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News and Views from the Midwest

Volume 43, Number 6 June 2013

OmahaKrocCenter:three years andgrowing strong

of African-American and Hispanicchildren and 40 percent of Caucasianchildren don’t know how to swim.(usaswimming.org)The Kroc Center quickly recognized

the necessity of building comfort andexcitement about water recreation,and through events like a visit fromAfrican-American Olympic goldmedalist swimmer Cullen Jones andpartnerships with organizations suchas the U.S.A. Swimming Foundation,Make A Splash and Float for Life, weset out to improve swimming skillsand comfort with water recreation.Since then we have provided swimlessons and structured programmingfor more than 3,500 children andadults through partnerships withCompletely Kids, Omaha PublicSchools, and many others. Today,usage of the aquatics area is increas-ing weekly and most swim lessons fillto capacity.Throughout the three years the

center has been operational, it hasbeen finding its identity, who we arein the community and what needs

we serve. Community partner-ships have been key. At thevery start the Omaha KrocCenter had partners likeConAgra, Omaha PublicSchools, Metro CommunityCollege, the University ofNebraska and HyVee, whichsaw the benefits and value ofthe center and offered support.As more organizations have

come to understand the KrocCenter’s mission, support hasgrown, such as our partnershipwith the Omaha Conservatoryof Music (OCM). The partner-ship with OCM has resulted in

by Jennifer Bull

Three years since the Omaha,Neb., Salvation Army Rayand Joan Kroc CorpsCommunity Center opened,

it’s become an inspiring focal pointfor thousands of residents. TheOmaha Kroc Center is living proofGod still transforms lives. Our pur-pose statement says it best: At TheSalvation Army Kroc Center, peopleare inspired to discover their God-given talents and develop theirpotential through artistic, education-al, physical and spiritual experiences.

The Omaha Kroc Center was wellreceived the first year with soccerprograms, men’s basketball andZumba® gaining immediate populari-ty, and it was host to dozens of rentalclients each month, many of whomcontinue to return each year. One ofthe first challenges was to inspire ourcommunity to discover new opportu-nities.The aquatics area was one of the

most requested and anticipated by thecommunity. Though recreationalswim has been popular, initial usagedid not meet the expressed excitementfrom community members. We dis-covered a hesitancy to embrace waterrecreation, as reflected in researchfrom the U.S.A. SwimmingFoundation which says 60-70 percent

free or low cost music lessons tochildren, ages 3-12, and perfor-mances at community concertsto maximum capacity audiences.The Kroc Center provides therooms and students, while OCMprovides the teachers andinstruction in brass, keyboard,percussion, violin and cello.Although students are asked toprovide their own instruments,

those who cannot afford them havebeen able to participate with loanedinstruments which have been gener-ously donated.Another solid partnership has been

with the Children’s Hospital &Medical Center HEROES program.The program addresses childhoodobesity through Healthy Eating withResources, Options and EverydayStrategies (HEROES), a medical-directed, multidisciplinary program.The HEROES program uses the KrocCenter for meetings and classes andworks in tandem with our HealthyHome Program which focuses on the

Cadets CorpsShannon Forney Sioux Falls, S.D.Megan Hartley Indianapolis Eagle Creek, Ind.Amanda Keene Quincy Kroc Center, Ill.Cristian & Brook Lopez Pekin, Ill.Curtis Lunnam Janesville, Wis.Michael & Erin Metzler Flint Citadel, Mich.Rachel Moe To be announcedSamantha Nolan Grand Haven, Mich.Crystal Sherack Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IowaJonathan Tamayo Dearborn Heights Citadel, Mich.John & Faith Woodard Decatur, Ill.

Members of the “Disciples of the Cross” session will serve in the followinglocations this summer.

Cadet summer assignments

entire family together eating bet-ter and exercising to improvehealth and happiness.Due to the success of these and

other partnerships, the Omaha KrocCenter has begun to develop a sus-tainable plan for accommodatingcommunity partners’ requests andcreating unique opportunities formembers and guests. We are continu-ally looking for new ways to provideaccess to high quality programs anda world-class community center thatfulfills both Joan Kroc’s vision andWilliam Booth’s mission.The Omaha Kroc Center is currently ledby Majors Todd and Catherine Thielkeand Lts. John and Judith Fetzer.

