Whatever forever…
BRIDGE BUILDERS Thousands of young Salvationists had gathered in London's Trafalgar Square for the nation wide Corps Cadet rally. The media was in place with cameras and microphones. One journalist randomly chose a 15-year-old-girl out of the crowd to represent
FOCUS – What is truth?
Did you hear that Madalyn Murray O'Hare--the notorious atheist who got the Lord's Prayer out of the schools--has conspired with the FCC to ban all religious broadcasting?! That "news" that showed up in my e-mail sometime this summer. Not
On the Corner
BY ROBERT DOCTER - This vision you are seeking to actualize will always be "a work in progress." It will never be completely realized. The Salvation Army is a dynamic, ever changing, multicultural, living organism that, by and large,
Vision 2000 and beyond–the journey continues
It does seem a long time ago since Vision2000 and beyond
Frontlines — News Briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - Managing Editor The Napa, Calif., Corps was quick to respond to the 5.2 earthquake which hit the city on September 3. Captain James Durel initiated the Army's disaster response efforts at daybreak. Two full-kitchen mobile units from
PROJECT: BACK-TO-SCHOOL
In Portland, a year of planning culminated in the Project: Back-to-School event. Numbers have grown since 500 children were helped in 1996. Over 1,300 children from kindergarten through 12th grade each received a new backpack filled with all grade-level
CHILDSPREE
Participants in the Childspree program in Tucson, Ariz. Thanks to The Salvation Army and generous community support, Mervyn's Department Stores once again sent children back to school looking their best. The Army solicits donations to match Mervyn's generous gift.
Clothing kids for school keeps Army relevant
CENTER FOR STUDENT MISSIONS ASSISTS BACK-TO-SCHOOL EFFORT HILDA IBARRA and her 8-year-old son enjoy selecting back to school clothes at the Salvation Army Service Center in San Francisco, CA. Teenage volunteers from San Jose, Calif., and Twin Falls, Idaho, helped distribute
Emergency call delivers diapers
LINDA SORIANO (Alaska DHQ) presents a plaque expressing the Army's appreciation for Sam's Club fund raising activities. Accepting the plaque for Sam's Club is Patti St. John. BY LINDA SORIANO - In response to a call for help by
Building a new life in Yuba-Sutter
BY DAN CRAWFORD - Wendy McGowan crossed paths twice with the Depot Family Crisis Center operated by The Salvation Army's Yuba-Sutter Command in the historic Marysville train station. But it wasn't until she endured an 18-month separation from
Cooperating to reach people
KATIE STEINHAUER FROM Fresno Citadel befriends children in Ensenada, Mexico during a recent short term mission trip The Fresno Citadel Youth (both English and Lao speaking) traveled to Ensenada, Mexico under the leadership of Captains Rafael & Raewyn Aspeitia on
“VISION 2000 & BEYOND”
Seeing the future and making it NOW! We will know that "VISION 2000 & BEYOND" is being fulfilled and we are becoming a church that is Biblically authentic in motive and mission when we see that officers, soldiers, adherents and volunteers