Revive (January 2012)

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cmhen ea r P olvationist Wo t d e a CSaerlmlons by S A collection of sermons penned by women Salvation Army officers around the world In the foreword to the book, the General says:

u Take time with the Father daily as you meditate upon his Word. u Ask Jesus to interpret his Word and speak to your heart. u Open yourself to the Spirit as he brings inspiration.

During the next three years Words of Life will survey the entire Bible. The overall theme for 2012 is ‘Faith-_ and this edition focuses on ‘Faith in Action’. From Creation through the Exodus and Deuteronomy, finally arriving at Mount Sinai, we witness this active faith in the journeying of the Hebrew people. We also consider the faith of the disciples as they are challenged to respond individually to God’s call. Psalms, proverbs and hymns encourage us to put our own faith into action, and a series by guest writer Captain Mal Davies leads us into Passion Week.

Words of Life is written by Major Beverly Ivany.

http://sar.my/wolsubu (Words of Life subscription UK) http://sar.my/wolsubo (Words of Life subscription overseas) www.hodderfaith.com Or your nearest Salvation Army Supplies or Trade

This collection of sermons by Salvationist women preachers is a very important book. It deserves to be read, used and shared, for four good reasons: u It reflects our strong heritage and shows us that what Catherine Booth won for us in the Army’s earliest days, is carried on with quality and clarity. Women have a right to speak and to preach. u It is a book dedicated to the memory of Commissioner Helen Clifton by whose initiative this project came about.

The commissioner had a heart for the gospel and its proclamation by women. u Perhaps the most important reason is caught in the title, Called to Preach. For Salvationists, this goes to the very heart of the matter, before and beyond Catherine Booth and Helen Clifton. The writers and preachers are communicating that they have been obedient to a calling upon their lives. The Lord has appointed them and anointed them to preach. He has something to say to us through these sermons. That is reason enough to read, listen and respond. u But lastly and significantly, this is an inspiring collection of messages.

I recommend it heartily. www.amazon.co.uk ihq-editorial@salvationarmy.org or your nearest Salvation Army Supplies or Trade

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FEATuRES 05 Being there

Ministry to sex workers

20 Take to the streets Street Pastors

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REAL LIFE 16 Catching the Vision 19 Offering hope

RESouRCES 11 Play time helps recovery 12 The Power of One

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IN EvERY ISSuE 02 Book promotions

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04 Editorial

09 Christlike Leadership

10 News

15 Linked by Prayer

18 The Prayer House

22 Health Care from the Heart of Africa

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All Bible quotations throughout this edition of Revive are from the New International Version 2011 unless stated otherwise

Front cover: Photo of the General by Lieut-Colonel Laurie Robertson Back cover: Matthew 28:5-7 in English and Dutch, illustration by Berni Georges

A RESOURCE MAGAZINE FOR WOMEN IN MINISTRY AND MISSION Publisher: Commissioner Sue Swanson, World President of Women’s Ministries Communications Secretary, Editor-in-Chief, Literary Secretary, IHQ: Lieut-Colonel Laurie Robertson Editor: Lieut-Colonel Simone Robertson Designer: Berni Georges © Linda Bond, General of The Salvation Army, 2012 Founders of The Salvation Army: William and Catherine Booth Printed in the UK by Lamport Gilbert Printers Ltd

CONTACT eMAiL AddReSS: revive@salvationarmy.org

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Articles on any subject of interest to women in ministry are welcomed by the editor. To send an article, write to revive@salvationarmy.org Subscription details at: http://sar.my/revsubu (Revive subscription UK) http://sar.my/revsubo (Revive subscription overseas)

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inform–inspire– invest Lieut-Colonel Simone Robertson

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hat a privilege this is for me to be appointed Editor of Revive. When I received my appointment I was very surprised as this is a totally new role for me. However, having said that I have a strong passion to equip women for ministry and mission. Revive provides a great opportunity to do just this – especially as equipping women is the aim of the magazine.

Since taking on the role I’ve been asking myself, ‘How am I going to do this?’ I am a people person – a build relationships kind of woman. I love connecting with other women, learning from and giving to them. So my challenge is to connect with you through the written word and to help you connect with others.

I pray that we will develop an exciting relationship as together we are drawn into the lives of others through these pages.

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My desire is to Inform, Inspire and Invest in the lives of all who take the time to read Revive. As the lead female character in the movie What Women Want, Darcy McGuire says, ‘Most importantly I want the work we do to say something about who we are.

How we think. What we feel…’. Through the pages of Revive we see the work that is being done throughout the Army world.

They relate true stories about who we are – how we think – what we feel.

I encourage you to Inform, Inspire and Invest in the lives of as many women as possible. = Pass on your copy of Revive for other women to enjoy = Pay for an annual subscription as a gift to another woman = Promote Revive to women you connect with = Pray for the women who read Revive By doing any of these you are equipping women for ministry and mission.

I’d love to hear from you, so please email or write to me and share your thoughts, questions and observations.

Let’s do this together!

Joyfully serving Jesus,

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There should be a Salvation Army dictionary.

Many unique words would be included. They would express experiences unique to our movement and if that book existed I would add a word coined by my brother, Major Andy Miller; Farewelcome \fer-wel-kem\. Definition: The often difficult and challenging process of saying ‘goodbye’ and ‘hello’ in a brief span of time.

We encounter this so much in the Army. It is our strength and our weakness – our strength because Salvation Army officers are available and portable for the Kingdom. And our weakness because, truth be told, it occurs all too often.

With this issue we say farewell to LieutColonel Carolynne Chung who has been editor of Revive for the past 12 months. After a strong and loving ministry to the World Youth Convention Lieut-Colonel Chung changed gears, turning her attention to serving mission through women’s ministries – in particular Revive. I am grateful for her dedication and skill during this too brief a time.

