If I’m the leader, how come no one is following
BODY BUILDER by Terry Camsey, Major - WELL DONE! The territorial personnel department substantially reduced the numbers of officers moved during the last change. It has been known for years that short corps officer stays usually work against growth—although it should be
FOCUS – Never in the middle
by Amanda Reardon, Captain - Growing up at the Hollywood Tabernacle Corps, I observed vibrant Salvationism on a regular basis. Every Sunday after church, our band and timbrels, about 50 strong, would march down Hollywood Blvd., to the corner of Hollywood
On the Corner
Odds and Ends by Robert Docter - Some bits and pieces of life fall together as fragments. We give them special meaning deserving casual attention, but fail to allow them the efficiency of categorization. We place them carefully in old cookie tins
Working vacation in overseas missions
by Patrick C. Granat, Major - This is a true story about Mac and Judy McClure, of Cheyenne, Wyoming—good friends of The Salvation Army, who used their vacation in 1999 to visit the new Salvation Army Corps in eastern Germany in
Back to School
by Debora Bell, Lt. Colonel - This summer I had the wonderful opportunity to see the work of The Salvation Army in the Pacific Islands. While participating in the family camp meetings of the Marshall Islands, I was able to announce
Frontlines – News Briefs of The West
by Sue Schumann Warner - Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for…by faith, Abraham, when called to go to a place he
Major Katherine Wood recently entered honorable retirement.
Major Kathy Wood Major Katherine Wood recently entered honorable retirement. Her officership has been divided almost equally between the Central and Western Territories. The daughter of Colonels Milton and Katherine Agnew, she grew up in the Midwest and earned her B.A. in
Three enter retirement
Majors Ray and Elaine Cross Majors Raymond and Elaine Cross recently entered honorable retirement—Elaine having served 37 years and Ray, 34. The daughter of Salvation Army employees, Elaine Wheeler entered training in 1965 from New Mexico and was commissioned with the Witness
Multi-cultural corps: forecasting the future
by By Claude Nikondeha - Corps of the future will be multicultural. So far, we have “done corps” in boxes that are too small to contain all the colors of the rainbow. These individual boxes have only been large enough to
Anonymous gift keeps campers rolling
Santa Rosa, CA Some of the children in the Santa Rosa Corps’ parking lot with Captain Ian Robinson (r) and TAM Assistant Michael Ortelle (l). The Santa Rosa Corps’ Tutoring and Mentoring program ended its summer day camp with a bang.
Kalispell on the front line of disaster
by Cassandra Sproule, CAPTAIN - SALVATION ARMY VOLUNTEERS serve firefighters in Kalispell, Mont. When a forest fire started in Glacier National Park, The Salvation Army in Kalispell was on call. My husband and I were assigned to making sure the disaster
Camp Kuratli celebrates 75th
by By Rachel Austen and Tarah Nimz - VIEW FROM THE DECK of Camp Kuratli‘s dining room. Since 1928, The Salvation Army’s Camp Kuratli, nested in the wooded slopes and green meadows of Barton, Ore., has provided a place for children