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by Lt. Colonel James Nauta

The Salvation Army haslaunched a National YouthAsset DevelopmentInitiative in partnership

with the renowned Search Institute,authors of the 40 developmentalassets cited as necessary buildingblocks for healthy development of

young people.Keenly aware of the

magnitude of Joan Kroc’sgift and the need for itswise stewardship forKroc centers, Army lead-ership views the initia-tive as an early step inaccountability for posi-tive youth developmentas an outcome of all pro-grams. This significantevidence-based projectwill begin in Kroc cen-ters but almost certainlywill be an important toolin documenting positiveoutcomes in service toyouth and familiesthroughout TheSalvation Army.The Central Territory

was well represented atthe National Youth AssetDevelopment Initiativelaunch last Novemberduring the Search

Army shifts to youth development

You’re invitedto theGeneral’s GlobalPrayer Meeting!

Volume 41, Number 8 August 2011

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

The Salvation Army / USA Central Territory

News and Views from the Midwest

Institute’s National Big TentConference in Houston, Texas.Training by the Search Institute ineach of the four territories has beenan important step in preparing forthe initiative. In our territory, 60 del-egates, including representativesfrom the six Kroc centers, divisionalyouth leaders, and staff from selectcorps community centers, participat-ed in training this spring.Kroc center youth asset develop-

ment initiative lead staff will beginthe process of teaching the assetsframework and preparing plans foradoption of developmental assetsbeginning with their 2011 daycamps. The 40 developmental assetsare clustered in internal and externalcategories.

External Assets• Support• Empowerment• Boundaries andexpectations

• Constructiveuse of time

Internal Assets• Commitment to learning• Positive values• Social competencies• Positive identityResearch shows the more assets

young people report having, themore likely they will thrive and theless likely they will be to makeunhealthy, harmful choices.This month Kroc center youth,

fourth through sixth grades, who areattending day camps will be sur-veyed using the Search Institute’sDevelopmental Assets & LifeExperience Profile. It is comprisedof demographic questions, the insti-tute’s highly reliable DevelopmentalAssets Profile slightly adapted for

this age group, and addi-tional measures of fivekey outcomes identifiedby the Army whichinclude: school success,hopeful purpose, positiveemotions, citizenship/civicengagement, avoiding vio-lence.

Thursdays, 7:30 – 8:00 a.m.Beginning September 1, 2011

Thousands of Salvationists willencircle the globe in prayer on Thursdays

• Praying for the Mission• Praying for Direction

• Praying for all PeopleWhether together at your corps, in your home or office,

or at a coffee shop, make plans to pray together with othersfrom your corps. See your corps officer today!

For global prayer concerns and topics, visit the General’s web page.We’ll link you through Get Connected.

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Biblical Education Tour website

Web exclusivesKeys to soldier recruitment at Des Plaines, Ill.

Jeanine Wicker’s testimony

Scout’s honor

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From the column’s title, any-one who knows me wouldnaturally think this piecewould be about Boy Scouts,

but that’s for another time. It’s sum-mer. I have to talk about baseball.Admiring Derek Jeter’s pursuit of3,000 hits, I’ve been reminded thatone position is critical to a team’ssuccess: the “bird dog,” or baseballscout.Great players are often found in

backyards, “Nowheresville” on themap. The scout passionately tracksthem down and reports on theirpotential. While fans long remembertheir favorite player, few rememberthe scout who discovered him. In

ommended the Yankees sign himafter he finished high school.When Dewey Griggs first spied

Aaron, he was a soft-spoken youngman who hadn’t even played base-ball in high school. On top of that,Aaron batted cross-handed! But theexperienced scout perceived Aaronhad the makings of a major-leagueplayer. Still, even Griggs couldn’thave known Aaron would becomebaseball’s all-time home-run king!It’s what the scouts saw in Mickey

and Hank that made the difference.It’s also what Jesus saw in

Zacchaeus, a man who due to sizecould get lost in a crowd with ease.In fact, if people hadn’t despisedZacchaeus because he was a tax col-lector and cheat, he probably would-n’t have been noticed at all.But Jesus didn’t merely cast a

glance his way. He deliberatelyreached out to Zacchaeus. Of all thepeople gathered, Jesus spoke toZacchaeus and announced his inten-tions to eat a meal with him. Jesussaw Zacchaeus not just as he wasbut who he could become in Him(Luke 19:9-10). The good news isJesus looks at all of us this way.Is there anyone you have ignored

or thought was a waste of your time?Chances are that person is just theone God wants you to look at again.The disciples were “unschooled,ordinary men” (Acts 4:13). Davidwas the youngest and smallest of hisbrothers (I Samuel 16:7-13). Amoswas a simple shepherd and farmer(Amos 7:14-15). But the Lord sawthe potential in each of them andused them for great things.As I sat on the platform during the

commissioning meeting, I wasreminded once again to see peoplethrough God’s eyes. Possibilities fortheir lives will emerge as theyrespond to the love of God that Ishow them. Scout’s honor!

