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 38, Number 3 March 2008 New beacon of hope shines in Kansas City here’s a new beacon of service for its new Harbor Light hope shining in the Village in Kansas City, Kan. More Midwest! The Salvation than 500 people attended the ser - Army recently held a com - vice, held inside the chapel of the “The Salvation Army is pleased to beautiful facility. I know this won - T be dedicating this building to God derful campus is going to do great munity celebration and dedication new corps community center. and to acknowledge all those who things for the community.” The helped make this day possible,” said Salvation Army also received con - Lt. Colonel Ted Dalberg, Kansas and gratulatory letters from U.S. Western Missouri divisional com - Senators Sam Brownback and Pat mander. “This project has taken Roberts of Kansas, Kansas Governor many years and the support of many Kathleen Sebelius and President people to become a reality.” George W. Bush. Commissioner Ken Baillie, territo - The Chicago Staff Band (CSB), led rial commander, delivered the dedi - by Bandmaster William Himes, per - catory address. He said The formed several songs at the event, Salvation Army’s mission is to min - including “God Bless America” and ister to the body, mind and spirit, “Bless this Campus.” The previous declaring, “There is no one who is so evening, the CSB performed a patri - far down that the grace of God can’t otic concert with the Kansas City reach them.” Symphony called “Unite Us in Among those attending the cere - Music” which was attended by 700 mony was U. S. Representative people. Dennis Moore who represents The $12.5 million dollar Harbor Kansas City, Kan., in Congress. “I Light Village complex, dedicated to Territorial leaders Commissioners Ken and Joy Baillie; Divisional Commander Lt. Colonel am proud to be here today to see this the Glory of God and the service of Ted Dalberg; Mark Holland, Wyandotte County commissioner-at-large, and his son Gabriel; Majors Lynda and Stan Magoon, Wyandotte County administrator and associate administra - Continued on page 2 tor; and Art Collins, Kansas City, Kan., Advisory Council chair. By His wounds we are healed Salvation Army ministers on NIU campus after deadly shooting by General Shaw Clifton Many of you reading this are aware of it. You serve HO among well, but can grow corps officers in DeKalb, Ill., have a us does not he Salvation Army immedi - weary. You work hard, vital ministry on the NIU campus need heal - ately responded on but can grow tired. You and were a comfort to many stu - ing? Which February 14th after a gun - W give of yourself sacrifi - man entered a lecture hall dents dealing with the horrors that of us is perfectly whole? T cially for others, but the occurred on campus. A prayer ser - Where is the one with on the Northern Illinois University results can seem small. vice was held at the DeKalb Corps, no need of a Savior? (NIU) campus in DeKalb, Ill., and and prayer rooms were made avail - The first step toward God sees it all. More opened fire, killing five people and able to students throughout the healing is to recognize than that, our Savior has injuring at least 15 others before night. our need. Yet how often experienced it for him - killing himself. Salvation Army our pride gets in the self. In the person of emergency disaster services person - “We have been flooded with way and we struggle on wound - Jesus Christ we find a Savior who is nel worked with university police to prayers from all over the territory ed, our vitality quietly seeping the Wounded Healer. Those provide support and emotional and which is one of the greatest tools we away and our effectiveness for resounding, passionate, moving spiritual care to law enforcement possess as servants of the Most High the Kingdom compromised. verses found in the book of the officials and students. God. I am blessed to report that God prophet Isaiah, chapter 53, speak to in His awesome wisdom had pre - The Salvation Army consists of Meals, beverages and refresh - us still today: “He had no beauty or pared our corps for this tragedy,” soldiers of Christ working tirelessly ments were served from a canteen majesty...He was despised and said Captain Alex Norton. According for God’s Kingdom of purity, love on site. In addition, officers trained rejected by men, a man of sorrows, to the captain, the corps which and light. The work takes its toll. in critical incident stress manage - and familiar with suffering...and we ment provided comfort to law includes 40 students had embarked The fighting can be hard. Inevitably esteemed him not. Surely he took up there will be wounds along the way. enforcement officials and students. Captains Alex and Aimee Norton, Continued on page 12 Continued on page 12 THE SALVATION ARMY Non-Profit Org. 10 W. Algonquin Road U.S. POSTAGE Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 PAID Permit No. 5173 Chicago, Illinois Moving? Send the attached label with your correction to: Circulation Manager, 10 W. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 2 Observer or participant? by Lt. Colonel Mickey McLaren Secretary for Business Administration y wife injured her knee to go down or which item should go sized again to me the importance of exiting the car as we in the cart. My philosophy was “just being involved in all aspects of living were dropped off at the pick one.” There are a million cans an excellent manner. I wondered and worshiping as God intended. Mairport for a trip to of soup, so just pick one. The same what the problem was. James 1:22-25 (NAB): “Be doers of Florida. Arriving at our destination, for cereal, bread, meat, etc… I My curiosity was peaked, so while the word and not hearers only, we headed to the emergency room found all the items on my list, plus a I participated I consciously noticed deluding yourselves. For if anyone is where an x-ray revealed nothing was few other “essentials” like snacks, others during the rest of the service. a hearer of the word and not a doer, broken except our vacation plans as and proudly went home from my Though none of us really spends he is like a man who looks at his she couldn’t walk well. shopping expedition. enough time talking to God, some own face in a mirror. He sees him - When we arrived back home my Yesterday in the Sunday morning people didn’t join in the prayer. self, then goes off and promptly for - wife made a shopping list, and I worship service, I couldn’t help but During the offering, others did not gets what he looked like. But the one “volunteered” to go to the store. notice how many people really did - offer back to God even a token of who peers into the perfect law of Now I have done a great deal of gro - n’t participate. It began with some the blessings He has given us. A ser - freedom and perseveres, and is not a cery shopping in my time, but I was beautiful worship choruses, but mon citing God’s Word and our hearer who forgets but a doer who always an observer, not a partici - some people were not singing. The “hard hearts” gave instructions acts, such a one shall be blessed in pant. I pushed the cart from aisle to words were on the screen; the music about God’s intention for our lives; what he does.” aisle, but I didn’t decide which aisle was easy to follow. We were led in yet a few people seemed not to pay Be a participant not an observer. attention. This experience empha - Journaling the journey New beacon of hope Continued from page 1 humanity, con - t is difficult to face our true solidates most emotions and feelings. We often of the try to push them aside or mask Salvation Ithem. Many men who come to Army’s opera - adult rehabilitation centers (ARC) tions into one for help have turned to drugs and location. There alcohol as an escape. Part of the pro - are three gram’s healing process involves indi - buildings vidual and group counseling. The including the corps community cen - Programs offered will include men are asked to honestly journal, ter, which is led by Captains detoxification, treatment, outpatient often helping them face the past so Eduardo and Elvira Vasquez, and counseling, reintegration and recre - they can positively move into the features a chapel as well as class - ation. Of the 112 beds in the recov - future. rooms, a gymnasium, exercise rooms ery center, 47 will be dedicated for Journaling has been used by ARCs and a computer lab. homeless military veterans. Some of for a number of years and is intend - The Virginia Harding Center for the program’s funding comes from ed to promote positive lifestyle Homeless Services, named after a the Department of Veterans Affairs. change. Recently, the journals have longtime member of the Kansas The Salvation Army is utilizing been redesigned to be more user City, Kan., Advisory Board, is a 16- only a little over half of the 11 acres friendly, interactive and have a bed emergency facility to accommo - of property it acquired for the new stronger presence of scripture.