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Downtown Corps and pioneered the 614 Café abou
2. The 614 Café is very socially aware, serving fair tra
mugs to ensure ethically and environmentally sou
tices.
3. Jason Cannady, shown with CSM John Caslin, cam
after a long bout with addiction that threatened
now works in the café and is on the road to recover
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Martha Jewett, was re-envisioned for ministry throu
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Service to others is foundation of cafe ministry
The late radio show host, Paul Harvey, said the 614
Café that’s part of the St. Petersburg Downtown Corps
in Florida gives homeless men and women “a taste of
normalcy.”
At the 614 Café, the down-and-out are treated with
dignity; the 250 customers who frequent the café daily
are served in ceramic mugs. Café patrons get a tasty
snack, soft background music, comfortable chairs and a
hot cup of Joe – served up in a glass mug for free.
Not only does the glassware communicate that each
person is worthy of sitting down, relaxing and having a
conversation, but it also serves the environment by putting
less Styrofoam into landfills.
One of the fundamental beliefs of café operators and
downtown corps officers, Sergeants Cory and Laura
Harrison, is that the gospel must be conveyed holistically.
That means putting emphasis on social concerns
such as taking care of the environment and serving coffee
that is guaranteed fair-trade.
The downtown corps mission statement is “to see the
broken repaired, the hurting healed and the desperate
enjoying hope.”
Hope, healing and restoration are communicated
verbally when Cory shares a 10-minute morning devotional
for café customers. However, actions put a stamp
on his words because he and Laura haven’t just opened
a café that operates six days a week from 9-11:30 a.m.
They have also opened their home, 24/7.
“When we moved here, we realized there’s a population
of people for whom society thinks the answer is,
‘Get a job.’ People get a job and are fine for a few weeks
until the first paycheck goes to their addiction,” said
Cory.
The Harrisons’ solution is to invite addicts who are
serious about recovery to live with them, volunteer by
serving at the café, and attend Bible studies held at the
café after it closes at lunchtime.
“Addictions are self-centered; serving people is the
best thing you can do. Serve coffee to people who don’t
appreciate it or are in worse-off conditions than you are.
Jesus was about coming to serve, not being served,” he
said.
Jason Cannady was a week-and-a-half sober when
he came to the café. He had heard about it because he
was staying at the Salvation Army shelter in St. Petersburg.
He had attempted detox programs before, but
never succeeded. His wife had just left him, and he has
two children.
Cory posed a question, “What if you just decided
to detox from life Don’t get a job. Don’t find a house.
Come, live here. Embrace community because with
community comes accountability.”
Jason is now six months sober, volunteering at the
café, pursuing reconciliation with his wife and spending
more time with his children. He is also interested in
working full-time for The Salvation Army in the future.
“What we found in our community is it doesn’t work
to ask, ‘If you were to die tonight, would you go to
heaven’ Everybody at some point has made a commitment
in their life; they are saved as the church would
consider salvation, but they aren’t saved from selfishness,
pride, addiction. God created Jason to live a life of
freedom and service, and he wasn’t on that path. Now
he is. We’ve wrapped Christianity up into … What does
it mean to be saved right now That is where we challenge
people – are you living the life God wants you to
live today”
For Booth Jewett, one of several café interns from
within the U.S. and as far away as Italy and New Zealand,
living the life God called him to live wasn’t the issue. It
was finding an environment where he felt he could fulfill
that calling.
Although raised in the church and by Salvation Army
officer parents, Jewett became disenfranchised with
the church; he craved mission, but lost his way trying
to find it.
When he was invited to join the team working at the
café, Jewett began to find his faith again – in the church
and in The Salvation Army.
“This is a good example of how people in the church
can also be saved,” said Cory. “What if I’m not an addict
or I’m not homeless What if I am just disillusioned with
the church Catherine Booth said, ‘Christianity is heroism.’
What we do at our corps is provide people the opportunity
to do something bigger than ourselves.”
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A publication of
The Salvation Army
USA Southern
Territory
Volume 26, No. 5
March 31, 2009
Very
early
in the
morning
An Easter message by
General Shaw Clifton
T
he early morning is a strange time. It can
be filled with positive expectation or deep
apprehension. How are you, early in the
morning
The 15th chapter of Mark’s Gospel opens with the
words, Very early in the morning (New International
Version), and then goes on to tell us what took place
in those history-splitting pre-dawn moments. The
Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, had been arrested
in the night by Jerusalem temple guards who had
known where to find him because his close friend
and follower, Judas, had betrayed him for 30 pieces
of silver. His yet more trusted friend, Peter, had
openly denied even knowing him. The High Priest
in Jerusalem questioned Jesus in public, and judicial
condemnation soon followed.
“Very early in the morning,” Jesus, your Savior and
mine, was handed over to the Roman occupying forces
for final judgment. The governor, Pilate, interrogated
Jesus but could extract no replies. Jesus was like an
innocent, defenseless lamb led to the slaughter. By this
stage he did not even open his mouth to speak. Urged
on by the early morning crowd, Pilate delivered Jesus
to the executioners. To curry favor with the subjugated
but volatile citizens, the governor then released from
prison a known killer, their compatriot, Barabbas.
