NF Vol 30 No 15

The Salvation Army is here to put things right.

CELEBRATING OUR 30th YEAR

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—Shaw Clifton, General (Ret.)

The Western Territory’s news source

for 30 years

September 21, 2012 Vol. 30, No. 15

Owl City’s Adam Young

Owl City is coming to your area n “Fireflies” singer teams with the Army for the Rock the Red Kettle Tour.

Nothing like a platinum-selling artist to kick off the holiday season.

Electro-pop sensation Owl City is partnering with The Salvation Army for the second annual Rock the Red Kettle Tour to encourage volunteerism and support the Army’s upcoming Red Kettle Campaign.

Adam Young, the multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter behind such hits as “Fireflies” and “Good Time” is in the middle of the 25-city tour across North America, including stops in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. The tour kicked off Sept. 5 in Nashville, Tenn., and will conclude Oct. 7 in Detroit, Mich.

“I am incredibly excited to partner with The Salvation Army,” Young said. “The Rock the Red Kettle Tour is a great opportunity to celebrate the importance of volunteering and giving back year round, and I am excited to do my part on the road this fall.”

The Army’s o’ hcare p121st annual Red Kettle Campaign is the oldest charitable fundraiser of its kind in the U.S. Money raised during the campaign helps the Army serve 30 million Americans in need each year in communities nationwide through an array of programs including toys for kids, coats for the homeless and food for the hungry.

“We are thrilled to have Owl City rocking the red kettles on tour!” said Major George Hood, national community relations and development secretary for The Salvation Army. “Partnering with Owl City OWL CITY, page 8

Inside: Frontlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 From the Board Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Sharper Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 From the Desk of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Life Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 On the Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Members of the first-year session of cadets, Disciples of the Cross

Photo by John Docter

62 new cadets welcomed n Annual event ushers in largest-ever combined sessions.

BY BOB DOCTER “What a thrill it is to have to find a larger auditorium to welcome a new session of Salvation Army cadets to the territory,” Territorial Commander Commissioner James Knaggs said as he greeted the 62 members of the Disciples of the Cross Session of cadets who joined 63 members of the Proclaimers of the Resurrection Ses-

sion on the stage of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts for the 2012 Welcome of Cadets event.

Accounting for an historic number of cadets in the Western Territory, the combined sessions of 125 cadets equate to roughly 10 percent of all Army cadets around the world.

Knaggs formally accepted the incoming class and presented the session flag to Cadet Caleb Montes, before directly challenging the cadets.

“If it is your desire to please God, whether it is in The Salvation Army or not, you must commit to two essential points,” Knaggs said, referencing 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7 and Colossians 1:9-12. “First, you must be holy, for God did not call us to impurity but to holiness, and second, you must show up so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.” Major Timothy Foley, College for Officer Training (CFOT) principal, responded on behalf of the cadets and faculty and commented on the creative, imaginative and inspirational character of the session.

One of its members, Cadet Gary Dobney, offered a testimony, identifying himself as a “sinner saved by grace” and someone who formerly lived outside God’s will. While a Marine and then a teacher, Dobney says he resisted the Lord’s call.

“Here, I finally answered, and now, God is using my skills,” Dobney said.

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WBC special guests Commissoners Ken and Jolene Hodder and daughter, Jessica Photo by Ron Bawden

WBC: ‘Rooted in Christ’ n Western Territory’s third Bible conference brings together over 500 Salvationists and friends.

BY LAWRENCE SHIROMA, MAJOR AND KAREN GLEASON And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ (Eph. 3:17b-18).

The territory’s third Western Bible Conference (WBC), themed “Rooted in Christ,” took place Aug. 24-29 at Mount Hermon, near Santa Cruz, Calif., with ter-

ritorial leaders Commissioners James and Carolyn Knaggs and over 500 delegates from the Western Territory. Attendance at this event exceeded that of the first two conferences.

WBC delegates came “to be spiritually refreshed and renewed, and to be physically rested,” said Major Vickie Shiroma, conference coordinator. “WBC is a time to dwell in God’s presence, and offers a unique opportunity for spiritual growth and Bible study in beautiful surroundings.”

Special guests included Dr. Jonathan Raymond—president of Trinity Western ROOTED, page 9

Army aids asylum seekers in South Pacific n Australian government requests The Salvation Army’s help with offshore processing of immigrants.

BY BUFFY LINCOLN Faced with an influx of asylum seekers from war-torn Malaysia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Australia requested the aid of The Salvation Army in providing humanitarian services to immigrants being processed on Nauru and Manus Island for eventual refugee status in Australia.

The Salvation Army, which had overseen the Australian government’s community detention program in recent months, is now providing welfare services for the exiles who SOUTH PACIFIC, page 5

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September 21, 2012 New Frontier

NEWS BRIEFS OF THE WEST

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12 NIV).

SANTA FE, N.M.— Karen The corps participated Gleason in Santa Fe’s 300th Editor celebration of fiesta, marching in the annual Historical/Hysterical Parade and riding on two floats that displayed signs thanking the community for its support of The Salvation Army. One float featured a giant red kettle.

A total of 55 people marched for The Salvation Army, including members of the advisory board and Corps Officers Lts. Joseph and Dina Cisneros.

VENTURA, CALIF.—Rob Orth, Ventura Corps director of social services, was recognized by the Ventura County Mental Health Board for his advocacy on behalf of the homeless mentally ill and their families.

Orth works with representatives of other social service agencies to raise awareness and donations for housing, hunger and health care in the county, where about 2,000 people are homeless on any given night and four times that number experience homelessness each year.

MODESTO, CALIF.–The Salvation Army Modesto Red Shield Center participated in a Community Brunch Competition, where five local youthfocused charities competed for prize money. The groups sold tickets, arranged for food, equipment and volunteers. Besides competing for various amounts of the proceeds, they earned additional funds through silent auction sales. The Red Shield, which featured crepes (and beret-wearing Salvation Army volunteers), earned $32,500, plus a great deal of publicity.

Lts. Dustin and Caroline Rowe are the corps officers.

SAN DIEGO—The Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation awarded the Kroc Center $20,000 for a new literacy curriculum and technology at RJ’s Preschool Academy, which opened to the public in September and serves more than 135 students from 8 weeks to 5 years old.

The gift will provide a library of 400 children’s books, resource books for teachers, Hatch iStartSmart technology, Zoo-Phonics curriculum and Handwriting without Tears curriculum.

Majors Rick and Margaret Peacock are the Kroc Center corps officers.

HELENA, MONT.—Helena Corps Officer Lt. Rob Lawler, who leads the corps with his wife Lt. Tiffany Lawler, threw the first pitch at a Helena Brewers baseball game for “Salvation Army Days.” On a recent Sunday, the corps welcomed 11 new people.

CORRECTION—The Aug. 31 issue of New Frontier incorrectly reported that Captains Ned and Mary Ortiz reopened the thrift store in Klawock, Alaska. This should have read that Lts. Dave and Mary Kyle reopened the thrift store in Haines, Alaska, six days a week. It has become a meeting place for the community, allowing many lapsed relationships to be restored. New Frontier apologizes for the error.

School—it’s in the bag! n Spokane kids receive school supplies from The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army in Spokane, Wash., provided 3,748 backpacks to local children—kindergarten through high school—in its annual Backpacks for Kids campaign.

Families began lining up outside The Salvation Army at 5 a.m. on distribution day, and by 8 a.m., when doors opened, the line wrapped around the city block.

“I think most of these kids would have gone to school with no school supplies or very minimal,” said Captain Kyle Smith, Spokane corps officer with his wife, Major Lisa Smith. “Kids are proud to show me backpacks. If you have a nice backpack, you’re going to fit in.”

Local media included coverage by three television stations and a frontpage newspaper article. A radio station did a “Burst the Bus” event, with per-

sonnel living in The Salvation Army’s bus for a week while they solicited donations.

