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y r o t i r r e T l a r t n e C A S U / 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. It’s a trust Jesus Christ. despite the difficulties we some - thing. on my wall. But how do we obtain the kind of times encounter, that you have Recently, one reminded me of When I read Romans 15:13, I have faith that helps us overflow with sensed the settling presence of God when my husband and I were serv - to ask myself if this verse describes hope, even in the midst of trials? in your life as you’ve placed your ing in the Papua New Guinea me. Do I “overflow with hope” as I There are perhaps a lot of things trust in Him. Territory where we journeyed to one put my trust in the Lord daily? melded together that bring about this In our everyday living God has of the remote villages to conduct Despite what is happening in my life, overflowing hope, but one essential called us each to share His joy and weekend services. During our after - is this hope within me welling up way is to know God and His ways peace with those around us. My noon discussions with some of the and influencing those around me? Is through His Word. God’s Word prayer for you is that the God of corps personnel, I was ushered my life filled with all joy and peace shows Him to be faithful to His peo - hope will fill you with all joy, peace toward a white plastic chair. The as I trust in Christ? ple in all kinds of trials. He is com - and hope as you trust in Him.

Getting relationships right

by Lt. Colonel James Nauta n 2010 The Salvation Army launched a National Youth Asset IDevelopment Initiative (YADI), in partnership with the Search Institute, in Kroc Centers throughout the country. YADI embodies Joan Kroc’s emphasis on tapping youths’ poten - tial by providing opportunities for them to nurture the gifts God has given them for the betterment of oth - ers as well as themselves. YADI is grounded in Search Institute’s frame - work of Developmental Assets which identifies key relationships, opportu - Kayla Welch (r) and Jill Harmon (photo nities and personal strengths youth below) have designed a Territorial YADI Train the Trainer Initiative. o counting, no points, no to do those things confidently.” from all backgrounds need in order to thrive. The Developmental Assets reporting—just resources Open to all women, Kindred and encouragement for approach is being used in more than some of the most important asset N Collective is intended to connect building happens outside of pro - 60 countries around the world to women to connect with and unite those interested in devel - strengthen positive youth develop - grams in the everyday interactions God, other women and their commu - oping their faith. Materials are nities. That’s the purpose of Kindred ment. among youth and adults as they shared three times a week to pro - enter the building, move through Collective, a new email-based tool vide inspiration, empowerment and Embedded within the developed by the territorial women’s the hallways or grab something to opportunities for growth. Developmental Assets approach are drink in the Kroc café. ministries department which two important shifts in thinking Members receive a short email replaces their traditional promotion about and working with youth. First In partnership with the Search on Monday, Wednesday and Friday this year. there is a shift from fixing young Institute, the Central Territorial with resources that can be used, people’s problems to promoting Kroc Department hosted training in “We want women to grow in their individually or in groups, as is or young people’s strengths. The second March. The “Getting Relationships faith individually and together,” said tailored to meet the specific needs shift is about moving beyond a focus Right” conference introduced par - Sarah Micula, program specialist. of a corps. “Kindred Collective provides tools on programs to an emphasis on rela - ticipants to the Search Institute’s and meaningful resources for them Mondays are dedicated to con - tionships youth experience in and developmental relationship frame - necting women with God as indi - beyond those programs. work. This framework includes five viduals. Readers are led through a key elements in establishing rela - That doesn’t mean programs aren’t practice of the Daily Examen, a tionships with youth: expressing important. Rather, it highlights the prayer technique developed more care, challenging growth, providing fact that relationships youth build Central than 400 years ago by Saint support, sharing power and expand - within programs can help make sure Connection Ignatius Loyola, with reflection ing possibilities. kids get all they can out of the pro - questions to provide guidance. The Central Territory’s Ray and THE SALVATION ARMY gram. This shift also recognizes that 5550 Prairie Stone Pkwy • Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 Wednesdays feature a devotional Joan Kroc Corps Community 847-294-2000 thought or spiritual formation prac - Centers have received YADI fund - WILLIAM AND CATHERINE BOOTH Founder tice for personal reflection or small ing to support hiring a lead coordi - BRIAN PEDDLE group discussion, and Fridays are nator who attended this training General focused on celebrating and sharing and, in turn, will train staff in their COMMISSIONER BRAD BAILEY Territorial Commander women’s ministries outreach or centers. Two Kroc YADI leaders— KARLA CLARK program ideas from corps around Jill Harmon from Omaha and Kayla Executive Director of Development Welch from Grand Rapids—have ELIZABETH KINZIE the territory. Editorial Director helped to design a Territorial YADI “Corps are encouraged to contin - ANNE URBAN Train the Trainer Initiative. Editor/Writer ue sharing their women’s ministries TWYLA STEINSLAND It is hoped the training will result Communications Specialist ideas with us,” concluded Sarah. BRITTANY CHINN “We want to celebrate their victo - in more intentional and inclusive Circulation Manager ries and share those ideas.” building of developmental relation - KENNETH ROMIN ships with and among young peo - Graphic Design and Production Kindred Collective will run VISIT OUR WEBSITE— ple, beginning in Kroc Centers but through 2019. www.salarmycentral.org eventually including The Salvation 1-800-SALARMY Visit uscwomensministries.com Army’s wider youth ministries. 3 We’ve got their backs