And we say welcome to Lieut-Colonel Simone Robertson. Lieut-Colonel Robertson comes to Revive magazine with a passion for ministry to women. She brings skill to her new role, having being the editor of Great Ideas, the Australia Southern Territorial Women’s Ministries resource manual, and Intuition, the territorial bi-annual Women’s Ministries newsletter.

She is eager to resource women leaders around the world through Revive.

We pray God’s blessing on these women.

Yes, we say ‘farewelcome’.

Commissioner Sue Swanson

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ffering Christian love and care to women and young girls who have been sexually exploited or trafficked became a passion of mine after I spent some time in Sydney, Australia, as an intern at Oasis, The Salvation Army homeless youth services network.

For the first time in my life, women who were working on the streets became my friends, people that I formed relationships with. They were no longer nameless prostitutes. They became people that I knew by name, women whose stories I came to know and, as I did I began to see that it was not always by ‘choice’ that they worked in the commercial sex industry.

One day I met a young girl who had just been ‘pimped’ for the first

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time. She was in tears and a broken individual. She came from a good home in the suburbs but got caught up in the rave scene and started taking party drugs. Her parents didn’t like the life she was living and so she ran away from home and ended up in Kings Cross, the red-light district in Sydney. The young homeless boys she met that night sent her out on the street and for the first time she had sex for money. She didn’t even get to keep the money, the boys made her give it to them.

After this awful experience she was crushed and was determined to go back home and fix things with her parents. Two months later I saw her again, this time on a street corner in Kings Cross. She was dirty, incredibly thin, drugged and selling herself to the first person to come by. Her pimp was standing by her side making sure she obeyed his orders. It was the most heartbreaking thing I had ever witnessed and that night I decided to do something to help women and girls caught up in this industry.

Later I became a Salvation Army officer but I had put this particular experience to the back of my mind. I knew it was still a ministry that I had a passion for, but I didn’t know what I could do in my current appointment in the USA to fulfil it.

All that began to change during the Christmas of 2009, when I would drive past the Queen City strip club in Atlanta day after day, on the way back from picking up our kettle workers. I found myself praying for the women working in the club, that God would draw them away from that place, the club would close down and that those women would come to know God who loved them so very much. As I prayed I visualised other people praying over the club and lives changing as a result of faithful prayer.

Queen City and its women became a special part of my prayer times, but it was just prayers, I couldn’t find the

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‘WOMEN WHO WERE WORKING ON THE STREETS BECAME MY FRIENDS’ courage to do something about it. I did not have the boldness to make my vision a reality.

One day early in March 2010, I was sitting at my desk and God just told me: ‘You pray for these girls, but it’s time to do something more. Get up from behind your desk and go to the club.’

It was lunchtime and I found myself driving over to the club.

With courage from God I walked straight in and told them I was from The Salvation Army and wanted to put together some Easter baskets for the women and their children. The manager allowed me to speak to each woman. The women gave me their ‘names’ and the names and ages of their children. It was a God idea and God was completely in that moment, allowing me to talk to these women. It was the open door that I had prayed for.

I enlisted the help of friends and women at the corps and we made 35 Easter baskets for the women and their children – we even made one for a dog! I placed a small note in each basket, just letting the women know that I cared about them and I left my phone number in case they wanted to contact me. On Good Friday we dropped the baskets off and prayed that they would be a blessing and that they would open doors for future relationships to be built.

One week later, a woman called me and left a message. She said that no one had ever cared for her or her son like that before and that the basket made her feel special. That one call made me know that what I did was worth it.

After the Easter basket drop-off, I had the courage to begin regular prayer walks on Friday nights to three different strip clubs and a brothel. We didn’t want these prayer walks to look like a protest, we wanted them to be a blessing, so we would stand across the road from the clubs and just pray. It often didn’t seem like anything was happening, but I know God was moving through our prayers.

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Left: prayer walk team members – cadets from uSA Southern Territory Training College; below: places being prayed for by the team

‘HER PIMP WAS STANDING BY HER SIDE MAKING SURE SHE OBEYED HIS ORDERS. IT WAS THE MOST HEARTBREAKING THING I HAD EVER WITNESSED’

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‘THROUGH THESE PRAYER WALKS WE HAVE OPENED PEOPLE’S EYES TO THE PROBLEM OF SEXUAL We began to take cupcakes to the women at the clubs and brothels. We even gave Bibles to the women in the brothel which ABUSE AND they had requested during our regular conversations. We waited TRAFFICKING’ outside a club once and sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to a girl whose name and birthday was on the neon sign and gave her a cake and flowers. It was those small moments that made me know that our efforts were worthwhile – that God was using us to be a blessing to these women.

During those eight months of prayer I saw God close down the brothel. I saw God allow us entry into the dressing rooms of strip clubs. I saw women with tears run down their faces when they realised that somebody cared about them. I even talked to a manager who said he was leaving the industry because it was not good for him or his family. It all started with prayer!

I have seen adults in The Salvation Army join us on our prayer walks and have their hearts changed because of what they have seen and experienced. Many have never entered a strip club or

Cupcakes and Easter gift baskets

even thought that the women working in a strip club face exploitation and that they might be there against their will.

Through these prayer walks we have opened people’s eyes to the problems of sexual abuse and trafficking. Corps people are now aware of this issue and it makes my heart glad.

We have a monthly hot chocolate ministry for the women that work the streets where the corps is and from 11pm-1am we set up a tent to serve them. I am trying everything I can to reach out to these women, to bless them and demonstrate to them that people care and that God has so much in store for them.

I often feel like I don’t know what I am doing and wonder if I am making a difference to the lives of those I’m ministering to. I am just trying to be faithful to the instructions God gave me which are to pray for these women and to do all I can to bless them.

I am sometimes discouraged because I can’t say I have a relationship with the women just yet, but I know that God is faithful and if I am true to the small things, he will make sure that greater things happen.

Sometimes I become discouraged because not many people join me in the prayer walks or help me in the late night hours. But God has always provided people when I have needed them most and some of my best helpers are the ones I least expected to assist me.

