Question: Do you know how insane kettles are?
Challenge #1: Give glory to God THEN thank your Officer(s) (and Kettle Coordinator if you have one) for the long hours they put in to this year’s kettle season.
Challenge #2: Use that money wisely. That is, the goal of raising money was not to put heat and electricity in your Corps but to grow an authentic Christian community.
Short Story: To William Booth there was no such currency as dirty money. All gifts, whoever the donor, were gratefully received to help on his work of alleviating the sufferings of the needy. Sinners and saints alike were welcome to contribute to Army coffers. He had a ready answer for his critics. On one occasion he accepted a donation from a man in high society, but one known for his agnosticism. Although some of his friends frowned on his action, the Army Founder’s conscience was not uneasy. ‘We will wash it in the tears of the widows and orphans’ he replied, ‘and lay it on the altar of humanity.’
Taken from the International Heritage Centre Website.
Youth Department