fact, Googling “Famous BaseballScouts” doesn’t register even one hit.The names of Tom Greenwade andDewey Griggs don’t ring a bell, butthe players they signed sure do—Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron!The 17-year-old Mantle easily

could have become a ClevelandIndian, not a New York Yankee. Ashortstop, Mantle wasn’t initially onTom Greenwade’s list to watch. Ascout for the Cleveland Indians hadseen him, but hearing Mantle hadbeen injured playing football, he rec-ommended the Indians not sign him.Greenwade actually had gone to agame to watch another player whenMantle caught his eye, and he rec-

Biblical Education Tour

When I was a small boy in Kansas, a friendof mine and I went fishing… I told him Iwanted to be a real major league baseball player, a genuineprofessional like Honus Wagner. My friend said that he’d liketo be president of the United States. Neither of us got our wish.—Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States

Join with fellow officers and soldiers on thetrip of a lifetime to Israel! Walk where Jesus walkedand experience your faith like never before.

Dates: February 27 – March 9, 2012Cost: $3,543 (All-inclusive from Chicago)Registration deadline: September 15, 2011

by Karen Young

Is your neighborhood changing?Are you finding people of differentethnicities, languages and faithscoming to your corps

for programs and services?Are you curious aboutchanges you can make tobe more relevant to thesegroups? Could you usesome skills in buildingrelationships with thosewho are culturally differ-ent?Cultural diversity is

occurring all around us.God has brought thenations to our doorstep.But we need tools toeffectively build rela-tionships and minister inthis new multiculturalreality. The territorialmulticultural confer-ence, “ONE,” October14-16, 2011, at theWestin Hotel in Itasca,Ill., will equip us.The theme comes

from Ephesians 4:4-6(The Message): “...Youhave one Master, onefaith, one baptism, one

God and Father of all… Everythingyou are and think and do is perme-ated with Oneness.”Whether delegates come from a

monocultural corps, an urban envi-

ronment or are involved in ethnicallydiverse corps ministries, they’ll leave“ONE” with knowledge and skillsthat will help them be more effectivein their cross-cultural ministries.

The presenters are practi-tioners engaged in multicul-tural and multiethnic min-istries in creative and innov-ative ways. Not only willthey provide practical infor-mation based on their exper-tise, they will address thechallenging issues related tocross-cultural ministries inbiblically sound, oftenhumorous, and alwaysinspiring ways.General session speakers

include Mark DeYmaz, author,founding pastor of MosaicChurch, Central, Ark., andpioneer in the multiethnicchurch movement; EfremSmith, an internationally rec-ognized leader and foundingpastor of The SanctuaryCovenant Church inMinneapolis, Minn.; NaeemFazal, pastor of MosaicChurch, Charlotte, N.C.; andRobyn Afrik, Global CareerDevelopment facilitator, public

speaker and trainer on issues related todiversity in youth, racial reconciliationand cultural competence.Registration is $150 per person or

$125 each for 5 or more (registeredat the same time). Room rate at theWestin is $74 a night. For a morecomplete list of presenters and toregister, go to www.multiculturalministriescentral.org.

Music and Worship MinistriesDirector—College for Officer Training atCrestmont, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.Seeking experienced musician withmaster’s degree in music (or bachelor’sdegree with three years experience ineducational setting). Required: broadknowledge/experience with SalvationArmy beliefs and practices plus Armymusic. Essential responsibilities: sup-port/development of music ministriesprogram; coordination/leadership ofCrestmont Band and Chorus; academicmusical instruction for cadets. Resumeto brian.jones@usw.salvationarmy.orgor fax (310) 265-6520.

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Cadets’WelcomeFriday

September 9, 20117:30 p.m.