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Iwas struck by a stark and ratherdisquieting realization during theBiblical Education Tour to Turkeyearlier this year. Those of us par-

ticipating learned the percentage ofChristians in Turkey is around onepercent. This figure seemed illogicalas Turkey is home to many of thechurches founded by or influencedby Paul and is the location of allseven churches of Revelation. Myfeelings of disquiet came from thefact that all the churches we visitedwere either in ruins or are nowmuseums.Many Christian leaders have sug-

gested the Church is always one gen-

The parallel concept in secularleadership is mentoring. Mentoring isthe model we see in Jesus calling the12 to be with Him (Mark 3:13)before He sent them out to minister.A similar theme is seen in Paul’sinstructions to Timothy to entrustwhat he learned from Paul “to reli-able people who will also be quali-fied to teach others” (2 Timothy 2:2NIV).Mentors come from both genders

and all ethnic groups. The color ofyour epaulets doesn’t matter, orwhether you wear a uniform at all.The common denominator is a will-ingness to build a relationship withanother with the goal of helping himor her to develop their God-givenpotential.The bottom line: we need quality,

skilled, mission-focused people com-mitted to Christ and actively advanc-ing the Army’s mission. This is howwe keep our corps overflowing withvital, life-transforming ministries.

Investing in the future orpreparing for irrelevance?

eration from extinction. This state-ment flows from the reality that faithin Christ begins as a personal com-mitment. Individuals in each succes-sive generation must hear andrespond to the invitation to acceptChrist as Savior.While I thankfully acknowledge it

is the presence and empowering ofthe Holy Spirit that continuallyrenews the Body of Christ, there aretwo roles each follower of Christmust fill in keeping our part of theuniversal Christian Church, TheSalvation Army, alive.First, each of us has the responsi-

bility to live our faith out loud so

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by Lt. Colonel Paul D. SmithTerritorial Secretary for Program

people will see Christ’s love reflectedin us and will be drawn to Him. Thesecond function we should fulfill inthe ongoing life of The SalvationArmy is to actively involve others inour mission. The Invest Intentionallysection of “Creating a Shared Future”begins: “The placement of qualitypeople with the skills needed formission outcomes is critical.” Quality,skilled, mission-focused people don’tnormally just show up at our doorsasking to be put to work. They aredeveloped as we intentionally investourselves in the lives of others.Before people can be placed, theyhave to be developed.

Sunday school success!

The January issue of CentralConnection showcased thetop 10 growing Sundayschools. Learn more about

three of these corps and what makestheir success possible.

Owosso Citadel, Mich., CorpsLts. Sean and Cassondra Grey of

the Owosso Citadel, Mich., Corpsattribute the growth of the corps’Sunday school classes to showingGod’s love and increasing responsi-bilities for soldiers one step at a time.In the children’s Sunday school,

new teacher Jan Goodrich wants kidsto know how much they’re worth toher, one another and God. Everytime the kids walk into the class-room she reminds them they’reloved, not just in words but in heractions by taking time to give each

child individual attention.“One of the newer children, Ed,

just recently said to my husband,‘I’m here because Jesus loves me,’”said Cassondra.The adult classes have gained pop-

ularity in increments. The previousofficers paved the way by holdingsoldiership classes early on Sundaymorning. After the enrollmentCassondra and Sean started holdingSunday school classes at that time.Every few months Cassondra

increases responsibilities and chal-lenges their leaders.

Farmington Hills, Mich., Corps“We started holding

a Sunday morningbreakfast,” said MajorMarlys Anderson,Farmington Hills,Mich., corps officer.“That was a goodway to kick off ourattendance, but thebiggest reason we’regrowing is our peoplehave been inspired toget out and inviteothers.”From the bread line

to social services,Sunday school partici-

pants have been invited from manyaspects of the corps’ ministry.One of the newest attendees,

Cornelia Matthews, has decided shewants to become a soldier. She wasinvited by her sister, who had beeninvited by someone else. Now, notonly does Cornelia attend Sunday

school, holiness meetingsand other activities, shevolunteers at the frontdesk.“Sunday school is fantas-

tic,” Cornelia said. “Wehave different speakers,and they go in-depth aboutthe Word.”

Chicago Midwest, Ill.,CorpsLts. LeOtis and LaTonya

Brooks arrived at theChicago Midwest, Ill.,Corps just over a year ago.

Since then attendance has almostdoubled. LeOtis believes the increaseis due to good leadership and folkstaking ownership.“I see the members wanting to be

more involved. They’re asking tobecome Sunday school leaders,” saidLeOtis. “Not only that, but our teensare looking for ways to be involved.They are leading discussions and ask-ing to learn more from a biblicalstandpoint.”The teens also recently choreo-

graphed a praise dance, which theyperformed one Sunday morning.People aren’t just attending Sunday

school; they’re interested in soldier-ship, too. Two such individuals areAlberta Brinkley, who recentlyenrolled as a senior soldier and led afriend to Christ, and Debra Williams,who is preparing to become a soldier.

