NW ‘ignites fire,’ honors Tobin
by Reni Kreitzberg, Captain - In a return to the tradition of a Labor Day Family Camp, the Northwest Division saw over 560 people attending to hear Territorial Commissioner Linda Bond speak on what it takes to “ignite the fire.” During the
Welcome of Cadets
Preparers challenged to emulate John the Baptist by Robert Docter - Prepare ye the way of the Lord—a single soprano voice stilled an excited capacity audience at the Tustin Ranch Corps as the territory welcomed its newest session of cadets, Preparers of
The trials an tribulations of travel by taxi
EXPERIENCING THE COLORFUL CABBIES OF ZAMBIA by LAURA ROBINSON - Laura Robinson works as administrative support for the IHQ AIDS team in Africa. She is located in Nairobi, Kenya. New York City taxi drivers are tame compared to the cabbies I met
If I’m the leader, how come no one is following
BODY BUILDER by Terry Camsey, Major - WELL DONE! The territorial personnel department substantially reduced the numbers of officers moved during the last change. It has been known for years that short corps officer stays usually work against growth—although it should be
FOCUS – Never in the middle
by Amanda Reardon, Captain - Growing up at the Hollywood Tabernacle Corps, I observed vibrant Salvationism on a regular basis. Every Sunday after church, our band and timbrels, about 50 strong, would march down Hollywood Blvd., to the corner of Hollywood
On the Corner
Odds and Ends by Robert Docter - Some bits and pieces of life fall together as fragments. We give them special meaning deserving casual attention, but fail to allow them the efficiency of categorization. We place them carefully in old cookie tins
Working vacation in overseas missions
by Patrick C. Granat, Major - This is a true story about Mac and Judy McClure, of Cheyenne, Wyoming—good friends of The Salvation Army, who used their vacation in 1999 to visit the new Salvation Army Corps in eastern Germany in
Back to School
by Debora Bell, Lt. Colonel - This summer I had the wonderful opportunity to see the work of The Salvation Army in the Pacific Islands. While participating in the family camp meetings of the Marshall Islands, I was able to announce
Frontlines – News Briefs of The West
by Sue Schumann Warner - Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for…by faith, Abraham, when called to go to a place he
Major Katherine Wood recently entered honorable retirement.
Major Kathy Wood Major Katherine Wood recently entered honorable retirement. Her officership has been divided almost equally between the Central and Western Territories. The daughter of Colonels Milton and Katherine Agnew, she grew up in the Midwest and earned her B.A. in
Three enter retirement
Majors Ray and Elaine Cross Majors Raymond and Elaine Cross recently entered honorable retirement—Elaine having served 37 years and Ray, 34. The daughter of Salvation Army employees, Elaine Wheeler entered training in 1965 from New Mexico and was commissioned with the Witness
Multi-cultural corps: forecasting the future
by By Claude Nikondeha - Corps of the future will be multicultural. So far, we have “done corps” in boxes that are too small to contain all the colors of the rainbow. These individual boxes have only been large enough to