The Salvation ArmyChicago MayfairCommunity Church5020 N. Pulaski RoadChicago, Illinois

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Moscow to Midland

This sum-mer MajorsR i c h a r dand Brenda

Herivel returnedfrom a challengingyet rewarding fouryears in the EasternEurope Territory totake up positions atMidland DivisionalHeadquarters asgeneral secretaryand secretary forprogram.From fires to lan-

guage barriers topeople’s distrust inThe SalvationArmy, the Herivels’tenure in Moscow,Russia, was also atime of consider-able growth in theLord and an oppor-tunity to see God’s supernaturalpower at work.“Our time in Moscow caused us to

depend more on God for simply get-ting through the day,” said Brenda.“We had to rely on Him not only forthe big work projects and decisionsbut for the simple things like buyinggroceries and making it acrosstown.”Conversely were intense highs

where God’s power was revealedacross cultures. “God is God and Hespeaks through His people every-where in the world,” said Brenda.“There were amazing times of wor-ship with people from all overEastern Europe, and times wherethe Holy Spirit spoke to our hearts inour own languages at the same timeabout the same thing!”As the Herivels return to the

United States, they’re looking for-ward to many things. Chief amongthem is to see their children andgrandchildren, two of whom wereborn during their time away. They

also look forward to simpler thingslike hot water and supermarkets.

Jeff and Joyce CurranLawrence, Kan., CorpsKansas andWestern MissouriDivision

The Currans grew up in theLawrence area and raised their fam-ily there. They came to the Armyseveral years ago. While viewing

the 2009 commissioning weekendonline, Jeff acknowledged his call toofficership. Joyce wasn’t ready, soJeff continued his work as an automechanic and volunteered at thecorps as much as he could. The fol-lowing year Joyce realized she, too,was called to officership. They willenter training with their children,Ryan and Emily. Their corps offi-cers are Captains Wesley and SusanDalberg.

Antoine “A.J.” ZacheryDetroit Grandale, Mich., CorpsEastern Michigan Division

A.J. came to the Lord through theDetroit Brightmoor Corps, whichmerged with Grandale. His person-ality, genuine smile and deep lovefor Christ particularly attracts chil-dren. While attending the last

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Re:Generation conference, A.J.acknowledged his call to officer-ship. A.J. has been working as aministry discovery program internat the Mt. Clemens, Mich., Corpsand has been ministering at theMonroe, Mich., Harbor Light. He’sexcited to preach God’s Word anddemonstrate the Savior’s love. Hiscorps is led by Envoys Terry andMargaret Gaster.

Alejandro and CarolinaYanezKansas City Westport TempleCorpsKansas andWestern MissouriDivision

Alejandro and Carolina were theWestport Temple Corps congrega-tional leaders for five years beforereturning to Santiago, Chile, severalyears ago to be closer to family.Last fall they contacted the divi-

sion to indicate they’d like to returnto the Central Territory and enterthe College for Officer Trainingwith their daughters, Camila andAngela. They’re hoping all of theirvisa documents will be approved intime to attend training this fall.The Kansas City Westport Temple

corps officers are Captains Dan andWendy Faundez.

In January 2008 CaptainsJeff and Valerie Carr, withtheir two young boys, Bram,2, and, Jonas, 18 months,

became reinforcement officers inthe Spain Command. After threeyears of intense ministry in bothEnglish and Spanish, they’vereturned to the United States,taking up responsibilities as divi-sional finance officer andChristian education coordinator,respectively, in the MetropolitanDivision.The Carrs are eager to serve

wherever the Lord leads. “Wehad prepared ourselves and ourextended family for Africa,”recalled Jeff. “When our appoint-ment to serve at a corps on theMediterranean coastline came,who were we to say no?”During the first 13 months of

their time in Spain, the Carrslived and served in Denia, a pre-dominantly English-speaking

corps. Afterward, they were appoint-ed to the Madrid Central Corps, thelargest Army ministry in Spain. Thehighlight of their service in bothplaces was soldier development.Despite time, language and financialchallenges, the Carrs were blessed tosee God provide time and again.“We learned quickly that ministry is

possible with limited financial andphysical resources,” Jeff said. “We haveboth come to a deeper understandingof our faith in Christ due to His provi-sion during this time of service.”As the Carrs return to family and

friends in the United States, they’relooking forward to what God has instore for them at MetropolitanDivisional Headquarters and tobeing parents of three this month!Regardless of what lies ahead, Jeffand Valerie trust God to carry themthrough.

Driven to save

Captains Carr with their boys Jonas (l) andBram.

Majors Herivel are welcomed on their visit to Murmask, Russia.

