Do you remember that slogan that was

popular around the mid to late eighties

“

”.? People had them plastered on

their cars everywhere it seemed to me.

And, it annoyed me. I remember won-

dering as a teenager if it was some sort

of advance excuse or apology for some

soul, in anticipation of messing up some-

how.

What is perfection? And, is it unreason-

able to expect to gain perfection? The

bible is clear about “daily working out

your salvation”. So Christians know

that this is something that character-

ises the life of a Christian. We’ve re-

ceived the work of salvation, but we are

to the work of salvation in our

lives. See Galatians 2:20. For the

Christian, the aim is to be like Jesus.

Jesus is perfection. The bible describes

perfection as completeness or whole-

ness. Jesus taught us that perfection

comes by way of benevolence. Caring for

the needy, and following in His foot-

steps. Matt. 19:21 says this “

.” One of the

greatest visions of beauty I have ever

witnessed with my own eyes was the

sight of an elderly Salvo with clippers in

Significance

W e p l a n t t h e s e e d .O u r r e w a r d i sa c c o r d i n g t o o u rl a b o u r

We water with our tearsof prayer and theteaching & living out ofthe Word. O u r r e w a r d

i s a c c o r d i n g t o o u r

l a b o u r

God makes it growaccording to Hispurposes. He alone cando this

God protects and makesit prosper.. We rejoice aswe do our part with Godand for God.

his hands attempting to clip the

mattered and knotted hair of a

homeless man, and then having suc-

ceeded, proceeded to shave him.

This elderly Salvo didn’t shrink back

from the stink of stale vomit on the

man he tended to, but benevolently

cared. I saw the homeless man’s

eyes transform from a dead stare

into shining joy. He even willingly

took a bath afterwards!

Paul in writing to the Colossians,

tells them that love is an essential

ingredient to perfection. “

Col. 3:14

The love of God would have to be the

most perfect thing I have ever expe-

rienced. His love transformed me!

Not a counsellor, not a teacher, not

a parent, not punishment, not mon-

ey. It was His love! And His love

was made to be shared around.

James tells us that good works

leads to the perfection of our faith.

“

”

James 2:22 and he reminds us that

controlling our tongues is a sign of

perfection, and even leads to re-

straint in other areas of our lives.

“

James 3:2

Perfection is characterised by obe-

dience. 1 John 2:5 tells us “

”

Again, I ask, “Is it unreasonable to

think any of us could attain to per-

fection?” No. It is not. Under-

stand though, God isn’t finished

with any of us yet. If we keep close

to the Lord, day by day He enables

& empowers us to do whatever He

asks of us. And one day, the Bible

promises that “we shall be like

Him!”. Until then, day by day in our

Saviour’s steps, let us follow, and

as Paul says, live up to what we

already know.

Instead of proclaiming how imper-

fect we are, it might be more pru-

dent to exclaim“

”. Remembering, God

specialises in the impossible!

The Salvation Army

Floreat

Come and join us on SundayMornings 9:45am, Songster RoomTerri Armstrong

Arthur Jackson

Colin Golding

Mrs. Ellie Norwood

Major Laurie Venables

Cathy Marian

Ken Crocker who recently spent threedays hospitalised.

Isabella McGuire who is unwell.

Rose Haywood as she prepares forsurgery on her leg in early March.

New initiatives being taken in SundaySchool and JYG, (previously known asOASIS)

Our officers as they lead the corps into2010

UPCOMING EVENTS & Causes for

prayer

FEBRUARY

21st OWSOMS Launch

PM SERVICE Youth Meeting

- Lower Hall

24th H/L Chiropractor Visit

25th Girlfriends Unlimited Team

Meeting, 6:30pm, Qtrs

28th PM METRO MEETING

Installation Service of new

D.C’s, Majors Dennis & Pat

Rowe

MARCH

3rd H/L Abingdon Miniature

Village, Mandurah, $21

4th Corps Council, Songster

Rooms, 7:30pm

6th Covenant Service 7pm

7th AM Enrolement Service

6PM SERVICE

10th H/L Fashion Parade

11th RSA Meeting Perth

Fortress @ 7:30am

12th GHC Cluster (C.O.’S)

13th “Revive” Women’s

Conference - 20’s-40’s

(see noticeboard in foyer

for details)

14th-18th Capt. Andrew, 10

year service review -

Geelong

14th NO PM SERVICE

17th H/L Unwrap a gift with

Kathy Sedgman

19th 2love church, Morely

7:30pm

21st 6PM SERVICE

22nd Officer’s Day Apart

23rd RSA Meeting - Songster

Rooms - 7pm

24th H/L Guest Cpt. Sharon

Watson, Bentley Corps

27th Floreat Corps Fete

28th Palm Sunday & OW

SOMS Appeal

PM SERVICE - Youth

Meeting Lower Hall

31st H/L Easter Reflections

Guest, Captain

Andrew

APRIL

2nd Good Friday Service

@ 9am

Metro Meeting

4th Easter Sunday Service

NO PM SERVICE

7th H/L - Morning Tea @

Kathy Sedgman’s

11th NO PM SERVICE

14th H/L - Pam Russell

15th RSA Meeting Perth

Fortress @ 7:30am

18th Basketball Church

Parade

6PM SERVICE- Youth

Meeting, Lower Hall

25th NO PM SERVICE

27th RSA Meeting -

Songster Room @ 7pm

How about it? You can helpus save money and be goodstewards of what God hasgiven us. Access the corps

newsletter online at:

http://issuu.com/floreat.salvos

Let us know if you are goingonline for the newsletter byputting your name down onthe form in the Foyer, so wecan print less. It is a greatway of keeping track ofwhat's happening anddownload photos thatappear from time to time.