The children were excited, and parents were grateful. Jenny Berg brought three of her six kids to the giveaway; it was their first time at the event. “Only my husband is working right now, so this really helps,” she said.

Heather Byrd, Spokane Salvation Army spokeswoman, said, “People assume those who come in here are homeless, but often it’s people who are just trying to get by.”

The distribution proceeded smoothly throughout the day thanks to the efforts of volunteers and staff.

“We couldn’t have done this without Cenex Zip Trip, from the business side,” Byrd said. The company raised more than $25,000 for the program by offering free coffee or soda to custom- Deputy Craig Chamberlin, Spokane County Sheriff’s Dept. ers who made donations. and Salvation Army advisory board member, and a local Information courtesy Spokane boy check out a new backpack.

Photo by Heather Byrd The Spokesman-Review

‘Wet and Wild’ in Kapolei n The Salvation Army in Hawaii partners with local theme park to raise clothing donations for adult rehabilitation center.

Kettle bells to the rescue n Salvation Army bells solve technological glitch for seniors.

When the intercom paging system at Twin Oaks Assisted Living Center in Tulare, Calif., had a temporary glitch one day this summer, staff needed a speedy and creative solution for their patients to call caregivers when in need of assistance. Staff members devised a unique solution: bells.

They immediately placed a call to The Salvation Army—known for its holiday Red Kettles and bell ringers—asking to buy whatever bells they could spare. Tulare Corps Officer Captain Harold Laubach rounded up the bells and 38 more from the neighboring Hanford Corps—85 bells in total—and allowed the nursing home to use them for free until the paging system could be repaired.

"We were glad to put our kettle bells to such a good use outside the Christmas season," Laubach said.

Although the notification system was repaired that same afternoon, the bells came in handy for residents who needed assistance that morning.

"Luckily, we only needed the bells for a few short hours, but boy did the residents have fun with them," said Teresa Menezes, community relations coordinator for Twin Oaks Village.

As a result of effort and a long-time partnership between the two organizations, The Salvation Army gave the bells to Twin Oaks Village to keep as a back-up. New bells will be acquired in time for the start of the Red Kettle Campaign in mid-November.

For more information about The Salvation Army in Tulare, visit SalvationArmyTulare.org.

BY FRED RASMUSSEN, MAJOR Directors at Wet and Wild water recreation park in West Oahu—just a few miles from the Kroc Center—and a local Christian radio station invited The Salvation Army to join “Keiki Karnival” day at the park and offered those attendees who donated a bag of clothing to the Army a discount of nearly 50 percent.

Salvation Army soldiers and friends attended, including divisional leaders Majors John and Lani Chamness, and volunteers from the Honolulu Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC). The divisional hula group and Camp Homelani music campers performed.

Major Patty Rasmussen, divisional secretary for program, helped ensure that each small child received party bubbles—1,100 bottles were given away.

"Events like today are important for the Army to be a part of. It helps people see us in a new light beyond the thrift store or the Christmas kettle,” Rasmussen said. “It helps them see us as a place of spiritual strength, community involvement and a place to become involved.”

Salvation Army volunteers fielded ques-

Volunteers from the Honolulu ARC welcome visitors to the Wet and Wild park while receiving donated clothing.

Photo by Fred Rasmussen

tions from park attendees concerning spiritual counseling, family service information, preschool availability and connecting with a corps. Requests for prayer and questions regarding various Christian beliefs were also addressed.

The event brought in enough clothing donations to fill the back of a Salvation Army truck.

Organizers expressed appreciation for the Army’s participation, noting that they hope to expand The Salvation Army’s role in other celebrations, including an upcoming “Christian Day” at the park.

THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH

Kayla, a young girl living at The Salvation Army’s R.J. Montgomery Center (Colorado Springs, Colo.), threw out the first pitch at the Colorado Springs Sky Sox game Aug. 31. The third Annual Community Emergency Preparedness Night preceded the game, with representatives from The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services unit feeding volunteers from over 20 agencies that worked to make the event a success.

The R.J. Montgomery New Hope Center is The Salvation Army’s homeless shelter in downtown Colorado Springs. Its Children’s Discovery Center is an essential element, offering education, individualized care and a chance for kids to be kids in a safe environment. For more information, visit salvationarmypikespeak.wordpress.com.

Photos Courtesy of The Salvation Army Colorado Springs and El Paso County

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September 21, 2012 New Frontier

Olympic gold medalist visits Seattle White Center n Seattle Storm’s Katie Smith inspires kids at The Salvation Army.

Katie Smith, Olympic gold medalist and professional basketball player with the Seattle Storm, visited The Salvation Army Seattle White Center Corps this summer to speak to more than 40 youth from the summer day camp program, and sign autographs.

Smith played on the goldmedal winning USA women’s basketball team at the Beijing Olympics four years ago, and is the all-time leading scorer in women’s professional basketball with a total (to date) of 7,580 points scored.

Smith encouraged the kids to

pursue many interests, not just what they’re good at, recalling her own 4H participation and the fact that she was her high school’s valedictorian.

“School and learning open up all the doors,” she said. “Never stop learning.”

When the kids asked how hard basketball practice is, Smith replied, “It’s hard. It’s intense. You want to win and you’re trying to figure it out. That’s what practice is.”

Sean Connors, White Center sports director, organized the visit. Captains Raymond and Jennifer Erickson-King are the White Center corps officers.

With information from the West Seattle Herald

One year down, 38 more to go

BY MATTHEW AND VANESSA JENSEN, LTS.

Seattle Storm’s Katie Smith autographs pictures.

Photo by Patrick Robinson (West Seattle Herald)

n The Salvation Army partners with churches and other service organizations.

People of all ages receive hygiene kits.

Photo by Monica Covert

Rob Covert, Fort Collins corps officer.

“With the economy not getting better, we need to look for ways to team up with our community partners in order to maximize our resources, which, of course, will result in better social services and church programming to the community.”

In a prayer tent, corps volunteers and

others prayed with over 1,700 people.

Many adults and children accepted the Lord and became connected to nearby churches.

“This puts the Army in a great position to be an active participant in the community, and provides us with new avenues of ministry for our church,” Covert said. “We don’t see this as a one-day event; our hope is that people who attended will find our church or any church and grow in Christ.

I’m excited about how the Lord will continue to work through this collaboration of love. It was a collaboration of people coming together to honor, help and give hope to those in need…it was a convoy of hope!”

Convoy of Hope was formed in 1994 and has grown into a global movement with organizations joining forces to carry out its mission: to feed the world through feeding initiatives, community outreaches, disaster response and partner resourcing.

Its 50-state tour has resulted in many organizations offering hope to those in need.

New twist on vacation Bible school n Reno Corps adds music element, meets once a week.

Lt. Dan Whipple surveys the fire damage with a representative of the fire department.

Photo by Audra Whipple

Redding Corps assists fire victims The Salvation Army recently assisted evacuees of the Ponderosa Fire, which threatened more than 3,000 structures and 4,000 people in Northern California. For six days at the evacuation center near Redding, the Army fed evacuees, volunteers, and fire personnel. Volunteers drove up the mountain to provide water, energy drinks, sports drinks, snacks, and meals to those working on the fire. In total, The Salvation Army served more than 2,300 meals and more than 9,250 bottles of water, juice, sports and energy drinks.

Local radio station KRCR held a cash drive, raising more than $20,000 for The Salvation Army, and brought in a Teamsters truck with 21 pallets of water.

“We’ve been humbled by the outpouring and support raised by the Redding community,” said Lt. Dan Whipple, Redding corps officer.

As residents returned home, the Redding Corps delivered food boxes with non-refrigerated items and water.

MY FIRST YEAR AS AN OFFICER

Lts. Matthew and Vanessa Jensen

Convoy of Hope comes to Fort Collins

BY MONICA COVERT, CAPTAIN The Salvation Army Fort Collins Corps joined over 80 other churches and community and health service organizations Aug. 25 to present the “Convoy of Hope Compassion Outreach Tour,” providing free services to over 3,500 people.