Not long after I started this ministry my husband and I became parents and so, for a few months after the birth of our baby, I took a break from the prayer walks. During this time God continued to lay this issue on my heart and he opened doors for me to maintain a ministry in this area. My eight-month-old girl now joins us on the walks and I pray that one day she may take up the mantle on this issue.

Sandra Pawar CorPS oFFICEr, ATLAnTA KroC CorPS AnD CoMMUnITy CEnTEr USA SoUTHErn TErrITory

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know and work with many leaders.

‘HE PUT HIS INTENTIONS, In 1961, John F. Kennedy’s vision was And contrary to secular trends, they for his nation to achieve ‘the goal, before this have not all aspired to leadership. HIS RESPONSE AND HIS decade is out, of landing man on the moon’.

I’m one of those. My primary TRUTH IN HUMAN FLESH’ That was a specific desired future – concrete spiritual gift of exhortation is most and achievable. My vision as a Christian comfortably operational in the classroom, behind the teaching leader is to ‘...be an imitator of God…’ (see Ephesians 5:1). That is lectern, or in the counselling office. I certainly have never seen definitely a specific desired future, concrete and achievable and it myself as a ‘leader’ as most people define leadership. And yet supports my mission to advance the gospel.

Sovereign God, who is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent In order to imitate God, we have to know him. We need to study has placed me in a leadership role in my work. his Word because we lead out of who we are in Christ and our relationship with Jesus forms and shapes our person. This is a So I have two choices: lifelong process and in the end we will have been marked by the 1. Behave as though God doesn’t know what he’s doing bumps and bruises we have picked up along the way. But this has 2. Prove that he does. After all, who am I to find fault with what been God’s plan all along. He put his intentions, his response and 2. God decides to do? his truth in human flesh. Being an imitator of Christ means that Christ will be visible in the words and works of his disciples. This The world tells us that leaders have a mission and a vision. is absolutely essential for those in spiritual leadership because we There are many ways to define these terms. When I think of my never ever represent ourselves – we represent Christ!

I am drawn to God’s mission and vision of reconciliation. role as a leader the definitions that resonate with me are these: Mission = My Enduring Purpose is the fundamental reason for Participating in this is my highest calling, my driving vision. My my existence. It doesn’t change and is pursued without guarantee primary focus as a Christian leader is to help others become Christfollowers. To do this, I must be a Christ-imitator. And I get God’s of results.

Let’s look at this definition from two very different divine power to help me accomplish this goal. perspectives. Firstly, the mission statement of the USA’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is ‘advancing man’s capability to explore the heavens’. Secondly, my mission as a Christian leader is to ‘advance the gospel’ (Philippians 1:12). This is my enduring purpose. It is the fundamental reason for my existence. It doesn’t change. It is pursued regardless of a Columnist for 2012 guaranteed result. After all, I can’t make anyone come to Christ.

So while Mission is what we are doing in the present, Vision is Lieut-Colonel Susan Bukiewicz about the future. Vision = The Desired Future that supports the DIvISIonAL DIrECTor For WoMEn’S MInISTrIES, METroPoLITAn DIvISIon mission. It is a specific destination that is concrete and achievable. USA CEnTrAL TErrITory Revive 9

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news PhotoGRaPhic comPetition The All the World Photographic Competition 2011 was won by this image (below) of a Salvation Army open-air gathering in Pakistan. It was taken by Keri Shay, who currently lives in Korea but originates from the USA Central Territory.

Kevin Sims, Editor of All the World, writes: ‘We loved the dynamism in the picture, along with the aspect of the unexpected. Take away the Army flag and it could appear to be something completely different.’

The competition attracted an amazing 370 entries from all over the world. The theme – ‘This is The Salvation Army’ – brought out a tremendous variety of subjects, reflecting the huge range of Salvation Army programmes and styles found across its 124 countries.

Gary Rose (music composer and vocalist), Suzanne Rose (vocalist) and Commissioner Robert Street (author and writer of song lyrics)

The five top photos, together with a selection of the many other superb entries, were featured in the october–December issue of All the World and can be seen online at: http://sar.my/photocomp2011

inteRnationaL ViSion inVoLVeS SonG anD Book When General Linda Bond rolled out The Salvation Army’s international Vision Plan in October 2011 a song, a book and resource websites were included as part of the multimedia launch initiative.

Love – Right at the Heart by Commissioner Robert Street is the first book to be published under the banner of the One Army, One Mission, One Message vision. it includes music and words of the song ‘As i Have Loved You’ as well as links to the http://sar.my/aihly website containing free downloadable mp3 files of the song (with vocals) and backing track, along with full piano/vocal or guitar chord versions of the sheet music.

This is the first time that the international Headquarters book publishing label, Salvation Books, has incorporated such a comprehensive resource package within a book.

Love – Right at the Heart is a stimulating, interactive book comprising short chapters connecting love and life. it succinctly and engagingly reveals that love is to be at the centre of who we are and what we do (see page 17).

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resources Captain Ramdinthari Varte

Above and below: mothers from all departments of the hospital bring their children to the Damdiai Recreation Centre

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ou might be aware that The Salvation Army owns many large schools, universities and hospitals around the world. you may also have heard great reports of relief work carried out in various places. The Army successfully works in collaboration with many agencies. one of these wonderful success stories involves the Damdiai recreation Centre in Mizoram, India Eastern Territory. At Damdiai the Army, in partnership with the government hospital, provides both care for sick children as well as a place for young patients to play and have fun while they recuperate.

In February 2004 Salvationist Mrs C. Lalriliani, was hospitalised at the Government Civil Hospital. During her stay she was visited by Captain Zothanmawia, the then divisional youth secretary of the Central Division.

In the course of their conversation they shared the need for a recreation centre for the sick children who were hospitalised, as the hospital only provided for the basic health needs of the patients. The children spent all day in bed with no mental stimulation. The call for recreational facilities, especially for the children brought by their parents from a distance, was identified. Many had no close family or relatives in the city and so spent their time in hospital bored and lonely.

