Museum of the West will open doors in early 2003
A RESOURCE FOR MANY (l-r) COMMITTEE CHAIR COLONEL GEORGE CHURCH, Museum Curator Kimberly Mack, Commissioner Gisèle Gowans and General John Gowans discuss plans for the Museum of the West. Displaying an irreplaceable Salvation Army historic collection will be just one purpose
Bakers to co-chair Glass Convention
Majors George and Jeanne Baker Majors George and Jeanne Baker have been selected by the Christian Ministries Training Association (C.M.T.A.) to serve as co-chairpersons for the 2003 GLASS Convention, scheduled for May 2-3, 2003. The GLASS (Greater Los Angeles Sunday School) Convention
Cadet couple enjoys flex training
CADET CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL interacts with neighborhood children at the recent Fun Fair held at Torrance Corps. Christopher and wife Christa are part of the flex training program at Crestmont College. Individualized learning plans are an educational model for the 21st
THE BAWDENS: 7 GENERATIONS
One Army family MEGAN RAMSEY was en-rolled as a senior soldier by parents Majors Scott and Cherilee Ramsey. Megan marks the seventh generation of the Bawden family to dedicate their lives to Army service. BY MARILYN GREGORY, MAJOR - Who would have
Santa Fe marches in Fiesta
BY CATHERINE COGGAN - During the Santa Fe, New Mex., Fiesta offices close, businesses shut down, even shopping malls lock their doors as all head for Fiesta. For 400 years the celebration was entirely religious, with locals gathering for a solemn procession
Tustin soldiers: 14 summers hammerin’ for a cause
JASON THOMSON OF Tustin Ranch Corps repairs electrical wiring in the main chapel. It's been 14 years since Merle Davenport and Lt. Colonel Alfred R. Van Cleef (who was then the divisional commander of the Alaska Division) first sat down and
NAOC calls for “best practices
APRIL 24-27, 2003 Marlene Klotz Collins Co-Chair Mark your calendars now for the 2003 National Advisory Organizations (NAOC) Conference in Philadelphia. "NAOC will be an exciting and exhilarating event with dynamic and distinguished speakers, workshops that are relevant and resonate, and fellowship that
Sierra Del Mar welcomes Bond; O’Briens installed as leaders
COMMISSIONER LINDA BOND (right) recently installed Lt. Colonels Doug and Diane O'Brien as Sierra del Mar divisional leaders. BY KATHY D. RIES - As the sun began to set on a beautiful, autumn-like day in San Diego, it was the
A lesson in concentration
BODY BUILDER To be absolutely honest, I was not surprised. In fact, it was in some ways quite refreshing! There were warning signs of course. After I paid the gas bill, the lady told me the green light wasn't
Focus – The gift of intercession
Richard Foster wrote: "If we truly love people, we will desire for them far more than it is within our power to give them, and this will lead us to prayer. Intercession is a way of loving others." We know
Michael Beaudreau: “I was tired of having to lie”
IN PROCESS Worriedly, the man peered out the window as the police, along with his probation officer, marched up to the house. He stiffened; then, as abruptly as it had come, the tension vanished, and a deep sense of relief