Families enjoyed live entertainment and received free groceries, haircuts, family portraits, clothing, school supplies, and health and dental screenings. Corps volunteers supplied cold water, coffee and hygiene kits from The Salvation Army Fort Collins Emergency Disaster canteen.

“This is the first time Convoy of Hope has come through Fort Collins and it was amazing to see such a collaborative effort between the local churches, businesses, social service organizations, local government and Convoy of Hope,” said Captain

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BY HEATHER PAAP, LT. For six weeks this summer, the Reno (Nev.) Corps held its first vacation Bible and music school (VBMS) with 179 children and 145 adults; 14 children accepted Christ.

With this activity, The Salvation Army in Reno put its own spin on VBS by adding a music component and connecting with the children of the corps and community throughout the summer. Instead of meeting for just one week, which is standard for VBS, Reno’s VBMS met once a week on Tuesday evening, with the last meeting a Back 2 School shopping night. VBMS music instruction included guitar, Jesus jam band and recorders along with traditional offerings of timbrels, junior band and praise and worship.

“I really enjoyed the music part—learning to play my trumpet better and learning new

Major Michael Zielinski directs the Reno Junior Band during the VBMS Celebration Sunday.

Photo by Janene Zielinski

notes,” said Marcus, who has since transitioned into the corps’ school-year music program.

Corps leaders Majors Michael and Janene Zielinski and assistant Lt. Heather Paap hoped that the kids would develop the habit of attending an activity once a week, readying them for the corps’ weekly school-year programs, which include timbrels, junior band, gospel choir and praise and worship. VBMS also gave adult churchgoers an opportunity to volunteer, and as many as 36 adult volunteers participated on any given Tuesday night.

Lts. Matt and Vanessa Jensen are corps officers in Ventura, Calif. Their first assignment was in Santa Maria, Calif., as assistant corps officers.

Matt: They want us to write about our first year as an officer. Man, what a ride!

Vanessa: Where do we even begin?

We could start with the vacation Bible school (VBS) story or that gang leader of yours.

Matt: VBS story? Do you mean the fact that 30 kids gave their lives to Christ that day?

Vanessa: Well, yeah, there’s that, but I mean when that homeless man came in with a huge gash in his leg while we were decorating. We stopped everything to search for our first aid kit. I remember kneeling on the floor, wiping away massive amounts of blood, all while hugely pregnant and highly nauseated!

Matt: That pretty much sums up officership doesn’t it? One of the biggest ways I saw God move in my first year was when I made friends with a local gang leader. After talking with him throughout the course of a few months, he decided to leave the life and get right with Christ, eventually becoming a godly father to his kids.

It’s so awesome the Lord allowed me to be a part of that.

Vanessa: God really let us be a part of a lot of things, though personally I don’t think I was prepared for most of them. Like Praise Team, for example. I had never led praise and worship and yet when the team leader went off to college, there I was! I was scared out of my mind because I’m not a musical person, but it was so fulfilling to help mold the group and then train a leader after me. I really miss that now.

Matt: You had me at “prepared.”

Being prepared for officership is like being prepared to wrestle a hungry lion while wearing a steak suit! I must have missed the Crestmont class “How to talk someone out of suicide,” and yet one month in and there I am doing exactly that.

Then because the Holy Spirit likes to show off, I ended up leading that wonderful man to Christ an hour later. Can we really be prepared for stuff like that, which seems to happen over and over again? Definitely not. But it’s an awesome ride that continues to humble me like nobody’s business.

Vanessa: I have so many more memories, it’s hard to pick my favorite. I loved working with the youth and the Home League. I loved communicating with those deaf ladies too.

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September 21, 2012 New Frontier

Army joins Operation Rehabilitation n The Army helped first responders and residents stay hydrated.

In late August, The Salvation Army concluded its work with Operation Rehabilitation, a collaborative effort by The Salvation Army, the City of Tampa, and several other agencies to assist people struggling to stay hydrated in Tampa’s intense heat and humidity.

The Salvation Army strategically stationed 11 units in downtown Tampa, and served approximately 25,000 cups of water.

Lieutenant Jamie Ward, from Bradenton, said the best part of her week-long service was meeting people and making sure they were safe from the heat. She gave first aid to a police officer, and two days later met Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor.

“People are not used to this heat and humidity,” said Doug Corwin, a staff member from Melbourne, Fla., who served in Operation Rehabilitation. “They don’t know to drink a lot of water. We are helping to keep them healthy...We know how hot it can get in August and what a cold cup of water can do and how it can help on a hot, humid day.”

For Marvin Lee, a Salvation Army volunteer from Vero Beach, Operation Rehabilitation was about more than just quenching thirst.

Tony, a homeless man, came to his hydration station near the Tampa Bay Times Forum asking for water. Lee said he gave Tony his lunch, prayed with him and gave him water.

“That’s what we are here for,” Lee said, “Giving people water and encouragement.”

Major Thomas Louden (Fort Myers), Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll and her husband, Nolan, Kevin Smith (Florida EDS director) discuss Operation Rehabilitation with Major Ronald Mott (St. Augustine) in the background.

Photo by Dulcinea Cuellar

New Ohio collaborative attacks trafficking n Attorney General DeWine and The Salvation Army establish joint effort.

The first bronze casting of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Horse and Rider” wax sculpture Photo courtesy of Jolson PR

Da Vinci sculpture to benefit Army

BY KATHY LOVIN Metal castings of the only three-dimensional work Leonardo da Vinci ever created—a beeswax sculpture of a horse and rider made 504 years ago—are now set to benefit The Salvation Army.

Previously in the hands of da Vinci’s apprentice and his family through the 1930s, the sculpture was then sent to Switzerland before Richard Lewis, an American collector, purchased it in 1985. Lewis wasn’t sure what he had or what to do with it, but eventually asked the Chair of Leonardo Studies at UCLA to authenticate the piece. It was indeed a work of da Vinci.

The American Fine Arts Foundry then spent three years studying the beeswax sculpture before making a working mold of it. Several hundred metal castings were made from the mold, and the original beeswax and master bronze sculpture was recently unveiled in Los Angeles.

Lewis is selling the castings to interested collectors and donating $1 million of the proceeds to The Salvation Army’s substance abuse program.

The new sculpture will also be displayed in New York, London and Las Vegas.

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and The Salvation Army in Columbus pooled resources and formed a new partnership—the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Collaborative—to bring greater focus to the problem of human trafficking, add capacity to respond to human trafficking cases, and build communication channels across jurisdictional boundaries and between law enforcement, prosecutors, and social service providers.

“I can’t stress enough how serious of a problem human trafficking is in Ohio,” said Attorney General Mike DeWine. “With this new partnership we aim to prevent traffickers from escaping notice by moving from one jurisdiction to another and improve the opportunities available for trafficking victims to get the help they need.”

The group’s operations are being funded by two U.S. Department of Justice grants totaling nearly $700,000.

“We look forward to continuing our strong partnership with law enforcement while we build Central Ohio’s capacity to assist people who are trapped in labor and sex trafficking situations,” said Michelle Hannan, Salvation Army Central Ohio director of professional and community services.

The grants will primarily be used to: fund additional investigative support for both sex and labor trafficking cases by hiring two new Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) agents to focus exclusively on human trafficking issues; fund a full-time victim advocate to be co-located in the task force office; fund victim assistance programs with an emphasis on enhancing resources already provided by The Salvation Army; and

allow members of the collaborative to identify human trafficking victims through proactive, victim-centered and collaborative law enforcement methods, while bringing mental and physical health screenings to victims, as well as providing safe, temporary housing immediately following a rescue.

The Department of Justice’s U.S. Attorney’s Office will also play a role in the collaborative by helping with suspect prosecution, data collection, and community outreach efforts.