This conversation was the catalyst for creating an environment where the young patients could play with other children in child-friendly surroundings. As well as relieving the boredom this would also aid the recovery process.

The concept was presented to the divisional young peoples’ council as an agenda item where it was agreed unanimously that a sub-committee should approach the hospital authority.

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The enthusiastic sub-committee took immediate action and, having consulted with the Aizawl Civil Hospital Authority, permission was given for the Army to establish the recreational facility.

There was a shortage of space so permission was given to build a room attached to the children’s ward. The idea became a reality and just four months later the Damdiai recreation Centre for sick children was opened.

The news spread and children from all departments of the hospital came to the facility. They queued, waiting for opening time to enjoy the fellowship of one another as well as playing with the toys and games provided by the young Salvationists of the division.

Most of the people who use the centre or have visited it say that it is ‘good medicine for the children’ as it helps them speed up the healing process and recovery time. The centre attracted coverage in the media and even the governor of Mizoram paid a visit, expressing appreciation for the work that The Salvation Army is doing for the patients.

Many parents and relatives express their gratitude, saying that the centre is not only a recreational meeting place for the

children but also provides families with much-needed respite from their worries.

A young mother whose daughter was suffering from malaria said that, every time the child cried because of the fever, she would take her to play in the centre and, amazingly, the child’s pain would be relieved. She felt that the service provided by the Army had significantly contributed to her daughter’s recovery.

The centre does not have enough room to cater for all the people who wish to use it, neither does it have sufficient toys and games because demand for its facilities is growing all the time. The divisional young peoples’ council still coordinates the work at the centre and a full-time carer is employed to tend to the children whose parents are not with them.

I pray that God will continue to bless the Damdiai recreation Centre and strengthen the staff who work there.

Ramdinthari Varte FInAnCIAL SECrETAry InDIA EASTErn TErrITory

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ThE POWEr OF Captain Anne Westmoreland

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remember it like it was yesterday – performing with the singing company the song ‘One life to live, Lord may I live for thee’. I loved the song, and it made an impact on me and others. The song urged me to live my weekly life with the intention of reaching others so that they, too, could live their one life for him.

The power of one – one God, one life, one Army, one mission, one message. Recently, the General challenged and reminded all Salvationists across the globe that we are One Army with One Mission and One Message. There is power in this ‘One’!

Jesus prayed in the garden, ‘My prayer is not for them alone.

I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one – I in them and you in me – so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me’ (John 17:20-23). When we are one, then the world will know Jesus!

William Booth said about The Salvation Army he founded, ‘What a strange name! What does it mean? Just what it says – a number of people joined together after the fashion of an army, and therefore it is an army, and an army for the purpose of carrying salvation through the land’ (Notable Quotables, Allen Satterlee).

I have had the privilege of living and serving the Lord in several countries on different continents – Europe, Asia and North America. While culture, living conditions and life experiences are largely different, there are some factors that are very similar. As women, for example, we share the same basic needs, as well as our unique ability to influence individuals and the environment around us. In fact, whether or not we want to, and whether or not the impact is positive, we influence those around us in powerful ways. So whether women come from a village in Bangladesh, the East End of London, the suburbs of Atlanta, Copenhagen, the heart of rural Ukraine or the city of Kiev, we can use this special gift God has given us and be intentional about how we spend our time – influencing those around us, as One Army with One Mission and One Message.

For a moment, let us look at a practical way to make an impact with this ‘one life’ based on biblical principles:

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Salvationists from a co rps plant in Lviv, ukrai ne, interact with childr en in a park

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ONE individual a YEAR Acts 4:13: ‘When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realised that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.’

Invest in someone else. Everyone needs a friend, a mentor, someone who takes a special interest in him or her. Pray about the Lord leading you to a person on whom you can have an impact – perhaps a young person, or someone who is young in faith. Be intentional about your time spent with them. Rejoice with them in their joys, and share with them in their sorrows.

Speak truth to them in love. Listen to them. Pour out of yourself, and watch the Lord bless.

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Evaluate ONE time a WEEK Luke 5:15-16: ‘Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.’

How are you doing? It is important to take time to ask ourselves that question. The Sabbath was created for us to rest and bring our lives into focus and in line with the Lord’s plan.

Jesus often retreated to spend time with his Father. Be intentional about your time spent in Sabbath rest. It will bring focus to what happens the rest of the week.

Building relationships at Dnepropetrovsk Co rps, ukraine

‘EVERYONE NEEDS A FRIEND, A MENTOR, SOMEONE WHO TAKES A SPECIAL INTEREST’

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ONE culture a MONTH John 4:7,9: ‘When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)’

Awareness and understanding foster appreciation and respect.

So often we are a little apprehensive about that which is different.

Commit to explore a different culture (ethnic, generational, you name it) every month. Do research, and find opportunities to experience and enjoy something that is different from what you are used to. Watch the Lord expand your appreciation and love for others.

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ONE person a DAY Acts 5:42: ‘Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.’

Day after day we pass by individuals, cross their paths in some way, and opportunities are afforded us to share the love of Christ either by word or practical deed. Often we miss an opportunity if we are not being intentional. Make it a goal to share the love of Christ with at least one new person a day. Someone is waiting to hear the good news, and perhaps the Lord has appointed you to share it with them.

John F. Kennedy said, ‘One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.’ There is power in the life of one who chooses to be intentional and live each day to make it count for eternity! Will this one be you?

Anne Westmoreland DIvISIonAL DIrECTor oF WoMEn’S MInISTrIES, UKrAInE, EASTErn EUroPE TErrITory

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teens in mission Lieut-Colonel Sonia Bouzigues

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he ministry of the Home League is very important in South America East and it is a great pleasure to be personally involved through helping, encouraging and stimulating its development.