by Craig Dirkes “It’s been special to see that people shutdown] would end.” he Salvation Army in the have our back— just like we have The Salvation Army Twin Cities spent seven days their back with what we do,” said a opened a second service serving hundreds of federal female security officer at the center in an unoccupied T Minneapolis/St. Paul International employees who were experi - office space near Mall of encing financial hardship due to the Airport, where The Salvation Army set America, where a steady government shutdown this winter. up a service booth. stream of federal employ - During the weekdays from January Another female security officer ees arrived to fill their 25–February 4, Salvation Army staff came to the booth to apply for mort - grocery bags with food. and volunteers at two makeshift ser - gage assistance. “I just bought my One federal employee vice centers provided the workers home, and already I have depleted a was especially thankful with food shelf services and financial lot of my savings,” she said. “The for the food because he assistance for housing, gas and utili - hardest part is the fear of the and his family were run - ties. The workers were grateful. unknown. How long will my money ning dangerously low on last? I have been praying that [the money. He had been working without pay for four weeks. “We had planned for [the shutdown], but a month is still a long time,” he said. “We haven’t been making any non-essential purchases. I never thought I’d have to ask for help. But I sure do appreciate this.” Captain Katherine Clausell cheerfully greets a person Captain Katherine seeking assistance. Clausell, social services director for the Northern Division, was The services were made possible stationed at the airport service center through a coordinated effort between with several caseworkers. The Salvation Army, the Transportation Security “There has been a tremendous sense Administration and the federal gov - of elation that The Salvation Army ernment. and our supporters have responded in this way,” the captain said. “There has Editor’s note: Service also was given been nothing but smiles, thanks and by the Metropolitan Division at gratitude.” O’Hare and Midway airports. Captain Bersabe Vera serves at food shelf.

Empowering partnership

ur Christ-centered educa - and students gain advanced insights tion and The Salvation on what is required to serve benefi - “OArmy’s Christ-centered ciaries and their families. The collab - service have teamed up to oration also facilitates internship empower servants on the frontlines positions for students and opportuni - of ministry,” said Dr. Dave Holden, ties for staff to earn graduate degrees Greenville University dean of adult or complete undergraduate studies. and graduate studies, of the collabo - “[We] see the value in working rative agreement established between together to proclaim the gospel of the university and the Indianapolis, Jesus Christ,” said Dr. Holden. “It’s Ind., Harbor Light Center. not just for personal development Dr. Holden spoke at a certificate but for spiritual service to those in presentation ceremony held at the need of salvation and release from center to honor the 45 staff members substance abuse.” who completed professional develop - Recognizing the importance of ment training classes for which they continuing education, Major also earned continuing education Kendall has established other col - units (CEU). laborative relationships with educa - Major K. Kendall Mathews, Harbor tional institutions in previous Light Center executive director, initiat - appointments. He concluded, “This ed the partnership with Greenville new partnership has blessed our University to design a program with staff in a very practical way and CEU credit hours for the center’s shows all things are possible staff. In turn, the university’s faculty through Christ.” 4 Worship leaders called to battle

by Josh Turner he first North TAmerican Salvation Army Worship Commissioning Weekend Leaders Conference June 7-9, 2019 Milwaukee Theatre (SAWLC) was held in Atlanta, Ga., bringing together 75 worship leaders Schedule of Events from around the United States and Friday, June 7 Canada. The con - ference was 9:30 am Commencement Ceremony planned and led by the five North American territori - ence were various technique and Oak Creek Centennial, Wis., Corps al contemporary music specialists resource highlights. Memorable technique talks, from keeping sound Noon Retired Officers’ Luncheon + including Doug Berry (East), Simon Gough (Canada and Bermuda), Josh simple to using apps in worship, 1:00-6:30 pm Trade Central and Museum Exhibits Powell (South), Jude St. Aime (West) gave practical and immediate appli - and myself (Central) which gave a cation of ideas. Resource highlights 2:00-6:30 pm Registration wider representation and vision of gave recommendations for training, worship leaders in our Army. planning and spiritual development 5K Run for the World Registration/Packet Distribution of worship leaders and their teams. During the five united sessions, a 4:00 pm Candidate Meet and Greet + contemporary specialist and Randy There was a great sense of humil - Bonifield led delegates in worship. ity as delegates of different ethnici - 5:00 pm Long Service Recognition Dinner + From gospel to pop/rock, each ses - ties, cultures and lifestyles sion saw an inclusivity of musical embraced one another with love, 7:00-8:00 pm Registration encouragement and a focus on wor - shipping God. The highlight for me 7:00- 10:00 pm Childcare drop off for preregistered children ages 11 and was the intentionality of pouring under** (Photos taken at this time of all adults who will be encouragement into corps worship authorized to drop off and pick up children during the leaders, letting them know they weekend) matter and are on the frontlines of spiritual warfare. 7:30 pm Compassion, My World* 2 Chronicles 20 records when King Jehoshaphat heard about an 10:00 pm Teen and Young Adult Afterglow for ages 12-29** impending attack, he immediately fasted, prayed and sought God’s Saturday, June 8 guidance. Then he appointed wor - ship leaders to go out ahead of the 6:30 am 5K Run for the World with the Territorial Commander** army to sing praise and thanksgiv - styles and featured a lineup of excel - ing to God. As soon as they started 7:30 am College for Officer Training Summer Assignment lent guests, including Captain Nesan praising God, He gave them the vic - Orientation Breakfast + Kistan, Courtney Rose, Randy tory. Bonifield, Captain Marion Platt and I pray that King Jehoshaphat’s 8:00 am Sacred Conversations Lt. Colonel Allan Hofer, who spoke example will be applied in each of with authority on the importance of 8:30 am -noon Registration our corps. We need to practice spiri - worship, worship leaders and their tual disciplines like fasting, asking spiritual health. 8:30 am- noon Childcare for children ages 11 and under** God for guidance, and commis - In addition to meaningful corpo - sioned lay worship leaders to lead 9:00 am Compassion, My Mission* rate worship and teaching, the con - congregations into spiritual battle. ference was filled with practical As we gather each week, worship 11:00 am Compassion, My Territory* workshops and “creative corner” leaders have a high calling to reori - times giving delegates opportunities ent our congregation’s focus on Noon-5:30 pm Trade Central and Museum Exhibits to gain extra training in understand - Christ to whom we bring glory as ing spiritual formation, planning, we worship our great God. 5:00 pm Fellowship of Silver Star Dinner + songwriting, arranging, mentoring, Resources and a link to the recently 7:00-8:00 pm Registration working with worship committees and leading praise teams. created SA worship leaders magazine are highlighted on the conference 7:00-10:00 pm Childcare for children ages 11 and under** Sprinkled throughout the confer - website SAWorshipLeaders.com 7:30 pm Compassion, My Life* Sunday, June 9