Collaborative members will also work closely with the Ohio Attorney General’s Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force which includes officers from the Columbus Police Department, BCI, the Powell Police Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Hurricane Isaac response shifts to Louisiana n Salvation Army efforts acknowledged by Homeland Security After providing food, water, shelter, cleanup kits, and emotional support to Hurricane Isaac survivors in four states—Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Arkansas—The Salvation Army has now shifted roughly 95 percent of its resources to Louisiana, according to Major Terry Ray, Gulf Coast area commander.

During the emergency response, The Salvation Army was asked to participate in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Response Coordination Center (NRCC).

“To have DHS invite The Salvation Army to sit at its mass care table in the NRCC during a national incident acknowledges both the local capacity and emergency service delivery that The Salvation Army retains throughout the country,” said John Berglund, Emergency Disaster Services director in the Eastern Territory, who spent six 12-hour days working in the NRCC and the Army’s Hurricane Isaac response.

“The 24/7 work in the NRCC demands a dependable conduit of information, and the Southern Territory’s emergency systems and protocols delivered,” Berglund said. “In the high tech world of emergency management, The Salvation Army continues its century-old tradition of assisting communities in crisis.”

The Salvation Army and Americare partner in gulf coast relief.

Photo courtsy of National Headquarters

Berglund said Major Darryl Leedom, national director for public policy and liaison for Emergency Disaster Services, received a call from Secretary Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security, acknowledging The Salvation Army’s significant contribution regarding its Hurricane Isaac response.

Costly cleanup efforts are underway in Louisiana as tests confirmed that Hurricane Isaac dredged up oil from the 2010 BP disaster along the beaches and

thousands of houses experienced severe flood damage. Major William Owens, New Orleans area commander, said that the Army is still driving around Gulf Coast neighborhoods to distribute cleanup kits.

“People can still donate in a number of ways,” Ray said. “One dollar can actually be two or three dollars for the Army because of our purchasing power, so I think it’s important to know that a dollar can go a long way here.”

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‘The Richest Man in Jamaica’ n Book by Richard Phillips describes his grandfather’s work to establish The Salvation Army in Jamaica.

In The Richest Man in Jamaica, author Richard Phillips revives the legacy left to the island by his grandfather, Raglan Phillips, who was, he writes, “stoned by the poor and cursed by the rich.”

Raglan Phillips loved the people of Jamaica, and his efforts to help poor Jamaicans in the late 19th century continue today through the work of The Salvation Army. Phillips established the Army in Jamaica at a time when founding a new church was condemned by existing churches, especially when that church sprung from an unknown doctrine in England.

Raglan Phillips

“Here is how the humble influence of one person can open the imagination to the possibility that every one of us has the potential in God’s hands to make a difference,” Richard

Phillips said of his book.

British by birth, Raglan Phillips moved to Jamaica in 1871 at age 16 to take a bookkeeping position on the Blacksheath sugar plantation in Westmoreland. He later became a printer and publisher for the Westmoreland Telegraph while also develop-

ing skills as a land surveyor.

The book reveals Phillips’ time on the Blacksheath plantation and the abuse he endured there. He saved enough money by age 19 to leave the abusive land baron and learn the new skill of land surveying. He reached a pivotal point in his life in 1885 when he received a “spiritual transformation.” Two years later, additional personnel landed on Jamaica from England—support for Raglan Phillips from The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army in Jamaica has not only withstood its turbulent beginning, but continues today to impact the lives of thousands of Jamaicans.

The book will be available in October. To order, visit therichestmaninjamaica.com.

Africa Development Centre unveils permanent home n Africa Zone leaders from IHQ dedicate facility in Nairobi.

Commissioners Amos and Rosemary Makina, Africa Zone leaders for International Headquarters (IHQ), dedicated a new location for the Africa Development Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 27.

Established Jan. 1, 2010, the facility—a satellite unit of IHQ—houses two departments: the Africa Development Office and The Salvation Army Leadership Training College (SALT College) of Africa. This is its first permanent home.

The development center assists Salvation Army territories, commands and regions across Africa with policies and strategies for growth and development, and providing and coordinating in-service training for officers and local leaders.

Kenya East territorial leaders Commissioners John and Dorita Wainwright and Colonels Gabriel and Monica Kathuri attended the unveiling.

From an international news release

Commissioners John and Dorita Wainwright and Colonels Gabriel and Monica Kathuri join others to dedicate the new building.

Photo courtesy of International Headquarters

The Salvation Army’s Hadleigh Farm in Essex (U.K.) hosted the Olympic mountain bike competition in August, the first time a church has done so. To commemorate the collaboration between the Army and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, International Headquarters (IHQ) displayed a stylized representation of a mountain biker on its ground floor in full view of passersby.

Berni Georges, from the IHQ communications section, designed the bike and Hadleigh Farm staff and clients turned the plans into reality.

Salvation Army centers across the U.K. also submitted artwork to IHQ’s Gallery 101 for the “Aim High” exhibition, which included works reflecting the Olympics and Paralympics.

Photo courtesy of International Headquarters

Salvation Army raises flag in Greenland n The Salvation Army’s ministry extends to 125 countries worldwide.

With the August opening of The Salvation Army in Greenland, an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, the Army now operates in 125 countries.

While in the Denmark Territory, which will supervise Army work in Greenland, General Linda Bond commissioned Lts. Magnus and Petura Haraldsen, and sons Danial and Andrias, to serve in Greenland. The family moved to Nuuk on Aug. 8.

In early 2012, Colonel Birgitte Brekke, Denmark territorial commander, and Lt. Colonel Henrik Andersen, chief secretary, visited Greenland to research the possibility of a Salvation Army work there. The report indicated strong support from government, church and com-

Lts. Magnus and Petura Haraldson display the Denmark flag.

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munity bodies and encouraged the work to start immediately.

Under the chairmanship of the General, the International Management Council carefully studied the recommendation and approved the proposal.

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come from many different faiths.

“We’ll be inducting them...talking about services available...and offering a range of programs and activities, including educational and recreational,” said Major Paul Moulds, director of social programs for the Australia Eastern Territory. “The Salvation Army works with people in all forms of situations, war and disasters, and providing spiritual support is the very DNA of who we are.”

The Salvation Army is researching ways to benefit the indigenous residents as well as the visitors, including seeking land for agricultural instruction, establishing a bakery to sell goods, and offering barista training courses and hospitality instruction.

In the Army’s preparation for work on Nauru and Manus Island, it became aware of a wide range of social issues in Nauru such as alcoholism and violence, and protecting women and children.

“We really believe, as The Salvation Army, we can make a big contribution to the communities that we’re going to go to,” Moulds said.

Designated as an offshore processing location Sept. 10, Nauru’s final capacity is set at 1,500 people and Manus Island at 600 people, for a combined capacity of 2,100 asylum seekers.

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Elsewhere in the world GEORGIA—Since May, The Salvation Army has responded to flooding that has destroyed crops, killed farm animals and damaged more than 3,000 homes in Lagodekhi and Tbilisi.

In August, rains pounded the Kakheti Region, distressing farmers preparing for harvest and forcing people from their homes as the storm blocked roads and blew off roofs.

The Lagodekhi Corps worked with the government and the Georgian Red Cross to confirm assistance was not duplicated. The Salvation Army provided bedding.

From an international news release HAITI—The Salvation Army partnered with Project Istwa, a New York-based nonprofit, to offer children ages 10-14 in the Jacmel area of Port-au-Prince a week of photovoice workshops, which included information on digital photography and photo composition.

The kids discussed how images portray various messages. They took cameras home to document their lives and tell their “istwa” (Haitian Creole for “story”). The last day of the program featured an exhibit of their photos.

From salvationarmyhaiti.org INDONESIA—Several Salvationists were victims of a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit Indonesia in August. The quake damaged hundreds of homes and 25 public buildings including a Salvation Army school and five Salvation Army corps.

The Salvation Army’s Compassion in Action Team supplied food and medical services in Kulawi, Tuwa and Salua. Major Yusak Tampai, Eastern Palu Division leader, said that Salvationists are a significant percentage of the population in these areas.