The theme Generation Next, presented for 2008 by Commissioner Helen Clifton, was the starting point to formalise what had been germinating in many home leagues for some time. From this time teens officially became part of the Home League along with the adult members.

Several corps began a Junior Miss Home League, with a programme that was appropriate to the age group and at a time that was convenient for them. Now we also have membership cards and an enrolment ceremony for them.

In our annual Home League resource magazine (El Mensajero), we began to include a supplement with programmes especially designed for teens, taking into account the same fourfold purpose: Worship, Fellowship, Education and Service.

In this way our Junior Miss groups have developed interesting programmes which have involved the teens in the mission of The Salvation Army.

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Worship Bible studies and prayer for personal needs and everyday challenges such as: school, friends, boyfriends, relationships with their parents.

FelloWship Visits to the shopping mall, a picnic in the park to attract new girls to the group, birthday parties, friendship day, first day of spring, Christmas party, sacred dance, hiphop, timbrel classes.

education Workshops on nutrition and eating disorders (bulimia, anorexia and obesity), dating and sexual relations, vocational testing, future studies.

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made several visits to a senior citizens’ home in the neighbourhood, providing a programme of singing and giving gifts of woollen scarves and hats (for the cold days), which the girls have made.

In several corps, during special activities, such as the annual Home League week in September, the Junior Miss League unites with the adult Home League for combined tea, a family night or a house meeting. In many cases mothers and daughters join together in the activities which are based on the Home League week. In 2010 the theme was Women of Glory and in many corps the adult members and teens had a competition to make handcrafted crowns from flowers, beads, glitter and other materials.

I join with Colonel Susan McMillan, Territorial President of Women’s Ministries, to thank God for the ministry of the Junior Miss Home League, because it is drawing new teens to Christ who are quickly becoming involved in ministry.

Visits to retirement homes, making toys for Sunday school children, giving out Christian tracts to other teens at the high school entrances.

The Artigas Corps Junior Miss League in the north of Uruguay (one of the three countries in this territory) has a hip-hop dance class with Christian music which is attracting new teens to the corps. This league has also

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rayer is one commonality that links the worldwide Army.

When we petition our Heavenly Father, we are united in spite of the differences in language, culture, style of worship and custom. In him ‘there is no east or west... no south or north’ (SASB 826 v1). Through him, we can ‘meet around one common mercy seat’ (SASB 573 v3).

OvercOMing the challenges Of MissiOn

the general’s call The General has called the worldwide Army to prayer, knowing that this will direct the dependency of all Salvationists to our omnipotent God. May we petition him to bless, motivate and propel our great movement forward as we seek to meet the spiritual and material needs of others.

The General has focused our attention on unity even in our diversity; we are One Army, with One Mission and One Message.

Mission statement The Salvation Army International Mission Statement says that our mission is ‘to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination.’

We thank God for the many reinforcement personnel who are taking the good news to the ends of the earth and for the positive response of Salvationists to bring relief to natural and humanitarian disaster zones.

challenges Thousands of years ago Joshua had his fair share of mission challenges and called upon the Israelite people to make a choice, ‘Then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve’ (Joshua 24:15).

Today we must also choose who we will serve. When we choose to serve Jesus and want to carry out his will, like Joshua, we’ll find many challenges as we seek to be united in mission.

Some of these are: = Unequally yoked relationships = Opposition to the unification process = Lack of information and material for

the journey = Non-acknowledgement of sincere

efforts = Disrespect of leadership = Social services not meeting spiritual

expectations.

Prayer makes One Mission possible We need to connect to the greatest leader of all so that we will be equipped and united in order to overcome the challenges that would hinder our unity in service.

Petitioning our living God gives strength to continue in the fight and new impetus to make our ministry viable. God is wonderful and he knows our needs, sometimes even without uttering our

requests. He surprises us: ‘Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear’ (Isaiah 65:24).

While stationed in Belize in 1979, our newly appointed assistant officer lost his Salvation Army pocket diary when out pastoral visiting. He was upset but was assured that God would reveal its whereabouts. Around that time, the Family Tracing Service at International Headquarters asked my husband to trace a family whose relatives in the United States of America wanted to connect with their family in Belize. Reliable sources informed us that the family no longer lived in Belize. One morning, after breakfast and devotions, my husband responded to a knock on the door and met a man holding the lieutenant’s diary. In conversation, we discovered that he was a member of the family we were trying to find.

God has various ways of answering our prayers and we are in awe of the way he works. As we seek to focus on One Mission, let us increase our faith in God and remember that prayer is a unifying action. Be assured God hears and answers prayer.

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vision plan

catching the

vision G ENERAL Linda Bond launched the International Vision: One Army, One Mission, One Message at IHQ with a passionate call for unity and action.

The General said she was aware that, if not approached practically, a vision could be ‘only a pipe dream’ but that the Mission Priorities featured in the Vision Plan make it clear that ‘you have to do something’.

She emphasised that One Army, One Mission, One Message should not be seen as ‘the General’s vision’ but that she wants Salvationists around the world to say: ‘This is our vision’.

At International Headquarters Thursday prayers the General told the congregation that in order to be ‘One Army’ The Salvation Army ‘needs to be marked by holiness and prayer … People should look at us and say: “Here is a holy people of God – a people with a passion for the gospel.”’

Moving on to the ‘One Mission’ aspect of the vision, the General reaffirmed the importance of The Salvation Army’s integrated mission. She said that the Army must not hand over its ‘service to suffering humanity’ to its social services; nor could it leave it to the officer training colleges to do all the work to grow saints within the Army.

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She had a clear message for corps, social service centres and headquarters everywhere: ‘If there is a Salvation Army shield on your building, you do all the mission!’

The General was firm on the Mission Priority to reach and involve youth and children. ‘The future of The Salvation Army,’ she said, ‘may hang on the priority to which we give our approach to children and youth.’

