on we march with the Blood & the Fire, to the ends of the earth we will go

OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Helsinki 26.02. 2009

Officer moves in Estonia
This information is not to be released before 12.00 on Friday 27 February

Appointed 08 July 2009

Captains Timothy and Evelyn Clark
Corps officers in Narva Corps

Captain Daniel Henderson
Assistant to the Regional Commander

Captain Anna Henderson
Corps Officer, Tallinn Kopli Corps, retaining her responsibilities as Regional Training, Youth and Candidate Officer.

I am sure we all will support these moves and officers concerned in our prayers.

Regards and every blessing.

On behalf of the Territorial Commander

Arja Laukkanen
Chief Secretary

SASB #362

1.
No home on earth have I,
No nation owns my soul,
My dwelling place is the Most High,
I'm under his control.
O'er all the earth alike,
My Father's grand domain,
Each land and sea with him alike
O'er all he yet shall reign.

2.
No place on earth I own,
No field, no house be mine;
Myself, my all I still disown,
My God, let all be thine.
Into thy gracious hands
My life is ever placed;
To die fulfilling thy commands,
I march with bounding haste.

3.
With thee, my God, is home;
With thee is endless joy;
With thee in ceaseless rest I roam;
With thee, can death destroy?
With thee, the east, the west,
The north, the south are one;
The battle's front I love the best,
And yet: thy will be done.

George Scott Railton (1849-1913)

... leiba anna meile ...

Please see Tim's post on our other blog:
http://clarkid.blogspot.com/2009/02/our-daily-bread.html

training and empowering nationals

I just read this in a missionary's prayer letter:
"Need to refocus? – I met with a friend recently. He said most of us westerners have seen little fruit through our personal efforts compared to nationals. He has seen that it’s more productive to focus our efforts on training and empowering nationals. Ask that He would direct us westerners in how to be wise stewards of our lives here."

That about sums it up for us, as well. We want to be wise stewards!

Please pray for the following Estonians, that their personal efforts would see much fruit -- and pray for us as we focus our efforts on training and empowering them.
Aappo
Anneli
Eero
Evelin
Inge
Keit
Kristi
Maire
Priit
Tanel
Teele
Vesse

Thank you!

Lead, Kindly Light

Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,
Lead thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home;
Lead thou me on!
Keep thou my feet;
I do not ask to see
The distant scene: one step enough for me.

I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou
Shouldst lead me on.
I loved to choose and see my path; but now
Lead thou me on!
I loved the garish day and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will: remember not past years.

So long thy power hath blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone;
And with the morn those angel faces smile
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.

John Henry Newman (1801-90)