Loving Sunday school at the Chicago Midwest, Ill., Corps

The Owosso kids’ Sunday school class

Cornelia Matthews enjoysher Sunday school class.

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After 27 years ofservice, MajorsMickey andCharlene Hale

retired from the Freeport,Ill., Corps, where theyserved as corps officerssince 2008. The Sundayafternoon service at thecorps was led by MajorEvie Diaz, Heartland divi-sional commander, whilethe retirement ceremonywas conducted by MajorDavid Moffitt, director offield training at the Collegefor Officer Training.Tributes were given fromvarious community organi-zations, the corps, session-mate Major Jo-ann Price and familymembers, including MajorNormalene Daniels.The Hales were introduced to the

Army as young children—Lansing,Mich., for Mickey, Mattoon, Ill., forChar. Years later as young adults,they were introduced to each otherwhen Mickey’s parents were appoint-ed to Mattoon as corps officers!Mickey and Char married in 1978

and moved to Florida. Although eachhad a successful career, they feltcalled by God to something greater.In 1981, the Hales began administer-ing the Fargo, N.D., Corps, then acouple of Minnesota corps.

In 1984 they entered the Collegefor Officer Training with the“Proclaimers of the Gospel” session.After their commissioning, the Halesled corps in Michigan for more thana decade. In 1997, Mickey wasappointed as Black Hills Area coordi-nator, and together they served asthe Rapid City, S.D., corps officersuntil 2001. After serving in a coupleof Illinois corps, the Hales arrived inFreeport.With Mickey’s giftedness in teach-

ing, Bible knowledge and mentoring,and Char’s pastoral and counselingskills, both continue to minister inRockford, Ill., where they retired.

$3,145 per person, double occupancy(includes round-trip flights from Chicago, Ill.; hotels, meals, tips).

Open to retired officers, senior soldiers and Army employees.(No unaccompanied minors.)

Sites include Nazareth, Jerusalem, Jordan River, Sea of Galilee,Mount of Beatitudes, Mount of Olives, Garden Tomb and much more.

See full itinerary at:www.centralusa.salvationarmy.org/usc/biblical_education_tour

For more information contact the Officer Resource Department.Email: ordusc@usc.salvationarmy.orgPhone: (847) 294-2061

by Cadet Tonia Collins

It used to be when Ithought of homeleague, I imaginedhours of boredom. I

had very limited expo-sure to women’s min-istries before coming tothe College for OfficerTraining (CFOT). So theWomen’s MinistriesDay at the CFOT thisyear changed my viewand broadened myhorizon.Major Carol Wilkins,

associate territorial sec-retary for women’sministries, shared theessence of women’sministries. Proclaiming “it’s not ourmama’s home league anymore,” sheshared the myriad of things it couldbe, like Bible study, craft club oreven a fitness group. She indicatedthe point is to get women togetherwith a common connection. We havea wonderful opportunity to have fun,make friends and point them toChrist. That last part happens bestwhen relationships are built.“Women are seeking deep spiritual-

ity,” she said. “They want to belong.They want to tell their story.”The afternoon featured a women’s

ministries carousel where we visitedfive stations to learn various aspectsand tools for ministry. CaptainMonica Orbe spoke on the impor-tance of outreach events like aValentine’s Day party. Major DarleneHarvey shared a Christ-centeredweight-loss program called, “FirstPlace 4 Health,” through which peo-ple can learn to live healthy, wholelives. Major Vangie O’Neil encour-aged us to disciple women throughBible studies that are applicable andfun. Major Nancy Lowder showed ushow to create focus groups thatengage women, while Major Donna

Miller taughtabout turningfundraisinginto “fun”raising.Now I have

many excel-lent ideas Ilook forwardto using as anofficer andknowwomen’s min-istries is any-thing but bor-ing!

Anything but boring!

Hales hailed for service

Brandon LewisNorridge Citadel, Ill., CorpsMetropolitan Division

I was raised ina Salvationisthome and attend-ed the OmahaCitadel, Neb.,Corps whilegrowing up. I wassaved at age 4 ina small, Tuesday-night youth meet-ing, but it wasn’tuntil I was 9 thatmy eyes wereopened by theLord to His lovefor me and the

reality of His sacrifice on the cross formy sins. In the meanwhile, my par-ents became officers.When I was 14, God called me to

officership while attendingthe character-building pro-gram jamboree in CokerCreek, Tenn. While I’vedoubted my ability to fulfillmy own expectations in thiscalling, I cling earnestly tothe knowledge that Godequips those whom Hecalls, and I am overjoyed tofinally take the next step inmy calling to be a SalvationArmy officer.Brandon’s corps officersare Major Lesa andCaptain Brian Davis.

