From the President
Life-change. . . the highlight of every year. Military people’s lives are different, sometimes dramatically and sometimes subtly. People have trusted Christ as Savior, have turned from sin and addictive habits, have learned to study God’s Word, pray, and obey His commands. They have developed a passion to share Christ with the lost, have restored damaged or broken relationships, and have committed themselves to following Christ and living the Great Commission for a lifetime.
Life-change. . . by the work of God’s Spirit through His people and His Word, people’s lives are being touched around the world. Through Bible studies, retreats, seminars, conferences, one-on-one discipleship, evangelistic efforts, and faithful prayer, Cadence staff have impacted many military people and their families for Christ.
Life-change. . . it is what Cadence is all about. What a privilege and joy to see God do His work in thousands of hearts and lives. You are connected to His work by your giving and praying. You have had a significant part in each story of life-change, and we thank you wholeheartedly!
Ministry to the Philippine National Police continues to grow, as does Cadence’s outreach to the militaries of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Cadence now financially sponsors 41 national workers (20 couples and a single) in these countries who are aggressively reaching their own militaries with the gospel.
Our headquarters staff continue to work diligently in support of field staff and their ministries. Our support mission statement is as follows:
“We provide vital and personal support to Cadence staff, enabling them to effectively share the gospel and their lives with the military community. In providing that support, we will be a team of servants who value the dignity of people, the stewardship of resources, and the integrity of the organization.”
It is for this purpose we at headquarters labor.
Challenges of the Day
The combination of the broken-home epidemic in America and the infusion of a post-modern mind-set in our culture is producing a self-centered, victim-loving, and absolute-hating American person. This growing mind-set creates new challenges for Cadence staff as they seek to bring the unchanging message of the gospel in a relevant and understandable way.
Another challenge is the ever-present need for more people and more prayer. Missions run on the power produced by God’s people praying, giving, and going. Cadence is currently revamping its personnel department to better care for current staff, better recruit new staff, and better garner and harness the power of prayer.
Future Opportunities
Cadence continues to implement key elements of the 2020 Vision focusing on these six objectives:
- EXPANDING our current open-home, retreat, youth, and specialized ministries to viable military communities around the world.
- ENHANCING our current ministries by emphasizing and increasing spiritual vitality and strategic planning.
- ENGINEERING new and vibrant ministries to these five strategic groups of people within the military community: People of color, dependent children, women in uniform, deployed people and their families, and military forces of other nations.
- EQUIPPING a fresh wave of Christ’s ambassadors in the military who will proclaim Christ in their homes, communities, and in the final global frontiers of evangelism.
- ELICITING an atmosphere of ownership, involvement, and partnership of the 2020 Vision within the extended Cadence family, the body of Christ, and the military community.
- ESTABLISHING a new structure for the mission to accommodate growth, facilitate expansion, and to develop leaders.
The mission recently finalized a joint venture with CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship) to work together to reach the almost two million, grade-school dependent children who are in military communities around the globe. This ministry is currently active at Ft. Hood and is expanding to many other locations. God is at work.
You are a vital partner in His work. May He bless you richly for your faithful involvement.
David Schroeder
President