The Service Corps experience
Testimonial: Washington, D.C. by Rachel Thieme - As an intern with The Salvation Army World Service Office in Washington, D.C., I spent the summer learning about and assisting with projects to fight human trafficking and to promote fair trade. I dedicated hours
Service Corps teams focus on tangible acts of service
The idea for a short-term summer mission program—Service Corps—developed in 1966 to provide young Salvationists an opportunity to serve people around the world. For six weeks this summer, 29 young adults, ages 18-25, represented the Western Territory on four continents, serving
Sometimes race does matter
What one Chinese-American learned during a summer of service in Chile. by Nikole Lim - I have always been taught not to judge others according to their skin color-—not to look at their outward appearance—-and that essentially race should not make a
On the Corner
Reveries of the solitary jog-walker by Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief - I run/walk early and alone. I enjoy the clear, sharp freshness of a new day. Few things inspire me more than to greet the mystery of the dawn and marvel at its
The Girl Who Invaded America
Book review by Edie Jenkins - The Girl Who Invaded America The Odyssey of Eliza Shirley By Ken Elliott Sometimes we hear of heroes of the faith and they seem to be the stuff of myth and legend—not real people who experienced the
Dumbstruck
by Terry Camsey, Major - Recently, and for the first time, I visited the Mission at San Juan Capistrano and went inside for the tour. I was not expecting anything special since, to be honest, from the outside many missions appear
Unforgettable moments
Sharper focus by Victor Leslie, Major - There I was—standing beneath the canopy of an evening sky. The sun was dancing as it lowered its arms to capture the alluring tranquility of the evening. As I started to climb the winding staircase,
We are an aroma
Prayer power by Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel - Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God (Ephesians 5:2). I recently received a book, Loving
Frontlines – News briefs of the West
by Sue Schumann Warner - God, my shepherd! I don’t need a thing. You have bedded me down in lush meadows, you find me quiet pools to drink from. True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send
From riches to rags, to making rent
In Breakfast at Sally's, Bremerton man shares his story. by Stacy Howard - Richard LeMieux now lives in a one-bedroom Bremerton, Wash., apartment, makes rent payments with his Social Security check and awaits October 2008, when his first book, Breakfast at Sally’s,
Catherine program summer school inaugurated
Europeans learn and share together. Fifty delegates, including officers, cadets and employees, from nine European countries attended the first Catherine program summer school, held at the training college for officers in Basel, Switzerland. They learned about Salvation Army history, doctrine, theology,