Salvation Army in The Philippines Ready and Waiting to Head to Typhoon Disaster Site
The Salvation Army in The Philippines is ready to assist the many thousands of people affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Territorial Commander Colonel Wayne Maxwell told International Headquarters representatives that Salvation Army teams are currently preparing to support the relief effort
Continued support for DRC refugees in Rwanda
Amid ongoing conflict, The Salvation Army meets a specific need in transit camps By Christin Davis As the ongoing Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) conflict recently saw progress in the end of the M23 rebellion, The Salvation Army in Rwanda continues serving
Philippines still determining damage
Salvation Army responding to typhoon-ravaged islands Survivors of the typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands are in need of food, water and medicine after the tropical cyclone washed through the country Nov. 8, and The Salvation Army is responding. “We have placed an order for
Salvation Army in The Philippines Prepares for ‘Significant Response’ to Typhoon
London, 11 November 2013/IHQ/ – SALVATION Army teams in The Philippines are preparing to provide assistance to the thousands of people affected by Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Typhoon Yolanda). More than 10,000 people are thought to have lost their
The Philippines: A Message from General André Cox
London, 11 November 2013/IHQ/ – General André Cox writes: Colleague Salvationists and friends, Commissioner Silvia and I are praying for the people of The Philippines. Together we mourn the great loss of life and pray for those who are suffering. We take hope
The General and Commissioner Silvia Cox Lead Spirit-filled Gatherings in Kenya East Territory
London, 8 NOVEMBER 2013/IHQ/ – NEARLY 8,000 Salvationists gathered from across the vast Kenya East Territory to meet under the leadership of General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia Cox (World President of Women’s Ministries). The visit was a time of
on the corner “Tradition, transition and empathy”
By Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief Jerry Brock’s score and Sheldon Harnick’s lyrics provide much of the feeling tone to producer /director Norman Jewison’s remarkable 1964 long-running musical, “Fiddler on the Roof.” It became an Academy Award winner on the big screen a
life lines “Give thanks”
By Ian Robinson, Major We began celebrating Thanksgiving a few months after we first arrived in the U.S., over 31years ago. Throughout the day people would ask, “How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in England?” Their first mistake was to assume that
from the desk of…A heart full of thanksgiving
By Carolyn Knaggs, Commissioner This year on Thanksgiving day we will be blessed to have three of our family members joining us around our table. We are overjoyed in this time of the year that brings our family to the same
sharper focus “The long view”
By Kelly Pontsler, Major I love “now” and “then” photos. Images of a location shot in the distant past, laid beside a modern picture taken from the same spot. Cities evolve and the landscape changes, and yet you see the trace
prayer power “A thankful people”
By Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel My daily ritual is to go out each morning to pick up the newspaper. I like to check the morning news to see what has happened in the world and in our area. In preparing my
A CALL to avert crisis
By Buffy Lincoln Australia’s Salvo Care Line—a Salvation Army ministry headquartered in Sydney, with a satellite campus in Brisbane—recently celebrated 30 years of responding to various needs of the country’s people. Developed by Alan Staines, the ministry received its first phone