Tribute: Donna Horn was called to serve others

Who: Salvation Army Capt. Donna Horn, 44, of Pleasant Valley, Mo.

How and when she died: March 20 of stomach cancer.

Serving others: For the past five years, Donna Horn and her husband, Capt. Jeff Horn, were pastors and administrators at the Salvation Army Northland Corps. Donna Horn focused on the church #8217;s programs, particularly the youth and women #8217;s programs, and children #8217;s services. #8220;The children, that #8217;s where her heart was, #8221; Jeff Horn said. #8220;Infants, toddlers, young school-age children #8212; they loved her, and Donna loved them. Children would come into the church, and Donna would say, #8216;Come here, darling, #8217; She would pick them up, and they would not want her to put them down. #8221;

Called to lead: Horn had grown up in a Salvation Army family #8212; both her parents and Jeff #8217;s parents were majors #8212; and she met her future husband at a Salvation Army summer camp. #8220;God called on us to administer to people, #8221; he said, but Jeff Horn heard the call several years before she did.

The Horns had three young children and were living in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Jeff Horn worked at the Salvation Army #8217;s headquarters, when Donna Horn said, #8220;Jeff, we need to talk about this. #8221;

She had heard her call. In short time, three kids in tow, they were enrolled in the Salvation Army College, and after a two-year training period, they were sent to their first congregation.

Family time: #8220;My mother always had to be busy, #8221; said Brian Horn, Donna #8217;s older son. #8220;She was always taking care of everything. #8221; Even on Sunday, a pastor #8217;s busiest day, Horn would get the family #8217;s favorite Sunday dinner started before church. #8220;Pot roast, mashed potatoes and biscuits #8212; she would get it all cooking and we would come back (from church) and dinner would be almost ready, #8221; he said.

Church style: #8220;She always wanted things to be nice, #8221; Jeff Horn said. #8220;If we had a church dinner, she wanted it to look right. The tables had to be just right, the centerpieces beautiful. The church women would say, but not to Donna, #8216;We have to get this up to Donna standards, #8217; #8194; #8221; he said with a laugh.

Setting an example: Horn was diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer two years ago. #8220;She managed to get up enough strength to go with me and my sister last summer on a mission trip to Argentina, #8221; Brian Horn said. There they worked with a small church on its music program and helped build a bathroom and new kitchen at a rural church outpost. #8220;She wasn #8217;t just resting; she was working really hard, #8221; he said. They dug trenches, broke up bricks and made cement. #8220;She was probably one of the hardest-working people down there. She never complained, #8221; he said.

Survivors include: Her husband, a daughter, two sons, her mother and father, three brothers and her mother- and father-in-law.

The last word: #8220;She had to be one of the most beautiful women I #8217;ve ever seen, #8221; said Anita Gorman, who knew Donna Horn through her work on the Salvation Army #8217;s Northland Advisory Council and Metro Advisory Board. #8220;She didn #8217;t wear makeup. She didn #8217;t have to. I told Jeffery, when Donna gets to heaven, the angels are going to have to spruce up. #8221;

The Salvation Army is starting construction on a new Northland facility on North Oak Trafficway. Horn had worked hard on the project. The nursery and playground there will be named #8220;Donna #8217;s Place #8221; in her honor. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Salvation Army Northland Corps.

Who: Salvation Army Capt. Donna Horn, 44, of Pleasant Valley, Mo.

How and when she died: March 20 of stomach cancer.

Serving others: For the past five years, Donna Horn and her husband, Capt. Jeff Horn, were pastors and administrators at the Salvation Army Northland Corps. Donna Horn focused on the church s programs, particularly the youth and women s programs, and children s services. The children, that s where her heart was, Jeff Horn said. Infants, toddlers, young school-age children they loved her, and Donna loved them. Children would come into the church, and Donna would say, Come here, darling, She would pick them up, and they would not want her to put them down.

Called to lead: Horn had grown up in a Salvation Army family both her parents and Jeff s parents were majors and she met her future husband at a Salvation Army summer camp. God called on us to administer to people, he said, but Jeff Horn heard the call several years before she did.

The Horns had three young children and were living in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Jeff Horn worked at the Salvation Army s headquarters, when Donna Horn said, Jeff, we need to talk about this.

She had heard her call. In short time, three kids in tow, they were enrolled in the Salvation Army College, and after a two-year training period, they were sent to their first congregation.