All of this “early morning” action was but a
precursor to Golgotha, the place where Jesus would
die. They mocked and abused him first. They thrust
a crown made of long thorny spikes onto his sacred
forehead. They offered him sarcastic homage. Then
came history’s most tragic, poignant walk – all the
way, outside the city walls, to Golgotha on Calvary
Hill. There, with two common thieves, Jesus was
put to death by crucifixion, a cruel and exceptional
punishment by today’s standards. They hammered
nails into his hands and feet, then raised him up
on the cross to hang in slow suffocation as his body
slumped downward. At the very end, six hours later,
he muttered words to his Father in Heaven asking
forgiveness for his persecutors.
“Very early in the morning” is a good time to
ponder these events. Jesus himself was accustomed to
rising early in the morning to seek out the presence
and the face of God the Father.
Pre-dawn, for some, is a time for dubious deeds. It
was like that for the arresting guards and their masters.
It was as though their plotting needed to be done in
secret and completed in a hurry. The goodness of Jesus
was to them a threat, not a blessing.
How do you see it all In the stillness and objectivity
that come “very early in the morning,” how does it
all look to you Do the events of that night and the
next day, as recorded in the Scriptures, arouse your
emotions Do you feel the ugliness and injustice of it
Do you feel the tragedy and pity of it Yet at the same
time there is another dimension to our responses, a
subtle sense of gratitude that it happened, a growing
sensation deep within, witnessing to our personal
realization that Jesus knew exactly what he was doing.
He faced it all with determination – for our sakes! It
was all out of holy love for the fallen human race!
“Very early in the morning” we begin to see also
the growing light of a new dawn. It is the glow of the
Resurrection morning and the empty tomb. Calvary
was a beginning – not an ending!
It is good to come to Calvary early in the morning.
It is always good to come to the Lord early in the day,
each and every day. Now, our Risen and Ascended
Lord awaits our approach, and a smile of loving
approval comes early to his face. I pray that his smile
and his forgiveness may rest upon each one of us this
Good Friday and this Easter Day.
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Dead men walking
March 31, 2009
The mourning light
Blessed are those who mourn: for they will be
comforted (Matthew 5:4).
I walked a mile with Pleasure
She chattered all the way,
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow,
And ne’er a word said she,
But, oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked my way.
- Robert Browning Hamilton
When Matthew recorded what Jesus said, he used
the strongest word available in the Greek language
for grief. This is not passing sadness but deep soul
wrenching. How can such be called blessed
The mystery of grief has plagued the generations.
But heartache is absolutely unavoidable. While you
may feel no sorrow now, just wait. It’s coming.
Sometimes Christians think that they ought to
be spared sadness and grief. But the Bible teaches
something quite different. First of all, it promises that
we most assuredly will suffer grief. It counsels us to
listen when it comes. What the writer of Ecclesiastes
says is instructive: It is better to go to a house of
mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death
is the destiny of every man; the living should take this
to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad
face is good for the heart. The heart of the wise is in
the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the
house of pleasure (7:2-4). When sorrow comes, look
for the what instead of the why. The why can hardly
be answered this side of Heaven. What God can teach
us in the house of mourning is far more important
than for us wondering why sorrow has come.
Beyond the normal place of mourning in our lives,
this verse speaks of mourning in a spiritual sense. It is
the kind of mourning that exists because our hearts
are moved by the suffering in the world. We see what
happens to unsuspecting victims in consequence of
the sins of others. The drunk driver who kills a high
school student, the random murderer who guns down
someone on the street, the rapist who demeans and
destroys his victim – these and more cause suffering
that baffles us. This is part of the high price of free
will. If we are able to choose good, we are also able
to choose evil. But evil doesn’t belong in God’s world,
and we are baffled when we see it fully expressed.
Jesus promises that our mourning will be
comforted. Our sorrow can open us to God’s
ministry through us, moving us to positive action.
Joni Eareckson Tada has taken a terrible tragedy and
through her loss God has used her to bless millions.
We can be comforted by the ministry of God’s
people to us. A few years ago I was battling cancer
and through the treatment found myself weaker
than I ever knew possible. In my weakness I saw the
beautiful ministry of others to me. It was a wonderful
comfort when I was powerless to repay.
Our tears have meaning for the redemption of the
world. Recall the story of William Booth, who met
with a young officer who was bitterly complaining
about his corps people. He had tried everything, he
said. The Founder looked at him and asked quietly,
“Have you tried tears”
Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will
return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him
(Psalm 126:5-6).
There is no one on the cross,
and there’s no one in the tomb;
Jesus is no longer dying and he’s
no longer dead! That, for me,
is the message every Easter as
born-again believers endure his
suffering and death and bask in the
euphoria of his Resurrection.
During Holy Week we will
examine scriptural accounts of
Christ’s suffering, death and burial – followed by the
celebration of life when Jesus burst forth from the
grave. All four Gospels attest to what happened on
Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
But one verse intrigues me every time I read
it. Matthew 27:52 records an incident during the
Crucifixion scene that usually goes overlooked in the
pathos of that day atop Mount Calvary. The tombs
broke open and the bodies of many holy people who
had died were raised to life (NIV).
Matthew is the only Gospel writer to record this
miracle, and obviously he believed this truth would
be of significance to his Hebrew readers. But the fact
By Major Frank Duracher
Southern Spirit staff
With “Steps In Time” as the theme to summarize
over 85 years of combined service as Salvation Army
officers, Majors Roy and Judy Ward received their
retirement certificate from Commissioner Max Feener,
Southern territorial commander. The program was
presided over by Commissioner Raymond A. Cooper
and Lt. Colonel Larry W. White.
Flagbearers for the event were: Major Alvin Smith
(session flag), Captain Cedric Middleton (Salvation
Army flag), Major Marshall Clary (honorary) and Cadet
James Dillingham (U.S. flag).
