a sopho-more at Olivet Nazarene Universitywhere he’s majoring in chemicalengineering. A grandchild andnephew of officers, Adrian grew upin the Army.

“I feel like God has been guidingmy entire life and preparing me forHis use,” said Adrian. His degreecombines his loves of chemistryand building things. “I’m hoping towork for a pharmaceutical compa-ny to find cures for diseases andformulate new medicines, then usemy engineering skills to mass pro-duce those medicines and get themto those in need,” he said.

An accomplished guitarist andsinger, Adrian has led the worship

team at his home corps and teachesmusic at the Kankakee, Ill., Corpswhen he’s in school. Carlos Moran,Chicago LaVillita corps administra-tor, said, “Adrian has a lot of poten-tial not only to become a good engi-neer but a great leader and servant.”

Andrew MahoneA recipient of the Rader scholar-

ship all four years of college, Andrewis a senior majoring in businessadministration and obtaining a minorin accounting at Missouri BaptistUniversity in Creve Coeur, Mo.,where he’s involved in businessclubs and is captain of the men’swrestling team.

In St. Louis, Andrew soldiers atthe Temple Corps, lives at theTemple Houses and serves theBenton Park West neighborhood,including helping to arrange forboys’ haircuts by a barber before thebeginning of this school year. Back athis home corps in Sterling RockFalls, Ill., he’s active in youth min-

istries and has formed mentoringrelationships with young people inboth the Heartland and Midlanddivisions.

Upon graduation, Andrew plansto embark on a career in market-ing, management or sales and/orpursue a master’s in businessadministration. “The Rader scholar-ship has helped me throughout mycollegiate career, and the assistancemade me able to attend this univer-sity,” said Andrew. “I’m beyondthankful and I can’t wait to serveand give back to the Army onceI’m in my field.”

Making the grade9

AshLee Green with her corps officer,Lt. Amanda Keene

Be inspired by five exceptional Central young adult Salvationistswho are serious about their faith, education and service and thisyear received Paul and Kay Rader scholarships to help them reachtheir God-given potential.

Jervias Johnson

Adrian Barron with his corpsadministrator, Carlos Moran

Andrew Mahone

Alberto (Tito) Rapley

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by Major Scott Strissel

When Captain AlexVelasquez headed toPuerto Rico on emer-gency disaster services

duty, he didn’t know whether hisfamily there was still alive. He hadn’tbeen able to reach them sinceHurricane Maria pummeled theisland, destroying buildings and infra-structure and leaving thousands with-out water, food and power. Most ofthe island’s cell phone towers hadbeen decimated, cutting people offfrom the world. Though the captainhad served in other relief efforts andwas prepared to minister in crisis,this two-week deployment was differ-ent. This time it was personal.

After five intensive days of hardwork distributing food and water tomany communities on the islandand comforting people in his role asemotional and spiritual care officer,Captain Alex finally was able totravel to the mountainous region ofLas Piedras where his family lives.He found his stepfather, Mario, wholooked painfully frail and dehydrat-ed and who broke down in tears atthe sight of Alex.

Alex listened as Mario related thetrauma of huddling on the floor inthe corner of his concrete house asthe winds shook its very foundation,sheered doors in half and spun theceiling fan so fast its blades peeledapart in layers. Windows blew out,and furniture smashed to piecesaround him. As water flooded thehouse and rose to his chest, Mariofeared for his life. When at last thehurricane was past, his home lay inruins around him. It seemed a mira-cle he’d survived.

Next, Captain Alex found his aunt,Lydia, and cousin, Lucy, who also

live in Las Piedras. Before thestorm, they’d primarily lived offfruits and vegetables from their gar-den and had some chickens andrabbits which they’d trade for otheressential items of everyday life. Allof it is gone now. Crops wereripped from the soil, and chickensand rabbits disappeared, blownaway by the storm. Life as theyknew it no longer exists, but theysurvived.

Since returning home, CaptainAlex received news his stepfatherhad passed away. The captain con-cluded, “I was so blessed to be ableto see him one last time.”