Family time: My mother always had to be busy, said Brian Horn, Donna s older son. She was always taking care of everything. Even on Sunday, a pastor s busiest day, Horn would get the family s favorite Sunday dinner started before church. Pot roast, mashed potatoes and biscuits she would get it all cooking and we would come back (from church) and dinner would be almost ready, he said.

Church style: She always wanted things to be nice, Jeff Horn said. If we had a church dinner, she wanted it to look right. The tables had to be just right, the centerpieces beautiful. The church women would say, but not to Donna, We have to get this up to Donna standards, he said with a laugh.

Setting an example: Horn was diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer two years ago. She managed to get up enough strength to go with me and my sister last summer on a mission trip to Argentina, Brian Horn said. There they worked with a small church on its music program and helped build a bathroom and new kitchen at a rural church outpost. She wasn t just resting; she was working really hard, he said. They dug trenches, broke up bricks and made cement. She was probably one of the hardest-working people down there. She never complained, he said.

Survivors include: Her husband, a daughter, two sons, her mother and father, three brothers and her mother- and father-in-law.

The last word: She had to be one of the most beautiful women I ve ever seen, said Anita Gorman, who knew Donna Horn through her work on the Salvation Army s Northland Advisory Council and Metro Advisory Board. She didn t wear makeup. She didn t have to. I told Jeffery, when Donna gets to heaven, the angels are going to have to spruce up.

The Salvation Army is starting construction on a new Northland facility on North Oak Trafficway. Horn had worked hard on the project. The nursery and playground there will be named Donna s Place in her honor. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Salvation Army Northland Corps.

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As early as a few years ago, when just expand training in China emerge , it will hear public comment on its lively, interesting and far-reaching significance and entertaining to the trainees in the deep feelings of personal potential and the power of teamwork. As a result, waiting for the opportunity to personally experience.

This day has finally come ------ expected.

June 12, in a people-oriented enterprise development training school coaches painting, Manning, under the leadership of his party colleagues and I have 20 people in the abduction of Huairou rushed to the Great Wall deduction, and today we will draw a base expand field training.

After one and a half hour s drive, the hustle and bustle of city are gradually disappearing, approaching the stretch of Greenfield-on weekdays rarely go to the suburbs to walk, do not even know that Beijing will have so-Hill Valley. After several Road bend turning point, we stopped the car in the Stream at the foot of the deduction.

After a short rest, coach Qi announced the beginning of the first expansion project: integration team. Fusion team in the expansion project, also known as ice, that the item in the results between a group of strangers is very clear that it will soon let everyone familiar with each other and into each other. But I think this project between the company colleagues also so well. We explain to the coach of the project: first elected captain of Team ST; then requested within the time prescribed in this collective effort to complete the team name, team logo and team slogan for you. Captain in the birth of that moment, was somewhat scattered and disorderly team immediately become organized, and disciplined. We coach to 40 minutes, early completion of the project, a group of companies name, team Vice neat, high-potential ICP team impressively demonstrated in people s eyes!

Fusion team immediately after we entered the second item: trust back crashed. It is said that this project is in the classic Outward Bound project, in which the long before I heard: a standing height, the level of other people fall back. Prior to the start of the formal comments, the coach to the training we have done the basic skills training. After practicing Qi, the Colts after passing the skills test, we started the trust back crashed. Whenever a team from 1 m high and high ground, we play in the Below sponge with the other team immediate access to combat readiness status, we concentrate the attention of the same height orientation teammates, he has once call their names, sponge pad will be teammates shouted in unison, one, two, three It is not only in who told teammates, we have completed all preparations is more important to convey a message: Safely bar, believe us! I do not see that height, I can not understand the feelings of those stumble back, but I felt completely play sponge pad played by the pressure and responsibility. In nearly half of safe passage back teammates threw, I stand in height. At this moment, I finally understand that different from sponge pad feelings: When my hands are tied-time coach, when I was practicing with support-about position adjustments before and after, I felt my own dual - legs a bit soft, seem to have heard the suspense in the heart Pitong sound. A throw ago, I secretly Looking back to the funeral and saw his teammates has been ready watching me, waiting for me in the name of Piedmont sounded. I feel that a force is a matter of quietly into my body, as the Tang-Concubine , 1, 2, 3, Yubi, I lie on the Enron team built not very soft security sponge mats ! My heart also happened with the landing of the body to which it belongs and eventually returned to the location! In fact, this does not, as I imagined danger!