Roy was born and reared in Gastonia, N.C., living
in the same house from birth until he left home to
join the U.S. Air Force in 1961. Judy was born in
Fredericksburg, Va., to Salvation Army officer parents,
Ralph and Katherine Millsap, living in seven houses
until she left home to attend Salisbury State Teachers
College in Salisbury, Md., in 1963.
As a girl, Judy accepted Christ as her Savior in July
1951 at Camp Grandview in Jasper, Ga. Sunbeam
Camp was in session, and her mother was the assistant
Sunbeam leader of the Atlanta Temple Corps. Among
Judy’s most treasured memories is that of her mother
walking with her to the Mercy Seat, and kneeling
M A J O R F R A N K D U R A C H E R
is, it’s important to us all. We are so transfixed (and
rightly so!) on the center cross that we neglect to see
what was going on in nearby cemeteries. Imagine the
fright-tinged joy of families whose departed loved
ones later walked into their doors! There’s something
extraordinary about this Friday afternoon, isn’t there
You bet there is. This quiet phenomenon of “dead
men walking” is a precursor to Resurrection Morning
– a subtle miracle set backstage to the larger wonder
that the Son of God would go to the cross in the first
place. This is the Great News for you and me. Nothing
else comes close.
So, if you are dead in your sins … arise and serve a
Risen Savior!
Major Frank Duracher
Commissioner Max Feener presents the Certificate of Retirement to Majors Roy and Judy Ward.
RETIREMENT
honored
majors Roy and
Judy Ward
together to pray.
Roy was converted in 1962 while attending Smith/
Hurst Evangelistic Services at the Baltimore Temple
Corps. The corps officers were his sister and brotherin-law,
Majors Marshall and Barbara Clary, who had
been praying for Roy’s salvation for several years.
God answered their prayers with the conversion of
the rowdy airman, and Roy was enrolled as a senior
soldier in January 1963.
By that time Roy and Judy had met and fell in
love. They were married on June 13, 1964, and one
year later entered the Evangeline Booth College as
members of the Witnesses to the Faith session. They
were commissioned as lieutenants June 4, 1967.
Corps and staff appointments followed in seven
divisions for nearly the first half of their career. More
than the second half of their officership was spent
serving in the Adult Rehabilitation Command at
centers in Nashville, Tenn.; Dallas and Atlanta.
The Wards have two children, Jennifer (Craig)
Primm and Lieutenant Jay (Michele) Ward. They have
five grandchildren, with a sixth due in April.
Their address in retirement is: 203 Wagontree Ct.,
Dallas, N.C. 28034.

March 31, 2009 3
Paid in full
This is the Lenten season, and we in
the Church spend this time in personal
reflection and self-denial. During these
40 days that lead to Good Friday, we
contemplate the unimaginable love of God
for us, demonstrated through the sacrifice
of his only Son on the cross for our sins.
It is beyond comprehension. Through this one act, God
“paid in full” the debt for our sins. It is a gift of grace.
When I think of such love it gives me a picture of
who God is and his desire to have a relationship with us
through the works of grace in our lives. It is also a picture
of how we as his people are to live our lives: with grace.
Many years ago when our children were young and we
were poor, we visited my wife’s parents in Albuquerque,
N.M., where they were serving as corps officers. We were
having a struggle financially and borrowed $1,000 from
these dear people. It was just the help we needed at that
time. A repayment plan was agreed to and the first check
was sent a month later. About a week later we received
an envelope with that same check enclosed. It had a line
drawn through it with the words, “paid in full.” Love and
grace lived out by the simple stroke of a pen.
Simple acts of kindness or paying forward something
good that was done for us are ways that we can share
grace. However, grace is more than something we do, it is
who we are as Christians. Grace is God’s character – it is
not just what he does.
In “Grace is Not a Blue-Eyed Blond,” R. Lofton
Hudson writes, “It would seem … that grace is what
happens between two persons. It is one giving himself to
the other. It is responsibility to another. It is a distinctive
kind of relating. In a world of men turning their backs
F r o m M Y
PerspectivE
C O L O N E L T E R R Y G R I F F I N
on one another, exploiting one another, killing one
another, gossiping about one another, trying to possess
one another, and controlling one another, grace is one
person accepting and confronting another in freedom and
responsibility.”
He left his Father’s throne above,
So free, so infinite his grace,
Emptied himself of all but love
And bled for Adam’s helpless race,
‘Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For, O my God, it found out me.
Amazing love! How can it be
That thou, my God, shouldst die for me
From my perspective it is this daily living out of grace in
our lives that will make a difference in our world, and more
importantly, to the individual lives that you touch with your
grace. Let’s never forget the line drawn through the debt
of our sins, “paid in full,” and the difference it has made
in our lives.
But because of his great love for us, God who is rich in
mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead
in transgressions – it is by grace that you have been saved.
(Ephesians 2:4-5)
White
Hobgood
White appointed
personnel secretary,
Hobgood named
program secretary
Lt. Colonel Charles White has been
appointed territorial secretary for personnel
in an annoucement by Commissioner Max
Feener, territorial commander. White,
currently serving as territorial secretary for
program, will succeed Lt. Colonel Donald
Faulkner, who will retire along with his wife,
Lt. Colonel Marian Faulkner, in June.
Lt. Colonel Shirley White, now serving
as assistant territorial secretary for program,
has been appointed as the associate
secretary for personnel.