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Transformed inMoldovaby Sarah Micula

Moldova? Where’s that?”When members of the2017 Central Territorywomen’s ministries team

shared with their family and friendswhere they were headed, that’s theresponse they got. But what madethis year’s team unique, besides thelocation, was the average age of teammembers: 64. Though most wereretired, they were energetic, willing,teachable and eager to serve andsoak up each experience andmoment serving God in Moldova.

Moldova divisional leaders MajorsDon and Ronda Gilger (WesternTerritory officers) made the planningand onsite experience smooth, cultur-ally rich, immersive, educational and

inspiring. Major Ronda planned twowomen’s rallies, a women’s prisonvisit, chapel services and children’sministries to introduce us to the peo-ple of Moldova and the ministry ofThe Salvation Army in this smallcountry nestled between Romaniaand Ukraine. Our team membersshared their testimonies, devotionalsand a sermon; taught workshops andcrafts; sang songs, performed a pup-pet show and laughed, smiled andembraced the women and children ofMoldova—and they embraced usback.

A highlight was witnessingMoldova Divisional Project ManagerAnna Stasiuk lead and love a groupof inmates in the Salvation Army-sponsored computer lab in theprison. According to Major Ronda,

Anna is the“Mother Teresa”of RuscaWomen’s Prison.Anna introducedus to some ofthose she’s beenmentoring andshared how twohave becomelike mother anddaughter. As shetold their story,they hugged andthanked Annawith tears intheir eyes. Some

women are imprisonedfor serious crimes, yetothers for situations outof their control. Manyhave found hope inJesus, and Anna helpsnurture their faith eachweek. In the youngmothers and babieswing, we were able toplay and share giftswith the children whoare able to stay withtheir mothers until theyare age 3. It was a truly special andemotional day.

For our eight days in Moldova, weadopted the international women’sministries theme “Transformed intoGod’s Image,” based on 2Corinthians 3:18 NIV (“And we all,who with unveiled faces contemplate

the Lord’s glory, arebeing transformedinto his image withever-increasingglory, which comesfrom the Lord, whois the Spirit”) as wellas Romans 12:2 (“Donot conform to thepattern of thisworld, but be trans-formed by therenewing of yourmind. Then you will

be able to test and approve whatGod’s will is—his good, pleasingand perfect will.”)

Our team has been transformedin our faith, our mission and ourvision of a global God. Ask usabout our time; we’d love to sharewhat God is doing in Moldova.

Miracle inMaria’swake

Team members include (l to r) Marian Gustafson, Western; leader Sarah Micula, territorialheadquarters; Major Sandy Line, Wisconsin/Upper Michigan; Kathy Kincaid, Eastern Michigan(EMI); A/Capt. Milly Lopez, Metropolitan; Linda Larned, EMI; and Patty Palmer, Heartland.

Words of LifeJanuary – April, 2018

JoyThis year’s theme is Joy. In this edition,

we focus on joy in tough times. In the OldTestament we look at the opening chaptersof both Genesis and Deuteronomy, thenconsider the joy found as God bringsliberation to the children of Israel inExodus. In the New Testament, writings are based onRobert J. Morgan’s book The Red Sea Rules—guidelines that can help us inour day-to-day living for Christ.

The Easter series is written by Major Dieudonné Louzolo from the Rwandaand Burundi Command. Each weekend we look at a psalm or proverb, as wellas a hymn or worship song.

Words of Life, The Salvation Army’s international devotional written byMajor Beverly Ivany is available from Trade Central (satradecentral.org or1-800-937-8896) or digitally from Amazon.

February Prayer Calendar

Go to www.salarmycentral.orgIf you follow the prayer calendar during the year, you will have readthrough the Bible!