Donations can be made online at salvationarmy.org.

From an international news release KENYA—The Salvation Army corps building in Mombasa sustained damage resulting from riots in the area. Rioters set fire to the building and destroyed equipment including brass instruments, the sound system and corps flags.

The Mombasa Corps requested the prayers of Salvationists around the world, as corps members seek direction in moving forward and presenting the love of Jesus to the community during this time of unrest.

From an international news release U.K.—Member of Parliament Stephen Timms, Shadow Minister for Employment, spoke at a gathering of church-based job clubs, which help attack the unemployment crisis.

“Long-term unemployment is continuing to rise and youth unemployment is still over a million...I warmly welcome the commitment of churches....Of course, that commitment isn’t new. It was William Booth, Founder of The Salvation Army, who set up Britain’s first unemployment exchange,” Timms said.

In the U.K., The Salvation Army’s Employment Plus service works to redress the negative effects of unemployment on people’s lives (salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/unemployed).

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Ushers collected an offering for the Army’s anti-trafficking efforts before Commissioner Carolyn Knaggs read Philippians 2:5-9 and John 7:53-8:11.

The evening’s speaker, General Shaw Clifton (Ret.), was the Army’s 18th General from 2006-2011 and holds a doctorate degree from Kings College in the UK. Various appointments brought Clifton and his wife Helen (promoted to Glory in 2011) to service in all five Army zones.

“It was not difficult picking out a topic for this time together,” Clifton said with warmth and informality as among friends. “The Holy Spirit and the name of this new session of cadets, Disciples of the Cross, lead us to Calvary. If you want resurrection power, you must be crucified with Christ.”

Yet rather than focusing on what happened to Christ’s body, Clifton said he would focus on what happened to his mind—the crucified mind—and reminded the audience that Philippians 2 urges us to have the same mind as that within Jesus.

“What kind of mind is in you?” he asked. “Is it crucified? It it humble? Does it show love to others? Is it strong through the presence of Christ? Do you have a cross-conscious mind?

Have you the mind of Christ?”

Clifton referred to the woman caught in adultery, and dragged before Jesus by the Pharisees.

“She’s nothing, nameless, only to be used,” he said. “It stinks of corruption. She’s alone, humiliated, and they are deep in their ignorance. Don’t be like that.”

Knowing punishment for adultery was stoning, the text says Jesus said nothing, but

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L to r: General Shaw Clifton (Ret.) speaks during the Welcome service; The Disciples of the Cross Session flanked by the Proclaimers of the Resurrection Session; Commissioner James Knaggs welcomes the new cadets; Cadet Helden Ainios prepares for the Welcome ceremony.

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touched the ground, writing.

When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her”(John 8:7 NIV).

Clifton narrated the scene, explaining that slowly, one by one, they left, and Jesus was alone with the woman standing before him.

Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’”

“No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin,” (8:1011).

“The crucified mind at work liberates the guilty and restores dignity to the downtrodden, not condemnation,” Clifton said. “Similarly, The Salvation Army is here to put things right.

It is God whispering into the souls of his children.”

During a time of commitment, cadets left the platform and prayed and ministered to seekers at the altar. Roughly 50 people took to the stage, declaring themselves candidates for officer training.

Music featured the Cadet Chorus, led by Erin Riesebieter, and the Territorial Youth Band, led by Richard Opina.

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present 16 ethnicities n Age range of 21-54 n Average age of 34 re children of officers n Have 38 children

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From experience and with anticipation n First- and second-year cadets comment on the start of the training year.

Dear Disciples of the Cross, As this leg of your ministry journey begins at Crestmont and you are welcomed home, we, the Proclaimers of the Resurrection, want to share with you a few important truths that we found helpful to learn early.

God’s training college, though a divine and holy place, is full of humans—human staff, human officers and human cadets with very human kids. Mistakes will be made— some mine, some yours, and a few of them theirs or ours. Forgiveness, grace and especially love truly go a long way.

While here, hold tight to the calling God placed on your life. Allow the Holy Spirit to work in and through you. Your time at the training college will go fast, so make the most of it. Learn from those around you, develop lifelong friendships, seize every opportunity to learn and grow, ask questions, be bold, and nurture your relationship with God. Enjoy these two years and keep focused on God. Cadet Jessica Stack, second-year cadet

When we arrived on campus, I could not believe that we were finally here. The surroundings alone should take your breath away, but my focus was on the fact that we made it. We are here, God chose us among many people to be here and this is where we belong.

Another day, I believe it was during chapel, I got this image in my head: I felt like a tiny grain of sand among a whole beach full of sand. I was one of billions, that one grain of sand he has chosen, not because it is any greater or smaller, any more spectacular or frail, but because it is just right for being thrown into the melting pot and among so many others, to be transformed into a piece of glass that will magnify God, and let him be known.

What a blessing, and how humbling to know! I pray that God will melt away all that does not belong in me, and that he will mold me into exactly what he desires me to be.

Cadet Stella Oware, first-year cadet from the Denmark Territory

‘Disciples’ dine ahead of public welcome

BY KAREN GLEASON The largest-ever Private Welcome Banquet—held annually at the College for Officer Training (CFOT) at Crestmont in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., ahead of the public Welcome of Cadets—boasted 216 guests, including a combined cadet population of 125 cadets, in honor of the first-year Disciples of the Cross Session.

“God has designed you not for a desert but for an ocean,” said Territorial Commander Commissioner James Knaggs. “He has an abundance for your life....We need to share the abundant love of Christ no matter where we go.”

General Shaw Clifton (Ret.), who participated in events throughout the weekend, spoke on the significance of sessional names—the current session names he chose while General—in a relaxed manner, even inviting the crowd to remove their tunics on the unusually hot evening.

“You’ve got to love each other—honor,

respect and build each other up,” Clifton said to the cadets. “It won’t be easy all the time, but it wouldn’t be worth it if it was.”

Cadet Joy Groenleer, Proclaimers of the Resurrection Session president, welcomed the new cadets, providing a “top 10” list that included practical and spiritual tips.

In her response, first-year Cadet Sarah Ward referred to the session Scripture, Matt.

16:24-25, and called her peers to “view our training...as an opportunity to surrender ourselves wholly to Christ. Let us throw ourselves at the foot of his cross, so that we may be overflowing with his love.”

Led by Erin Riesebieter, the CFOT Chorus performed, “I Dare to be Different,” and a cadet vocal ensemble sang “If You Call Me, Lord.”

Guests at the Welcome Banquet also included the Territorial Cabinet, territorial candidates’ secretaries, divisional leaders and youth and candidates’ secretaries, and members of Crestmont Council.

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A Prescott soldier’s life of service n Lifelong Salvation Army soldier continues with good works at age 89.

BY SANDY MOSS Eighty-nine-year-old Earl Melvin Richwine has a bad knee, one hearing aid and walks with a cane, but otherwise, he's in good shape. He remembers with crystal clarity things decades in the past and his eyes light up with genuine good humor as he tells his stories.

Born Oct. 20, 1922, in Prescott [Ariz.], Richwine has spent the bulk of his years serving the local Salvation Army.

"Mother took me to the corps when I was 3 weeks old and I just kept going," he says.

In 1929, at age 7, Richwine enrolled as a junior soldier.

That year, his mother also taught him to play the cornet.

When he was a senior soldier in 1939, he went to the World's Fair in San Francisco with The Salvation Army's Border Divisional Band.

Music has been as constant as the Army for Richwine.

In sixth grade at Washington School some students persuaded him to come play at the high school across the street, as they needed more band members.

"So there I was at 13, playing with the regular Prescott High School Band," Richwine says, still seeming a bit surprised.

At almost 90, he still plays in The Salvation Army band every Sunday.

"It would probably fold if I didn't," he says, laughing.

