The General Installs New Leaders for the United Kingdom and Ireland
Salvationist of all ages gathered at Regent Hall Corps (church) in central London to witness the installation of Commissioners Clive and Marianne Adams as leaders of the United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland by General Linda Bond. To
on the corner “Halfness”
By Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief A few weeks after the death of his 6-year-old son, Waldo, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: The history of Christ is the best document of the power of character we have. A youth who owed nothing to fortune and who was
the spice box “A matter of choice”
By Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel The crowd was quiet, uneasy, but awed in the presence of greatness. Silvered hair shining in the sunlight, shriveled but still strong hands clasped around the staff that supported him, the great man let his gaze wander
from the desk of…LOve My CC MINISTRIES
By Diane O’Brien, Lt. Colonel I couldn’t help pointing out the bold letters! I often hear, “I wish we were still called League of Mercy.” But we’re not. Nor are we called “Community Care.” Let’s do it right—we are Community Care Ministries,
sharper focus “Good soil”
By Kelly Pontsler, Major You can’t fake good soil, or so it seems. I would love to be able to declare this as a result of an abundance of personal experience planting seeds and harvesting crops, but alas, my green thumb
prayer power “Prayer changes things”
By Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel Recently, my wife and I attended a Denominational Prayer Leaders Network Conference in Pasadena, Calif., where representatives of many denominations and parachurch organizations shared about their ministries and prayed for a spiritual awakening in America. Today—with the
promoted to glory/Clarence M. Jackson
Clarence M. Jackson, Sr., 78, Tlingit tribal leader and Salvationist, was promoted to Glory Jan. 31 from the Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska. Jackson was born May 24, 1934, in Kake, Alaska, and graduated from Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka,
Battle to BUSINESS
VETERAN, homeless entrepreneurs start small businesses with the help of The Salvation Army and Pepperdine University. By Dawn Wright Paul Crowley is not your average Pepperdine University student. He’s 61, part of an exclusive 20-student population attending Pepperdine’s Palmer Center Micro-Enterprise Program and
Elsewhere in the world
PAPUA NEW GUINEA—The Mary and Martha Child Care Centre at Koki recently celebrated Early Childhood Care and Development Day at the school. Manager Diane Haro stressed the importance of early childhood learning. “When the child reaches the age of 7, their
Kenya Salvation Army officers receive emergency training
John Berglund, emergency services director for the Greater New York Division, joined IHQ International Emergency Services (IES) personnel in Nairobi, Kenya, in January to train Salvation Army officers in capacity building and emergency management. The team also worked with territorial
CPAC meets in London
The Congress Planning and Advisory Council (CPAC), which represents the five international zones of The Salvation Army, recently met at International Headquarters for a two-day exchange of ideas and strategies for the 2015 International Congress, to be held July 1-5
Knitting for others in the Netherlands
Territory implements campaign to knit for others. The art of knitting in the Netherlands is no longer considered dull or old fashioned. Rather, it is quite the trendy thing to do and The Salvation Army there is using knitting to revamp