Day

1Wednesday

2 Thursday

3 Friday

4 Saturday

5 Sunday

6 Monday

7 Tuesday

8Wednesday

9 Thursday

10 Friday

11 Saturday

12 Sunday

13 Monday

14 Tuesday

15Wednesday

16 Thursday

17 Friday

18 Saturday

19 Sunday

20 Monday

21 Tuesday

22Wednesday

23 Thursday

24 Friday

25 Saturday

26 Sunday

27 Monday

28 Tuesday

Bible Reading

Job 9-10

Isaiah 23-28

Matthew 11-13

Romans 9-10

Genesis 20-23

Judges 1-6

Psalms 15-17

Job 11-12

Isaiah 29-33

Matthew 14-16

Romans 11-12

Genesis 24-27

Judges 7-11

Psalms 18-20

Job 13-14

Isaiah 34-39

Matthew 17-19

Romans 13-14

Genesis 28-31

Judges 12-16

Psalms 21-23

Job 15-16

Isaiah 40-44

Matthew 20-22

Romans 15-16

Genesis 32-35

Judges 17-21

Psalms 24-26

Pray for The Salvation Army

Norfolk, Neb., Corps

Milwaukee Cold Spring,Wis.,Corps

Northwest Indiana, ARC*

Candidates for Officership andCorps Cadets

Plymouth, Mich., Corps

Ottawa, Ill., Corps

Marion, Ind., Corps

Western DHQ**

Pittsburg, Kan., Corps

Gary-Merrillville, Ind., Corps

Quincy, Ill., Kroc Center

Minneapolis Temple,Minn.,Corps

Refuel: A Gathering forYouth Leaders

North Platte, Neb., Corps

Michigan City, Ind., Corps

Regeneration Young AdultConference

Milwaukee West, Wis., Corps

Mali Region PIM

Pontiac, Mich., Corps

Omaha, Neb., Kroc Center

Pekin, Ill., Corps

Muncie, Ind., Corps

Salina, Kan., Corps

ChicagoStaff Band music ministry

Men’s Ministries Sunday

Hammond-Munster, Ind., Corps

St. Charles, Mo., Corps

Minot, N.D., Corps

* = Adult Rehabilitation Center** = Divisional HeadquartersPIM = Partners in Mission

My Prayer List

Major Nancy Powers, programdevelopment director at the FreedomCenter in Chicago, Ill., has beenselected to attend the 236th session ofthe International College for Officersin London, England, this winter,January 10–February 19, 2018.

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If learning about nature, con-servation, survival and safetysounds appealing, along withlooking for bugs under rocks,

firing arrows at targets, dissectingowl pellets and mastering campsetups, then “Women in Nature”(WIN) might be an ideal ministryopportunity for you.

For the first time in the nation,an outdoor skills and leadershiptraining event combining women’sministries with TSAO (TheSalvation Army Outdoors) was heldat Camp Mihaska in the MidlandDivision. At the inaugural four-daycamp, which was supported byand partially funded by Safari ClubInternational, women learned skillsand received leadership training inarchery, conservation, animal andinsect identification, basic survivaland making spiritual applicationsthrough nature.

WIN was conceived by MajorCharlotte Hall, Midland divisionalwomen’s ministries secretary, whowas searching for a way to introducea new kind of focus group to womenwho love the outdoors as much asshe did.

“The materials taught at TSAOfield training events are mainly used

in camp and character-building pro-grams, but they can be easilyexpanded into adult programming,”said the major. She added thatwomen often are the ones whoteach character-building, as well asadult programs, in many corps.

“My hope is that thewomen who attended thisevent will use the skills theylearned to reach women,men and children for Christ,”she continued. “I believe thiscould be a fantastic focus-group opportunity to reachwomen who might not cometo a craft retreat but wouldlove to shoot a crossbow,start a camp fire with noth-ing more than a 9-volt bat-tery and some steel wool,and throw a tomahawk!”A competition for the best

s’mores recipe produced awinning strawberry cheese-cake combination consistingof a Town House cracker lidand bottom, strawberrycream cheese and half aroasted marshmallow. Otherentries included lemonmeringue pie, pumpkin spice,peanut butter cup and evenone with SPAM!

International College forOfficers

Women inNatureprovides new focus

Women in Nature campers learn how to build acampfire.

Jerrie Miller, territorial director of camping, com-munity centers and outdoor ministries, helps acamper dissect owl pellets to find prey bones.

BELIEVEI N P O S S I B I L I T I E S

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Get Connected has anew vibe!Check out our new website to stay in touchwith what’s going on in the Central Territory.

• Exciting new look

• User-friendly navigation

• Exclusive content

• Breaking news from around the world

• Links to events, resources and more!

Visit www.salarmycentral.org today!

Get Connected has anew vibe!Check out our new website to stay in touchwith what’s going on in the Central Territory.