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Spanish, Laotian and Korean translation will be provided for general sessions. h P Get more information and register at salarmycentral.org/commissioning Central Territory delegates to the North American Salvation Army Worship Leaders Conference. 5 A message without borders

by Heidi Hurula such as music, dance, timbrels and said BBTC veteran arlier this year the Bill Booth theater. Courtney Smith who Theater Company (BBTC) In addition to performing choreo - worked with the Ehad the amazing opportunity dramas in the plenary sessions and advanced timbrel to serve on the staff for the teaching drama classes together, group. “But I can say Instituto Territorial de Musica y BBTC members shared their unique that I have been Artes Creativas (ITM) for the South skills through a variety of roles on stretched and chal - America West Territory. the faculty. Joe Caddy, Lt. Amanda lenged and changed. The camp, which took place at a Keene and I led vocal technique It was my privilege to Salvation Army facility just outside classes for praise band, while media work with each one script into Spanish for use last sum - of Santiago, Chile, brought together specialist Matt Erikson shared his of them.” mer in South America with CAST nearly 250 students from Bolivia, expertise with aspiring sound engi - (creative arts services young adult Chile, Ecuador and Peru to become neers in the audiovisual elective summer mission team). The narra - more effective ministers in areas class. Guest BBTC members Greg tions were re-recorded, and the Hurula and music was adapted to incorporate Richard Thalman, lyrics in Spanish. who ably filled in As with many Jesus Theater pre - for a couple of sentations, “The Way” relies on fulltime members recorded narration and carefully who couldn’t choreographed movement set to make the trip, put music but contains very little their brass skills speaking on the part of the actor. to work by assist - This was a perfect opportunity for ing with one of those of us in the group who were the camp’s three not as comfortable with Spanish to brass bands. speak from our hearts. After the “I don’t know performance, many delegates that I will ever be responded at the altar call, and we able to express all could sense the Holy Spirit was that happened,” Our primary performance opportu - moving among this group of young nity consisted of a 30-minute Jesus people and their leaders. We knew Theater presentation titled “The God used us powerfully in spite of Way” or “El Camino” in Spanish. For the language barrier. this performance BBTC was directed by our friend and collaborator Sandy Throughout our time in Chile, we Cabrera who also had translated the were received as family and were constantly reminded We are the “re” generation God’s Kingdom has no borders. We were by Chaslyn Shiels blessed greatly by ike many other delegates of the people we met Regeneration 2019, I came to and experiences we LWonderland Camp with a shared with them heavy heart. I wasn’t pre - during the music pared for an authentic meeting with institute. God is God, but that’s what I had. clearly at work in the South America The band Urban Doxology helped West Territory, and open the doors of our hearts so the we are thankful to Holy Spirit could fill the space. We have been given the felt the awesome and overwhelming opportunity to wit - presence of our Most High God. ness it firsthand. Songs like “Purge me” and “Shalom” spoke of truth and their testimony found in Isaiah 58. God also moved in our hearts through the testimonies of other dele - Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil gates and messages by Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil who shared throughout In addition to powerful united ses - “Come to the Table” the weekend from the book of Esther. sions, Regeneration featured many She focused on the fact that some - fun activities like a silent disco, a and worship times we are called to be leaders in Netflix and pizza banquet, a hot places we never thought we would chocolate and build your own trail mix fellowship, a pop-up thrift store, go. She said she believes God is rais - by Peggy Thomas welcoming others to our table ing up an Army from our generation a take-off on the baking show and the book I am a Church and that we are the “re” generation. “Nailed It,” and games like 9 Square. his month a new wor - Member by Thom S. Rainer We are to take every word beginning At Regeneration 2019, many ship series called “Come which was given to each dele - with “re” (ie revival and restoration) hearts were healed, and chains Tto the Table” is being gate and highlighted in and put it to use in our broken world. were broken. We left with a new, released. It is going to Central Connection. The With God’s help, we will be able to intense fire burning in our hearts. help us think about what it series is intended to help peo - God has called us “for such a time stand up for others in love. Delegates means to be a church member ple discover the purpose, joy talked about this throughout the as this,” and we are ready to weekend as they participated in vari - answer His call. We are the “re” and, more specifically, a mem - and privilege of corps member - ous events. generation. ber of our corps. For instance, ship and for members to make are you a joyful, active and ful - commitments to become filled member? Do you consider active, effective and inclusive. it a privilege to gather with oth - Each Sunday worship service ers to worship the Lord? Do you contains: invite others? • Song Resources As part of the Body of Christ—a member of your • Call to Worship, Scripture corps—you’re uniquely qualified and Responsive Readings in hospitality and service. The • Sermon Outlines natural outgrowth of God’s love • Video Interviews from the at work in our hearts is love for “Welcome Home” His people. Love changes our y commissioning weekend e r