When World War II came along, Richwine attended an aircraft mechanic school at Prescott's Love airport, where he earned a Class A airframe mechanic's certification. He soon got a job at an aircraft plant in San Diego building wings for B-24s and PBY water-capable planes.

While there, Richwine joined with a six-piece Salvation Army band.

"They needed a drummer, so that's what I played," he said, along with the baritone, E-flat bass, and a gigantic sousaphone.

"I'd be completely exhausted (carrying the tuba) by the time we'd march eight blocks to the San Diego plaza," Richwine recalled, where they played for the thousands of soldiers milling about.

In 1944, Richwine was drafted into another army: the U.S. Army Infantry. He reported to San Pedro, Calif., and was inducted at the same time as actor Mickey Rooney and comedian Red Skelton.

On Christmas Day, the U.S. Army sent him to war in the Philippines.

Even during the war, Richwine was reminded of his

OWL CITY

and “America’s Got Talent.”

Owl City first achieved mainstream success with his platinum selling major label debut “Ocean Eyes,” which spawned the quadrupleplatinum first single “Fireflies”–a chart-topper in 26 countries including the U.S. where it hit the top spot twice, and sold more than 12 million digital downloads.

Last year, The Army partnered with the pop-rock heartthrobs Honor Society for the Rock the Red Kettle Tour, which culminated in the Rock the Red Kettle Concert at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles.

The concert featured a mix of today’s top young stars, including Honor Society, Colbie Caillat, Cody Simpson, Greyson Chance, Drake Bell and Hanson.

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Matt: Oh yeah! The ones that came through the lunch line every day at the corps.

Vanessa: I always wondered what God was going to do with my one sign language class that I took in college ages ago. And BAM. God says “I can use all skills for my glory.” I looked really ridiculous trying to communicate in my broken sign.

Matt: You were rockin’ it for the Lord and I was quietly hoping my

Photo by Les Stukenberg (The Daily Courier)

Salvation Army roots. Every evening aboard a ship heading to Okinawa, the soldiers would gather on the fantail and sing hymns—from Salvation Army song books.

Immediately after arriving in Okinawa, Richwine and his unit were engaged in heavy combat. One day, a mortar hit close by. It knocked him out and when he regained consciousness, his helmet was lying some distance away with a silver-dollar-size hole drilled out of its side.

Not long afterward, Richwine was looking for enemy troops on a small rise when an artillery shell landed behind him, throwing him into a nearby hole. Reaching to pull himself out, he found that only a portion of his right hand remained.

Hauled back to a field hospital tent, Richwine missed the boat that took the wounded soldiers out to sea at night for safety, leaving him and a nurse behind. When an air raid siren screeched in the night, she took Richwine to a safe place nearby and lay over him to protect him.

"I've always had a soft place in my heart for nurses," he

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City will help us reach out to our younger supporters and inspire them to do the most good in their own communities.”

This is the first leg of Owl City’s The Midsummer Station World Tour, which began just weeks after a sold-out July headlining tour. For this run, he is making stops in four continents over a 45-date run to promote his latest full-length studio album “The Midsummer Station.”

The lead single “Good Time,” Owl City’s smash duet with “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly Rae Jepsen, has now sold over 1 million copies, earning it platinum status in the U.S. The week of release, Owl City teamed up with Jepsen for five national television performances, including “The Today Show,” “The Tonight Show,”

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Earl Melvin Richwine

gang leader friend wouldn’t think you were throwing up gang signs!

But overall, one year has passed and we’ve experienced a lot. I imagine we’ll be able to write books to fill an entire library by the time we retire.

Vanessa: When do we retire again?

Matt: Thirty-eight more years, my friend. Thirty-eight more years.

Vanessa: Awesome!

said, tearing up at the memory.

Years later that experience served as the impetus for his weekly social calls to the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Prescott. For more than 20 years, at 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of every month, Richwine would visit every single hospitalized GI there and take them cookies.

"That's why I liked to go to the VA," he said. "I'd been in a hospital and knew what it was like."

Upon arriving home after the war, Richwine found his mother had used the money he'd sent to support her to set up a self-serve Laundromat. Alice eventually moved it to Granite Street as a full-service laundry where her son settled in to work.

In 1952, he married a friend of his sister's named Alma.

They had two children, Leah and Arthur. Alma died in 1979 from multiple sclerosis.

Richwine owned and ran the Prescott Laundry for 56 years until he had triple bypass surgery in 2000 and closed the laundry for good.

During all those years, he continued to volunteer at The Salvation Army.

In 1951, he was commissioned as Prescott's corps treasurer. In 1955, he became the young peoples' sergeant-major.

"My favorite job was working with the young people," he said. "I like kids. I wore out three of my own vans picking them up to take them to church or outings."

In 1966, The Salvation Army gave Richwine the William Booth Award for his service with the youth. In 1972, he was commissioned as the corps sergeant-major, a position in which his mother had served. It's still Richwine's job at the corps.

"I've been doing it for 40 years. Mother did it for 50.

I'm running out of time to catch up," he said, jokingly.

"I'm the oldest person at the corps and people know it.

That carries a certain distinction."

In 1986, Richwine received his 50-year pin for half a century of Salvation Army service.

"I like being around people and working with them," he said. "It's a great way of helping people."

The biggest thrill of his life, though, Richwine confides, was at that 1986 event when he bore his testimony.

"A thousand people gave me a standing ovation," he recalled—a standing ovation for a life of service.

Richwine is known as a devoted soldier. That's quite a legacy, he thinks.

And what is this good soldier's philosophy?

"Live how God wants you to,” he says. “Depend on him and he'll take care of you. He does a good job."

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L to r: WBC guest Bible teacher Dr. Jonathan Raymond; The WBC chorus performs; a delegate rides a zip line through the trees; Commissioners James and Carolyn Knaggs salute delegates.

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University, British Columbia, Canada—as Bible teacher, and Commissioners Kenneth and Jolene Hodder, U.S. Western Territory officers currently serving in London as international secretary for personnel and associate international secretary for personnel, respectively.

The speakers coordinated their messages, exploring the benefits of staying rooted in Christ as well as the responsibilities of being rooted. In his teaching, Raymond said that dissipation is the greatest threat to experiencing the fullness of God. “Christ is the vine and we are the branches only if one continues to abide in him,” he said.

Left to one’s own strength, the struggle to abide in Christ may seem impossible, but Raymond reminded delegates, “With man, this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God” (Mark 10:27 NIV).

Raymond noted that one is never static in his or her spiritual walk. “We are either growing in our faith or dissipating,” Raymond said, “for continuance in a state of salvation depends upon our continued obedient faith in Christ.”

In his message, Knaggs focused on personal holiness, referring to 1 Peter 1:15 and Heb. 12:14, while the exploring fundamental questions: What is God saying to us today? How does one please God? “Without personal holiness,” Knaggs said, “ people cannot see the Christ in you. The witness comes after the Holy Spirit fills you.” He said our mandate, our calling, is holiness; our manner, our character, is to exemplify the ways of God; and our mission, our challenge, is to live a holy life...and show up for work!

Hodder noted that the pathway of duty involves accepting changes in God’s direction of the river of life.

“The mark of a godly man or woman is one whose feet are muddy,” Hodder said, explaining that we sometimes must wade through difficulties to get to God’s plan for our life.

He recalled Founder William Booth, who said that the greatness of a man’s power is the measure of his surrender. “How much have you surrendered to God,” Hodder asked. “Christ is asking us every day to surrender what is most important and give it back to him every day, every moment.”

This WBC offered sessions and workshops in Spanish, and for the first time brought

TradeWest, the Western Territory’s retail store, onsite. “Sales have been exceptional,” said Piers Fairclough, territorial director of enterprises. “It’s good to know we are helping to meet the needs of Salvationists in the field.”

Attendees also included families connected to the Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARC).

“It’s good for ARC families to

attend WBC...to identify with The Salvation Army as their church home,” said Major Henry Graciani, San Diego ARC administrator. “WBC is for beneficiaries, officers, families, anyone.”

