Its a small world!

The thoughts of Captain Christine.

I had a wonderful day today. I started it right with a Rappahannock Rotary meeting. Our guest speaker this morning was Republican Governor Candidate Bob McDonald. I happened to be walking in at the same time as Mr. McDonald so I was able to say good morning personally.

He stopped to tell me how he had served on the Advisory Board many years ago for the Salvation Army in Hampton Roads, VA. It just so happens that the last Officer he served with there before he left was my sister and her husband, then Captains Steve and Connie Long.

This is just one of the small things I love about my Salvation Army! I love that you can go to almost any Salvation Army and find someone you know, or a mutual acquaintance. As vast as this world is, and with as many "Army's" that can be found, you will always find someone in common.

How wonderful is this! How many of us feel so all alone? How many of us feel that we go unnoticed through our life? How many of us feel we don't have anyone we can really talk to?

Well I know what it is like to ask those questions, and I also have an answer!

Just like I can find most of my family at the Army, and lots of friends, the one person I have found at the Salvation Army that made a big difference in my life is Jesus Christ.

I was blessed to have parents that were not only believers, but also ministers in The Salvation Army. They were the ones that led me to Christ at 7 at the Army in High Point, NC. I would love to say that from that point on my walk with Christ was strong, but I can not. What I can tell you is that when I have felt alone, unnoticed, friendless, unloved....I had not gone to Jesus.

If I were to be honest with myself during those times, I did have family I could have turned to, I did have friends I could have called, I just didn't feel I could. When I did turn to Jesus, no matter what, He loved me. He corrected me, but He loved me just the same.

The next time you meet someone in the Salvation Army - go ahead and ask if they know "so and so"...they just might!

But the more important question to ask... Do you know Jesus?