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Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing (1 Thess. 5:11 NIV). COUER D’ALENE, IDAHO—The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center received the 2011 Reader’s Survey Gold Award for Best Fitness Club
Leslies appointed to Caribbean Territory
Lt. Colonels Victor and Rose-Marie Leslie, currently serving as divisional leaders of the Southern California Division, are appointed respectively as chief secretary and territorial secretary for women’s ministries, Caribbean Territory, effective Feb. 1, 2012.
High school student launches ‘Red Kettle Club’
Club may be the first official such group in the U.S. By Marlene Klotz-Collins Katie Wilkinson, a junior at Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Ariz., started a “Red Kettle Club” on campus that is believed to be the first official
One Army, one mission, one message
By Linda Bond, General Recently I visited the International College for Officers for their spiritual day. The meeting was thoughtfully arranged by the principal, Lt. Colonel Richard Munn. One element in particular was especially stirring. Here was a recitation of the 11
Advice from a head ding-a-ling
Kettle coordinator shares the steps to a successful campaign. By Jim Reid, Dr. Advisory board member and kettle coordinator at the Henderson (Nev.) Corps, Dr. Jim Reid shares the secrets of a successful Red Kettle campaign, including goal setting, prayer, hard work,
New Larsson musical to be featured at The Gathering
Under the leadership of Creative Arts Director Jacqui Larsson, the Southern California Division is busy preparing a new musical to premiere at The Gathering in June 2012. Titled “Spirit! II Empire,” this sequel to the Gowans and Larsson original picks up
The General Visits Mozambique to Lead Africa Zonal Conference
Salvation Army leaders from all of Africa assembled in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique, for the Africa Zonal Conference to capture General Linda Bond's vision for the future of the Salvation Army and to share with her the African
Take these loaves and fish
Major Beryl Pierce’s ministry at the Chikankata mission in Zambia By Karen Gleason The loaves and the fish (Matt. 15:36)…that’s what Major Beryl Pierce’s work in Zambia, a landlocked country in southern Africa, brings to mind. God has taken what Pierce offered