Major Edward Hobgood has been
appointed territorial secretary for
program, effective June 24, and Major
Kathryn Hobgood will be assistant territorial
secretary for program. Both will be
promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The Hobgoods currently serve in the
Florida Division as general secretary and
divisional secretary for women’s ministries.
Youngster’s compassion
was catalyst for new
Sallie House facility
Andrew Piazza, clutching his piggy
bank and tugging at his parents’
comforter, was earnest in his plea to
help children less fortunate than he. It
was the early morning of Christmas Eve,
and Andrew, 5, had awakened with a
strong feeling that help was needed,
and fast! So there commenced a truly
remarkable story.
Steve and Angela Piazza
acknowledged their son’s insistent cries
and headed to the toy store. After their
shopping spree, they set off for the one
orphanage they knew of in the Tampa
Bay area. It was closed when they
arrived. A policeman suggested they
try the Sallie House, a safe haven for
children exposed to domestic violence
and abusive family situations.
After they found Sallie House,
delivered the gifts and visited with
the children there, the Piazzas
returned home. On the way, Steve
Piazza discussed with his wife how
cramped and seemingly inadequate
the conditions were. They both agreed
that the Piazza family should offer more
help during the year.
The dedicated staff of Sallie House
is ready 24 hours a day, seven days a
week to provide abruptly displaced
children the care they need. In the
words of The Salvation Army’s director
of children services, “If child welfare
were a hospital, then Sallie House
would be the emergency room.”
Sallie House is a safe haven for
children up to 11 years of age who
have been removed from their
home because of abuse, neglect or
abandonment. Children may stay
there for only a few hours or as long
as several months – until they can be
safely reunited with parents, placed
with relatives, taken into a foster home
or adopted by a loving family. In the 18
years since it opened, Sallie House has
sheltered more than 1,600 children.
The St. Petersburg Area Command
asked Steve to become involved in
the effort to build a new Sallie House
and endow the program that was first
conceived by then area commander
Major Jim Farrell. He agreed and
was soon made the chairman of the
Sallie House capital campaign. Steve
Piazza quickly realized that the original
facility could no longer meet the high
standard of care The Salvation Army
is committed to delivering for these
children.
In early March, just over five years
since that memorable Christmas
Eve for the Piazza family, Steve was
sharing about his family’s life-changing
experience outside the main entrance
of the new Sallie House, just minutes
before Commissioner Max Feener,
Christopher Priest
(Top) Members of the community gathered to celebrate a new facility for the
Sallie House after 18 years. (Above, L-R) Bob Keelean, Commissioner Max
Feener, Major George Patterson and Bill Kent, advisory board chairman, cut
the ribbon at the dedication ceremony.
USA Southern territorial commander,
dedicated the property to the glory of
God.
Feener dedicated the Sallie House
before a large crowd of invited guests,
including divisional leaders Lt. Colonels
Vern and Martha Jewett, other DHQ
staff and Majors George and Holly
Patterson of St. Petersburg Area
Command. The building is dedicated
to Bob and Margaret Keelean. Bob
Keelean was acknowledged as the giver
of the largest single individual gift, made
in his wife’s memory.
“This is a place where (children)
are rescued, made safe, nurtured,
brought back to God,” Feener said in
his dedicatory address. He referred to
the scriptural definition of dedication
as a cleansing, setting something apart
for special use. This was certainly the
case with the opening of the new Sallie
House. As the ribbon was cut, the
territorial commander said that the new
Sallie House must offer the children a
place to be safe, loved and encouraged,
and a foundation that will enable them
to express their God-given potential.
Christopher Priest

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BROOKE
Turbyfill
Small miracles
The economic downturn almost blinded me to
life’s small miracles.
Thankfully, working for The Salvation Army has
done just the opposite – moved me back to a level of
faith that I had begun to question.
My husband recently lost his job along with the
other 8% of Americans out there. It wasn’t something
we expected, but I was impressed with how he
handled the news and even more encouraged by his
quickness to apply for unemployment benefits, dust
off his resume, apply for available positions and start
networking with our pastor, friends and family.
But as one week turned to two, and that turned
into a month, I found myself watching more
depressing news reports and reading less of the Bible.
My prayers went from, “Lord, I’m open to what you
have for us,” to “Alright, what do we need to do to get
him a job”
Notice the subject “we.” I hadn’t lost my job, but
I started to plant myself into the solution. Instead of
focusing on trusting God to lead my husband, my view
began to shrink.
I started imagining what I could do to “help” turn
our circumstances around. Maybe I could “help” my
husband network by talking to people about the job
loss. Maybe I could “help” him go back to school and
get the degree he wants.
Working here at territorial headquarters was a
daily reminder that I had better things to do – my job.
Part of my job is to assist with editing the Southern
Spirit. Stories about the faith of soldiers and officers
reminded me that my own had started to lag. Regular
Bible study became a priority again, so I enrolled in a
women’s study through my church.
I also kept meeting my walking program friends.
Some co-workers told me they were praying for my
family; others reminded me to stick with my goals and
not get derailed. Human Resources staff was quick to
answer all my questions about changes in insurance.
My interactions with co-workers encouraged me
as Paul encouraged the Galatians, Let us not become
weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will
reap a harvest if we do not give up (6:9).
I’ve realized that not much in life has changed. I
still have a loving husband and family, encouraging
friends and co-workers and faith to sustain me.
Everyday actions like editing a column or reading
the latest War Cry have been a familiar oasis in what
otherwise could have been a parched season of life.
