OTHERSSummer 2014

The Focus. The Reason. The Purpose.

A Quarterly Newsletter of The Salvation Army

A Summerof Memories

“OTHERS” This was the entire contents of a Christmas message sent by telegram in the early 1900s by founder, General William Booth. The cost to send a telegram wasn’t easy for Booth to afford so his message of encouragement to his officers around the world had to be short. An entire message had to be condensed to a single word. This word had to encourage, inspire and give direction.

OTHERS became the focus. OTHERS became the reason. OTHERS became the purpose.

salvationarmynashville.org

The Salvation Army meets people where they are, at their point of need, and lifts them to a place of stability and independence. We do this with three pillars of support – economic, social, and spiritual. In terms of economic support, we may provide assistance in some tangible way – a rent or utility bill is paid, a food box given, or a 3 week life skills class on workplace essentials is offered at no charge. Socially, we help people connect with peer groups, helping them reengage with community. Spiritually, the Salvation Army desires to lead people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. At the heart of every man and woman is a spiritual need that only God can fulfill, and we help guide them on that spiritual journey.

—Major Ed Lee, Area Commander

Thousands of children from low-income families enjoy fresh air, exercise and new friendships at annual summer camp programs. The camping experience is more than just a pleasant vacation. Children learn new skills and self-reliance; trained counselors who understand their emotional needs and problems help them to mature. Camp Activities include learning to swim, adventure and scouting, arts and crafts, music development, and sports.

The Salvation Army here in Nashville has provided a local summer camp experience for children for many years. Thousands of children from across the states of Kentucky and Tennessee will make their way for a week of adventure to Camp Paradise Valley in Burkesville, KY, where willing and capable staff have greeted them each year. On July 7th, dozens of children from our Magness-Potter Community Center will make the journey to camp. Those children will soon experience all of the excitement and joy that a week of camp can provide. For many, that special week of camp will also be a time of personal and spiritual transformation. Our children will never forget what summer camp did for them.

A Summer of Memories

The Focus. The Reason. The Purpose.

photo courtesy of Facebook

The Life Skills Learning Center (LSLC) is an independent living program for individuals and families with a history of unemployment that primarily focuses on soft skills and career development, adult education and English as a second language (ESL). The program is designed to support participants and help them gain the necessary skills to impact their long term self-sufficiency. The Life Skills Learning Center has two areas of focus; Community Education and Workplace Essentials.

Community Education classes offered at The Salvation Army’s Center of Hope and Magness-Potter Community center provide learning and development opportunities for all ages. The classes are available as a way to improve the professional and personal skills of residents in the Transitional Housing program. As residents graduate from the program into permanent housing and they spread the word among the community. Classes include computer literacy, money management, effective parenting, cooking, legal aid and HiSET tutoring (formerly GED).

The Salvation Army Workplace Essentials is a two week soft skills, employment habits and career development program for individuals with a history of unemployment or barriers to employment. Classes are held Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Participants will increase their knowledge of marketable soft skills, develop their current life skills and construct strong employment habits. The goal of the program is to impact long-term economic self-sufficiency. In order to achieve this goal, participants will obtain employment and apply the knowledge gained to retain employment.

“I attended this class to enhance my job readiness skills and to learn new techniques that could get my resume noticed in today’s economy. But the class helped with much more than that. The class hit on many subjects about skills I was already aware of but was not applying them in a meaningful way. The program surfaced my fear of “commitment” and showed that I was not committing to putting in the hard leg work. It showed me that planned out steps are necessary to overcoming some of that fear. Steps, not jumping is essential. I am extremely thankful to have had this opportunity to be empowered by Mrs. Brittany Jewett and the other staff here at The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army has played a part many times in my life, and I am grateful that such a wonderful place exists.” — Gloria

Recent graduates from the Workplace Essentials program.Left to Right; Gloria, Hope and Josiah

Skills for a New Life

The Salvation Army Center of Hope

is a Christian Ministry, transforming lives

by empowering individuals through

Faith in Christ, Hope in themselves, and

Love for others.

