Time for training about what to do in a diaster...
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Nipawin On-line
Nipawin Corps new Website: http://www.islandnet.com/~havelock/NipawinTSA.htm
Feedback wanted: blog@sheepspeak.com
Miracles in the Midst of Suffering
Reflections on the Explosion that Rocked Nipawin, Saskatchewan
The Salvation Army volunteers here worked and continue to pray with the town of Nipawin in its time of need. On the morning of Friday, April 18th, a terrible explosion rocked Nipawin. As we continue in prayer for the town in mourning the loss of two of its citizens, we also praise the Lord for the many miracles He performed that day and the ability of the town to rally together.
The Salvation Army was among the first responders to the incident; offering prayer, support and the love of Christ to a town in shock. The firefighters, police, EMS, and SaskPower were on site very quickly as well and were used by God to miraculously secure the area and stop the fire from spreading to an adjacent hardware store where ammunition was kept. Twenty-five volunteers from The Salvation Army in Nipawin came together quickly and, with the help us the Nipawin Oasis, the King Fisher Inn, the Royal Canadian Legion, and the Soup Town Café, provided food, coffee and juice for the on-site Emergency personnel. It was a great blessing to see the Lord work through all of the volunteers.
It is, of course, a trying time for any community when two of its members are suddenly and tragically taken from them and we continue to pray for the friends and family of those affected but we should not forget the many blessings and miracles that occurred in the midst of this tragedy as well. I spoke with one lady who was on the street outside the building that exploded. Glass and debris shot out towards her. She was unscathed. I heard of another person who had just paid for their haircut and walked away from the hairdresser’s plate glass window a moment before it shattered in the explosion. Many other people, myself included, earlier in the week were standing right on the corner where the explosion took place to watch this same demolition crew at work. It was a blessing that this accident did not occur then. It was also a blessing that the windstorm that did hit Nipawin after the explosion, did not hit until after the fire was out. Each day, as our town here recovers, I hear of more and more of the blessings and miracles that the Lord performed that day in the midst of this tragedy.
Personally, as I was walking from the site to the Salvation Army Corps where volunteers were quickly assembling in order to provide food and prepare the reception centre for possible evacuees, I poked my head in the Oasis Centre. That day they were planning on a large luncheon for the RBC staff in town. The Lord, through the Oasis, provided that lunch for the firefighters and police officers instead. Many of the Oasis volunteers eagerly joined us at the corps and on-site to help prepare and deliver food and coffee. We experienced a similar miracle in discovering that a lunch at the legion would not be needed either.
Another testimony to the Lord and the people of Nipawin occurred around the evacuation centre itself. The Salvation Army Hall was designated as the reception centre. Green Groves Motel offered us bedding; we had provisions there for anyone who needed to spend the night. In the end, however, of all the people we registered, no one was without a place to stay for the night. Green Groves Motel offered their empty rooms as well but no one from the evacuation centre needed them either. Friends, family, and others in the community called us offering to billet anyone who was in need. I stayed the night at the evacuation centre to man the phones and, praise the Lord, I was alone; everyone else had gone to a home.
Now, understandably, there were also upsetting times. As well as the fatalities, there were injuries, lost businesses, and a lost home. There was a couple whose home was lost; they were able to escape but their home, their belongings and their dog was not. The building came crashing down on their dog and the fires raged for as long as they did over the site. That night in his distress I understand his owner prayed, “God, please let me see my dog one last time – if only just in Heaven.”
The next morning at just before 7AM when I was delivering coffee to the people on site, I heard it: barking. The SaskEnergy employees had heard it first. They told the firefighters. The firefighters rescued him; he was more or less unscathed. He was saved. The dog was saved! Praise the Lord it was a miracle; it really was!
Feedback wanted: blog@sheepspeak.com
Miracles in the Midst of Suffering
Reflections on the Explosion that Rocked Nipawin, Saskatchewan
The Salvation Army volunteers here worked and continue to pray with the town of Nipawin in its time of need. On the morning of Friday, April 18th, a terrible explosion rocked Nipawin. As we continue in prayer for the town in mourning the loss of two of its citizens, we also praise the Lord for the many miracles He performed that day and the ability of the town to rally together.
The Salvation Army was among the first responders to the incident; offering prayer, support and the love of Christ to a town in shock. The firefighters, police, EMS, and SaskPower were on site very quickly as well and were used by God to miraculously secure the area and stop the fire from spreading to an adjacent hardware store where ammunition was kept. Twenty-five volunteers from The Salvation Army in Nipawin came together quickly and, with the help us the Nipawin Oasis, the King Fisher Inn, the Royal Canadian Legion, and the Soup Town Café, provided food, coffee and juice for the on-site Emergency personnel. It was a great blessing to see the Lord work through all of the volunteers.
