China – Reunification
Reunification On July 1, 1997, after 156 years of British administration, Hong Kong was reunited with mainland China. Currently, The Salvation Army's work in Hong Kong includes 19 corps, 76 social service centers, and 13 schools. Junior and Senior soldiers number
The World on Our Doorstep
Yuillogistically Speaking By Major Chick Yuill - When I was just a kid back in Scotland we used to sing songs and choruses like, Jesus loves the little children, All the children of the world; Red and yellow, black and white, All are precious
Focus – World Christians in Crisis
By Lt. Colonel Mervyn Morelock - Reader's Digest recently contained an article, "The Global War on Christians." The world press, most human rights organizations, and U.S. churches have been strangely silent on the shocking persecution of thousands of men
On the Corner
By Robert Docter - This issue of New Frontier looks at Army responses to world hot spots--at our efforts to repair the damage of inter-cultural conflict and deliver cooling water in the cause of Christ. Recent changes in international policies have
Lt. Colonels Gaines Appointed to Latin America North
Commissioner Alex Hughes, International Secretary for the Americas and Caribbean, has announced the appointment of Lt. Colonels Jerry and Jeanine Gaines to the Latin America North Territory, effective October 18, 1997. Lt. Colonel Jerry Gaines will be the territorial financial secretary
Frontlines — News Briefs of the West
By Bob Bearchell - Friends' concern about Eleanor Jones during the recent up-heaval in Brazza-ville was well justified. Jones reports that at one point a rebel held a gun to her head. They lost everything during the evacuation to
The Living Out of God’s Grace
By Colonel Bill Luttrell - "The more we are loved by God, the more we are going to love. The more we are forgiven, the more we are willing to forgive. The more we are treated with patience, the
Africa – War-Riots-Genocide
Africa: War-Riots-Genocide While statistics show the Army's largest expression is in the continent of Africa--where active Salvationists number in the hundreds of thousands--numbers alone don't begin to convey the depth and breadth of The Salvation Army's ministry. The following reports from a
Sipovo – “I Wonder, How Does She Survive the Winter?”
Summer Service Corps "I Wonder, How Does She Survive the Winter?" An international service corps team is serving in Sipovo this summer, a first in the Army world. The team, composed of 7 youth from the U.S. Central Territory, three from the Sweden
Bosnia – Bitter Balkan Conflict Grows Through Years
Bitter Balkan Conflict Grows Through Years While the December, 1995, peace agreement signed by the presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, ended more than 43 months of war in the Balkans, peace
Sipovo – ‘Self-Help’ Repairs Homes, Restores Lives
'Self-Help' Repairs Homes, Restores Lives Under the direction of Salvationists Dawn Lambert, 24, and Martyn Smith, 26, more than 100 homes have been rebuilt in Sipovo and scores of widows and spinsters have received aid and housing. Lambert works with "vulnerables": primarily elderly
Sipovo – Rebuilding from the Ashes
Micro-economics Make Macro Impact in Sipovo When you drive along the short street of "Ulica Prve Sipovacke Brigade" in downtown Sipovo, you pass a car repair, a corner grocery store, and an apiary. Around the corner, you see a thriving