During the conference, a special offering raised $4,025 to support the work of The Salvation Army in Kenya and Warsaw, Poland.

Through a matching grant, each location received $4,025.

In Kenya, the offering will support the purchase of new Braille machines for the School for the Blind, which annually serves over 300 visually impaired children.

In Poland, the money will help establish and maintain youth work by Majors Patrick and Kitty Granat, USA Western Territory officers, in Warsaw.

The Granats took command in Warsaw in 2010, five years after the

Army began its ministry there.

“Every day is different and we see how God is working in our lives and in those around us,” said Kitty Granat. “We have said, ‘Lord send us whenever you want us to go’ and he has blessed our lives.”

The next Western Bible Conference, themed “In His Presence,” is scheduled for July 2-7, 2013, at Pine Summit Camp in Big Bear Lake, Calif.

P A R eek WW 4 . v O N – Oct. 28 White Ribbon Against Pornography (WRAP) Week is intended to educate the public about the extent of our society’s pornography problem. WRAP also creates a unique opportunity to raise the issue of pornography within the Church and to call Christians to renewed lives of sexual purity and freedom.

10 ways you can help

raise awareness about the devastating influences of pornography during WRAP week and throughout the year: 1. Wear a white ribbon (available from www.wrapfamily.com); 2. Share a sermon or teach a Bible lesson about God’s call for Christians to be sexually pure; 3. Create and share a list of resources about sexual addiction treatment services available in your community; 4. Show the film Somebody’s Daughter or The Price of Pleasure and host a discussion about pornography’s impact on individuals and society; 5. Talk to your children and grandchildren about pornography and its harms; 6. Inform your community by organizing a public event featuring an expert on pornography’s harms; 7. Ask your state legislators or city executives to pass a WRAP Proclamation (contact: anti_sextrafficking@ usn.salvationarmy.org); 8. Use social media to promote WRAP Week and websites like pornharms.com; 9. Politely make complaints to businesses that distribute or advertise pornography and obscene material; 10. Pray and fast that God would free those caught in the spiritual bondage of sexual addiction and sexual sin.

For additional information and resources, see: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/anti-pornography www.wrapfamily.com www.moralityinmedia.org www.pornharms.com www.socialcostsofpornography.org www.somebodysdaughter.org www.americandecency.org www.enough.org www.purehope.net www.drjudithreisman.org

www.gaildines.com www.thepinkcross.org www.puredesire.org www.pureintimacy.org www.candeocan.com www.faithfulandtrueministries.com www.covenanteyes.com www.cleanhotels.com www.netgrace.org

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Strategies for effective meetings Board Side

Productive advisory board meetings are essential in successful interaction between officers and board members, yet many meetings are Dick disorganized, unfocused and generHagerty ally unhelpful in achieving a smooth Advisory board and efficient local program. member Good meetings begin with pre-planning and have a tight and meaningfully written agenda. The officer and the board chairperson should consult a few days prior to the meeting on the topics to be covered and reports to be delivered, and work to achieve participation by everyone who attends.

Too often the officer and the chairman dominate the meeting. When I mentor local boards, I tell the officer and chairman: “This is not your meeting! This meeting belongs to the entire board, and you cannot and must not do all the talking.”

Taking this one step further, board members get discouraged when they are invited to come, sit, eat, listen, leave a check and go home. The involved member is the fruitful member!

A critical element of the successful meeting is to start on time and end on time. We have an ironclad rule: Get the meeting started promptly! If there is a meal involved, then you may need to start discussions while some are still eating if you hope to get the entire agenda accomplished on time. Noon meetings should shoot for a 1 p.m. ending, and in no event go past 1:30 p.m. You are asking busy people to take time out of a busy schedule and you must honor the commitment to have a timely adjournment. This can be critical when you have a full agenda, because it is hardly fruitful to call a meeting and then not get the work done.

Running over will cause people to leave while the meeting continues on, and having a reduced attendance is just as bad as not getting the work done.

A typical written agenda might include: • Opening prayer (perhaps rotated officers and board members) • Approve minutes of previous meeting • Officer’s report on local program • Chairman’s report • Finance report • Committee reports (action items are generated by committee recommendation) • Reports from other local Army leaders (ARC, Red Shield, Silvercrest, and so on) • Adjourn with closing prayer • Dates of future meetings and events All reports should be as brief as possible. Rarely would any report or committee item be longer than five minutes, and in many cases the committee chair will simply pass if there is nothing to report.

An effective chairperson must be adept at involving as many members as possible, while limiting the length of input by the various members. Every board seems to have at least one “Chatty Cathy” who cannot resist speaking on all subjects, and generally using many words when a few would be effective. The chair must graciously, but firmly, limit such input and comment.

The chair must also be attentive to keeping on task, on time and to call for proper action on all items that require approval. The minutes must reflect the adoption (or rejection) of any and all motions and action items.

Remember that no meeting is effective if attendance is low. The corps staff needs to send out email reminders for board, council and committee meetings several days in advance. One method to encourage attendance is to list “excused absences” in the minutes, for those who have called in with a good reason for not attending. Annual attendance records should be kept, and will prove invaluable when the nominating committee meets to consider re-electing members with expiring terms.

The real bottom line is this: Keep the meeting interesting, informative, punctual and involved, and members will not want to miss an advisory meeting.

God gives us many indicators that he is involved in what we do and who we are. Just look around. This is an election year where we in America are called to elect the most suitable person to be the leader of our country. The Scriptures indicate that God has something to say on the subject. We need to listen.

The signs that I'm seeing are those of societal choices. What kind of a country do we want, and which candidate can help in that pursuit? I've observed plenty of references and positions on specifically religious matters as well as moral choices.

I believe the election process presents to us a sign of the times.

The Welcome of Cadets this month too is a sign of the times. Look whom God has called and confirmed. Aren't they amazing? And there are so many. What does that tell you about the times? It tells me that God is working powerfully through our movement and that Salvationists are responding with holy intention to serve God completely. It tells me there are many more whom he has called. Would

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Signs of the times that be you?

Another sign of the cadets coming to the College for Officer Training is that it marks the start of another program year in the territory. I've been learning of exciting and successful rally days, and the beginnings of new programs with new leaders that energize the mission James and ministry of the center and corps. Of course, there are those leaders who are Knaggs starting another season of activities. We Commissioner have local leaders who have been doing it for decades and doing it well.

Local leaders are, without a doubt, the backbone of our movement. Their willingness to serve, their creative approaches to their roles, and their faithfulness to the people are all reasons why we should celebrate this season of hope-filled mission.

They too are a sign of the times. We cannot do it without them. We need them as God leads them and calls them to holy service.

Local leaders are, without a doubt, the backbone of our movement.

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‘Without vision the people perish’ A small group of us met for prayer, praise and discipleship training, a daily practice for our corps—yes, corps.

For those who have followed my family’s journey as Western Territory transplanted soldiers in the South, the expression of the Army in Lebanon, Tenn., recently received corps status.

Erin Hallelujah!

Wikle After a period of worship and Soldier prayer, we were reminded: Where there is no vision, the people perish (Prov.

29:18 KJV) and were encouraged to ask God, then and there, for a fresh vision. Easy enough. “...Fresh vision, Lord!”

Immediately an iconic picture came to mind: a vision in black and white of a small group of U.S. soldiers struggling to hoist a flag upright into rough terrain.

Are you with me? The Battle of Iwo Jima. This was the well-known World War II scene where U.S. military troops raised the American flag in victory over the Japanese Empire.

As I asked the Lord what this meant, I realized the picture was actually different than I’d first perceived. Instead of a military group, I saw Salvationists, all in full uniform.

Together, they labored in sweat and agony to raise the banner of The Salvation Army. The soil was rugged; in fact, it wasn’t soil at all, but hard concrete that had appeared to have once been a foundation now broken to pieces. As the flag was raised and began to unfurl, the cross of Christ could be seen shining through it, as though covering, but not masking, the recognizable Army banner.