I was once a missionary overseas, so I have
experienced dramatic miracles of provision: thousands
of dollars simply “appearing” in my bank account;
timely anonymous gifts; Scriptures that led me in new
directions and words from perfect strangers as if they
knew me better than God himself did.
So after my husband’s job loss, I expected miracles
of gargantuan proportions. However, as time unfolds,
the miracles I see are a strand of small moments in my
workplace that reveal God’s faithfulness.
Even in instances of doubt, God’s grace is evident
in my office. Recently, I read an article by one of the
regular War Cry contributors. Brooke Keith wrote,
“We can’t rush His voice… Stop trying to figure it all
out. Don’t get so burnt out on details that you are too
exhausted to praise, to pray, to live.”
Keith summarized in a few sentences the everyday
miracles I’ve been experiencing. Through a simple
routine of working at The Salvation Army, I have
found God’s provision to be plenty.
Neighbors
help Army
recover in
Galveston
Almost six months to the day
after Hurricane Ike battered the
Texas Gulf Coast, all doors to
The Salvation Army of Galveston
County are officially open. But
though The Salvation Army
building on Galveston Island was
inundated with five feet of water
and debris from the September
storm, the Galveston command
continued providing assistance to
the community – even without a
fully-functioning building.
When it was discovered that
everything on the first floor of
the building was a complete loss,
including the chapel, classrooms,
offices, computer lab, thrift store
and storage warehouse, Major Elda
Flores, Salvation Army corps officer
in Galveston, quickly set up a
work area in the building’s parking
lot where she began providing
the assistance the community so
desperately needed.
Community organizations like
the Junior League of Galveston
County have had an immense
impact on The Salvation Army’s
ability to recover. After ringing
bells at Christmas, the 2009 Junior
League provisional class chose
The Salvation Army as its official
Donations to The Salvation Army’s iconic red
kettles set a new national record of $130 million in
2008, surpassing the previous record of $118 million
set in 2007. The $130 million raised represents a 10%
growth in donations year-over-year – the largest oneyear
jump since 1997.
Geographically, the Army saw large increases in
donations to its kettles in the Eastern and Southern
territories, by 19 percent and 12 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Western and Central territories
experienced giving increases between 5 and 7
percent. The Army’s overall national growth in spite
of the ongoing economic downturn is attributed to
the continuous generosity of the American people,
a large breadth of corporate partnerships and the
greater application of innovative tech-based approach
to fundraising.
“We know that Americans always give more in
time of need, so we were confident that they would
again respond to the call with an outstanding show of
generosity. We thank all the donors, volunteers and
corporate partners for their contributions and stand
resolute in our mission to serve those who need it
most,” said Commissioner Israel L. Gaither, National
Commander. “The Red Kettle campaign is stronger
than ever as it must be during these challenging
times.”
Notably, donations to red kettles at Wal-Mart
and Sam’s Club stores accounted for more than $34
million or 26 percent of the total raised. Following a
$1.25 million grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation,
March 31, 2009
Major Elda Flores is shown at her temporary desk in the parking lot
at the Galveston Corps.
volunteer project. Dedicating
more than 400 hours of volunteer
work, the Junior League hosted
a reopening and ribbon-cutting
ceremony for the thrift store on
March 14.
“The generous support The
Salvation Army of Galveston has
received is incredible,” said Major
James Taylor, Texas divisional
secretary. “It is only through such
generosity that The Salvation Army
is able to turn around and assist
others in this community.”
Close to $900 was raised the
first day the store opened its doors,
and more than $2,000 came in the
second day, making clear the need
that remains on Galveston Island.
The Salvation Army’s social
services and administrative offices
have been permanently relocated
to the building’s second floor,
and while worship services took
place temporarily in a makeshift
chapel on the second floor, the first
services were held in the newly
reconstructed first floor chapel at
the beginning of February.
The Salvation Army Center
of Hope shelter also reopened
on March 2, helping to alleviate
the need of the area homeless
population that has increased fourfold
since September.
“Galveston is our home too,
and we will continue to do all that
we can to help get this community
back on its feet again,” Flores said.
Angela Best
Despite tough economic conditions,
2008 Kettle donations rose by 10%
Wal-Mart stores and Sam’s Club locations hosted bell
ringers and red kettles on Nov. 8 for a pre-campaign
“special day of giving” to give extra support to local
communities facing tough economic times.
“In these tough economic times, we have set
out to help address unmet, immediate needs in
the communities that we serve. Because of this
commitment, our partnership with The Salvation Army
has become more important than ever,” said Margaret
McKenna, president of the Wal-Mart Foundation. “We
are committed to making charitable contributions that
have an impact, and are proud that our customers are
willing to donate to the Red Kettle campaign and help
their neighbors make ends meet.”
To help spur donations in 2008, The Salvation
Army offered new tech-savvy ways to give. The Army
tested cashless red kettles in Denver and Dallas
that made it possible to donate via credit or debit
card. Also, several locations piloted a text messaging
service that allowed cell phone users to contribute
via their phone bills. Internet giving, meanwhile, rose
an impressive 28 percent this year for a total of $10
million during Christmas.
“This year we reached a new generation of donors
we’ve never been able to reach before through the
use of high-tech tools like cashless kettles, the Online
Red Kettle, and the iPhone,” Gaither said. “We also
started using social networking sites like Facebook
and Twitter, which allows friends and family of our
supporters to donate more easily than years past via
the Internet.”