Justin ThorBurlington, Iowa, CorpsHeartland DivisionI was 6 years old and attending the

Madison, Wis., Corps when I firstasked Jesus into my heart. I spentmost of my teenage years knowingwhat God expected of me as aChristian, but I chose to ignore it anddo what I wanted. As I became anadult and started looking at theworld around me, I realized I couldno longer allow the world to dictatemy actions.The decision to become a Salvation

Army officer was not quick or easy,but it is what God called me to. Ifinally have had to act upon myfaith. The words that are always inmy mind are James 2:17-19 (NIV):“In the same way, faith by itself, if itis not accompanied by action, isdead. But someone will say, ‘You

have faith; I havedeeds.’ Show meyour faith withoutdeeds, and I willshow you my faithby my deeds. Youbelieve that there isone God. Good!Even the demonsbelieve that—andshudder.”Justin’s corps officersare Captains Jeff andDawn Russell.

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Cadets Christina Wise, Brianne Karlin, Kelly Hanton andHolly Ehler learn about creative fundraising concepts likemeal in a jar.

Cadets Megan Hartley, Brook Lopez and Shannon Forney learn aboutprograms to promote healthy and whole living.

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STEPs:moving forwardby Lt. Colonel Paul SmithTerritorial Secretary for Program

Last summer readers of Central Connection learned about the pilotphase of the new STEPs (Strategic Tool to Engage Potential) tool.It was designed to replace the former corps review process. STEPs

is an outgrowth of our territorial leaders’ Creating a Shared Futureinitiative and is designed to engage more people in the evaluating andplanning process for mission impact.

Rather than focusing on the past, STEPs takes a “snapshot” of the pre-sent to help participants gain understanding of their corps’ potential.That understanding is then used to develop goals which will position acorps to “take a step up” and increase their mission effectiveness.

The STEPs process engages peoplein strategically thinking about howtheir corps can be more effective inadvancing the Army’s mission. Tofocus the discussion of those on theteam, a STEPs document comprisedof 17 sections was created. Each sub-section has four descriptive boxesmoving from a concern level to anoutstanding level.

It may be helpful to think of theSTEPs process as a Cycle ofEngagement (figure 1). STEPs beginsby inviting key stakeholders at acorps to assess their corps’ potentialby responding to the STEPs toolwhich was provided this year in aweb-based format. Participants areasked to decide which descriptionbest fits their corps. While selectingthe level, participants also are askedto identify areas of significant poten-

tial from among the subcate-gories as their “vital few.”Corps are encouraged to cre-ate a portfolio of pictures,programs and statisticswhich support particularresponses.

After responses are sub-mitted, the corps team gath-ers to discuss where differ-ent levels have been selectedby team members and rec-oncile which subcategoriesare considered one of theirvital few. At the end of thediscussion, agreement isreached concerning respons-es and “vital few” goals.

The corps team uses the developedconsensus document as a basis forplanning. Starting with their vitalfew, participants develop SMART(specific, measurable, attainable, real-istic, timely) goals with supporting90-day action steps designed to helpthem move up a step in their vitalfew areas. The STEPs documentencourages corps teams to writegoals using the language in the nextstep up.

Then a multidisciplinary teamfrom divisional headquarters (DHQ)meets with the corps’ STEPs team toconduct a STEPs consultation.Multidisciplinary teams help providediffering perspectives and encouragecreative thinking. A significant bene-fit is the brainstorming and sharingof best practices which can occur.

The two teams come together atthe consultation meeting to discussthe corps’ responses, goals and action

plans which are being proposed. Thisalso presents the DHQ team anopportunity to affirm and celebratewith the corps team where the corpsis effective. Using strengths to moveforward and not just focusing onweaknesses helps localize the goals.The STEPs document with support-ing portfolio provides an evidence-based snapshot useful for planningand mission advancement.

The next phase of the engagementcycle is to agree on a plan to movethe ministry forward. The two teamsdiscuss the goals and action plans.Where they have questions, the DHQteam works with the corps team toclarify and, if necessary, work togeth-er to modify the goals and actionplans which have been proposed.

After agreeing on a specific plan ofaction, the corps team is empoweredto implement their goals and toengage all the people connected tothe corps to advance the Army’s mis-sion in their community. At the endof the consultation meeting, a follow-up visit is scheduled for about 90days.

During the follow-up meetings, acondensed version of the cycle ofengagement is repeated, as selectmembers of the multidisciplinaryteams meet once again with the localteam to celebrate progress since thelast visit. Action plans covering thenext 90 days are updated to reflectprogress made or in response to set-backs experienced.

