She spends some of her evenings
just sitting with them," usually in
front of a blazing fire.
says. "When we [had] a corps
dinner, I made extra so I could have
some for that night to take to them.
That's about when my corps people
began to figure out that I was up to
something!"
When she explained what the Lord
had laid on her heart to do, "a lot of
know what? We are The Salvation
Army and this is what we are
supposed to be doing. These are our
people!
mission. First a brand new soldier,
April Sigman, and then April's
daughter, Baylee, joined in. A few
more of the corps' young people and
some adult leaders also came on
board to help each Sunday night.
Virginia; but it is also a practical
and meaningful way to share our
love for God by loving His children
who don't have as much as we do,"
April says.
among Charleston's homeless; that
was never her intention. Instead,
she would like to form relationships
that quietly and effectively point
others to Christ.
asked me to pray for him. `Life
told me."
to invite her new friends to the
special meetings at the citadel.
She decided to host a barbeque
chicken dinner.
when my soldiers had our guests go
through the line first. Then, when
we went into the chapel for the
meeting, my soldiers invited them
to sit down in front among them."
definitely sensed the love of the
Holy Spirit. "That was the payoff
for me!" Blusiewicz invited the
guests to come to church that
Sunday morning, and a few of
them did.
financially. There are not a lot of
resources.
Lord provides what we need. Like,
last week someone shook my hand
and in the handshake I found a
check for $70. The lady said `Use
this for your outreach ministry!'"
into a ministry performed by a
group of Salvationists who, like our
early pioneers, have realized that
people are hungry for much more
than just food; they are hungry for
relationships.
testimony in the February issue of
Young Salvationist.
Major Darrell Kingsbury (left) offers prayer.