Workers start the job
God's Fellow Workers Session commissioned and sent out. by Robert Docter - June 13, 2008—With the early morning patchy fog of a Palos Verdes springtime dissipating in the warm morning sun, 14 Salvation Army cadets marched under an azure sky through the
A Magnet in Modesto
The Modesto Red Shield engages the community for Christ. by Paula Wild, Captain - It was not that long ago that we got our assignment to the Red Shield in Modesto, California…I can remember my first conversation there. A young boy walked
On the Corner
An open letter to God's Fellow Workers by Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief - Dear “Workers:” You are part of a thin, blue line stretched delicately around the world, but you are neither fragile nor emaciated. You have strength even, as yet, unknown to you.
Christians also cry
The Spice Box by Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel - Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:3 (NIV) Memorial Day has come and gone. Though memories of our departed loved ones continue to speak to our hearts, we move
Ruben Sanchez: “Check this out, God is real!”
In Process by Glen Doss, Major - Tears in his eyes, the tattooed, menacing-looking man shuffled back to his cell. Echoing in his mind were his mother’s words over the phone: “I’m sick, son, real sick, but the tests revealed I have
Dragging in the branches – something from nothing
Sharper Focus by Linda Manhardt, Major - I remember when we sent our cadets out on their “summer assignments” (It’s always summer in Tanzania) for the first time. They were to spend three months in outposts and corps throughout the country and
Front Lines – News Briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - If you preach, just preach God’s Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don’t take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don’t get bossy;
A ministry behind bars
Extension Studies shares Christ with inmates. In 1949, the Extension Studies Department at territorial headquarters began ministering to prisoners throughout the Western Territory with Bible correspondence courses. To date, thousands of incarcerated men and women have participated. “We have a heart for
You can help turn the lights on in Zambia
Sponsor solar power for Zambian officers. by Beryl Pierce, Major - While on homeland furlough, Western officer Major Beryl Pierce, territorial editor in Zambia, is seeking to raise both awareness and funds to assist Salvation Army officers who encounter daily challenges in
ARC grad runs Boston Marathon
Willie Bland credits God, discipline. by Sue Schumann Warner - “God gives us the spirit of love, power, and self-discipline,” says Phoenix, Ariz., Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) graduate Willie Bland, 52. “If we recognize what he gave us, and discipline ourselves, we
A 12-year milestone in Hayward, Calif.
Hayward Korean Corps marks anniversary. The Hayward Korean Corps, led by Captains David and Ellen Oh, recently held a celebration in honor of the corps’ 12th anniversary. To help commemorate the event, members of the Del Oro divisional staff, the San