When The Salvation Army comes to town, we become a part of the community. We join your Rotary or Kiwanis Club and get to know you. We shop at the farmers’ market, watch the high school football game, and stop by the corner coffee shop for a cup of joe on the way to work.
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Update: March 10, 2010
Major Sheila Bradley was promoted to Glory earlier today with her family by her side. She now rests comfortably in the arms of Jesus, and for that we rejoice. Please continue to pray for her family and friends as they adjust to her loss. Thank you.
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There’s a wonderful woman suffering in the world-famous Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, California today who needs your prayers.
Major Sheila Bradley inspires some of the warmest tributes I’ve ever heard spoken of anyone. Her lovely Scottish brogue and kind words have seasoned many a life in her 50-plus years.
She’s had three forms of cancer and is now battling a new evil called graft vs. host disease, giving her burns and blisters over 95% of her body.
A Facebook Group has sprung up in the last few days to encourage people to pray for her daily at 3PM. Even if you don’t know Sheila, please click here to visit or join the group Bow the Knee – Pray for Sheila Bradley and find out how you can support her and her family in prayer.
Thank you.
Yves’ mother took him to the La Maison Du Bonheur children’s home in Port au Prince, Haiti when he was four years old because she was sick and like many Haitians, out of work too. She knew that The Salvation Army would be able to give him more than she could. While he lived at the children’s home, he was also enrolled in The Salvation Army school and was involved in one of our worship communities.
A canteen is a mobile kitchen about the size of a standard parcel delivery truck. It can be much bigger (or smaller) but typically, a canteen has a stove, a refrigerator, a sink, some cupboards and counters, and of course, a coffee maker. Frankly, I don’t think we could do disaster relief without coffee. The firefighters, police officers and other first responders would give us a blank stare if we pulled up in a canteen that couldn’t make coffee. But, I digress.
Major Evelyn Chavez winds up her stint as a hospital chaplain in Haiti this Saturday and will return to the US. She’s been such a faithful correspondent and has kept us up to date on what she’s been experiencing. Two weeks ago Major Chavez wrote to us about “Dusty,” a little boy – most likely an orphan – who was brought into the clinic for help. Here’s what she said:
Admit it; you spent hours watching videos on YouTube in ‘09! I know I did. In fact, some of the videos I watched were great stories about the fine work of The Salvation Army. And yes; some of the videos were about fuzzy kittens.
According to the experts, addicts and alcoholics rarely make a successful transition to sobriety without being willing and committed to change. Alaska’s new law – called Title 47 – is a pilot program that requires 30 days of treatment for those considered a danger to themselves, whether they want it or not.
Our Major Evelyn Chavez is a good correspondent! She makes time daily to write a short note about the day’s work during her deployment as a hospital chaplain in Haiti. The last couple of updates have had a common element; it seems she’s been playing a lot of “peek-a-boo” with the little ones in Haiti!
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