Speaking about the Mission Priority to ‘stand for and serve the marginalised’, she

‘THE SALVATION ARMY NEEDS TO FIND ITS VOICE AND STAND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE MARGINALISED IN SOCIETY’

gave the challenge that ‘The Salvation Army needs to find its voice and stand for people who are marginalised in society,’ explaining that the Army is ‘married’ to such people.

Referring to the ‘One Message’ aspect of the vision, the General admitted that taking a strong stand on its motivation may mean that the Army sometimes loses money. ‘But,’ she added, ‘I would rather have the blessing of the Lord.’

Communication was highlighted as a priority. The General called on

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Love – Right at the Heart by robert Street

Salvationists to grab the opportunities presented by modern technology. ‘We need to use the World Wide Web,’ she said. ‘We could have a million people at our open-air meetings!’

Drawing her thoughts to a close, the General admitted that there was nothing inherently new in the International Vision. However, she hopes it creates opportunity for Salvationists everywhere to look at what they say and do, so they will ‘use new language and find new ways of doing it’.

The Salvation Army would be nothing without love. The love of God is its major resource.

Salvationists the world over could not do what they do without love for both God and mankind. Love must always be ‘right at the heart’ – of everything. Written in harmony with the International vision – One Army, One Mission, One Message, robert Street’s Love – Right at the Heart examines how Salvationists have a responsibility to one another, while taking their caring ministry to the world. It is an essential aspect of discipleship, and Jesus encouraged his disciples to love one another with the same depth of commitment that he had given them.The first section of this book centres on his words – ‘Love one another’ – while the second section looks at specific implications of the second part of his command – ‘As I have loved you'.Through the introduction of Sam and Joe’s informal ‘After the meeting’ session and a subsequent ‘Heart to heart’ section, each aspect of love is considered in the context of day-to-day service, raising many vital issues and topics to stimulate discussion, either one-to-one or in groups.

Such love may seem beyond our reach – but it is when embracing and giving this love that Christians most truly show they are his disciples.

Please send a cheque made out to ‘The Salvation Army’ to: Communications Section, The Salvation Army International Headquarters, 101 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4EH, United Kingdom. Be sure to include your name and address and to be clear which items you wish to purchase. Salvation Books publications are also available from territorial trade/supplies departments and on amazon.co.uk, although prices will vary.

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prayerhouse ‘ t h e y a L L J o i n e D t o G e t h e R c o n S ta n t Ly i n P R ay e R ’ ( a c t S 1 : 1 4 )

PRayeR foR JuStice continueS in

Picture God’s people united in prayer, where one hour isn’t enough in the prayer room and there is a desire for more, where children and youth are crying out for justice, where people are committing themselves for a day, a week, a month, a year or more of non-stop prayer.

Imagine people intentionally giving voice to the issues that are on their hearts, where faith is increasing and prayers are being answered. This beautiful imagery is happening in The Salvation Army. It is a reality.

woRLDwiDe PRayeR meetinG Every Thursday, The Salvation Army around the world is in prayer for the entire day. Territories, commands and individual Salvationists have signed up, covenanting to use 30 minutes each Thursday between 5.00am and 8.00am to pray for the Army – its zeal for God, its compassionate service in every community and its daring and fruitful witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Prayer Focus = Pray through the vision.

Since 1 January 2011, territories, commands and regions have been praying as part of the Global Call to 24-7 Prayer – A Day and Night Cry for Justice.

The General calls Salvationists worldwide to continue in non-stop prayer.

To get involved visit www.saglobal247.org where you can watch videos explaining the global call. Free downloads are also available including prayer CDs, the 24-7 Prayer brochure and the monthly prayer focus written on a justice-related theme, from The Salvation Army’s International Social Justice Commission.

= Dwell on each phrase in the vision Statement.

Latest prayer resources and news are also updated daily on the Global Call to 24-7 Prayer: Facebook (facebook.com/saglobal247) and Twitter (twitter.com/saglobal247) pages.

= Explore what they mean for you personally as well as

Lieut-Colonel Janet Munn

= Pray specifically for each Mission Priority.

for your corps/centre, division, command/territory and for the Army internationally. = Begin with praise and thanksgiving – for we have been

a blessed people, and a blessing, since he called the Army into being almost 150 years ago. = Confession – where we have failed him – possibly

because we have been more concerned about our own image and self-preservation than the winning of the lost. = Petition and intercession – so that we will be found

faithful in holy living, sanctified activism and fruitful ministry. = Surrender – offer ourselves afresh for him to use his

Army for his will and purpose in the 21st century.

General Linda Bond

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Lieut-Colonel Odile Dikalembolovanga

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y husband and I were appointed to Mali in 2008.

Our first responsibility was to learn about Malian culture and its people.

Women in Mali are still dependent on the men in their families – first the responsibility of her father and then of her husband. So I was shocked to see the number of women begging on the streets.

Where were the husbands? Where were the fathers?

After getting to know these women, I learned that many of them were widows and had no income. Losing a husband in Mali presents challenges to women and families. Traditions differ from tribe to tribe and even from rural to urban areas.

When a husband dies the rights of marriage, such as a plot of land to grow food, no longer protect the widow. In some cultures the widow is taken into her brother-in-law’s family and she becomes his wife, in the polygamous tradition of the area. Her children may not be accepted by the new husband which further weakens the support and solidarity of the family. Should the widow refuse the brother-in-law’s offer she forfeits the financial support of her in-laws.

Because many women have little, if any, formal education, widows have little opportunity to find employment to support themselves. In some traditions the widow who has just lost her husband loses his property and any inheritance as well.

My heart was touched by the situation.

So after praying about these circumstances, I decided to help the women who were in distress.

Initially it was not easy to approach the women and to get them to come to a meeting, because a devout Muslim woman cannot talk to or have fellowship with a Christian. They cannot enter a church.

However, in spite of these barriers we made good contacts with them.