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Atthe St. Joseph County,Ind., Ray and Joan KrocCorps Community Center,people’s lives are being

changed. Many are becoming sol-diers thanks to the BandLINK pro-gram which connects the communi-ty, corps and Notre DameUniversity through music.Corps growth started when

Colonel Dennis Phillips began torecruit young people from the pro-gram to play in the corps band. Thisbrought band members and theirfamilies into the corps on Sundaymornings.“Last Sunday we had over 100

people at the service, and this is justthe beginning of what the KrocCenter is going to do,” said MajorCollette Webster, Kroc Center offi-cer for congregational life and spiri-tual development.Ninth grader JJ Tirado became a

Christian, musician and soldierbecause of BandLINK. A few yearsago, Colonel Phillips knocked on JJ’sdoor and invited him to join. “I readthe flyer and it said drums, percus-sion and trumpet,” said JJ. “I’dalways wanted to play the drums, soI decided to try it out.”During one Sunday service, JJ

accepted Christ into his heart. JJhasn’t missed a Sunday morning

meeting since. In addition he playsin the corps band, helps youngerBandLINK members with theirinstruments and watches childrenon Tuesday evenings.“He can’t get enough of the Bible

and its teachings. He brings hisyounger siblings to the corps, andthey’ve all latched on to this,” saidCollette.Jeanine was enrolled as a soldier

with her son, Elijah, who joinedBandLINK about the same time asJJ. “I started to see what the Armywas really about when I visited myson at CMI (Central Music Institute)last year,” said Jeanine. “I got thesense there was something here forme.”Growing up in a mainstream

church, Jeanine gave her life fully toChrist in 1995 at an evangelicalchurch.After volunteering at the St.

Joseph County, Ind., Corps, shebecame a staff member and startedattending services because Elijahplayed in the band. When Elijahdecided to become a soldier, heasked his mom to become one, too.She said, “I could see the differ-

ence The Salvation Army was mak-ing in the lives of the BandLINKkids and my son, and I decided thatI wanted to be a part of that!”

Across the territory people are finding the Army a meaningful place of worship,fellowship and service—a place to belong!

The link to growth

According to CorpsAdministrators DeWayneand Pam Duskin, soldiersat the Sturgis, Mich.,

Corps have been stepping up partic-ipation, service and leadership.“We’ve got a very diverse, grow-

ing congregation who are gettingmore involved each day,” saidDeWayne.

Take Herschel France, for exam-ple, who joined the corps just over ayear ago. A vision-impaired individ-ual, he attended his first men’s con-ference with DeWayne this springand rarely misses a service. Or

there’s Joyce Smith, who wasenrolled with Herschel, and hastaken on a very active role at thecorps as well, from reading scrip-ture during the service to prayingwith folks during and after church.According to DeWayne, she alsoloves attending commissioningweekend.Shane Urick, a newly marriedmother of two, was morerecently enrolled as a soldierand has jumped into activi-ties. Not only does she assistweekly character-building,but she attended this year’swomen’s retreat with Pam.Together they returned withbig plans to expand women’sministries.“Shane is such a go getter,”

said DeWayne. “Our veryfirst Sunday, right off the batshe approached me to askwhen she could be enrolledand get her uniform!”Children’s ministries are

blossoming as well. DeWayneand Pam brought their character-building troops to a divisional rallyrecently in which their sunbeamstook first place at troop inspection.With 400 boys and girls to com-pete with, they felt incredibly hon-ored. “The girls pretty much stolethe show,” said DeWayne.

Superlative Sturgis soldiers

By September all the members of the award-winning SturgisSunbeam troop will be junior soldiers!

Herschel and DeWayne

New soldiers (l to r) JJ Tirado, Elijah Wicker, Jeanine Wicker, Chadd Rogers and Alexis Morrison

The St. Joseph County, Ind., Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Band

Right where I belong!

Eight soldiers were recentlyenrolled at the Indianapolis,Ind., Adult RehabilitationCenter (ARC); nine more

recruits wait to storm the platformfor enrollment after finishing theirsoldiership classes!“Family members are showing an

interest in making the IndianapolisARC their church home,” saidEnvoy Pam McNary, ARC adminis-trator with her husband, Steven.“The mother of a former beneficiarywas enrolled as a soldier, and thecurrent recruits’ class includes anARC graduate and his wife. Ourchapel is always full to overflowing.Families are welcome to attend ourSunday services and share a mealwith their loved one.”Terri Guthrie was introduced to

The Salvation Army through visitsto her son. He left the programbefore graduating, but Terri contin-ued to attend every Sunday and was

enrolled this spring along withseven other soldiers (all programgraduates).“Two of our new soldiers, Paul

Fendley and Justin Duvall, haveexpressed interest in officership,”said Pam. “Paul is strong in hisfaith and desire to serve others.Justin entered the program brokenbut was determined to ‘walk thewalk’ with the Lord.”David Hulette is a different

man today than the one theMcNarys met almost a year ago ashe heals spiritually, emotionallyand physically. Henry Gallagheralmost died of an overdose butnow is helping others find Christand regeneration. AnthonyLeClair is musically gifted, andPeter Bruyn became a soldierafter being an adherent. And, “BigBen” Newswanger is everyone’s“little” brother at the ARC, Pamconcluded.

