Proclaimers presented at banquet
Joy and gratitude expressed at Private Welcome Banquet By Karen Gleason Cadets spilled off the risers during their presentation of “Blessed Assurance,” directed by Bandmaster Neil Smith, Western territorial music secretary, at the beginning of the Private Welcome Banquet on Friday evening,
Promoted to glory
Captain Korina Perez Acosta was promoted to Glory Aug. 24 from Joliet, Ill. Korina Perez was born Oct. 20, 1979, in Chicago, Ill. Her parents attended the La Villita Corps, Chicago—her mother was a soldier—and they raised Perez and her four
SAVN.tv— a virtual street corner
The introductory “volley” of the Western Territory’s SAVN.tv occurred at the Welcome of Cadets event, with promos and introductory content airing on the network, including a live stream of the pre-meeting red, yellow and blue carpet event, along with specials
Salvation Army continues drought response in Uganda
Lives at risk as drought expected to continue for some time The Salvation Army in Uganda continues to respond to the drought conditions affecting much of the Horn of Africa. Children are particularly vulnerable, and malnourishment has increased dramatically among youngsters
Elsewhere in the world
SAIPAN—The Saipan Corps (Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division) runs a soup kitchen, “Guma Yo’ Ase” (House of Mercy), in a two-story building with the kitchen on the second floor and a rummage sale area on the ground floor. Proceeds from
El Dia de los Muertos
By Christine Manley In America death is black, or preferably grey. It is a shadow in the corner of a dusty room, an unpleasant smell discretely ignored, a spell that casts us into a gloomy depression and awkwardness. It is the
My first year as an officer
By Juan Argumendo, LT. Before I start my story, I want to thank New Frontier for the opportunity to share my challenges and triumphs in my first year as an Army officer. I would like to start my testimony with a Bible
East meets west
Hong Kong’s “Musical Mission Force” visits Oakland Chinatown Corps. By Sara Tarano The Salvation Army Hong Kong Island East Corp’s “Musical Mission Force” visited the Oakland (Calif.) Chinatown Corps and made several appearances with them in the Greater Bay area. The group
on the corner “Friendship and Facebook”
Robert Docter, Editor-In-Chief I just looked at my email. I’ve had a number of “notifications” from Facebook which I inadvertently subscribed to a year ago in support of my grandchildren’s school. Ten or 11 notifiers want something. One person wants to give
life lines ” The unlikley ones”
Ian Robinson, Major We often listen to fellow Scot Alistair Begg on the radio. He’s from Glasgow like me, but only made it as far as Cleveland, Ohio. And his accent is a little more refined than mine because he’s from
from the desk of…”Never alone”
By Tim Foley, Major Recently, I bolted up in the middle of the night, woken by a searing pain in my right side. So crippling was this pain that I could barely stand, much less move or even think. Eventually, it simmered
sharper focus “Do mercy!”
By Kelly Pontsler, Major Is mercy out of date? While you ponder that question, let me throw this fact at you: This summer we logged well over 14,000 volunteer hours in the San Francisco Metro area. It would take one person (working