It is, of course, a trying time for any community when two of its members are suddenly and tragically taken from them and we continue to pray for the friends and family of those affected but we should not forget the many blessings and miracles that occurred in the midst of this tragedy as well. I spoke with one lady who was on the street outside the building that exploded. Glass and debris shot out towards her. She was unscathed. I heard of another person who had just paid for their haircut and walked away from the hairdresser’s plate glass window a moment before it shattered in the explosion. Many other people, myself included, earlier in the week were standing right on the corner where the explosion took place to watch this same demolition crew at work. It was a blessing that this accident did not occur then. It was also a blessing that the windstorm that did hit Nipawin after the explosion, did not hit until after the fire was out. Each day, as our town here recovers, I hear of more and more of the blessings and miracles that the Lord performed that day in the midst of this tragedy.
Personally, as I was walking from the site to the Salvation Army Corps where volunteers were quickly assembling in order to provide food and prepare the reception centre for possible evacuees, I poked my head in the Oasis Centre. That day they were planning on a large luncheon for the RBC staff in town. The Lord, through the Oasis, provided that lunch for the firefighters and police officers instead. Many of the Oasis volunteers eagerly joined us at the corps and on-site to help prepare and deliver food and coffee. We experienced a similar miracle in discovering that a lunch at the legion would not be needed either.
Another testimony to the Lord and the people of Nipawin occurred around the evacuation centre itself. The Salvation Army Hall was designated as the reception centre. Green Groves Motel offered us bedding; we had provisions there for anyone who needed to spend the night. In the end, however, of all the people we registered, no one was without a place to stay for the night. Green Groves Motel offered their empty rooms as well but no one from the evacuation centre needed them either. Friends, family, and others in the community called us offering to billet anyone who was in need. I stayed the night at the evacuation centre to man the phones and, praise the Lord, I was alone; everyone else had gone to a home.
Now, understandably, there were also upsetting times. As well as the fatalities, there were injuries, lost businesses, and a lost home. There was a couple whose home was lost; they were able to escape but their home, their belongings and their dog was not. The building came crashing down on their dog and the fires raged for as long as they did over the site. That night in his distress I understand his owner prayed, “God, please let me see my dog one last time – if only just in Heaven.”
The next morning at just before 7AM when I was delivering coffee to the people on site, I heard it: barking. The SaskEnergy employees had heard it first. They told the firefighters. The firefighters rescued him; he was more or less unscathed. He was saved. The dog was saved! Praise the Lord it was a miracle; it really was!
Hey High Point!
All our friends at High Point Community Church, we'd like to introduce you to the soon to be Lieutenants Peter and Alison Lublink: http://www.lublink.ca/
They're the next corps officers there. We know them from Training College - You'll love them.
Say 'Hi' for us.
Captains Michael and Susan Ramsay
http://www.sheepspeak.com/
They're the next corps officers there. We know them from Training College - You'll love them.
Say 'Hi' for us.
Captains Michael and Susan Ramsay
http://www.sheepspeak.com/
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Hockey Smile just in time for the play-offs!
Sarah-Grace is sporting her new 'Hockey Smile' just in time for the play-offs this year (-:
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Happy Earth Day!
God cares about the Earth...The land itself shall enjoy its sabbath rest (25:2, 26:34,35) just as man is commanded to (Exod. 20: 8-11, Deut 5:15), and as God did (Exod. 20:11, Gen. 2:3). If we ‘tenants’ (25:23), fail in our responsibility to carry out that duty, then the owner of the Land –who cares about His land- may remove us from it.
Re. Isreal, He did: “He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. The land enjoyed its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolation it rested, until the seventy years were completed in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah. (2 Chronicles 36:20-21).” The land is the LORD’s. He cares about His land and therefore so should we.
read the whole article: http://www.sheepspeak.com/OT_Michael_Ramsay.htm#Leviticus%2025%201-23
read more Earth Day info: http://www.earthday.ca/pub/resources/faqs.php#general
Character...
Romans 5:3,4, “...rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”
But what is character?
But what is character?
Read the related sermon: http://sheepspeaks.blogspot.com/
Monday, April 21, 2008
Thank the Lord for everyone who helped out in the recent emergency here in Nipawin
Bouey, Mary
Bouey, Tammy
Bannister, Annette
Bannister, Cecil
Bourlett, Sherry
Brad, Gabe
Brad, Gay
Cote, Sheila
Garstin, Bryton
Garstin, Diane
Garstin, Shayla
Huntley, Randall
Johnson, Crystal
Nicklen, Louise
Nicklen, Melanie
Peterson, Cal
Peterson, Mic
Peterson, Tanisha
Sahar, Mackenzie
Salisbury, Ella
Schenstead, Gary (Nipawin Oasis)
Spalding, Elaine
Spalding, Irvine
Waterhouse, Brenda
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
God Bless Nipawin
God bless Nipawin.
The community came together really well: fire, police, EMS, etc.
We at The Salvation Army here would like to specifically thank the Lord for the support of our many volunteers as well as the Oasis Centre, the King Fisher Inn, Soup Town Cafe, the Legion and Green Groves Motel for all of their assistance with our operation here. Thank You!
Our prayers are with everyone in this time.
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