• Exciting new look

• User-friendly navigation

• Exclusive content

• Breaking news from around the world

• Links to events, resources and more!

Visit www.salarmycentral.org today!

The Lincoln Citadel, Neb., Corps, led by Majors Mark and Susan Anderson, wasblessed to host the Ugandan Kids Choir for an extended weekend of ministry.Composed of 10 children from the poorest part of Uganda, the choir is an outreachof Childcare Worldwide. During their visit the children shared the power of God’slove through traditional Ugandan music. In addition to performing, the choir attend-ed a dance class at the corps’ Shield Fine Arts Academy, played with corps kids inthe gym, enjoyed a potluck with Salvationists after the Sunday morning holiness ser-vice and even visited the zoo in Omaha. “Those who met and interacted with thechildren were impressed not only by their performance but also their sweet, Christ-loving personalities,” said Amy Kruger, corps music and Shield Fine Art Academydirector. “Their departure was filled with pictures, hugs and a few tears, knowingthat we will, most likely, not meet again this side of Heaven.”

Promoted toGlory

Building bridges in Lincoln

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Corps and were commissioned in1959 with the “Pioneer” session.They served at the ChicagoEnglewood, and Midwest, Ill., corpsbefore ministering four years at thePanama Temple Corps in theMexico and Central AmericaTerritory (now Latin America NorthTerritory).

Upon returning to the CentralTerritory, they served in corpsappointments in the Midland,Heartland and Wisconsin/UpperMichigan divisions until theirretirement in 1992.

Bill is survived by his belovedwife; daughter Bonnie (Michael)Burgess; son Bradford (Lisa); fosterdaughter Carolyn Brown; and hisgrandchildren. He was preceded indeath by his children, Steven,Martin and Patrick, and his fivesiblings.

Major William O. Brown

Surrounded byfamily, MajorWilliam Brown’sfinal words were,“I am at peace,”before he was pro-moted to Glory onOctober 25, 2017.The major spentseveral months ofthe past year inhospice care. He was 90 years old.

William was born to Oliver andDorothy Brown on March 17, 1927,in Gary, Ind. He first felt the Lordcall him to ministry at age 18 butwas drafted into the U.S. Army andserved in WWII and the Korean Warbefore being honorably discharged.

On December 26, 1953, he marriedAlice Seitzinger. The Browns enteredtraining from the Hammond, Ind.,

by Major Darlene Harvey

Thanksgiving was a fittingbackdrop to a welcome andhomecoming of territorialleaders Commissioners Brad

and Heidi Bailey to the Kansas andWestern Missouri Division. Duringthe weekend the Baileys observedthe division’s multicultural legacyand expressed their vision for the ter-ritory. Those present sensed theirwarmth as they took the time forone-on-one fellowship.

The whirlwind tour began inWichita with a concert featuringcorps in the division’s western regionand a message by CommissionerHeidi Bailey on gratitude. A touchingmoment occurred as CommissionerBrad Bailey perused photos in the hallof memory. Quickly grabbing a chair,he gently removed a photo, identify-ing his grandparents and mother, andreflected on his godly heritage andcherished memo-ries. He, indeed,had come home.

Led by WichitaCity CommanderMajor JosephWheeler, a unitedSunday morningworship for theWichita WestOrchard andWichita Citadelcorps included amessage by theterritorial com-mander on rocksolid faith whichencouraged thecongregations.

The weekend concluded with adivisional welcome, led byDivisional Commander Major PhilMaxwell at the Olathe, Kan., Corps.In his welcome, Westport CorpsSergeant-Major Rocindo Pina sharedthe Baileys had been married andentered training from his corps andthat Captains Joaquin and GabrielaRangel, current Westport corps offi-cers, came to know The SalvationArmy when then-Lieutenant BradBailey served in disaster relief inMexico after the 1985 earthquake.

The territorial commander chal-lenged those in attendance toembrace renewal as he preachedfrom 2 Chronicles 29. Concludingthe meeting, the congregationaffirmed “Salvation is our song” asthe territorial leaders spontaneouslywaived the Army flag. Participantsleft invigorated and inspired to fulfillthe Army’s mission through person-al renewal and dedication.

Commissioners Brad and Heidi Bailey pray with members of theKansas City Westport Temple, Mo., Corps.