Four more soldiers—two seniors and twojuniors—have joinedthe expanding ranks

of the multicultural DesPlaines, Ill., Corps. Lts. Davidand Shannon Martinez, corpsofficers, and the congregationhave worked hard to meld itsthree language groups—Spanish, Russian andEnglish—into a cohesive Bodyof Christ with the commonpurpose of enlarging God’sKingdom. Local leadership isstrong in all three languages,and enrollments are celebrat-ed in united meetings.Auxiliary Captains Pedro and

Mirca Arias, associate corps officers,lead the Hispanic ministry. New sol-dier Alejandro Arzola, 16, was bornin the U.S. after his parents camefrom Mexico. Alex had attendedother churches with his mother butwasn’t impacted until his cousins

invited them to the DesPlaines Corps.“After seeing people in

uniforms I thought,‘This wasn’t like anychurch I’d attended,’”recalled Alex. “And, Iwas right!” Throughoutthe years Alex joinedalmost every activity thecorps had to offer.“Whether it was serv-

ing food or playing inthe band, I always likedto be involved. I’velearned more about Godhere than at any otherchurch I’ve attended.”But in spite of growingspiritually, Alex didn’tfeel “like everyone else”until Pedro talked to himabout soldiership.

“This spring I finally became asoldier of The Salvation Army andGod’s Army,” Alex said.Another new soldier is Julio

Trujillo, who began attending thecorps’ English language classes.An atheist, Julio had the opportu-nity to talk with Pedro one dayafter class. After sharing hisdoubts and fears about God, Juliocame to see that the only way toHim was through Christ Jesus.“I thought I knew everything

but didn’t know God wanted meto know and love Him because Hefirst loved me,” said Julio. “Toserve God I became a soldier andwear the uniform to save souls forHim.”Julio prays he’ll soon be with

his wife and four children whoare still in Mexico. He’s trustingthat they, too, will be transformedby Christ.

At the Oak Creek Centen-nial, Wis., Corps, led byCaptains Tom and BethMcComb, adherent

commitment is taken very seri-ously; the next step of soldiershipoften follows.Two of the newest soldiers are

Stephnie LaFountain and DianeTilson. Both have interesting tes-timonies about how God broughtthem to a place of readiness forsoldiership.Stephnie was raised in a

Christian family but went herown way during her teenageyears. It wasn’t until after shemarried Jason she realized sheneeded to submit fully to God’swill.“I thought this marriage wasn’t

going to make it unless we hadGod in our lives,” she said.They tried many churches and

ended up at The Salvation Army.Immediately, they were wel-comed into the warm fellowshipand soon became adherents.Later Stephnie started to feel apull to become a soldier.“I felt Him guiding me,” she

said. “Before I knew it, I wantedto lay it all down and show com-

mitment by becoming a soldier.”For Stephnie, giving up the

wine she enjoyed during familygatherings was one of those sac-rifices, but God responded bytaking her taste for wine away.Diane joined the Oak Creek

Corps as an adherent two yearsago. Although a Christian,Diane’s life circumstancesbrought her to a place where sherealized she needed to changeeverything. Soldiership was apart of the change.Now Diane is different, and

people are noticing, especiallyher daughter who told Diane shewanted to feel the same peaceand contentment her mother did.“I’ve never felt as loved as I do

here,” said Diane. “This church isthe best thing that has happenedto my family and me.”

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The next step

Indy ARC enrolls troops Triple-strength growth

Two of the newest soldiers at Oak Creekare Diane Tilson and Stephnie LaFountain

Pictured (l-r) are David Hulette, Paul Fendley, Henry Gallagher, Terri Guthrie, Justin Duvall,Anthony LeClair, Peter Bruyn and Ben Newswanger.

David Hulette is a recentlyenrolled soldier at theIndianapolis, Ind., AdultRehabilitation Center

(ARC). Several years ago his drink-ing escalated after the deaths of hismother and ex-wife, and he hadtrouble staying employed. When acar crash killed one of his sons (acollege graduate in a promisingcareer with whom David was veryclose), he hit rock bottom.David felt his life was over and

soon discovered it might actually be;his liver was severely damaged fromthe alcohol. His doctor recommend-ed the ARC realizing David couldnot stop drinking on his own.About a year ago David found

new life in Christ. Today he is absti-nent, head of the ARC’s mainte-nance department and enjoying arestored relationship with hisremaining son. He even earned cre-dentials to umpire youth baseball.