March 31, 2009 7
‘Worthy’ Conference
targets community ties
Stressing the worthiness of Jesus as Lord and our own worth to him
as servants and co-workers, soldiers of the Lawrenceville Corps were
led in their first WORTHY Conference. Colonel Birgitte Brekke was
the featured guest for the weekend’s workshops, community outreach
exercises, and worship services. Brekke is shown being “interviewed”
by Captain Anne Westmoreland as a means of introducing
Brekke to the corps family at the start of the conference. “This
weekend is important to our corps because we want to reach out to
our community in a new and fresh way,” Westmoreland said. “Our
focus here is to create an integration of our social service, community
care, worship, and evangelism.” Brekke is currently appointed to
International Headquarters as organizer of the World Youth Convention
to be held in Stockholm, Sweden in 2010.
Midwest Food Bank
a valuable partner
Midwest Food Bank (MFB), a faith-based, nondenominational
nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization,
was started in 2003 when the Kieser family began
providing food out of a building on their family farm.
MFB began by serving about 10 food pantries in
McLean County, Ill. Today they serve approximately
500 organizations across the Midwest. The food given
out each month now reaches over 100,000 people.
After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in
2005, Midwest Food Bank decided to help. Just days
after the storm hit, MFB took the first load of food
and supplies to Hattiesburg, Miss. The Salvation Army
asked them to bring 10 more loads to meet the needs
of the populace. By June, 2007, 130 loads of food and
supplies had been sent to the Gulf Coast.
“The amount of food we distribute has steadily
grown over the years as we strive to fight hunger,”
said David Keiser, founder and president of
Midwest Food Bank. “We receive donated food
from food manufacturers, distributors, grocers,
community and organizational food drives and from
individual donations of food and money. Today, we
distribute over $1 million in food each month.”
Nearly all contributions go directly towards
program expenses by utilizing volunteers. MFB has
a small staff and operations would not be possible
without the hundreds of committed volunteers.
Midwest Food Bank is a spiritually-directed
community organization consisting of hundreds of
volunteers, generous donors, and corporate partners,
all operating to serve those in need.
The Salvation Army began its partnership with
Midwest Food Bank after Hurricane Katrina. During
that time, MFB delivered 130,000 food boxes to the
Gulf Coast for The Salvation Army to distribute. Since
then, Midwest has delivered hundreds of thousands
of food boxes throughout the country for disasters
including the Midwest floods and California wildfires,
as well as during the heavy 2008 hurricane season.
The Salvation Army could not be on the ground and
delivering food boxes to injured communities without
the help of this very important partner agency! We in
the Emergency Disaster Services Department praise
God for the hearts at Midwest Food Bank.
Judith Rowland
Territorial Disaster Services Department
Music publications and marketing specialist
Southern Territorial Headquarters
Atlanta, Ga.
Plans, develops and monitors the origination of
Salvation Army music publications and recordings
within the Southern Territory that promote value and
give equal recognition to a range of cultural styles for
worship and evangelism; composes and/or arranges
instrumental and vocal compositions and arrangements
for The Salvation Army; promotes/markets Southern
Territory recordings and represents the department at
marketing events; provides training for worship leaders
in musical and spiritual preparedness; assists in writing
articles on the renewal of worship through music; serves
as a Territorial Music Committee member; assists with
the ministry of the Territorial Band and Songsters and
Territorial Worship Team.
Knowledge of: music publishing; camera-ready music
origination procedures; U.S. laws, rules and regulations
governing music copyright; and the principles and
practices of general supervision and management.
Ability to use Finale for production of camera-ready
music origination and to learn and maintain a current
knowledge of The Salvation Army’s mission and
doctrine. Skills in performing and teaching music.
To view the detailed job description, please visit our
careers website at www.salvationarmycareers.org
(job ID: 55256) or contact Debra Elder, Recruitment
Manager - Southern Territory Headquarters at
404.728.6700, ext. 561.
Performing arts coordinator
Kerrville, Texas
The Salvation Army is accepting applications for a
performing arts coordinator to direct all performing
arts programs and services within the facility, including
but not limited to music, dance and theater. Reports
directly to the program director. Coordinator will hire,
manage and schedule the performing arts program
instructors and part-time staff associated with the
program and facility operations and administer specific
facility policies and procedures. Designs, develops and
conducts in-service training programs for volunteers and
performing arts staff. The position has responsibility for
the development and administration of the performing
arts budget. A degree in performing arts or related
field and two years’ experience is necessary. Salary will
be $475-$575 weekly. Applicants may apply online
at www.salvationarmycareers.org. If you have any
questions please call Judy Johnston at 830-257-3620.
Salvation Army mission specialist
Melbourne, Fla.
The Melbourne Corps is seeking someone to serve as a
liaison between the corps and the Social Services office/
Women’s and Children’s Shelter. The SAMS worker:
provides concentrated mission support for the corps;
plans and coordinates inreach and outreach programs
as well as corps special events; creates and implements
opportunities for developing Salvationists through
service; maintains presence in the local community in
to build personal relationships and increase awareness
of corps programs; plans and conducts Bible studies,
outreach Sundays and community events in an effort to
build a bridge from community programs to the corps.
High school diploma or GED and three years’ experience
in mission work or program development in a church
or corps setting required.
For more information or to apply, contact Tim_
Williford@uss.salvationarmy.org or Denise_Williford@
uss.salvationarmy.org.
Divisional creative arts director
Florida Divisional Headquarters
Lutz, Fla.
