I Am The Lord Your Healer

In 1992, I was amazed, and burdened, by the physical, mental, and spiritual destruction of the people in the community of our 7th appointment. Our appointment was to Kadina & Moonta Corps, in South Australia. Two Corps administered from Kadina. The history is Copper Mining, staffed by Cornish workers. The mines have been closed for decades, and the people dispersed. There are three towns together, which includes Wallaroo. The Salvation Army had 5 Corps and 2 outposts, in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.At Kadina, in it’s opening year, there were 2,300 for Christmas Lunch, and the Hall seated 1,200 (a wool store). A new hall (the third) built in about 2000, is on the same site and seats around 100.

At the front of the Kadina Hall was an illuminated sign, Jesus Died for You. A brick was thrown through the sign, shattering everything. It remained broken for some months. After much thought and pray, I decided that it would be fixed, even without the money to pay for it. The new wording was to be, I am the Lord your Healer. Ex15:26b RSV It was a Thursday, and I went to the sign writer and asked if it could be done on bulletproof Perspex. He said, yes, but did not know the cost. I gave him the go-ahead to do the work. On the Saturday, a businessman came to the quarters, and said it was time to get the sign fixed, and he would pay for it. After the electrical area was fixed, the new sign in place, the bill arrived, and I took it to the businessman. He simply said, is that what we talked about? I said, yes, and he said, thanks. After a couple of months, I fronted the Electrician, to get his account, but he said, there was no charge. This was extra confirmation.