New this year, a divisional STEPsdocument has been developed whichparallels the corps model in struc-ture. The consultation and follow-upvisits of a multidisciplinary teamfrom territorial headquarters (THQ)resembles the support corps receivefrom their DHQ.

A review of the STEPs process and tool

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Just writing good goals is not theintended outcome of the STEPsprocess but rather seeing meaningfulmission advancement as importantgoals are achieved. Hopefully, corpswill be energized as they see actionplans completed, more peopleengaged in mission and liveschanged. The challenge is to developgoals which are significant and yetstill attainable. TerritorialCommander Commissioner Paul R.Seiler has paraphrased authorJonathan Kozol saying, “The key is to

write goals which are bigenough to matter, but smallenough to win.”

A third lesson is the bene-fit resulting from engagingmore people in the strategicthinking process. Involvingpeople in STEPs is havingan impact on our ministry.One indicator is thatthrough end of last year, 60percent of 44 corps in thepilot phase had experiencedan increase in attendance intheir Sunday worship meet-ing. Reaching more peoplemeans greater missionimpact.

The fourth lesson is the STEPsdocument is dynamic, and consulta-tion visits are further opportunitiesfor engagement and dialogue. Oneaspect of this lesson arises from thenature of the STEPs document. As itis a self-evaluation, there is a possi-bility that some responses selectedmay not be supported by evidence.There may be a need during theconsultation for a “reality check” ifthe respondents were either toohard on themselves or more gener-ous than their documentation wouldsupport. In those cases, discussionleads to an adjustment of theresponse to a different level thanwas initially selected.

THQ remains committed to beingresponsive to the needs of those weserve. The THQ program sectionwill be looking closely at the pat-tern, the goals and which subsec-tions have been identified as vitalfew to shape our resource and eventplanning.

We will continue to learn and tosharpen the STEPs tool and processso we can see greater mission effec-tiveness. We will continue to engageas many people as possible in thisprocess of “Creating a SharedFuture.”

We are learning several lessons.The first is about trends and patternswhich emerge as the document iscompleted. The responses of corps ordivisions can be converted into twonumerical values: mission effective-ness and resource capacity. The twoscores can then be plotted on a 2 X 2matrix (figure 2). Here is an exampleof what a sample matrix might looklike for a corps which would haverated themselves as both missioneffective and resource limited.

One question whichmight come from thisrating is: “What areasof resource limitationidentified as vital fewcan we address whichwould position thiscorps to be even moreeffective in advancingthe Army’s mission?”The answer naturallyleads to writing a goal using the lan-guage from the next step up in their

selected vital few subsection. Asa unit takes a step up, they aremoving toward the upper rightquadrant.

Another important lesson isthe ability to visualize the pat-terns which emerge as respons-es are viewed as groups. Whenthe self-evaluations are consid-ered from a territorial perspec-tive, the following pictureemerges (figure 3):

Lessons learned from our first STEPs

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ASunbeamSensation!

In 2012 the territorial youthdepartment launched the GoodSoil Initiative (GSI). Since thenfive GSI youth development coor-

dinators have been hired at variouscorps to work with youth, neighbor-hood organizations, parents, teachersand corps leaders to impact youth.Earlier this year GSI coordinators

participated in specialized trackssuch as community development,The Salvation Army Outdoors train-ing and spiritual formation at theDeveloping Youth Leaders Seminar.This summer Central BibleLeadership Institute is offering atraining track exclusively for coordi-nators. GSI coordinators also receivedivisional support on a regular basis.

The Independence, Mo., Corps, led by Majors Harold and Lisa Frost, celebrated five newCommissioner’s Sunbeams earlier this year: Andrea Mitchell, Alexis and Alyah Meininger,Summer Dunnam and Mikayla Dixon. It’s the first time in 20 years any girl has achievedthis award at their corps. Each girl had a favorite subject which included: healthy body, birdstudy, be kind to animals, housekeeping and swimming. The hard-working and encouragingleaders who helped the girls achieve their Commissioner’s Sunbeam award are Carrie Dixon,Jessica Taylor and Corey Wheeler.

“One of the things I love about GSIis the communication and supportwe get on the divisional and territori-al levels,” said Kelly Summit, GSIyouth development coordinator inNorth Platte, Neb.Tara Harrington is the newest

youth development coordinator andhas been placed in Sturgis, Mich.Applications to be a GSI youth

development coordinator are accept-ed throughout the year. Persons inter-ested must have a bachelor’s or asso-ciate’s degree with a minimum oftwo years experience in youth work.Learn more by visitingwww.centralyouthnetwork.org.

