EDWARDSES LEAD HAITI CONGRESS
COMMISSIONERS DAVID AND DOREEN EDWARDS salute the troops during the congress. Behind them are (l-r) Haiti divisional leaders Lt. Cols. Alfred and Charnie Pierre, and Majs. Rose-Marie and Victor Leslie. West's leaders return to Caribbean for giant 3-way congress
“O Lord – Not More Verse”
Perhaps best known as the lyrics writer of the 11 Gowans/Larsson musicals, General John Gowans has just published his third collection of his poems. Like its predecessors, O Lord, Not More Verse! expresses spiritual truths with clarity and humor. As
Bridge
ON THE COVER: The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif. forms the background for a poem by General John Gowans
Get your kicks en route
THE BRIDGE BUILDER by Geir Engoy - In the 1980s soccer bombed in Norway. The national soccer team had only one win in four. In 1987, one out of 15. Then Egil "Drillo" Olsen was hired to coach the team. They won
FOCUS – Compromise
by Dr. James Read - Salvation Army Ethics Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba I think I can understand why Time Warner would enter a partnership with AOL. New markets. Bigger profits. These are the engines that drive business. But why would an organization such as
The Glories have their price
Letters from London by Will Pratt - I looked in astonishment at the advert in the Thanksgiving issue of New Frontier. Could it really be true? The Western Territory urgently appealing for Salvation Army bonnets? Had the age of enlightenment for
On the Corner
by Robert Docter - I tend to relate poorly to negative interventions. I'm not talking about criticism of creative efforts. I can profit from those. I'm not referring to spontaneous feedback in which an individual takes a position somewhat different from
The harvest is plentiful, but workers few
by Captain Mariam Rudd - Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,
Frontlines — News Briefs of the West
by Captain Robert L. Rudd - The Salvation Army received some 140 bed units (bed frame, dresser, desk) donated from the U.S. Air Force Academy. The Army's Safe Harbor program in the Denver area works closely with the Veterans
NEW APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments will be effective March 1, 2000: Captains George and Donna Hood, former officers in the Eastern Territory, have now been reaccepted in the Western Territory. Captain George Hood will be Asst. National Community Relations and Development Secretary.
Randalls enter retirement
Majors John and Betty Jo Randall recently entered honored retirement. Betty Averett was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1955 from the Soul Winners Session. Her first appointment was to Booth Memorial Hospital in Spokane, Wash. Major John was
Cross cultural group explores values issues
Un grupo cross-cultural explora temas sobre valores El Comité Cross-Cultural Ad Hoc del Territorio Oeste se reunió recientemente, por primera vez, dirigido por el Sr. Geir Engøy, Secretario de Ministerios Cross-Culturales, y por el Tte. Coronel Raymond