“David has grown so much,” saidARC Administrator Envoy StevenMcNary. “He’s a dedicated soldierand employee on whom we dependa great deal.”

Renewed life

New Des Plaines Corps senior soldiersJulio Trujillo and Alex Arzola. Enrolled asjunior soldiers were Kevin Negrete andPedro Cabrales.

The territorial emergencydisaster services (EDS) sec-tion reports they’ve reacheda landmark 1,000 emer-

gency training courses completed;that’s an average of 125 per yearsince 2004 and more than 15,000people equipped to provide fast, effi-cient service for disaster survivors.“Salvation Army volunteers are

now far better prepared and muchmore knowledgeable than they were10 years ago,” said Martha Noonan,who’s worked in disaster servicesfor the pastfive years.Not only

are the class-es morediverse—cov-ering topicsfrom theessentials ofsafe and sani-tary foodpreparationto practicalskills likeinterviewingclients, fillingout paper-work and determining assistance eli-gibility—they’re divided by difficul-ty level. Once basics are covered,volunteers can graduate to coursesin Critical Incident StressManagement (CISM).“One of the many benefits of these

training courses—which have beentracked since 2004 and in effectsince the early ‘90s—is to provideconsistent and clear standards

a m o n gS a l v a t i o nArmy volun-teers,” saidKevin Ellers,t e r r i t o r i a lEDS coordina-tor. “Thesestandards arewhat have ledus to beingone of theleading disas-

ter assistance organizations in thecountry.”Training doesn’t just take place in

the Central Territory but all over thenation. Each divisional headquartersrecords volunteers and their trainingon a national database. This enablesthe Army to identify trained volun-teers immediately following a disas-ter.Efforts are currently focused on

creating and imple-menting online train-ing classes and webi-nars to increase effi-ciency and lowertraining expenses.

To learn more or toenroll visitwww.disaster.salvationarmyusa.org.

At this year’s InternationalCritical Incident StressFoundation (ICISF)Conference in Baltimore,

Md., Dr. Kevin Ellers, territorialemergency disaster services coordi-nator, was one of two people toreceive the first Dr. Susan HamiltonAward for dedication in the field ofcrisis management.The award was given based on

Kevin’s work as chair of theNational Voluntary OrganizationsActive in Disasters Committeewhich developed the Spiritual CarePoints of Consensus (seewww.nvoad.org) that were adoptedby all 50-plus member organizations.It also acknowledged his leadershipin the development of national

guidelines and standards for emo-tional and spiritual care for faith-based helping organizations whichare now used internationally.“It’s really rewarding and amazing

for me to see The Salvation Armyplay such a pivotal role in spiritualcare in this national arena,” saidKevin.Kevin has worked at Central

Territorial Headquarters since 2003.He also represents The SalvationArmy nationally with a larger plan-ning group, involving FEMA andmilitary chaplain heads, to addressspiritual care in crisis situations.Although he works on large-scale,

international projects, it’s his faithand passion to meet needs holistical-ly that motivates him.

by Kevin Ellers

Addressing the emotionaland spiritual needs of peo-ple in crisis is nothing newto The Salvation Army. It

was clearly an integral part ofFounder William Booth’s mission.However, providing emotional andspiritual care (ESC) in disaster situa-tions—where people of differentfaiths and cultures plus various aidorganizations are in a shared trau-matic setting—can be complex. Itmust be carefully and strategicallythought through.It’s critical for The Salvation Army

to fully integrate appropriate ESCwithin our crisis and disaster opera-tions. Since the rollout of TheSalvation Army National DisasterTraining Program (NDTP) in 2005,the courses have done much to trainour officers, personnel and volun-teers in how to integrate ESC in dis-asters, trauma and the day-to-daycrises that confront hurting peoplein corps and programs.

Critical Incident StressManagement (CISM) courses fromthe International Critical IncidentStress Foundation have been a won-derful partnership with NDTP inteaching critical helping concepts. Afull list of these and other disastercourses can be found atwww.disaster.salvationarmyusa.org.The Salvation Army was the first

organization to create a distinctfunction known as an Emotional andSpiritual Care Officer within theIncident Command System to strate-gically integrate an ESC manage-ment and planning structure withina disaster.The days of volunteers just show-

ing up on a disaster scene and hav-ing immediate access to people incrisis are over. Unless people areappropriately trained and creden-tialed, they probably won’t beallowed. I’m adamant that SalvationArmy personnel set the standardand be among the most highlytrained and competent ESCproviders in the field.