I quickly put my pen to paper and began to write what I saw. In this, God began to speak and clarify this picture. It was a beautiful moment.

You see, before the vision came, submission took place.

Sure, it was momentary, but it was still submission–a surrendering of self with a simple desire, “to be assured of what I could not see!” I prayed these exact words: “Father, show me your faithfulness and give me a vision for our family’s future. I pray for a clear vision from you; I don’t want to be distracted by my own thoughts, desires or ideas.”

The Lord gave me a clear picture, one of iconic and historical semblance, one I wouldn’t forget. He assured me of a future in continued partnership, “laboring in sweat and agony” with the Army. A future where other Salvationists equally committed to the cause would toil by my side to raise the banner of God’s great Army where faulty foundations once lay. A future where as before Christ would cover (approve) the great work of the red, yellow and blue. A future in service and dedication, of sacrifice and longsuffering.

What a vision! What a promise! What an encouragement! I’ll take it!

We should be encouraged when the Lord speaks, provides vision, and moves us to a place of action. This God of ours is not a watchman. He has not crafted and set us into motion to simply stand back and see what happens.

No, he’s an interactive and always engaging God, intrigued and in love with his creation.

This is why we cannot seek satisfaction from last year’s, last month’s, last week’s vision—not when he holds something new for us today. Scripture says, otherwise, we will perish. Let’s be a people who are always seeking fresh vision from the Lord, be it for our division, corps, self or loved one who doesn’t know Jesus.

So, I dare you, ask: “Lord, give me a vision!” And when he does, pray and tell your corps officer or divisional commander. Be confident and assured that God is still doing a new work and desires that we, faithful soldiers, take part in it.

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see (Heb. 11:1 NLT).

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Doing the Most Good

September 21, 2012 New Frontier

Confessions of a not-so-handy man lifeLines I am a great admirer of do-ityourself experts. I love watching them fix or install things with ease and confidence. For many years, my home corps has sent a work team to Alaska, and I am impressed by the Ian accomplishments. They add a room Robinson here, extend a kitchen there, fix up Major the quarters or the Army hall, put up a new roof or floor, install appliances and generally spruce things up significantly. And somehow they still have time to go fishing! We often enjoy the fruit—or rather the salmon—of their labor when they get back.

When we moved into our quarters about two years ago, we bought a new shower rail. Yet as a consummate procrastinator, I am only now getting around to installing it.

On Saturday morning I finally decided to take the shower rail out of its box and attach it to the wall.

Armed with my new tool box and cordless drill I set about the task, bringing everything I thought I needed up two flights of stairs from the garage to the upstairs bathroom. I researched how to drill into tile until my wife mentioned the tiles were plastic. Fifteen minutes of hard drilling later I realized they were not plastic but ceramic, and I did not have a suitable drill bit. I then decided to drill above the tile but hit something hard and impenetrable. Start again.

And so it went on for almost three hours and several trips downstairs for additional tools until the rail was finally installed. The decorative cover on one side still hangs loose, a constant reminder of my inadequacy. As I flopped into the chair my wife said, “I guess you won’t be installing a fan in the living room then?” No, I won’t.

What lessons did I learn from this endeavor? One, read the instructions and have all the necessary tools on hand before you begin. Two, wait until your wife is out of the house before you attempt do-it-yourself projects that are beyond your ability. And three, I will never be invited to join the Alaska work team.

The Bible says that each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that (1 Cor. 7:7 NIV).

If we try to do things outside of our giftedness we will probably fail. If you do not have the gift of preaching, your sermons will not make sense. If you do not have the gift of teaching, your classes will be pretty boring. If you do not have the gift of hospitality, you will not invite strangers in for dinner. If you do not have a missionary gift, you will not volunteer for service in Rwanda or Djibouti.

I do not have the gift of craftsmanship; that much is clear. My gifts do include preaching, teaching and missions and so I enjoy crafting sermons or seminars that will engage people with God’s Word, and I relish traveling to distant parts of remote countries to share the gospel.

What’s your gift? Are you using it for God’s glory and kingdom? Or are you still trying too hard and spending too many hours doing something for which you are not gifted? The Apostle Paul told Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you (2 Tim. 1:6). Simply put, we must identify our gifts then use them wholeheartedly for God’s glory and honor.

Father, fan the flame in me.

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Active waiting Some among us in this world stumble around in the “sin feeling,” justified in their self-centered, unloving choices because they believe God ignores them. They sing a lonely song: If he exists at all, he’s not listening; he doesn’t care; he’s somewhere else; he’s too busy; he’s not watching. He’s not even there.

These people are so captivated by their own power that they genuinely believe this situation is perfect. A distant, uncaring God allows them, they believe, total autonomy, complete moral irresponsibility, and an entire commitment to an impulsive self. Others don’t count. They only burden the scene and get in the way.

These tragic figures give up feeling guilty about their lack of otherness. Individualism runs rampant surrounded by its bright lights, its crushing cacophony, its unfettered freedom that has now become a license to behave in any way they choose.

No desire triggers any wish to be part of a community. The people huddled around them seem always to assemble casually—there without intention and by chance. Those who wander together with these values, are off-the-cuff. They move by whim alone. They form only a collection of individuals. No norms monitor their movements. No unity steers their painful path.

Leaderless, a book called Pleasure guides their tour.

Isaiah had a similar problem with his flock.

A voice says, “Shout!”

I said, “What shall I shout?”

“These people are nothing but grass,

their love fragile as wildflowers, The grass withers, the wildflowers fade,

if God so much as puffs on them.

Aren’t these people just so much grass?

True, the grass withers and the wildflowers fade

but God’s Word stands forever.”

Climb a high mountain, Zion.

You’re the preacher of good news.

Raise your voice. Make it good and loud.

You’re the preacher of good news.

Speak loud and clear. Don’t be timid!

Tell the cities of Judah,

“Look! Your God!” Look at him! God, the Master, comes in power,

ready to go into action.

Like a shepherd, he will care for his flock,

gathering the lambs in his arms, Hugging them as he carries them,

leading the nursing ewes to good pasture.

Have you not been paying attention?

Have you not been listening?

Why would you ever complain, O Jacob,

or whine, Israel, saying, “God has lost track of me.

He doesn’t care what happens to me”?

“Don’t you know anything? Haven’t you been listening?

God doesn’t come and go. God lasts.

He’s Creator of all you can see Robert or imagine.

Docter He doesn’t get tired out, doesn’t Editor-In-Chief pause for breath,

And he knows everything, inside and out.

He energizes those who get tired,

gives fresh strength to dropouts.

For even young people tire and drop out,

young folks in their prime stumble and fall.

But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.

They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don’t get tired,

they walk and don’t lag behind (Is. 40: 6-11, 21, 27-31 MSG).

At the corps a few Sundays ago, we sang a challenging praise chorus, “Everlasting God.” It’s based on the same passage in Isaiah. I think it should have been titled “Wait,” but, unfortunately, that title had already been used for a different praise chorus. In strict, rapid rhythm it sings: Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord We will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord These lines repeat a second time and begin each verse.

The emphasis seems to focus on “waiting on the Lord” in the manner used by translators of Isaiah 40. The phrase is used many times in Scripture.

I’m intrigued with the word “wait” in the song. Was it talking about “serving” the Lord? After exploring a good concordance I determined that this was incorrect and that they were talking about the traditional meaning.

Then I examined a good dictionary and found that the word “wait” had 15 separate meanings, starting with: “To stay or rest in expectation; remain in a state of repose or inaction, as until something expected happens.” It’s fairly clear in all the definitions that the person who waits is inactive.

Personally, I don’t intend to “remain in a state of repose or inaction” until Jesus comes. I don’t think he would expect that, either. Therefore, I will “wait upon the Lord’” as a reminder of God’s presence everywhere and his arrival some soon sweet day. In the meantime my waiting will be active.

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