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Mission Integration Summit strengthens corps and adult rehabilitation center collaborations by Lt. Colonel Paul Smith Assistant Chief Secretary “Something in our system is broken, fractured, ow can the Central Territory best serve and needs to be reset before healing can occur," the long-term spiritual, emotional and Commissioner Swanson said. "That break is sin, Hphysical needs of the men and women individual and corporate. We must confess, who enter our adult rehabilitation cen - repent, and forgive.” Drawing from his experi - ters (ARC)? What about the families of ARC ben - ence with the Southern Africa racial reconcilia - eficiaries? How can we encourage the develop - tion efforts, he explained, “In order for reconcili - ment of transformational relationships through ation to take place, the two parties need to come connecting ARC beneficiaries and their families to a third place.” The Mission Integration to other Salvation Army ministries? Summit provided fertile ground for that process to take root.

Adult Rehabilitation Centers Commander Major Randall Polsley. The purpose was to advance The Salvation Army’s mission by strengthening part - nerships between ARCs and the corps in close proximity to them.

An amazing cross-section of nearly 100 dele - Prior to beginning their work as collaborative gates representing ARCs, corps, divisional head - teams, short informational presentations pre - quarters (DHQ) and territorial headquarters pared delegates for fleshing out how mission (THQ) gathered for a Mission Integration integration will work in their contexts. Corps Summit at the invitation of Territorial and divisional representatives received an ARC Commander Commissioner Brad Bailey and 101 which explained the ARC program and requirements.

In his welcome video, Commissioner Bailey pointed to the Apostle Paul’s exhortation to unity in Ephesians 4:4 as the basis for “sharing God’s message in a way that breaks through the stereo - types of ‘us and them’ and embraces an inclu - sive message without discrimination.” The terri - torial commander challenged delegates to open their hearts, minds and spirits to how Jesus is Delegates also were reminded of the chal - leading them to lenges in trying to change organizational culture share His love and and were asked to prayerfully consider and iden - grace to everyone tify what might need to be sacrificed in order to who comes into their sphere of influ - ence. Serving as Senior Territorial Vision and Mission Advisor with his wife, Commissioner Sue Swanson, Commissioner Barry C. Swanson described the mis - sion integration the territory is working toward and praying for in very practical terms. “It is one Army, with one mis - sion, taking the mes - sage to one person at a time,” he said. 7

be reluctant to delve his enthusiasm. “We’re already planning ways to into the work suddenly start recovery groups at our corps to help others proclaimed with excite - and to bring people in to hear about God’s love ment long lists of goals for them,” he said. “I want to help other soldiers and action steps, and understand how important the work at the ARC most had already sched - is and how they can get involved.” uled working groups The true value of the “third place” afforded by and joint meetings to the summit only will be experienced as plans are continue the work once turned into action, resulting in more people remove barriers for successful mission integra - they had returned home,” said Major Curtiss coming to accept Jesus as their Savior, nurtured tion to take place. Hartley, Kansas and Western Missouri divisional to mature in their faith and then recruited, program secretary. The final preparatory step was a refresher on trained and empowered to serve in Jesus’ name. strategic planning tools, including a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) and SMART goals (specific, measureable, attainable, relevant, timely). n o s i t t a M n o m y a W y b s o t o h P