Andrew is the assistantterritorial music directorfor the United Kingdomwith the Republic of

Ireland Territory, where he isresponsible for the publication ofmusic by The Salvation Army inthe UK. A composer and arranger,he has had more than 40 of hisown compositions and arrange-ments published in the UK andoverseas. Previously he conduct-ed the International StaffSongsters and was a member ofthe International Staff Band formore than 10 years. In recentyears he served as Bandmaster ofthe Enfield Citadel Band and hasbeen involved in Salvation Armymusic schools in the UK and inter-nationally.Sue gained a place at

Chetham’s School of Music in

Manchester at age 16. She con-tinued her studies at The RoyalNorthern College of Music whereshe graduated with a degree inmusic and opera studies. Shehas appeared as a soloist inLondon’s Queen Elizabeth Hall,Royal Albert Hall, and the RoyThompson Hall in Toronto,Canada, and has five recordingsto her name, including solorecordings When the TimeComes and Broken Pieces aswell as Let Me Fly and This is theLife with The Three Sopranos andFaithful with Celeb8. Sue hasserved as songster leader at theSale Corps in Manchester, as wellas leader of the Central Northand West Scotland divisionalyouth choruses and as vocalinstructor at the UK TerritorialSchool of Music.

Bloomwhere you’re planted

Growing up thedaughter of offi-cers, KellySummit lived all

over the Central Territory.At 18 she landed atGreenville College inIllinois to obtain her bach-elor of arts degree in reli-gion.

When given the oppor-tunity to be a GSI youthdevelopment coordinatorat the North Platte, Neb.,Corps, she didn’t hesitate.“The program is great, andit was clearly God’s willand timing in my life!”Under the leadership of

Captains Jason and MaryPoff, Kelly’s days are com-prised of working with theafterschool program, planning Sundayschool lessons and preparing forWednesday night Bible studies.One of Kelly’s passions is to build

authentic relationships with childrenwho attend the corps. Her goal is tohelp youth develop a closer relationship

with God. “I’m intentional aboutbuilding healthy relationships withthe youth who come into our pro-grams,” said Kelly.She also aims to help the chil-

dren develop traits, like initiativeand hard work, that they’ll need tosucceed in life. For example, when

Aleecia, 11, toldKelly how muchshe loved to dance,Kelly encouragedher to help choreo-graph songs for thesinging company aswell as for theChristmas musical.Now Aleecia isenthusiastic to starta dance troop at thecorps.“It’s a good exam-

ple of how one ofour kids is growingpersonally and howher abilities can beused to worshipGod,” Kelly said.

August 8-18, 2013Camp Wonderland

Special Guests

Andrew and Sue Blyth

CentralMusic Institute–Still the place to be!

July Prayer Calendar

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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1 Monday

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3Wednesday

4 Thursday

5 Friday

6 Saturday

7 Sunday

8 Monday

9 Tuesday

10Wednesday

11 Thursday

12 Friday

13 Saturday

14 Sunday

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17Wednesday

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19 Friday

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31Wednesday

Bible Reading

Philippians 1-2

Leviticus 10-12

2 Kings 1-5

Psalms 78-80

Proverbs 8-9

Ezekiel 19-24

Luke 17-18

Philippians 3-4

Leviticus 13-15

2 Kings 6-10

Psalms 81-83

Proverbs 10

Ezekiel 25-30

Luke 19-20

Colossians 1-2

Leviticus 16-18

2 Kings 11-15

Psalms 84-86

Proverbs 11-12

Ezekiel 31-36

Luke 21-22

Colossians 3-4

Leviticus 19-21

2 Kings 16-20

Psalms 87-89

Proverbs 13

Ezekiel 37-42

Luke 23-24

1 Thessalonians 1-3

Leviticus 22-24

2 Kings 21-25

Pray for The Salvation Army

Bloomington, Ind., Corps

El Dorado, Kan., Corps

Chicago Englewood, Ill., Corps

Thank God for our freedomin Christ

Belleville, Ill., Corps

Bismarck, N.D., Corps

Boone, Iowa, Corps

Benton Harbor, Mich., Corps

Major Cindy Shellenberger(Australia)

