Harvest Festival Approaches

Global poverty is a serious issue that we address with a bit of fun.

Every day 2.7 billion people struggle to live on less than $2 a day,according to the UN Millennium Project . Unclean water sources and relatedly diarrhea are a major cause of death for 2.6 billion who do not have basic sanitation. Women are poorly educated if at all, despite the evidence that education reaps myriad benefits for women and the community.

The Salvation Army is in these places, serving 118 countries worldwide, but the Corps serving in impoverished circumstanses look to places like Bloomington for support.

We are hosting the 2009 Harvest Festival: Auction and Dinner to support our brothers and sisters around the world, and we’re having fun doing it. If you’ve never attended a Billy Williams auction before, you’re missing out. He’ll be auctioning off tables of merchandise October 03; the prices are always right. All the proceeds directly benefit Salvation Army offices in needy locations worldwide. There will also be a dinner before hand, which you can get tickets by calling 336-4310.

A Wolverine Transport

Kenyon Sivels has hit Bloomington, and as you can tell from his picture he means business and is up to the task.

And what a task it is. Kenyon is the Ministry Intern for The Salvation Army in Bloomington. So, when he isn’t sneaking onto Facebook, he’s busy assisting Lieutenants Jonathan and Catherine with projects large and small designed to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. His first project has been to work on this week’s Vacation Bible School.

The internship is designed to provide real life ministry experiences for young men and women who may someday become officers (pastors) in The Salvation Army.  

Kenyon is a supremely qualified candidate for this internship. He graduating from the University of Michigan with a major in American Culture. That is where he helped begin PrayUM, a way for Christian students to come together to pray. It’s success on the UM campus is a testimony to Kenyon’s dedication to the Lord and his reliance on Him through prayer to overcome obstacles.

So please welcome Kenyon when you see him working throughout Monroe County.