Plans, administers and conducts various creative arts
seminars, institutes, conferences, etc.; establishes and
maintains at least one divisional arts group; establishes
and maintains at least three regional arts groups;
travels throughout the division to assist local corps in
developing creative arts programs; trains leaders to
take over established groups; teaches drama, mime,
dance, puppetry classes; performs vocally and/or
instrumentally in various music programs; maintains
the divisional library of creative arts resources and
materials; performs general office duties, including
preparing and distributing correspondence; maintains
mailing list of divisional creative arts leaders and the
divisional arts groups.
Minimum requirements for the position: bachelor’s
degree or diploma from an accredited college or
university in drama, dance, music or a related field;
and two years’ experience developing, conducting,
and participating in creative arts programs, preferably
with The Salvation Army.
For more information, please contact Michelle Frank,
recruitment coordinator, at 813-383-5682 or to apply,
please forward your resume via email to michelle_
frank@uss.salvationarmy.org or via fax (813-383-
5776).

One of the central declarations of our Territorial
Mission Statement is that Salvationists of the Southern
Territory are committed to “love inclusively.” That commitment
affects how we live out our mission on many
levels, but none is more essential and timely than how
we live inclusively within the cultural diversity of our
communities.
Due to a relatively recent influx of diversity into the
southeastern U.S., the Southern Territory is now rich in
cultural and ethnic expressions. For this reason, our territorial
leadership has given prayerful consideration to
how God’s Spirit would lead us forward to embrace all
men and women equally in our ministry. The territorial
commander commissioned an ad hoc committee to report
on the present reality of multicultural ministry and
make recommendations to implement the broadest and
most decisive plan for the formation of corps that reflect
the dynamic of Kingdom culture.
Following the submission of the ad hoc committee
report, it was agreed that officers making up the Territorial
Executive Council should be the first to undergo a
cultural-sensitivity awareness training. Dr. James Waller,
a professor from Whitworth College and noted writer and
speaker on racism and prejudice in America, will lead the
training.
With this heart-opening understanding, God’s direction
for the territory began to take shape. Emerging
from the report was a vision infused with energy and apprehension.
The energy was created by its rightness and
timeliness, while the apprehension was caused by the
challenge of moving the territory from the present reality
to a more accurate expression of God’s eternal mission.
That vision, the model for the Southern Territory, is
named “interculturalism.” It is a vision of a Salvation
Army ministry that reflects diversity in every expression
of its Kingdom-building. While affirming cultural
distinctives, interculturalism lifts up the highest ideals
of Kingdom culture, making corps more receptive to all
cultures and challenging corps to fully reflect the cultures
of the surrounding community.
More importantly, interculturalism is a description of
disciple-making that will enable Kingdom-enriched programs
to evolve. It is the goal to which all corps should
be striving. As the majority of Southern corps are shaped
by the more long-standing Anglo/European cultures, the
most significant goal will be for those corps to overcome
the fear of losing their identity as they transition to the
more contemporary reality of diversity.
As new first-generation immigrants continue to
make their way to the South, ministries geared to those
immigrants will continue to be needed. Some corps must
be focused on the unique needs of this group of people
– a sense of belonging, learning English and becoming
familiar with the American way of life. First-Generation
corps would serve as a “first step” to interculturalism,
intentionally moving in that direction.
The most immediate challenge to interculturalism
within the territory will come as corps with a distinct
mono-cultural identity begin to embrace the intercultural
model. This will be equally as challenging for Korean,
Laotian, Haitian or Hispanic corps as it will be for Anglo/European
corps. Healthy and growing mono-ethnic
congregations will initially see little value in taking measures
which might “disturb” the cultural identity of their
make-up. Most of us enjoy having fellowship with those
most like us, so the thought of creating an inclusive fellowship
can, at first, be seen as a threat. Yet, if that is
what we believe heaven’s fellowship will be like, as described
in Revelation, we must work toward that reality
on earth.
We believe that this concern and many others can
only be alleviated by the mandate Paul shared with the
churches in the Roman world 2,000 years ago:
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement
give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you
follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth
you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted
you, in order to bring praise to God. (Romans 15:5-7)
Realizing that this move forward will bring about
some deep change in thinking, structure and practice,
territorial leadership understands that the intercultural
model must be implemented over time to foster awareness,
training, adaptation, adjustments and celebration.
For this reason, we now introduce some key building
blocks and ask officers and soldiers alike to study and
pray over them. Then, each corps will need to evaluate
and assess their readiness to embrace interculturalism.
Some corps will be ready for this challenge immediately
– in fact, several corps are already intercultural corps.
Others will find this step quite a transition and will need
to overcome many present deterrents. Therefore, territorial
leadership encourages all corps/centers to begin the
process no matter how close to or far from the intercultural
model a particular corps/center finds itself.

Objective 1:
The Seven Milestones of an Intercultural Corps
Realizing that corps would benefit from a helpful model
to direct them in their desire to become more intercultural,
the following model is adopted for corps use:
1. The corps officer(s) and associate officer(s) must
first embrace interculturalism by undergoing training to
broaden their cultural sensitivity to understand the causes
of prejudice.
2. Local leaders should be given opportunity to come
on board through a process of understanding the key role
corps leadership play in implementing interculturalism.
3. The majority of the congregation will then need to be
trained and educated on the core values of Kingdom culture
culminating in a willingness to implement interculturalism.
4. As a course of professional development, employees
will receive cultural awareness training to better enable
them to serve all people.
5. To better connect with the community, corps volunteers
will reflect the ethnic make-up of those being served,
even among our advisory organizations.
