"Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love." -1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NLT
What we do
The main purpose of the C.A.A. is to develop a globally deployable Humanitarian, Security, and Peace Keeping force that is always at the ready whenever disaster and calamity strike. Our goal is to be deployed by governments, other organizations, and ourselves into situations where highly skilled and trained personnel are required, as well as situations where basic manpower is needed. Because of our varied mission we have units that specialize in Search And Rescue, Disaster Relief, Security, Peace Keeping, Humanitarianism, Medical, as well as managing touchy or dangerous situations. On top of having a deployable force, through our Sector operations we hope to strengthen community bonds and serve the common good right here at home. Althought diverse, we believe our goals are easily attainable and we are constantly training and preparing so that at a moments notice, we can respond to whatever comes our way.
Our Faith
Life is short, it's over in a flash. And when it's said and done, we go home, home to God. But many do not, those who do not know God, or have chosen to ignore his offer of love and forgiveness. We are Christians, and saving souls is very important to us. We want others to know the joy, the love that we know. We want to share our faith, get others involved. Cut the binding chains of this world, and let others live life in the light of God. But how do we accomplish this goal?
Unlike many other religions (and even other Christians) we take a different approach to sharing our faith. You see we don't believe in forcing our faith on anyone, or being pushy about the subject. And we're not too keen on screaming scripture passages to passer-bys on city streets either. No, we take a much different approach when it comes to sharing the love of God.
Faith is a very personnel thing. It's between you and God, and no one else. It's a choice, and should be made by honest decision making, and examining facts. Because of this, we want people to decide for themselves about faith. We want people to follow God because of their own free will, not because someone "convinced" them to.
Our idea of sharing the faith is through example. So it could be said that our main goal is actually Community Service. To get out there, and actually do something. That's really what it means to be a Christian. As it says in the Bible, the humble servant is more glorious then the most guilded of kings. Service is the true key of how to spread the faith, service to others, without prejudice. When we serve others selflessly, we are paid in a way that no money can even try to compare to. We are payed with a most wonderful Joy. We have the capacity to make such a difference in other peoples lives, so why don't we? Even if it's just simple things, like cleaning up garbage along a road. It all makes a difference.
But how does this help spread the faith? Well it's quite simple really, when we stop preaching, and actually start DOING what we preach, then not only do we allow God to work through us, but we make our own selves living examples of what God can do. When you're out there serving, people realize that maybe there's something more to this whole "Christian" thing. This is a very important point to us. When we live to serve, and allow God to work through us, then miracles can happen, and mountains can move. That's how we spread the faith, not by preaching, but by living. People see what we do, how we do it, and they become interested, want to find out more about us, and what motivates us to do what we do. It is then we have the opportunity to preach the faith, to people who want to hear it. And they want to hear it, because we've shown them what it means to truly be Christian, through selfless service.
It all starts with simply volunteering. It's not so much the deed that matters, but the fact that you are there, and willing to help. We need to put others first, rather then "me" all the time. We need to forget ourselves, trust in God, and just get out there and serve.
Allies to the cause
There are many other organizations, movements, and groups with very much the same goals as we have. These are our allies in this war. And they do not go unoticed. One thing that is unique about the C.A.A. is that we have programs tailored specifically to helping out other groups. We do this by putting personnel into these other groups (they do not have to be specifically Christian groups, just meet certain guidlines). The benefits are two-fold. They get extra man power which is always in demand, and we get the opportunity to help others in the fight towards the same goals that we share. One perfect example of this is the Rapid Response Team, which takes C.A.A. personnel, and puts them in local Search And Rescue units. This also helps to spread the faith, becuase while these personnel are serving, they are still members of the C.A.A. and thus still under the Morality Code and C.A.A. regulations. Often times becoming a moral backbone of sorts for groups in which they serve, because of the values they live and serve by.
Multi-Lingual
The C.A.A. is a multi lingual organization. We have no less then three official languages that we focus on as our core system of communication.
The first of course is English with the English Alphabet character system. The Second is Basic, which uses the same grammatical and word structure as English, but has many words to describe things outside the realm of the English Language. Basic uses a different character set as well, known as Aurebesh. Basic is used as the primary marking and writing system within the C.A.A. The third and final official language is Mandoese, spoken mostly by the Jedi and the Christian Mandos, it uses a word structure similar to English, but with different pronunciations and meanings. It also has a character set that accompanies it called Mandoskript that is used when writing the language. Unlike English and Basic, Mandoese is a spoken language. Because of this, the Mando alphabet and word structure do not have an overall uniformity as in English. Meaning that words are often used mostly to describe states of being, and words with similar meanings can be strucured entirely differently from one another.