Escanaba, Mich., Corps

Davenport River Valley, Iowa,ARC*

Heartland DHQ**

Bay City, Mich., Corps

Decisions for Christ to bemade today

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Corps

Brown County, Ind., Corps

Emporia, Kan., Corps

Chicago Irving Park, Ill., Corps

Branson, Mo., Corps

Brainerd Lakes, Minn., Corps

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Corps

Big Rapids, Mich., Corps

Fond du Lac, Wis., Corps

Des Moines, Iowa, ARC*

Dearborn Heights Citadel, Mich.,Corps

Champaign, Ill., Corps

Central Bible LeadershipInstitute

Columbus, Ind., Corps

Garden City, Kan., Corps

Chicago LaVillita, Ill., Corps

Cape Girardeau, Mo., Corps

* = Adult Rehabilitation Center** = Divisional Headquarters

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My Prayer List

You know when God wanted todo something dramatic for His peo-ple He would do it after they’d gath-ered. So throughout the OldTestament you see God gathers Hispeople. He brings them all into oneplace, and they worship, pray andread the scripture together. Thenamazing things happen for them asa nation, and they move forward.There is something about corporateprayer, something about the gath-ered prayer of God’s people whichmoves us forward, which God usesto roll us forward another few pacesin a way that wouldn’t happen if wedidn’t do that. We can’t physicallygather as a worldwide SalvationArmy, so the WWPM is the closestwe get to being the gathering ofGod’s people in prayer which thenallows Him to roll us forward thosenext few steps. And I know peoplewho take part in it all over theworld, in big meetings and on theirown, and it’s significant and a veryimportant thing we do because it’sGod’s gathering point for us as aMovement, and great things willhappen if we stick with it.

What’s the one idea about prayeryou’d like a Salvationist to takeaway?Hunger and hope! They are flip-

sides of the same thing. They areboth essential to prayer. If you arenot hungry for anything in yourown life, in your corps life, in yourcommunity, you will not pray. Wedon’t pray if we’re not hungry forsomething, even if that’s just beinghungry for God. You only praybecause you’re hungry. But if youdo not have hope, you also won’tpray because being hungry isdepressing.So what sparks prayer in our lives

is an equal measure of hunger andhope. Those are the flints that keepprayer going again and again in ourlives. If you are struggling withprayer, then those are the two thingsto work on. Where is my hunger?What have I forgotten to be desper-ate for? And where is my hope?What do I believe God can dobecause He is God. And that waywe have one hand on the problemand one hand in the hand of God.The hunger focuses us on what is

not yet done, what is not yet ok; thehope focuses us on the God whocan do anything. And if you workon those two things, prayer willcome to life within you becauseprayer is the connecting of yourhunger and your hope.

The General has initiated a world-wide prayer meeting (WWPM).What value to do you see in this?As someone who’s been involved

in The Salvation Army all my lifeand prayer in the Army for about 12years now, I would say that the glob-al nature of this Movement is one ofthe greatest gifts that God has givenus and it’s also one of the greatestresources in prayer.I work with lots of other churches

and faith groups that do not belongto anything global, and they aredoing their best in their own commu-nity, and God is using them andworking through them. But we havea phrase in England where we saythat something “packs a punch,”something has power behind it.Those groups will often say to me, “Ijust don’t know that we pack muchof a punch.” And they do in thatthey’ve got the power of God—andthat’s quite a punch! But there’s asense when you belong to somethingbigger, you are drawing on theresources of a whole worldwideMovement, that we’re all heading inthe same direction, and when I’mnot praying then someone some-where else in the world is, in theArmy we’re a part of.

The WWPM for me is probablythe most important thing that hashappened in the last few yearsbecause it is an intentional statementthat we as an Army are moving for-ward together in prayer. And what Ido in my local setting as a soldier atmy corps in Canterbury and whatyou’re doing as a soldier in yourcorps where you live is impacted. Itpacks a bigger punch. The potentialis increased because we’re part of aglobal prayer movement.

Prayer: hunger and hope

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Waukesha health outreach

NewMembers

January - March 2013

177 Senior Soldiers49 Adherents

232 Junior Soldiers

Promoted toGloryMrs. Major Patricia Rowland

On March 29,2013, Mrs.Major PatriciaRowland waspromoted toGlory. She was82.As the daugh-

ter of CaptainsErwin andBeulah Garrett,Patricia’s early life was spent in vari-ous locations in central Illinois andWisconsin. After high school shestudied business and landed a job asprivate secretary to the divisionalcommander in Chicago, Ill.An accomplished pianist, Patricia

could often be found with AlbertRowland singing and playing at theChicago Temple, Ill., Corps. On June8, 1951, they were married. Their

marriage was blessed with three sons.The Rowlands entered training in

1953 as members of the “Shepherds”session. After their commissioning, a41-year ministry followed withappointments in Iowa, Michigan andat divisional and territorial headquar-ters. Their officership was markedby their vocal duets and piano andvoice ensembles.After retirement in 1995 the

Rowlands moved to Florida, wherethey were active in the ClearwaterCitadel, Fla., Corps. Even afterPatricia’s health began to fail, shewould join Albert in playing the pianoand singing while in assisted living.Patricia is survived by her loving

and devoted husband, who tookextraordinary care of her while shewas sick, her sons Dennis (Debbie),Mark (Anne) and David, and sixgrandchildren.

