Local corps raising funds for new Panama girls’ home
Proposed site in Paraiso to provide safer environment By Vivian Gatica A delegation from The Salvation Army Pasadena Tabernacle Corps (Calif.) traveled to the Dr. Eno Home for Girls in Colon, Panama, in January to film the site. The corps is raising
First Territorial Latino Bible Conference held
More than 700 people attend the conference at Pine Summit Camp. By Erick Rodriguez More than 700 Spanish-speaking Salvationists from all over the Western Territory assembled at Pine Summit Camp in Big Bear Lake, Calif., May 17-19, for the first-ever Conferencia Biblica
Destructive tornado rips through Oklahoma
Army is on the scene to provide needed relief and support. Estimated at over two miles wide, a devastating tornado with winds up to 200 mph struck just south of Oklahoma City on May 20 ripping apart homes and other buildings
Challenged to challenge
Students multiply a generous gift to send underprivileged kids to camp. By Marlene Klotz-Collins National Advisory Board (NAB) member Frank Vizcarra presented Corona Del Sol High School (Tempe, Ariz.) Red Kettle Club (RKC) President Katie Wilkinson with five $100 bills at NAB’s
front lines/News briefs of the West
Karen Gleason, Editor “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule” (Matt. 5:3 MSG). COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO—Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) Mayor Sandi Bloem, who after 12 years in office
Commissioning weekend plans detailed
The celebration for the Proclaimers of the Resurrection Session is set. By Martin Hunt Commissioning weekend, June 14-16, at the Pasadena (Calif.) Civic Auditorium, will be a time of celebration, renewal and Salvation Army fellowship. The centerpiece of the weekend is the
Salvation Army on the ground in Oklahoma
Estimated at over two miles wide, a devastating tornado with winds up to 200 mph struck just south of Oklahoma City on May 20 ripping apart homes and other buildings in populated areas. Officials said 24 people were killed and
Antioch Corps enrolls new soldiers
Antioch (Calif.) Corps Officers Majors Neil and Beth Saunders enrolled new soldiers on Easter Sunday. Back (l-r): Major Beth Saunders, Gracie Davis, Claudia Perry, Christel Bridges, Elecxis Bridges, Michael Simser, Major Neil Saunders; front (l-r): Christina Flores Perry, Jayla Flores
‘Biggest Loser’ contestant speaks at Salem Kroc Center Deck: T.C. Pool encourages ‘Kroc Weight Loss Challenge’ participants at awards ceremony.
By Julie Matovich The Salem (Ore.) Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center honored its “Weight Loss Challenge” participants at an awards ceremony April 5 featuring T.C. Pool, a contestant on the most recent season of NBC TV’s “The
Prayers Answered During the General’s Visit to Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar Territory
The prayers of the international Salvation Army that surrounded the visit of General Linda Bond to the Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar Territory were answered through the moving of the Holy Spirit during meetings led by the international leader – and
Noah’s ARC sparks creative design
“This place is huge!” one student shouted––a sentiment echoed by twenty design students as they walked through the warehouse at The Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Anaheim, Calif. These students would spend countless hours here over the next two
Compassion will make you happy
Marketing executives want us to believe that happiness lies in a product that will taste delicious, magically fill our bank accounts, or transform us into a supermodel that looks not a day past 20. Our social norms promise that happiness