Band of Survivors Team Update 5

Today was marvelous. We began with breakfast and cell groups, studying Acts chapter five. A great lesson on being truthful, and preaching our faith despite the cost. Before lunch we had Salvationism Class, where we discussed chapters one and two of The General Next to God (bio on SA founder William Booth) and learned of Booth’s passion and fervor for the poor and marginalized. Booth did something seemingly simple: he looked around his city and asked, “What do the people here need?” They needed help–physically, emotionally and spiritually. His next step was to dedicate his life to do just that–help, serve, and love. Good thing he did.

Off to the Waukegan Corps–in the afternoon we did several projects including: organizing files and closets, preparing for an upcoming carnival, cleaning, and putting together War Cry’s and flyers to hand out to the surrounding community. After a delicious pizza dinner, we gathered and made final preparations for the evening meeting…and around 7:00p.m. people began arriving for the first Prayer and Praise Night of the summer. The meeting was great–lots of testimonies, worship, and a powerful message delivered by Justin Rose about not settling for anything less than God’s perfect plan (Genesis 11), with a challenge to go where you need to go and do what you need to do in order to be the best you can be for the Lord. We fellowshipped afterwards and departed for camp. Prayer shifts continued throughout the day and we are learning so much already… God is here and we are joyful!

Cathleen Himes