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APRIL 22–25, 2020 • CHICAGO 5 Sunday Mark 15-16 St 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 49, Number 4 April 2019 A new vision for SATERN by Major Michele Heaver, KC8NAI emergency communications and consisting of VHF/UHF, HF, Morse training,” explained Bob. SATERN (Salvation Army Team message handling to support code, digital and computer digital Additional training beyond basic Emergency Radio Network) is build - Salvation Army operations in local, modes of communication. requirements for emergency disas - ing on its extraordinary history of regional and international disasters. New Central Territory SATERN ter services (EDS) credentials will service, modernizing, expanding, and It has played a key role in commu - Coordinator Bob Langsfeld wants to be required for all SATERN mem - integrating its members more fully nications in many major disaster see SATERN keeping up with mod - bers. Long term, it is hoped into The Salvation Army’s mission. responses throughout the world from ern technology and becoming part of SATERN members will be cross- Since being founded in 1988 by the F5 tornado that wiped out a strategic technological reserve. trained in other areas of EDS so Central Territory officer Major Pat Plainfield, Ill., to fierce hurricanes His goal is for SATERN to expand they are fully engaged on the disas - McPherson, SATERN has recruited like Katrina, Michael and Florence; beyond two-way communications to ter scene. and trained personnel skilled in the historic flooding in Grand Forks, include digital messaging, voice over “Emergency communication is N.D.; the dev - internet, computer networking and very critical in a well-functioning astating 7.4 satellite linking. incident management team and magnitude When SATERN teams are deployed developing the SATERN program is 1999 earth - a key priority in 2019,” said Kevin quake in to a disaster, the objective will be for members to include phone, video, Ellers, Central territorial disaster Turkey, and services coordinator. the horrifying imaging and satellite. As a result, terrorist SATERN’s efficiency will be A new SATERN application pack - attacks on enhanced greatly through team types et is now available. This October 9/11. based on Federal Emergency SATERN members and teams will Management Agency (FEMA) compli - gather to share their skills and learn Its mode of ance (see page 10). new modes of operation at a communica - Territorial SATERN and Heartland tion has been “The different credentialing levels of amateur radio operators participat - Divisional Emergency Disaster the utilization Services Training Summit. of a mobile ing with SATERN in a disaster handheld unit response are based on the Army’s For more information or to receive an to a sophisti - national incident command system, application packet, contact uscdisas - cated station which is modeled on FEMA incident [email protected] ment of the same, to that that he is right with us, beside us Do Not Be Afraid first Easter morning, we and in us. God’s perfect love “dri - hear those same words: ves out fear” (1 John 4:18). by General Brian Peddle Just a few verses later, “Do not be afraid”. It What is happening in your world the women meet Jesus seems clear to me that and in your life this Easter? hat causes you to be and his first words are: God is inviting us to move afraid? Is it the dark? from a place of fear to a Anyone who is struggling with “Do not be afraid” (v sin and recurring cycles of behavior WSpiders? Illness, heights, 10). position where we implic - confined spaces, money itly trust this “immeasur - that they feel unable to break can problems or the future? A myriad of The Old Testament ably more” God who never choose not to be afraid, but to trust things are understandable causes of addresses the same fails. in the God who broke the power of issue as Joshua is sin on the Cross. Anyone who is fear, and often that fear is accompa - These words from God nied by anxiety. There is a recurring about to succeed facing significant challenges in life Moses. We read Moses’ are not just trite advice. within the family, at work or with theme throughout Scripture where For those who know God God tells us not to be afraid. encouraging words in health, for example, can choose not Deuteronomy 31:8: “The Lord himself and share life with him, there is no to be afraid, but to trust in the God At Christmas we noted the words goes before you and will be with you; need to be afraid because God has for whom nothing is impossible. from the angel Gabriel to Mary as she he will never leave you nor forsake overcome the world (John 16:33), Anyone who is experiencing grief was told she would be the mother of you. Do not be afraid; do not be dis - defeated sin on the Cross and con - and loss can choose not to be Jesus: “Do not be afraid” (Luke 1:30). couraged.” There is also the promise quered death—as revealed by the afraid, but to trust in the God who Remember that according to the from God in Isaiah 43:1: “Do not fear, empty tomb! We need to remember conquered death and promises eter - Bible, angels are not quite the same as for I have redeemed you; I have sum - this when fear takes hold of us. nal life. the helpless, beatific, tinsel-adorned moned you by name; you are mine.” God is not a distant, powerful deity; So, this Eastertide, do not be young girls and boys who portray And at the end of the New Testament, he is an ever-present God who seeks them in nativity plays—Psalm 103:20 afraid. Remember—God is with as John sees Jesus in his vision and to live with and in his people. We you. Do not be afraid. Remember— describes them as “mighty.” The shep - falls at his feet, Jesus again says: “Do need to couple the instruction of “Do herds were comforted by the same God is bigger than the situation you not be afraid” (Revelation 1:17). not be afraid” with the recurring are facing. Do not be afraid. Our phrase with the appearance of an promise we read before: “I will never angelic host (Luke 2:10). In Matthew’s So we see that throughout Scripture God is victorious, and he invites us God says to us: “Do not be afraid.” In leave you nor forsake you.” When to share in his victory! account of the Resurrection morning, fear takes hold, we should remember the first words of the angel at the the life of Christ, even from the fore - telling of his birth, to the announce - not only the omnipotence—all-power - Scripture from the New International tomb are: “Do not be afraid” (28:5). fulness—of God; we should remember Version 2 9 1 0 6 L I , s e t a t s E n a m f f o H , y w k P e n o t S e i r i a r P 0 5 5 5 , 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 2 9 1 0 6 L I , s e t a t s E n a m f f o H y w k P e n o t S e i r i a r P 0 5 5 5 Y M R A N O I T A V L A S E H T 2 It’s all about trust pletely trustworthy. And it is the Holy Spirit’s power within the life by Lt. Colonel Deslea Maxwell of the believer that produces His Assistant Territorial Secretary for Program holiness in us as we trust in Him in our daily spiritual walk. And so, May the God of hope fill you with moment I sat down, it gave way and Paul says here, it’s the power of the all joy and peace as you trust in I ended up, unladylike, on the Holy Spirit who produces in us His him, so that you may overflow with fruit of joy and peace as we “trust ground. Once I got up, dusted myself This description of the believer hope by the power of the Holy off and the flushed color in my face in Him” and experience Him by Spirit. Romans 15:13, NIV comes from knowing God. The more faith so we “overflow with hope.” disappeared, I realized perhaps I I put my trust in Him and walk with wasn’t the first person to end up on Him daily, the more this hope will You see it’s all about trust. ave you ever had your trust the ground when sitting in that par - overflow from my life to the lives of In your everyday living do you shattered? I’m not a huge ticular chair for it was tied together those around me. This hope is not trust God to see you through every HFacebook fan. However, with sewing thread. To this day, I only a future in Heaven but a pre - situation? Do the words joy, peace from time to time I love tentatively— after quick examina - sent reality through faith in the Lord and hope describe you? I pray, reading the memories that come up tion—sit on plastic chairs.
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