substantially by absorbing Scripture and doing
Bible studies, listening to the Lord.
calling us to full-time ministry, but we couldn't
see how. We continued to pray, "What will you
have for us Lord?"
were looking for board members locally. One was
The Salvation Army. I knew very little about the
Army, so I decided to inquire more deeply and
wound up having breakfast one morning with Lt.
Colonel Guy Klemanski. That led me to tell him,
"I know more about the Army now. Sign me up
for the advisory board. However, I don't want to
be another name on the letterhead. My wife and
I want to do something." We joined up with the
Heart-to-Heart ministry, volunteering every
Saturday night for two consecutive years at the
canteen that went around to feed people in need
on weekends. That was our date night. We
started sharing the opportunity with our neigh-
bors and friends at church. We became the sched-
ulers rather than the doers. We moved on to
more family-based work to help people with their
utility bills, getting them signed up for "Christ-
mas Cheer" and other programs. I became more
deeply engaged with the local Central Ohio Advi-
sory Board. My work became less on the street,
which I loved, and more at the advisory board level.
my first meeting in St. Louis and just looking at
the names of the people sitting around the table.
I was awestruck. It took me a couple of meetings
to finally open my mouth.
is a church, a mission agency that does social
services to reach and facilitate the mission." I
talk about the effectiveness and efficiency of the
Army. And I talk about the Army at the front-
lines, that we are there before, during and after
the needs of people are met, doing the most good.
Salvation Army?