“[Praise to the God of All Comfort] Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV
Life comes with all sorts of troubles. Here at The Salvation Army we are usually introduced to families and individuals when life has handed them some sort of trouble. Financial, domestic, emotional, physical, and spiritual trouble abound send these folks to seek refuge at The Salvation Army. The scripture verse above tells us that we have a personal God who is not only interested in our troubles but compassionate to comfort us.
The Salvation Army's social ministry is an extension of our spiritual ministry. We serve others because we serve the Living God; not for our benefit and glory but for His. We comfort those in trouble with what resources we have, but God is the ultimate comforter and we can only comfort others because of the love and comfort that Christ has shown to us. Our social service ministry is our testimony to God's goodness. In The Salvation Army there can be no social ministry without spiritual ministry and there can be no spiritual ministry without social ministry.
I call on our supporters to continue to help enable us to "Do the Most Good". We need your time, talent, and resources to help make a difference. If The Salvation Army is successful in Waynesboro it is only because of obedience to the Lord and your support.
Thank You and may God bless you richly,
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