At our first meeting 10 widows met. We called our group the Naomi Fellowship, after the widow Naomi in the Bible (who was Ruth’s mother-in-law). Today there are more than 60 widows who come together each Saturday at The Salvation Army corps, to listen to the Word of God and teaching on issues pertaining to their lives.

People cannot listen or concentrate well when they are hungry, so we share a meal together each time we meet. Seminars include such subjects as finances, parenting, how to live with others, facing menopause, cancer, general health, HIV/Aids and issues relating to prostitution.

Most widows have little opportunity to generate an income, so the women are

‘WIDOWS HAVE LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND EMPLOYMENT TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES’

introduced to and taught about microcredit programmes, which will enable them to provide for financially and care for their children.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is shared through word and deed. His love is in all we do.

Fanta Diakité has seen God’s love in action, she tells how she encountered God: My name is Fanta Diakité. I’m a 55-year-old Muslim woman and have been a widow since 2001 when my husband, a military man, died and I was left to care for our eight children.

After the death of my husband, my own family and my in-laws abandoned me. Some of my adult children have not been able to find work and they live with the younger children and me. I did not have the resources to feed them and deal with all the day-to-day expenses of life, yet I had nobody to help me.

Thank God, I met The Salvation Army Naomi Fellowship, which helped me. During meetings, I join with other widows to share our common burdens and we are supported and encouraged by seminars, training and prayers.

I can only thank God for having brought the Naomi Fellowship to us, which is like a light in our lives.

Glory be to God for all.

Since writing this article Lieut-Colonel odile Dikalembolovanga has taken up a new appointment in Ghana.

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social issues

Street Pastors is an interdenominational Christian response to neighbourhood problems. Everyone wanting to become involved in Christian ministry through Street Pastors is trained to engage with people on the streets – to care, listen and dialogue.

Street Pastors, commenced in 2003 in London, England, was an initiative of a pastor who believed that community problems could be alleviated by Christians committed to consistent, practical and regular engagement with people – on the street.

It is active in several countries – United Kingdom, West Indies, Channel Islands and Australia.

Salvationists are often involved in the teams, such as in Manly, Sydney, where the Street Pastors coordinator says: ‘Street Pastors brings churches of all denominations together. It often results in a reduction of antisocial behaviour as members intervene in potential conflicts on the streets.

Street Pastors participants are seen as committed people who serve the community. The witness of Christ’s love to the community is profound.’

Major Nanella Weir is a retired Salvation Army officer residing in London. Here she relates her involvement with Street Pastors, outlining the impact one person can make in the lives of vulnerable and marginalised people.

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Major Nanella Weir

hree or four years ago I read an article in the local free newspaper about Street Pastors and felt I would like to be involved. The coordinator suggested I accompany the group that Friday night and as a result of my experience I was immediately convinced that this was a worthwhile ministry.

Our contact is mainly with people who are out pubbing and clubbing. It involves building relationships with the security men at the various pubs and clubs, as well as with the (mostly) young people who are out on a Friday night celebrating the end of the working week. We patrol from 10pm into the early hours of the morning.

On that first night I was touched by the way the people reacted to us. Far from being the object of their mockery we often became the focus of their concern. They implied, indirectly, that people of our advanced age really ought to be at home, watching television, not out on the streets at that time of night.

One young man looked at me and said, ‘You remind me of my grandma,’ and

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followed it up with a hug and a kiss.

Being a street pastor requires commitment and to become a street pastor you need to undergo an initial interview which includes questions about your church involvement, along with a recommendation from your pastor/corps officer. Accepted applicants complete more than 140 hours of basic training, covering topics such as: = Sociology = Counselling = Drug and alcohol awareness = Probation = Children’s services = Mental health = Relationship with the police.

The costs of training and the Street Pastors uniforms are a personal expense, although many local councils are willing to help with these.

When on patrol we preach the gospel through our actions. Our function is more to listen than to speak. People often ask why we do this and are astounded to know that we are volunteers. Reactions to our ministry vary. Some people think we are almost saints; others feel we must be

social issues ‘PEOPLE OFTEN ASK WHY WE DO THIS AND ARE ASTOUNDED TO KNOW THAT WE ARE VOLUNTEERS’

crazy, especially when the weather is bad.

As a Salvationist I am very comfortable doing this kind of work.

Most of the people we meet are simply out to enjoy themselves – the fact that their idea of a good time differs from mine doesn’t enter into it. In many ways Street Pastors is doing what The Salvation Army did in its early days and does today – meeting people at their point of need.

One wet evening – the wettest night I’ve been out in – we met a distressed young man at a bus stop. He had argued with his girlfriend and had been told to leave their home. We tried unsuccessfully to find overnight accommodation for him, but promised to keep on trying and let him know, later that evening. Eventually we found a hostel willing to accept him, but sadly by the time we returned to the bus stop he had gone. His belongings were still in the doorway where he had left them, but there was no sign of him.

Recently the doormen at one of the local pubs asked if we could be there at closing time, as that seemed to be a flashpoint for trouble. Violence had erupted when we returned. We tried (in vain) to separate some of the combatants and before long the police arrived. That was the signal for us to melt into the background. We cooperate with the police, but to be seen as part of the police service

could alienate the very people we try to help.

We were able to talk with some of the people to provide a reassuring presence for a young woman who was quite horrified to find such a disturbance in her quiet town. We stayed around long enough to see her safely into a taxi.

If young people, especially girls, are waiting alone at a bus stop, we come alongside them to reassure them that we are there to help.

At the end of every evening patrol, the leader writes a report, listing the number of people helped, aggressive situations calmed, bottles and cans picked up and put in the trash and flipflops given out.

Why pick up bottles and cans?

Broken bottles can be and are used as weapons – often both bottles and cans still contain alcohol and if someone who is already drunk finds more alcohol and drinks it, they may well be pushed to do something dangerous. In the course of a year Street Pastors in our town pick up hundreds of bottles and cans. Who knows how many serious incidents have been prevented by this simple action?