Our Vision

Review our profile on GivingMatters.com

Facebook.com/salarmynashville

Follow us: Twitter.com/salarmy

salarmynashville.wordpress.com

youtube.com/salarmynashville

pinterest.com/salarmy

Connect With Us

OTHERS

Our Officers

“South Nashville is a place where 46% of the people do not speak English as their first language. The three main languages of the people are Lao, Spanish and Arabic. To my surprise Lao has many words that are similar to Cantonese which I speak, Arabic has many words that are similar to Hebrew which I studied for a year, and I have been studying Spanish for the last ten months. All this to say, praise Jesus, we are moving to missionary paradise.”

Mark and Sherry Czanderna have served as Corps Officers of The Salvation Army in Morehead City, NC, Gaffney SC, Hopkinsville, KY and are now serving as officers of the Nashville South Corps.

Mark completed his MA degree in religious studies at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. Sherry completed her MA degree in Marriage & Family Counseling at Liberty University.

Prior to becoming Officers, the Czanderna’s were employees of The St. Petersburg Florida Salvation Army for six years. After that, they enrolled in The Salvation Army’s Evangeline Booth College in Atlanta, GA, and were ordained for ministry after completing their studies in June, 2005.

Prior to their employment with The Salvation Army, the Captains were self-supported missionaries to Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China for 10-years. Mark speaks Cantonese and reads and writes Chinese, also speaks some Mandarin, and Sherry speaks some Cantonese.

Captain Mark is passionate about witnessing for Christ, and training others to do the same. He also enjoys writing for different publication and public speaking. Captain Sherry’s passion is counseling teens and adolescents, as well as to helping family units in their endeavors to enjoy healthy and productive lives together.

International Mission

Most are familiar with Rudy Kalis as their source for all things sports, but they are less familiar with his selflessness and giving heart, which he attributes to his Christian faith.

Born in Germany, Rudy and his family sailed into New York Harbor when he was five years old. The family then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin—with $14 and a train ticket—where Rudy lived for the next twenty years. It was in Milwaukee where ten-year-old Rudy was first introduced to the Salvation Army when his family would go to the department store, Schusters (officially Ed. Schuster & Co.), and put money in the bell ringers’ buckets. He says giving to the Salvation Army became “part of something natural.” The seed was planted.

Since then, Rudy has been involved in helping people through the Salvation Army and other charitable faith-based organizations. He encourages others to get involved as well for two reasons: 1) Caring for others is God’s law and what He expects of us; and 2) because of Proverbs 22:2, which states the “Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all” (NIV). Rudy says, “It is part of our obligation in life and that’s what I appreciate that the Salvation Army stands for.”

One of the key reasons for his success is his perspective on how he balances his job and his purpose in life. Rudy bases his ideals on his favorite scripture in the Bible, Ephesians 2:10: “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (NIV). He says, “A job is what gives me a platform to my purpose in life, which is to spread God’s love as best as I can to people that I meet in all circumstances.”

Rudy is truly a man with a purpose. But he was not always this focused and driven. In his video on www.iamsecond.com, he explains the period in his life when he was thirty-one and hadn’t been to church since he was eighteen. When Rudy had an encounter at a restaurant in Nashville with a stranger who inspired him to have hope and to seek Jesus, he started living his life purposely by doing God’s work. “The Salvation Army has the heart to take the funds and use them appropriately and properly to do the work and the mission that they are called to do—to do God’s work and to care for people is not just a means of making money. It is a means of using that as a vehicle to make a difference in people’s lives and giving them hope. And I have that assurance in the Salvation Army. Others may be good, but I have the assurance of that in my heart about the Salvation Army.”

Platform for Purpose

In October of 2013 The Salvation Army presented Rudy with The Anne Ragsdale Angel Emeritus Award. This award has been presented annually to an exemplary person who has served The Salvation Army as a dedicated “angel” during their life. Each chosen award recipient exemplifies faith in Christ, love for Others and a passion to serve the less fortunate.

by Tia LeeMajor Barry Corbitt presents Rudy Kalis with the

2013 Angel Emeritus Award

631 Dickerson Pike • Nashville, TN 37207

OTHERSDoing

The Most Good

salvationarmynashville.org

2014 Incredible Duck SplashAugust 30, 2014

Adopt Rubber Ducks!Win Big Bucks!

Support The Salvation Army!

Adopt Online kiwanis3.org/ducks/SA

Nashville

Learn More at nashvillekiwanis.org