“I see great potential,” said Captain Holly “There will be opportunities to build soldier - Ehler, business administrator at the Waukegan, ship because of our relationship with the ARC. Ill., ARC. “We are getting some fantastic conver - The connection and relationship between the sations started that I believe are going to give corps and the ARC is already making a differ - birth to action, and we’re going to see positive ence in our ministry,” said Captain Sanhty A significant amount of time was devoted to change.” identifying the challenges facing mission integra - Thammavongsa, Milwaukee West, Wis., corps tion and setting goals to overcome them. To fos - Each ARC/corps team developed specific local - officer. ter conversation, connection and teamwork, del - ized action plans which they will work together Commissioner Bailey’s prayer sums up the egates sat in clusters of corps officers, ARC to implement. Divisional headquarters and the desire of those who attended: “May this gather - Adult Rehabilitation Centers ing be the beginning of a long-awaited spiritual Command will support and pro - revival across the USA Central Territory that will vide accountability through regu - result in true and lasting transformation in the lar updates, monitoring agreed- name of Jesus and the inclusion of more people, on outcomes and helping to keep more like Jesus into the ranks of The Salvation teams moving forward with flexi - Army.” bility in their strate - gies as they work together as “one Army with one mis - sion taking the mes - sage to one person at a time.” “The focus on mission integration is creating a won - derful relationship between the corps and our center. The collaboration has already been phe - administrators and beneficiaries from the same nomenal,” said Major Catherine cities, regions or divisions. As they got to know Thielke, business administrator at each other and work as community teams, they the St. Louis, Mo., ARC. found they had more in common than different, Vincent Cusack, a Kansas City and their joint passion and commitment to the ARC graduate and newly enrolled Army’s mission was affirmed. soldier at the Kansas City Eastside, “In short order, groups that seemed at first to Mo., Corps, could hardly contain 8 Is this your year for NSE?

his year the National Seminar According to the major, on Evangelism (NSE) cele - just spending time away Tbrates 50 years. There’s a rea - from everyday life gives del - son it has been around so egates the rare opportunity long—it’s effective. Soldiers and offi - to focus on the skills they’re cers spend a week in the glorious learning, as well as on their mountains of Colorado and then own spiritual growth as they return to their corps not only deep - spend time in God’s Word, ened in their faith but with tools and praising Him each day and techniques—and an urgency—to fellowshipping with other share the message of the gospel. Read Major Toni Dorrell and Michael Morrissey believers. on to learn the difference NSE made practice evangelism skills. “NSE can be a life-chang - last summer in the lives of a few ing experience,” Major Toni Central Territory delegates and con - Western Missouri divisional general concluded. “Armed with sider if this is your year to attend. secretary, attended NSE with four relational-skills training and For the first time in her officer - other soldiers from her corps, Kansas foundational salvation scrip - Central delegates to NSE in 2018 ship, Major Toni Dorrell, Kansas and City Westport Temple, Mo., which is tures, anyone can share led by Captains Joaquim and their faith.” Reserved, Joy felt uneasy when it Gabriela Rangel. Captain Joaquim Soldiers Martin and Joy Hernandez was announced on the first day del - served on the NSE staff leading the from the Elgin, Ill., Corps attended egates would have to sit with peo - Spanish-language track and providing NSE with their corps officer, Captain ple they didn’t know during meals translation services. Heather Montenegro, and Corps and classes and on teams that Using the approaches taught in the Sergeant-Major Mark Bender, who would practice sharing their faith. week-long seminar, Major Toni saw also serves on the NSE staff. But by the end of NSE, Joy had developed confidence and now how easy it was to strike up conver - “My husband, Xavier, and I attend - sations and begin friendships. “We makes it her mission to sit with vis - ed NSE as young adults. We were itors to the corps. At NSE she and spent time with people discovering blessed by the experience and saw the their stories and sharing our own. Martin gained not only tools for impact it can have on personal evange - growing into confident evangelists Those encounters usually gave oppor - lism,” said Captain Heather. “Now as tunity to talk about how my relation - but life-long friends. Martin Hernandez, Elgin Corps, with Captain corps officers, we have the opportuni - ship with Jesus is changing my life,” ty to equip and disciple our soldiers Srikant Bhatnagar, Washington D.C. Sherman she said. Ave. Corps through NSE as we look for continued corps growth and development.” She said the biggest blessing she received during NSE 2018 was watch - ing Martin and Joy grow. For the first time, Martin was able to give his tes - timony publicly. “I didn’t think I would ever be able to stand up and share my story, but I did it!” he exclaimed. Martin returned to the corps on fire to share his faith and Elgin, Ill., Corps Officer Captain Heather Montenegro, soldiers Martin and Joy has dedicated himself to finding ways Hernandez and Corps Sergeant-Major and to engage the neighborhood. NSE staff Mark Bender

Sheehan recognized

by Major Andrew Miller ore than 45 years Mago, Gale (Butch) Sheehan came to The Salvation Army in Quincy, Ill., to play on the corps’ softball team with then-Captain William Norris. Butch found the Lord, and he and his wife, Jeannie, have been an important part of the ministry of the Quincy rhythm on the bass drum, and you Corps ever since. In fact, Butch has have helped many officers keep served as the corps sergeant-major rhythm over the years by being a (CSM) for more than four decades, good mentor and an example of and he and Jeannie have played an Christlikeness...The Army has never important role in the lives of soldiers had a more loyal CSM,” wrote Lt. and officers. Colonels Dan and Dorene Jennings, Recently when Butch retired from former Quincy corps officers who being CSM, the Quincy Kroc Corps now lead the Midland Division. publically thanked him for being a Many soldiers cited the strong, faithful and loyal soldier and Sheehans’ significant influence on excellent corps sergeant-major—the their lives. For instance, Laura backbone of every corps—and sur - Gregory Feltes wrote, “They took prised him by making him corps me under their wings and helped sergeant-major emeritus (CSME). He me become the person I am today.” received a pin inscribed “Corps Sgt. 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Photos by Major Cherri Hobbins 10 Fire department donates radio gear for disasters