Junior soldierswelcomed

Corps in Duluth, Minn.,and Goshen, Ind., wel-comed a dozen newjunior soldiers into their

ranks.Majors William and Elizabeth

Cox, Duluth corps officers, report-ed the Sunday service was packedwhen the congregation celebratedthe enrollment of seven new juniorsoldiers, the corps’ new youth musi-cal forces and its growth in youthprogramming over the past year.Pictured between Majors Cox are (l-r) D.J. Turcotte, Christian Ray,Zachary Halvorsen, KaitlynHalvorsen, Ava Buchholz, TylerNyquist Carlson and Jade Goodiel.

Major Chuck Hendrickson (l) andLarry Ryan served as flagbearers.Five new junior soldiers were

enrolled at the Goshen Corps, report-ed Majors Allen and Karen Hanton,

corps officers. Ahighlight of theenrollment servicewas the pinning ofthe children bytheir parents withjunior soldier pins.Pictured (l-r) areTy Miller, MeganHanton, EthanWhite, JaniceWhite and CaitlynCaldwell.

Partnering with the NationalKidney Foundation,ProHealth Care CommunityOutreach and other health

related organizations in the area, theWaukesha, Wis., Corps opened itsdoors to the community for a kidneyscreening. More than 100 peoplewere given full check-ups with bloodpressure, glucose tests, blood workand potential consultations by twowell-known nephrologists. Nursingstudents and instructors from thearea provided assistance. In additionto hosting a screening site, the corpsprovided food for volunteers, bottledwater for patients and childcare.“Between volunteers, family mem-

bers, clients and doctors, I’m guess-ing we had 400 people in our build-ing,” said Major Carol Lemirand,corps officer with her husband,Ronald. “We had a chance to intro-duce our corps to many new peopleand hand out dozens of packets oncorps programs and camp.”

To Carol this is a good example ofhow to address physical needs in thecommunity. She also hopes to givepeople another positive associationwith The Salvation Army.“I think people see the Army in

action, the care and compassion wehave, and they see what Christianityis about,” said Carol. “Who knowswhat will come of it or who willcome back for a service or prayer!”The screening is part of a contin-

ued effort by the corps to reach outto the community. Four years agowhen the Lemirands arrived inWaukesha their goal was to gainmore neighborhood visibility. Theyhave hosted a neighborhood workgroup, convened several book dri-ves/distributions and provided bandlessons to community children.“It’s really exciting to see how

God is working,” Carol said. “Wedon’t have a community center, butwe’re making up the difference!”

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Greeting clients

Student nurses assess kidney clients.

by Linda Cook

Steve Baker, food and bever-age manager at TheSalvation Army’s FamilyService Center in

Davenport, Iowa, ensures residentshave healthy meals and feel goodabout themselves so they can takethe next step toward independence.And the resourceful turkey recipehe regularly serves won nationalrecognition.Steve believes it’s essential to

nourish residents’ physical needs sothe Army can nourish their souls.Not only does he provide two hotmeals daily to about 100 residents inemergency and transitional housingat the center, he oversees a meal sitethat provides an evening meal toanyone in the community. Many ofthe patrons are homeless.The kitchen budget is tight, so

Steve uses creative approaches todevelop recipes that are nutritious,delicious and inexpensive. With 30years of restaurant management andcooking expertise, he ingeniouslycreates gourmet-like meals.“First, it has to look appealing,”

Steve said. “You always eat with youreyes first.”Not long ago, the Army received a

large donation of turkeys. Stevelonged to provide residents more thanturkey and mashed potatoes, so hedeveloped a recipe for sweet and sour

turkey. “The residents love thisrecipe,” Steve said. “Even the childrencome back for seconds.” He subse-quently submitted it in a nationalcontest sponsored by TigerChef, arestaurant supply company.The recipe was one of 10 national

winners, and Steve was awarded aTigerChef apron and $50 which hespent on a potato slicer for theArmy’s kitchen. Now he preparesmouth-watering french fries andsweet-potato fries!In addition to managing the

kitchen, Steve also operates a showerand laundry ministry for people inneed in the community.“I feel called to serve here,” said

Steve, who has worked six years forThe Salvation Army.“Steve blesses us on a daily basis

with his incredible meals and com-passion for our residents,” said MajorGary Felton, Quad-Cities coordinator.

Sweet recipe forministry

Goshen’s new jr. soldiers

Duluth's new jr. soldiers