Flip-flops are given out to young women who have left clubs and are unsteady on their feet. High heels and

uneven streets are dangerous at the best of times. Alcohol reduces the sense of balance and young women can easily fall and be injured. Flip-flops are a safer alternative, which the girls appreciate.

People involved in the Street Pastors ministry want to make a difference to people’s lives by being a friendly, helpful Christian presence in the community in which they live and by taking any given opportunity to talk about God.

Nanella Weir PEnGE CorPS UnITED KInGDoM TErrITory WITH THE rEPUBLIC oF IrELAnD

Further information about Street Pastors is available at www.streetpastors.co.ukMajor Nanella Weir (Retired)

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health

health care from the heart of africa heaLth iSSueS faceD By afRican women

Major Angela Choobe Hachitapika

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omen in Africa face a host of health issues, deficiencies the Army in Zambia and Zimbabwe works in the main illnesses are HIV/Aids, malaria and partnership with the respective governments training nurses, childbirth-related conditions. Africa has the midwives, biomedical scientists and various community-based highest rate of infant and maternal mortality voluntary health cadres including; HIV/Aids caregivers, in the world and pregnant women have a 1:16 likelihood of counsellors, peer educators and family planning advisors. dying in childbirth. Women have a higher HIV/Aids infection Through the women’s ministries programmes the Army rate than men. provides health education to mothers, teaching preventative In Zambia the HIV/Aids prevalence rate stands at 14.3 per measures for common health problems. Simple but effective health cent among people aged between 15 and 49, but it is 16 per cent charts, Facts for Life, developed by IHQ, are used particularly in among pregnant women. Annually out of every 100,000 Malawi. The flip charts cover a range of topics including pregnant women 591 die from pregnancy complications. breastfeeding, immunisation, birth spacing and contraception, Throughout the continent most childbirth-related deaths are injury prevention, nutrition and growth, prevention of HIV/Aids, caused by blood loss, infection, prevention of malaria, safe obstructed labour and high ‘I AM AMAZED AT THE STRENGTH, motherhood, hygiene and diarrhoea. blood pressure (pre-eclampsia). JOY AND RESOURCEFULNESS OF Clean, safe drinking water is The chore of drawing water and scarce so the Army has set up a gathering firewood for the CHRISTIAN AFRICAN WOMEN’ number of community borehole family usually rests with women and girls who have to walk for projects with the help of donors and non-governmental hours each day. This contributes to the situations described organisations. This enables communities to build latrines, thereby above. There are no ambulance services in rural areas and where improving child survival rates and quality of life. they exist they are inadequate, consequently women do not get Poverty levels remain high in Africa and some women resort to vital medical treatment in emergencies. prostitution to provide for their families. Income generation Access to quality reproductive health care is unavailable to activities – such as Dorcus Beads in Kenya and Lusumpuko the majority of women. The Salvation Army in Africa has Women’s Microcredit in Zambia – have been introduced to responded to community health and development issues for alleviate poverty and to prevent women becoming involved in the almost 100 years. We currently have 21 general hospitals and commercial sex industry where they put themselves at risk of more than 200 clinics providing primary health care in cities contracting HIV/Aids. and rural areas.

I am amazed at the strength, joy and resourcefulness of In Zambia, some corps halls are used for antenatal care. Christian African women despite the challenges. But I should not George Corps Community Centre in Lusaka provides milk for be surprised because they gain their strength through prayer, malnourished children referred by the government clinic and a fasting, praise and thanksgiving to water café (drinking water) for the community. In Rwanda the God, which is a way of life for them.

Army works in collaboration with a Catholic nun providing milk powder to needy children and the Democratic Republic of Congo Territory provides nutrition education.

Challenges posed by inadequately skilled medical Angela Choobe Hachitapika personnel, poor infrastructure and a shortage of essential CoMMUnITy DEvELoPMEnT SECrETAry ZAMBIA TErrITory equipment are common. In an attempt to combat these 22 Revive

comingevents

The world’s premier sporting event is coming to London and the United Kingdom Territory with the republic of Ireland is getting ready to make the most of this once in a lifetime opportunity.

As many have done before, the territory is planning a full year of service, hospitality and outreach to coincide with the olympic and Paralympic Games. This service includes committing to handing out more than one million cups of water, having a presence at every major destination on the torch relay route and encouraging 24-7 prayer for the entire games period.

The territory will also play host to other Salvation Army mission teams from around the world as they come to serve in partnership with local corps and centres.

The Salvation Army is even hosting the olympic mountain bike event at Hadleigh Farm.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

World Day ofPrayer Let Justice Prevail 2 March 2012 Prepared by Christian Women of Malaysia

These quotes are taken from the book Called to Preach – Sermons by Salvationist Women Imagine that you are queing at the ‘Faith roadshow’. your faith is waiting for an appraisal by the ultimate appraiser of the universe. What will be the verdict – faith or forgery? mAJoR LESA DAvIS USA CEnTrAL TErrITory

There is no point in saying that God is everything on a Sunday morning, and then on Monday in the office closing the door on him!

What a difference it would make to this world if those who know and experience true God-given freedom shared that good news with those who are lost, bound and hurting.

mAJoR TRACEY KASuSo

CAPTAIN JENNY CoLLINGS

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nEW ZEALAnD, FIJI AnD TonGA TErrITory

It is when our cry to God expresses our whole existence, when the emptiness and the loneliness seem to be total, that God is closest.

CommISSIoNER GuDRuN LYDHoLm

May God help us all to live the Word of God in today’s world.

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CoLoNEL NAomI LALNGAIHAwmI InDIA EASTErn TErrITory

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‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples…’

Matthew 28:5-7

‘Wees niet bang, ik weet dat jullie Jezus, de gekruisigde, zoeken.

Hij is niet hier, hij is immers opgestaan, zoals hij gezegd heeft.

Kijk maar, dat is de plaats waar hij gelegen heeft. En ga nu snel naar zijn leerlingen en zeg hun…’

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