by Craig Dirkes “Often after a disaster, cell towers he St. Paul Fire Department are down, emergency power is out, has donated thousands of and communication is needed,” said Tdollars’ worth of radio equip - Jim Daly, a longtime Salvation Army ment to The Salvation Army, disaster volunteer. “If there’s no cell including ham radios and a 50-foot service, there’s really no way to com - antennae. municate.” The gear will allow emergency dis - Daly helps oversee disaster aster services teams to communicate responses in the Northern Division with one another and with disaster and is often deployed to serve officials regardless of distance or at high-profile disasters around the electricity supply. country. He and others are excited about the new radio equipment because it will allow The Salvation Army to create a mobile com - mand center that can be taken virtual - ly anywhere. “Having this mobile command center “We are thankful for this dona - will not only help us at the point of tion and the new opportunities it “We have a 17-foot disaster, but at training events we gives us to help people,” said the trailer that we will participate in with the government major. be outfitting with a and military.” good portion of the new radio equip - Other pieces of ment,” said Major the equipment will Rae Doliber, be installed in the Northern disaster emergency opera - services secretary. tions center at the Northern Divisional Headquarters and in mobile kitchens that provide food, water, flood kits SATERN, in good hands and other sup - plies for disaster survivors and first responders. The City of St. Paul originally bought the radio equipment to pre - pare for Y2K but hadn’t used it for many years.

New SATERN Team Typing

New organization and types of teams will greatly enhance SATERN’s (Salvation Army Team Radio Network) efficiency and effectiveness. Bob Langsfeld (r) accepts the SATERN territorial coordinator reins from Bill Shillington. Non-credentialed SATERN equipment. The station would have s the new territorial coordi - as head of an emergency manage - member —Any licensed ham radio intermediate range and provide nator of SATERN (Salvation ment team, 10 more suburbs were operator is welcome to participate in local communications. A Type 3 AArmy Team Emergency added. open SATERN nets. They are encour - resource could be deployed at a Radio Network), Bob Although Bob had been interest - aged to check in, pass radio traffic shelter, point of distribution, field Langsfeld brings his longtime pas - ed in ham radio as a youngster, he and become trained in message han - kitchen and command post or as a sion for and skills in amateur radio never pursued it until he attended a dling and net operations. Volunteers liaison to another organization. operations and emergency disaster civic disaster services class that sur - must be credentialed to deploy to an Type 2 —Two SATERN radio management to this increasingly vital prisingly was about amateur radio incident. operators equipped with one radio segment of Salvation Army emer - operations. Bob was hooked and Type 5 —A SATERN ham radio capable of long-range voice and dig - gency disaster services (EDS). soon was licensed by the FCC as operator equipped with a handheld ital communications. Additionally Having been involved in SATERN “WB9TZC” on air and achieved the radio capable of short-range local antennas and a power source are since 1990, Bob welcomes this top FCC classification for operators. communications. This resource nor - deployed with this type of resource. opportunity to expand its impact He first met Salvation Army EDS mally would be requested to shadow This is intended for fixed base or through the acquisition of cutting- and SATERN personnel in 1990 at an essential person in support of an portable operations and would be edge technologies; increased recruit - the major tornado disaster response incident. deployed as a long-range communi - ment, certification and training of in Plainfield, Ill. Already familiar Type 4 —A SATERN ham radio cation asset and used as a way to SATERN members; and expanded with SATERN through local and operator equipped with a mobile contact divisional headquarters, ter - network training sessions held regu - national ham radio conferences, radio station capable of intermediate ritorial headquarters or internation - larly to benefit the thousands of Bob and six other “hams” were on range local communications. This al stations. It has the capacity to domestic and international amateur standby. When they got the call to resource normally would be send digital messages and can send radio operators who assist SATERN relieve the hams who’d been onsite deployed in a vehicle such as a can - health and welfare messages out of in emergencies. for two days, Bob got hooked by teen in support of an incident. a disaster area. Until retiring last fall Bob’s career SATERN’s operations. Type 3 —Two SATERN ham radio Type 1 —A SATERN radio team was designing electronic systems for He was humbled yet proud to operators equipped with one radio equipped with one Type 2 team medical nuclear imaging devices. accept the SATERN leadership capable of operating as a base sta - and four Type 3 teams in addition He began volunteering for civil torch from Bill Shillington, who tion, mobile station or portable sta - to a communications leader and defense emergency services while received the torch from the vision - tion, in addition to two handheld technician. This team would be still in college. In the ensuing years, ary Major Pat McPherson, who radios. This resource would have ordered for a large-scale incident Bob became a key figure in leading founded SATERN in 1988 with only antennas necessary for each situation and supplemented with additional emergency management operations three radio operators. Today that and a power source for the radio resources such as additional Type for two large Chicago suburbs. Later number is in the thousands. 3, 4 or 5 teams as required. 11