When the team completed back rotation threw, it is lunch time. 1:30 pm starting from the activities ------

After the lunch break slightly fitness, we have started a mountaineering. Speaking of climbing, think of the previous two years, this is also one of my leisure-time activities, leisure while one person in one breath they will climb several hills. Because of this, and this may seem high Xiangshan Qi Jian clasp, then I should not under. But Stream deduction Great Wall is known for its dangerous steep in many included the Great Wall, is the preferred route of the mountain communities. It is precisely because of this point, provoking us these young people eager heart!

ICP his team of 20 people held eye-catching yellow Duiqi, sent Stream deduction mighty peak. Although the value direct sunlight, but are in the mountains and jungles, trees has been for us to cover the afternoon sun, had not the slightest intention hot, it is isolated mountain breeze blowing, but

Colts, and so in terms of the former three in the order after planting in our team, I understand that at this time climbers give them more of the responsibilities and obligations to our security, they dare not slack in the slightest! Although our team is a young group are listed, but the long work of the Office of the static and the severe shortage of amateur exercise in the initial 20 minutes later, the ranks of the gap gradually widened, and several older even longer than

Xiaoya, although there is a body with the Colts followed their morale, but in the end unable to further strength in the disposal of cases, six teammates were to terminate formally announced in the abduction of waiting for us at the foot of deduction the Arc de Triomphe.

Our team Reduced the fourth, in the abduction of deduction to the embrace of the road has been gradually ------ I feel Stream deduction is different from the other mountains. This is the real wild, no artificial mountain road construction signs, all natural or gravel or rocks or tillage, each settled in the footsteps ago, the Colts, who have been told we must first determine the favoured stability, before lifting from the other foot. I really found a mountain feeling! Also with the fishes Willful adventure!

Time seems to have for a long time, there should be one hour, and this time should be received to the pinnacle of Xiangshan, but now find Stream deduction rise at the Summit, he was down the road in front of the visitors are half away, which means also need to experience the most outstanding in one hour at the foot of Mt suddenly that 1 / 2 seemed unreachable. My voice in the ongoing pay, there are still smoking feeling; increasingly rapid breathing so I feel the roars of respiratory tract irritation. I think my patience has limits in the warning. Stop the idea of quietly while the eyes to the direction of the rest of the local search. Finally come to a hillside vendors a shaded canopy, I want to lie down, he was stopped by the Colts. Blindly encouraged me, taught me how to correct respiratory climbing interest rates, as adjusted state. According to his shows, I have learned to slow respiratory rate, on several occasions, that tingling feeling had disappeared, every feeling tired also missing, the whole people seem to be inspired and have therefore become. After 1 / 2 in the distance received more relaxed, abduction seems to be the Summit of deduction close!

Horseback and others without a clear signal, each one of us very clearly what is the significance of mountaineering, it is a physical challenge the limits of the movement, is really temper the individual will, people believe that adherence to a campaign victory. It also gives the team climbing deeper meaning, mutual support, mutual progress.

In the Colts carefully protect the other three, experiencing nearly four hours, we ICP team boarded a pedestrian victory in the Summit of the abduction of deduction, and also returned to the safety of abduction deduction with a single step. Teammates pay tribute hearts Yangqi capture the mountains, the joy!

5:30 pm hours, we have entered the last expansion project: blind approaches. Two teammates partner, as a dumb, and blind as a people, the common end of a period of tortuous mountain road at the same time after the end of dedicating ourselves to people with the tacit understanding in the public mind to find a partner. Although this project is very simple, we may not be able to coach their own training, but the same simple but hidden behind the teamwork of far-reaching significance.

After a day of tension and interesting training, develop training on the mixed feelings I have the following statement to the table: expanding training as practicing Qi said, it is skills, a physical training is personal qualities, teamwork training. I think it is entertaining a training, particularly as we expand this field was even more people in a relaxed environment feelings not easily That the responsibilities, obligations, in each event after the end of Summary, let everyone understand more profoundly training to every one of the far-reaching significance to discover the potential of the individual is completely beyond their own imagination, the strength of the team can overcome all difficulties! I very much hope that in the days ahead will have more opportunities to further expand the feelings of training!

Will be completing the final occasion, I on behalf of all my colleagues in the company to the Colts, who expressed thanks! Thank them in the training of our fulfill their duties, and let us both in the process of training or mountaineering, to our security as the first criteria, can be assured that each of the members of the security! Especially horseback, in the process of climbing would rather risk their own test, but also to members of the security left to the spirit of the Special impressive! Once again, thank!

If in the future there are expanding opportunities, I will certainly continue to cooperate with your school!

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