Ruth Venables

Sometimes we just need to bereminded!

A well-known speaker started off hisseminar by holding up a $20.00 note.In the room of 200 people, he asked,“Who would like this $20 note. Hands started going up. He said, “Iam going to give this $20 to one of youbut first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple up the $20note. He then asked, “Who still wantsit?”Still hands were up in the air. Well, hereplied, “What if I do this?” And hedropped it on the ground and started togrind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now crumpled anddirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Stillthe hands went into the air. “My friends, we have all learned avery valuable lesson. No matter what Idid to the money, you still wanted itbecause it did not decrease in value. Itwas still worth $20. Many times in ourlives, we are dropped, crumpled, andground into the dirt by the decisions wemake and the circumstances that comeour way. We feel as though we areworthless.

“But no matter what has happenedor what will happen, you are still thesame person, you will never lose yourvalue. Dirty or clean, crumpled orfinely creased, you are still priceless tothose who DO LOVE you”.

The worth of our lives comes not inwhat we do or who we know, but byWHO WE ARE and WHOSE WEARE.

YOU ARE SPECIAL. DON’T

EVER FORGET IT.

TEAR W.A. Is conducting a“

” this year betweenJune 19- 25th, at Australia’s larg-est salt lake north west of Kalgo-orie. The cost is $700 perperson. Further details can befound on the noticeboard in thefoyer.

The Salvation Army’sWomen’s

Conferences have beenamalgimated this year, to becalled REVIVE. This fullycatered conference is aimed at20-40 year olds and will takeplace at the South Perth Churchof Christ on Saturday the 13th ofMarch. Registration forms areavailable, and can be located onthe table in the foyer. Comealong and be “REVIVED”.

A willing and computer savvysoul to compile and prepare theweekly newsletter. If you thinkyou could fit this service intoyour schedule, and don’talready undertake a ministrythrough our corps, our officerswould be very grateful to hearfrom you. This position wouldrequire no more than 1 ½ perweek of your time.

Heartfelt thanks to those whokindly collected for this yearsBadge Day Appeal. Our total is$5090.70. Well done!

Preparations are being madefor our annual fete. Help isrequired with set up and packup. If you can lend a hand, itwould help to make light workfor everyone involved.

Morely Salvo’s, 19th March, @7:30pm, $3 entry.

For Youth aged 13+

1-5 April, CYC Cooloongup,Baldivis - $170 per person.Registrations now available.See Paul Marian.

Committee & Cluster Meetingshave been scheduled for ourupcoming Red Shield Appeal.Chairpersons, please take noteof the dates in your diary. Seecorps calendar Feb-April page2 of newsletter.

What is JYG? Aka - JuniorYouth Group. This is the newname of what was previouslyknown as OASIS. Along withthe name change comes otherchanges in an exciting effort toreach the junior youth of Floreatand surrounding suburbs! So,please pray for our leaders,Tom & Rachel Zimmerman, BenGolding, and Stacey Golding asthey lean on the Holy Spirit andimplement these changes forthe growth of His Kingdom.

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The Salvation Army in Haiti hasnow distributed more than amillion meals in its response to theearthquake. The most recentdistribution alone saw more thanhalf a million meals given out infour hours. The organisationcontinues to work alongside othernon-governmental organisations(NGOs) and agencies, and it hasnow formed a good workingrelationship with the US Army's82nd Airborne Division.

Late on Friday 29 January anofficer in charge of the US 82ndAirborne Division requested thatThe Salvation Army conduct adistribution in the most dangerouspart of Port-au-Prince, the capitalcity of Haiti. He agreed to providesecurity for this event and for thenext distribution planned onMonday. Both distributionsproceeded without incident andthere is now a very effective andvalued relationship with both theUnited Nations and the 82ndAirborne Division.

Major Kelly Pontsler, PublicInformation Officer in Haiti,describes what she saw: 'At 2pmthe convoy of trucks arrived,escorted by four vehicles carryingapproximately 40 members of the

service. For the thousands ofdisplaced people gathered onthe dusty road, this was aboutcontinued survival.

As smoke billowed from theravine of smouldering rubbishwhich runs along the narrowroad, family members followedin turn to present their foodration card for a stamp. As theline inched forward, each bearerof a card received food. Thepackages – containing rice,beans, and vegetables – providea family of five with a week’sworth of nutrition. An estimated552,000 meals were distributedin less than four hours.'

Medical treatment continues tobe provided, with an average ofwell over 200 people beingtreated each day. Lieut-ColonelLindsay Rowe, Chief Secretaryfor The Salvation Army'sCaribbean Territory, says: 'Thework being done by thesededicated doctors, nurses andsupport staff is truly amazing. Istood in awe as they engaged incomplex medical procedureswith very limited medicalresources at their disposal.'

This was the colonel's first visitto Haiti since the earthquake. Hewrites: 'Nothing could haveprepared me for what Iwould see and experienceas I arrived in the crumbledcity of Port-au-Prince. Thesights, sounds and smellsconfronted me with themagnitude of thisearthquake like no othermedium possibly could.

The city of Port-au-Prince lies inruins – a mass of rubble anddebris. Many of the buildings thatappear to have survived the 33seconds when the earth trembledare in fact structurallycompromised and will need to bedestroyed.'

The Salvation Army compound, inthe heart of one of the poorestand most dangerous areas of thecity, is made up of a school for1,500 students, a children’s homefor 52 orphans, a medical clinicthat serves more than 200patients each day, a 1,000-seatcorps (church) building, thedivisional headquarters for HaitiDivision, staff apartments and aconference centre, severalunattached officers’ quarters andan administration building. All butthe school building are unsafeand will need to be rebuilt.