May Prayer Calendar

My Prayer List Day Bible Reading Pray for The Salvation Army

1 Wednesday 2 Samuel 5-9 Wayne/Westland, Mich., Corps

NATIONAL ADVISORY ORGANIZATIONS CONFERENCE 2 Thursday Psalms 51-53 National Day of Prayer Community Relations and Development 3 Friday Job 35-36 Shelbyville, Ind., Corps Emergency Disaster Services 4 Saturday Jeremiah 27-31 Rockford Temple, Ill., Corps APRIL 22–25, 2020 • CHICAGO 5 Sunday Mark 15-16 St. Paul Eastside, Minn., Corps 6 Monday 2 Corinthians 4-5 Sioux City, Iowa, Corps Officers, staff and advisory organization members 7 Tuesday Exodus 21-24 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Corps are encouraged to attend. 8 Wednesday 2 Samuel 10-14 Superior, Wis., Corps For updates, text Chicago to 95577 9 Thursday Psalms 54-56 Sturgis, Mich., Corps

10 Friday Job 37-38 Wyandotte Downriver, Mich., Corps Lunch and Learn 11 Saturday Jeremiah 32-36 Terre Haute, Ind., Corps 12 Sunday Luke 1-2 St. Charles Tri-City, Ill., Corps

fter retiring in 2013, 13 Monday 2 Corinthians 6-8 Springfield, Mo., Corps Majors Roger and Joy Ross 14 Tuesday Exodus 25-28 Virginia, Minn., Corps Acontinued working in their Wisconsin and Upper 15 Wednesday 2 Samuel 15-19 Caribbean Territor y PIM Michigan Division appoint - ments before becoming Floridians a 16 Thursday Psalms 57-59 Sioux Falls, S.D., Corps year later. It soon became clear, how - 17 Friday Job 39-40 Chicago Staff Band touring ever, the Rosses’ retirement was in USA West and Canada name only. 18 Saturday Jeremiah 37-41 South Bend Kroc Center, Ind., In addition to getting involved in Corps their new corps, the couple worked 19 Sunday Luke 3-4 Waukesha, Wis., Corps fulltime, first as AIDS counselors, then as executive director of a coun - 20 Monday 2 Corinthians 9-10 Ypsilanti, Mich., Corps ty-wide food bank for Roger and a job with Catholic Charities for Joy. new members who are community 21 Tuesday Exodus 29-32 Vincennes, Ind., Corps leaders with great influence and 22 Wednesday 2 Samuel 20-24 Waukegan, Ill., Corps expertise to make The Salvation Army a larger presence in the 23 Thursday Psalms 60-62 St. Louis Midtown, Mo., Corps area.” Members of the many service 24 Friday Job 41-42 Williston, N.D., Corps clubs and organizations that meet 25 Saturday Jeremiah 42-46 Watertown, S.D., Corps in the building also have become involved in the Army’s mission; the 26 Sunday Luke 5-6 Wausau, Wis., Corps corps now has more than 300 vol - Detroit, Mich., unteers. Worship attendance has 27 Monday 2 Corinthians 11-13 Harbor Light Center grown with up to 80 attendees on Sunday mornings, and soldier 28 Tuesday Exodus 33-36 Warsaw, Ind., Corps enrollments are on the rise. Programming was expanded 29 Wednesday 1 Kings 1-4 Chicago, Ill., Harbor Light Center Major Joy Ross with corps members throughout the corps to the point where there’s a waiting list for 30 Thursday Psalms 63-65 Willmar, Minn., Corps In 2017, the Florida Division asked youth to get involved in the corps’ 31 Friday Proverbs 1 Traverse City, Mich., Corps the Rosses if they would consider extensive youth programming, and using their experience to lead a 20- the corps’ social services is high - year-old corps where a new 27,000- Go to www.salarmycentral.org PIM=Partners in Mission lighted by Pathway of Hope and If you follow the prayer calendar during the year, you will have read square-foot corps building had been three separate feeding programs. through the Bible! dedicated a year earlier. The Rosses accepted the challenge to set the stage for the corps to have a greater impact on its community and to increase its attendance. To attract new advisory board members and train existing ones, the majors initiated “Lunch and Learn.” Held twice a year, these ses - sions provided a platform for Majors Roger and Joy to share the Army’s story, talk about its impact on lives (including their own) and examine the basics of advisory board mem - bership. “We speak plainly about the duties and obligations of board membership and what we expect from them,” said Major Roger. “This approach has been successful in recruiting eight 12 Surviving the polar vortex