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Excellence in caring

Setting standards high

Landmark 1,000 coursescompleted

Kevin Ellers with ICISF cofounders Dr. Jeff Mitchell (l) and Dr. George Everly (r) and fellowaward recipient Cheryl Tyiska.

EDS WebsiteLooking for volunteer opportunities?Interested in training classes?Need additional resources?Need to know the latest news reports?

Visit the new national website www.disaster.salvationarmyusa.orgfor the latest information on Emergency Disaster Services!

Go to www.prayercentralusa.org for prayer updates.

If you follow the prayer calendar in the next year, you will haveread through the Bible!

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John 10-12

2 Timothy 1-2

Numbers 10-12

1 Chronicles 20-24

Psalms 105-107

Proverbs 22

Joel

John 13-15

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Amos 1-4

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Titus

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Philemon

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Psalms 114-116

Proverbs 26-27

Obadiah

Acts 1-2

Hebrews 1-4

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College for Officer Training,Chicago, Ill.

Gary, Ind., ARC*

Detroit (Harding), Mich., Corps

Davenport, Iowa, Corps

India Central Territory PIM

Fort Wayne, Ind., Corps

Independence, Mo., Corps

Chicago (Midway Citadel), Ill., Corps

“Proclaimers of the Resurrection”Cadet Session

Chillicothe, Mo., Corps

Sunday School Teachers and Students

Fargo, N.D., Corps

Fremont, Neb., Corps

Officers’ Forum

Grand Haven, Mich., Corps

Ishpeming, Mich., Corps

International Headquarters,London, UK

Men’s Ministries

Grand Rapids, Mich., ARC

Detroit (Temple), Mich., Corps

Decatur, Ill., Corps

Henry County, Ind., Corps

Kansas City (Bellefontaine), Mo.,Corps

Chicago (Midwest), Ill., Corps

Women’s Ministries

Columbia, Mo., Corps

Majors Cornell & Candace Voeller(Sweden)

Fergus Falls, Minn., Corps

Grand Island, Neb., Corps

Grand Rapids (Kroc Center), Mich.,Corps

*ARC = Adult Rehabilitation Center

PIM = Partners in Mission

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Majors Ralphand JoAnnA s h c r a f twere hon-

ored for 33 years of faith-ful service at their recentretirement celebrationheld at the Kokomo,Ind., Corps last month.JoAnn commented sheand Ralph have comefull circle: Kokomo wasthe corps from whichthey’d entered training!The retirement ceremony was

conducted by Colonels Dennis andSharon Strissel, whose leadershiphas come to mean a lot to theAshcrafts as they served together invarious divisions.As JoAnn reflected on their years of

service, she said the greatest part wasseeing changed lives. She said so oftenone never hears the rest of someone’sstory, but JoAnn and Ralph werethrilled to have been contacted bytwo people over the years. A little girlwhom JoAnn had rescued from anabusive father called her years later toreport she was now happily marriedand a mother herself. And, Ralphreceived a letter from an officer hehad once counseled reporting Ralphhad gotten another 20 years of offi-cership out of him!“You just have to take the time to

listen,” JoAnn added.Married in 1975, the Ashcrafts

entered training the following yearas members of the “Disciples ofJesus” session. After being ordained

and commissioned as lieutenants in1978, they served in corps inMissouri, Michigan, North Dakotaand Indiana. They retired from theirmost recent appointment at thePeru, Ind., Corps.

Ashcrafts come full circle

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Surrounded by family andfriends, long-time Evanston,Ill., Corps Officers MajorsAlberto and Felicia Rapley

celebrated their retirement fromactive service at the NorridgeCitadel, Ill., Corps. National leadersCommissioners William A. andNancy L. Roberts officiated theretirement ceremony, while Lt.Colonel Richard Vander Weele, terri-torial program secretary, presidedover the event, the first song forwhich was “Count your blessings!”Music was provided by pianists

Meghan Pierson and son-in-lawCaptain John Pook. The Rapleys’daughters, Captains Johanna Pookand Janelle Romero, performed adance tribute. Daughter Judith Rapleyand son Alberto Rapley, Jr., presenteda family tribute; Alberto also readscripture with his wife, Lilibeth.Lt. Colonel Victor Leslie presented

a tribute on behalf of officers, as didEvanston Corps Advisory CouncilChair Paula Haynes for the commu-nity, Barbara Baquedo for friendsand Vivian Cowan for soldiers.Natives of the Canal Zone and

Panama, respectively, Alberto andFelicia were trained a decade apartin Jamaica. After being commis-sioned in 1966 and returning toPanama, Alberto married Felicia twoyears later and they ran a residencefor the elderly. When Felicia enteredtraining in 1974, she had to leaveAlberto and their children behindfor the first year until he received aJamaican appointment. After Feliciawas commissioned in 1976, theyreturned to Panama and eventuallybecame divisional leaders in 1992.The Rapleys were appointed to the

Central Territory in 1996, wherethey led the Cicero Templo Laramie,Ill., Corps and then the EvanstonCorps in 1999.

