Summer Assignment 2010

Yesterday was the announcement of annual moves in The Salvation Army in the Canada & Bermuda Territory. A number of officers received phone calls informing them that at the start of July they are expected to relocate and commence service in a new location or role.

It was also a very exciting day around the College for Officer Training in Winnipeg, where Second Year Cadets received their very first appointments as Salvation Army officers. After 22 months of training these individuals and families are being given responsibility for leading a Salvation Army unit. You can see a list of where the cadets are going on the College's website.

Also announced at CFOT were the summer assignments for the First Year Cadets - a group that I belong to. While the Second Years were given private visits in their apartments to break the news, we were summoned to the College for a light lunch and told in front of the entire College community where we would spend the summer. When my name was called it was announced that I was spending the summer in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland.

I am looking forward to the summer and the time I am going to spend in Bay Roberts. Summer assignments are an opportunity for cadets to gain experience in ministry under the supervision of a more experienced officer. Going to Newfoundland will also give me the opportunity to experience a different culture and expression of the Army from what I have grown up with. Of course I've been to Newfoundland a few times since Susan is from the island, but two months doing ministry within that context will be a new experience and fantastic opportunity.

You can check out the full list of summer assignments here.

I leave you with a picture of me and some friends taken in Bay Roberts when I was there in 2001 on a band trip.