s a polar vortex put a stran - cold weather gear and offer to take gle hold on the Midwest in them to shelters, substance abuse Alate January, Salvation treatment centers and the Freedom Army corps, institutions Center which became an emer - and service units across the territory gency warming center for 48 con - provided life-saving and sustaining tinuous hours. service to their communities. Major Nancy Powers, program Whether in major cities or smaller development officer for the rural communities, they not only Freedom Center, reported that more opened their doors but took to the than 80 homeless people daily 6,503 days and counting streets during the record-breaking sought refuge at the center and freeze. We salute their sacrificial ser - another dozen wanted to be taken vice with this representative short to detox facilities first. by Major Nancy Powers summary about Chicago which was not only impressive but garnered “Some people wouldn’t come in see miracles every day. This is national and international news. from the deadly cold so we gave why I love being a Salvation them blankets, hats, scarves, mit - Army officer. The Salvation Army in Chicago I tens, a hot meal and contact infor - ramped up its outreach efforts to the mation in case they changed their city’s most vulnerable population, minds,” said Major Nancy. A man, who has struggled with the homeless, as the city faced -25 drug addiction and alcoholism for 40 degrees with wind chills dipping as The Salvation Army also part - years marks off one week as clean low as -56! The mobile feeding and nered with the City of Chicago to and sober, then one month, then one homeless outreach units, which typi - perform well-being checks for those year and is still going strong. A fami - cally make 31 stops, added more vis - calling 311 and requesting assis - ly is reunited 30 years after the its to homeless encampments to tance. Caseworkers visited homes father walked away. check on people, provide food and and transported people to warming centers, shelters or medical facili - A mother sheds tears of joy when ties as needed. her twenty-something son calls and says he is in treatment. In addition, the Army provided meal service for the City of Another person gets a legal job for Chicago’s emergency warming cen - the first time and shows off their first paycheck. out of her comfort zone, she told ters and food and warm beverages me later, “I just did what you do.” for the CTA warming busses. A mother comes to us for food and What a privilege I have as an offi - Emergency disaster services sup - leaves not only with groceries but a cer to model Christ’s love and to plied pallets of materials and food handmade quilt for her baby and a teach my staff. coat for herself. for the City of Chicago’s emergency Regularly men in our treatment shelters and warming center. When people come to The program volunteer to go with me Across the metropolitan area, Salvation Army in need, they find on prayer walks through our neigh - many corps community centers the assistance they seek but, just as borhood. Drug dealers are on near - opened their doors to serve as unof - importantly, they find love, accep - ly every corner, and addicts and ficial warming centers for families tance and prayer. prostitutes line the streets. Armed and individuals who were encour - As an officer, I have the opportuni - with warm, chocolate chip cookies, aged to visit them to stay warm and ty to share God’s love which changes we offer to pray with them, and Major Nancy Powers encourages the homeless learn about the ongoing programs people’s lives, and the privilege of most people allow it. Often one or to come to the Freedom Center. and services offered. leading a team of staff, soldiers and two people will return with us to volunteers to do the same. Teaching the center for treatment. This others to play their part in the body brings me joy but the greatest of Christ and seeing them be fruitful reward for me is when the men in a ministry brings me joy. who went with me realize they are Promoted to Glory For instance, one day when I was no longer the addict on the street away from the building, a woman in but they have been set free. They are a miracle of God. Major Donald Hickey Major Darlene Strayer distress came to the Freedom Center. The only staff person available at As an officer I witness the awe - Major Donald Major Darlene that moment was an administrative some power of God and the mira - Hickey, 83, was Strayer, 94, was aide who spent time praying with cles He works every day, and I have promoted to promoted to her. And that’s all the woman want - the opportunity to be used by Him Glory on January Glory on ed—someone to listen and pray. in whatever way He chooses. I 18, 2019. January 5, 2019. Though it wasn’t in that staff per - wouldn’t want to spend my days— Dedicated to his Sure and stead - son’s job description and it took her or my life—any other way. calling, Donald fast in all she loved to share did, Darlene the gospel and lived to serve served joyfully. the Lord. She Donald attend - loved children, ed the Richmond, Ind., Corps from knitting and cro - infancy. He accepted Christ during a cheting, and was an avid Chicago The power of pie holiness meeting as a child and was Cubs fan. a junior and senior soldier, graduat - Saved as a young person in the ing corps cadets and attending youth Council Bluffs, Iowa, Corps, she was a junior and senior soldier, arnessing the events in the division. “Power of Pie,” the In 1954, Donald married his high graduated corps cadets and played trombone in the brass band. After HGrand Traverse school sweetheart, Hallie. They start - Pie Company part - ed a family before entering training completing high school, Darlene accepted God’s call to fulltime min - nered with The Salvation in 1959. They were commissioned in Army this winter to help 1960 with the “Great Hearts” session. istry. She entered training in 1944 and was commissioned in 1945 heat people’s homes The Hickeys served in corps, at the with the “Fearless” session, taking throughout Michigan as Booth Manor Residence in her first appointment as assistant thousands of individuals Minneapolis, Minn., and at territorial corps officer at the Omaha #4, and families struggled to headquarters, where Donald was Neb., Corps. pay their heating bills. The director of the conference center. unique fundraising effort They retired from leading the Throughout her officership, benefited the Eastern Canton, Ill., Corps in 1999. Darlene served in corps in South Michigan and Western Dakota and Nebraska and in the Michigan and Northern In retirement, Donald conducted Western Division finance depart - Indiana (WMNI) divisions. the junior and senior bands and led ment. She retired in 1989 from her Beginning on National Pie the weekly senior program at the final appointment as assistant Day, all 15 Grand Traverse Leesburg, Fla., Corps for nearly 20 finance secretary and nurses’ fel - Pie shops displayed the years. lowship secretary. iconic Salvation Army coun - He is survived by his children, She is survived by many nieces, tertop red kettles for three Donald, Les and Kimberly Hickey- nephews, great-nieces and great- days to collect donations, Eyler; seven grandchildren and 10 nephews, all of whom she loved which the company pledged great-grandchildren. and cherished. to match up to $10,000.