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Central News Pages Feb08 The Salvation Army / USA Central Territory News and Views from the Midwest “We are all one body, we have the same Spirit, and we have all been called to the same glorious future.” Eph. 4:3,4 (NLT) Volume 44, Number 10 October 2014 Territory takes aim with archery clubs by Jerrie Miller Community-based archery s part of The Salvation clubs are being formed in Army Outdoor (TSAO) ini - corps throughout several divi - Atiative, the Central sions. These clubs provide Territory has been partner - opportunities for members of ing with the Safari Club International a local group to compete Foundation (SCIF) and the National against other clubs in their Archery in Schools Program (NASP®) area. for several years to provide archery As the clubs develop and equipment for camps throughout the interest in the sport grows, territory. A concentrated effort has camps by offering support, equip - ment and staff training. the territorial youth depart - been made to make this sport avail - ment plans to develop a struc - able to young people coming to our To ensure safety and proper ture to support divisional and territo - Archery also helps to create a instruction, leaders are rial competitions. An online database framework for building assets in trained and certified to pre - is being developed to allow corps, areas such as support, empower - sent NASP® lessons that are camps and divisions to record indi - ment, boundaries and expectations, safe for children, instruc - vidual and team scores. The scores and constructive use of time. It is tors, bystanders and facili - will be used to determine top com - very empowering for a young per - ties. Leaders learn to set up petitors and top clubs which will son when they hit the target. and operate a safe archery have the opportunity to advance to Participation requires careful atten - range in their gymnasiums. the next level of competition. The tion to the rules and focus on the Currently, there are 160 ultimate goal is to host a territorial mechanics of success. trained leaders at 11 camps competition where teams compete to By working together, team mem - and six corps. become the territorial champions. bers develop a strong sense of com - This summer thousands Major Monty Wandling, territorial munity. This makes the clubs an of young people have taken youth secretary, said, “The nice thing effective means of outreach for aim with many finding they about archery is that it provides an attracting new members to other enjoy the sport and want to opportunity for people of all ages, corps programs. Clubs can be used learn more. Beginning this sizes, athletic abilities and physical as a means to expand and enhance fall, young people who capabilities to participate in an excit - day camp, afterschool and youth want to take it to the next ing and fun sport. Kids who may not programs. level may have that oppor - be the best basketball player or cross- The opportunity for spiritual tunity. country runner can still compete.” Continued on page 10 Trading in hope for others he Salvation Army free trade existence…The goal is to create have been sent enterprise, formerly called employment and the core concept is assembled, now TSally Ann, has been that each item purchased contributes they’re being relaunched this year under to the creation of fairly compensated shipped flat. the new branding “Others: Trade for work.” Products are Hope.” The website, www.tradefor Not only has the branding produced in hope.com, says, “Others more explic - changed, but there have been new Bangladesh, itly points towards the reason for our steps taken to optimize sales includ - Pakistan, Kenya ing an effort to pro - and Moldova and duce products that sold in Norway, meet the needs of the Denmark and the marketplace. Items United States. n e s new to the enterprise Jan Storksen, gen - k r o store at territorial headquarters in t include wooden eral manager out of Norway, said, S n Des Plaines, Ill. a kitchen utensils, cloth “Others is The Salvation Army’s ini - J y grocery bags and styl - tiative for trade that promotes hope. “We’re about transforming lives b s o t ish shoulder bags. We’re running it, not for our own in The Salvation Army,” Bob said. o h Review of the eco - sake but to benefit others.” “There are a lot of ways to accom - P nomic model also The main sales channel for prod - plish this—donations, grants and revealed a need for ucts in the United States is in the counseling to name a few—but in greater sensitivity to Central Territory. Robert (Bob) Jones, struggling economies one effective shipping costs. For territorial resource connection secre - way is to teach someone a skill.” A example, in the past tary, coordinates sales and distribu - full day’s work for fair compensa - nativity scenes would tion of the products through the Continued on page 2 6 1 0 0 6 s i o n i l l I , s e n i a l P s e D , d a o R n i u q n o g l A . W 0 1 , r e g a n a M n o i t a l u c r i C : o t n o i t c e r r o c r u o y h t i w l e b a l d e h c a t t a e h t d n e S ? g n i v o M 6 1 0 0 6 s i o n i l l I , s e n i a l P s e D d a o R n i u q n o g l A . W 0 1 Y M R A N O I T A V L A S E H T 2 Tragedy by Colonel Jeffrey Smith Chief Secretary very once in a while tragedy hits close to home. Though we had been hop - inescapable, the sting and hopeless - ing. As Salvationists, we work in E ing and praying fervently for healing, ness of death? our communities to make safety a Several hundred people left Amsterdam on a he died. Of course, it isn’t. But at times priority. We preach, teach and Malaysian Airlines flight for business How many times do we read in when tragedy strikes, I need to model a life of salvation from or vacation, but none of them ever Psalms the lament of the writer over remind myself that God is not silent. enslaving sin which lies behind so arrived. Tragedy struck causing the prevalence of injustice and He is not uncaring. He is not unin - much tragedy and pain in our incredible sadness and throwing fam - tragedy? Why does it strike? Why volved. He loves people and cares, world. The desire to relieve tragedy ilies all over the world into mourn - does God stand by and do nothing? even more than we care for our clos - brings focus to my mission and pro - vides energy for my ministry. I ing. Wait. Is it nothing that He left His est family members, about what hap - don’t know that I will ever actually church in the world with orders to pens to us. He has given me a job: to Not long ago I sat in the funeral thank God for tragedy, but despite feed His Sheep and to offer grace in do what I can to mitigate crisis and for Auxiliary Captain Steve Diaz. I the pain I am grateful for the His name? Is it nothing that He has tragedy where and when I can. thought of the impact Steve made opportunity to bring a measure of provided a way to escape the one and of the overwhelming response of As Salvationists, we gather close to relief and to speak a word of faith. people whom he had touched. thing that humanly speaking is one another when one of us is griev - Trading in Hope for Others Continued from page 1 shared at ILC tion builds morale, satisfaction and gives meaning to life. ne of the agenda items life. The approach resonated with Take Rokeya, for example, who has from International the room of leaders as something been working for Others in Old OHeadquarters at the July that related to corps ministries in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the last two 2014 International Leaders every community. “This was beyond years. “I had no hope in my life as a Conference (ILC) in Singapore relat - our expectation as sometimes the married woman since my husband ed to the effort to increase the more ‘affluent’ USA approaches are abused me,” she said. “I decided the “impact measurement” of programs considered irrelevant to much of the best thing for me to do was get a and services around the world. world in developing countries,” said divorce.” Without a husband or a IHQ had contracted with the the commissioner. home, Rokeya was left in a bad situa - Bridgespan Group to help in the Regardless of language, it was tion, and survived by living with and development of this focus, and it was evident in group discussions after - working for an aunt. suggested their work with the USA ward that the video testimony Then she heard about The Central Territory on Pathway of packed a powerful connection to “Hearts for Others” are sorted and packed Hope (the effort to move beyond relational and life-changing min - Salvation Army and came to Old at The Salvation Army headquarters in Dhaka for a job. “The Army has Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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