6. Through intentional recruitment and orientation, the
corps will develop an intercultural leadership team, one
where all leaders practice interculturalism.
7. The final indicator of an intercultural corps will be that
the very act of worship unites all cultures as one body in
theology and expression.
Objective 2:
Intercultural Development Evaluation
Each corps should intentionally move forward in reaching
out to its community by ensuring that its congregation
is a reflection of the neighborhood. This will be discovered
through gathering demographic information and reviewed
each year in the appropriate section of the corps
congregation evaluation and planning worksheets. More
emphasis will be given to this area at the annual reviews.
Likewise, territorial leadership will address progress
within a division with the DHQ team at the annual program
review.
Objective 3:
Intercultural Leadership
Through cultural competency, leaders who have caught
the vision of interculturalism will be empowered to bring
the vision to reality. Officers will be consulted at each
ministry competency review as to whether they have
demonstrated skills in cultural competency. Local officers
will routinely be affirmed for strides toward cultural
awareness at the divisional local officer training events.
All levels of committees and councils at corps, DHQ
and THQ will reflect a representation of diversity and will
be populated with individuals who have achieved recognition
for their understanding of and appreciation for
cultural diversity. Eventually, the Territorial Executive
Council will more accurately reflect the diversity of the
territory.
Objective 4:
Intercultural programs
As corps programs are the building blocks of corps
mission, a re-evaluation of current programs, both youth
and adult, will be undertaken to implement intercultural
strategies. Outreach which respects cultural identity will
be a component of every program design. New programs
will be designed which will address intercultural emphasis
not currently targeted.
This enhanced program progression will be modeled
in adult, youth and children’s ministries. Camps, rallies,
institutes, conferences and councils will all demonstrate
more sensitivity to the broad make-up of program constituents.
Objective 5:
Intercultural Training and Education
All territorial training services will develop intercultural
education courses (or utilize existing ones) to equip and
encourage all officers, cadets, soldiers and local officers
to understand the values of Kingdom culture, pooling together
a wide range of gifted presenters and trainers from
inside and outside the territory.
The Evangeline Booth College will spearhead this objective
– to cadets through the School for Officer Training,
to soldiers and local officers through the School for
Continuing Education and to present officers through the
School for Leadership Development.
Territorial-, divisional-, regional- and corps-based
training will be needed over time to effectively provide
awareness for all Salvationists in the territory.
Objective 6:
Intercultural Worship
Emphasis will be placed on territorial resources for
worship and preaching to provide corps-friendly materials
which can be used to aid a congregation move toward
intercultural worship. Language aids and translations will
be offered in side-by-side format so that new immigrants
can more easily learn English.
Territorial and divisional worship gatherings will model
intercultural worship so that the pace toward intercultural
worship is reinforced.
Objective 7:
Territorial and Divisional Intercultural Councils
To continually maintain focus on attaining Kingdom
culture throughout the territory, a steering council will
be formed on the territorial level and correspondingly on
the divisional levels. The Territorial Council will evaluate
progress made and report to the Territorial Executive
Council so that appropriate benchmarks can be set
for next steps to implement the Territorial Strategy. Divisional
leaders will meet with the respective divisional
councils to evaluate progress within the corps and to set
appropriate benchmarks for the next timeframe.
It is acknowledged that some divisions are further along
toward interculturalism than are others, so the criteria for
progress will vary. Some aspects of the Intercultural Mandate
will take years for certain corps to attain, while others
are already on board.
We ask each corps to receive this information with a
spiritual hunger and thirst to discern what God the Holy
Spirit is revealing to us all through this challenging initiative.
A Kingdom culture will only be attained in each
corps where Kingdom disciples are both humble and courageous.
Our Lord Jesus Christ desires that all should be
saved, as the Scripture teaches, so there can be no turning
away of any person because they do not fit the right mold.
If we are ever to attain genuine Christian unity, it will take
all of us praying for the mind of Christ, who believed that
equality with God was not something to be grasped but
became one of us to show us the way to God.
We are confident that all Salvationists in the territory
will begin to take the necessary steps to move forward.
Routine communication will be provided to you over the
next few years, and we wait anxiously to hear your testimonies
of how God will break down cultural barriers and
bring a renewed sense of unity and peace.

Mandate for Interculturalism
With the enabling resolve of God’s Holy
Spirit,
“The Salvationists of the Southern Territory
determine to make disciples from all nations as
well as from all communities within our nation.
We commit ourselves with renewed spiritual vitality
to lift up the highest ideals of Kingdom
culture, while still affirming cultural distinctives.
In such an environment, we believe that
any particular person will feel drawn to join the
fellowship of a particular corps, no matter what
their primary culture. We are willing to make
adaptations to our worship, our education, our
pastoral care, our outreach, our service so that
the over-arching Kingdom values open the arms
of our fellowship for genuine inclusiveness. We
will guard our Salvationist distinctives which
validate God’s purpose for raising up the Salvation
Army and sustain it for the future. We will
seek to be more culturally sensitive to all groups
of people initially unfamiliar to us. Through
awareness and education, we will strive to become
more culturally competent so that the silos
of separation are brought down.
Accepting this challenge, we determine to
create corps congregations which will embrace
interculturalism as a model for Kingdom-living
and disciple-making. From our leadership teams
to our youngest junior soldiers, we will model
“inclusive love” by laying aside self-interest for
the difficult challenge of mutual well-being and
respect. Every voice will matter, every opinion
will be valued, every gift will be utilized, every
custom will be noted, every servant will serve.