Counting their blessings

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FLINT, MICH.—The Citadel corps band returned to play—almost 90 years since its firstappearance—at the historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Special guests included territorialleaders Commissioners Paul R. and Carol Seiler and then Eastern Michigan divisional lead-ers Lt. Colonels Norman and Diane Marshall. Bandmaster Matthew Rowland and DeputyBandmaster Andrew Bell presented a diverse program of music ranging from an upbeat ver-sion of “Onward Christian soldiers” to more classical selections.

KANSAS CITY, MO.—Todd Stettner, executivevice president and CEOof the Jewish Federationof Greater Kansas City,and Bill Carr, board presi-dent of the JewishFederation, presented acheck for $27,176 to JohnGoodwin, vice-chair ofThe Salvation ArmyGreater Kansas CityAdvisory Board, andMajor Andy Miller,Kansas and WesternMissouri divisional pro-gram secretary, to be usedin tornado relief in Joplinand Sedalia, Mo., andReading, Kan.

BISMARCK, N.D.—Hundredsof people affected by the ris-ing waters of the MissouriRiver were helped this sum-mer by The Salvation Army,which hauled in sandbags andparked mobile kitchens on theedges of neighborhoods threat-ened by flooding. Advisoryboard members were amongthose who joined in the effort.“They’ve rolled up theirsleeves and helped us withserving meals, driving mobilekitchens, making sandwichesand anything else we need,”reported Major Lee Morrison,Bismarck, N.D., corps officer.

PONTIAC, MICH.—The corps held a court ofawards ceremony, the first in its new build-ing, for character-building troops. More than40 uniformed children participated!Christopher Lunnam was honored to receivethe Divisional Commander’s Award from Lt.Colonel Norman Marshall, then EasternMichigan divisional commander.

Around the territory

Mrs. Lt. Colonel Victor (Grace)DanielsonMrs. Lt. Colonel Grace

Danielson was promoted to Gloryon June 12, 2011. She would havebeen 96 on July 15. She was bornin 1915 to Thomas and Irma Raberin Porter Township, Mich., whereher father was a minister. She

r e c e i v e dChrist at herm o t h e r ’ sknee at agesix. Herfather hadseveral pas-torates inMichigan and Minnesota whileGrace was growing up. She gradu-ated from high school with honorsin Browerville, Minn., and attend-ed Capital Christian College inBismarck, N.D., where her sisterwas a Salvation Army officer.Grace became a soldier, was activein the band and songsters and wasa youth leader. It wasn’t longbefore she answered God’s call toofficership.She entered training in 1935 and

was commissioned a year later withthe “Evangelists” session as a proba-tionary captain. She capably heldcorps officer positions then territor-ial headquarters appointmentsbefore marrying fellow officerVictor Danielson on May 10, 1943.They were blessed with three chil-dren, John (who died in infancy),Victor and Kathryn, and shared 60years together before Victor waspromoted to Glory on July 13, 2003.The Danielsons ministered at

corps, the training college, territorialheadquarters and the Midland andIndiana divisional headquarters.They retired in 1983.Grace was hailed as a godly

woman with outstanding leadershipskills that lasted well into her retire-ment years. She is survived by herson, Victor (Suzanne); daughter,Kathryn (Carl) Prosser; severalgrandchildren and two nieces.

Promoted to Glory

formed a number of vulnerable andunderprivileged Zambians througheducational sponsorship,” saidElijah.Children worldwide come to

Salvation Army schools, like IbbweMunyama School, and children’shomes every day. For just $25 a month,less than $1 per day, you can helpthem learn, grow and live a better life.Visit www.sponsorship.centralmissions.org to become a sponsor.

In the Zambia Territory, ChildSponsorship AdministratorElijah Hazemba reports thatchildren at the Ibbwe

Munyama School are incrediblygrateful for the 240 new textbooksand 20 new desks made possiblethrough sponsorship donations.It’s not just the current students

who are affected; the entire territorybenefits as the number of childrenable to attend school continues toincrease. IbbweMunyama Schoolhas seen thelargest increasesbecause it wasthe first toreceive sponsor-ship funds.“The Salvation

Army throughchild sponsor-ship has trans-

A textbook example