Comments on: Hope at Pier 21 http://salvationist.ca/2009/12/hope-at-pier-21/ The Voice of The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Jeffery http://salvationist.ca/2009/12/hope-at-pier-21/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 Rob Jeffery Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:18:47 +0000 http://salvationist.ca/?p=4731#comment-1760 For Halifax Salvationists Pier 21 is really sacred ground. The sheer amount of help that the city's Salvation Army community provided the newly arrived immigrants at Pier 21 is astounding - something impossible to achieve if God were not working through them. There's a wonderful display at the Pier 21 Museum dedicated to the Army's efforts in this area. By the early 60s, Pier 21 ceased to function as a receiving centre for foreign peoples (as transatlanic travel by boat was quickly becoming a thing of the past). Immigrants arrived in airports by way of larger urban centres such as Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. But here in Halifax, we have recently resumed our ministry to newcomers (immigrants and refugees) who have decided to make the Maritimes their home. What a blessing it is to lend both practical aid and spiritual care to people who are truly starting their lives over in Canada. For Halifax Salvationists Pier 21 is really sacred ground. The sheer amount of help that the city’s Salvation Army community provided the newly arrived immigrants at Pier 21 is astounding – something impossible to achieve if God were not working through them. There’s a wonderful display at the Pier 21 Museum dedicated to the Army’s efforts in this area.

By the early 60s, Pier 21 ceased to function as a receiving centre for foreign peoples (as transatlanic travel by boat was quickly becoming a thing of the past). Immigrants arrived in airports by way of larger urban centres such as Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. But here in Halifax, we have recently resumed our ministry to newcomers (immigrants and refugees) who have decided to make the Maritimes their home. What a blessing it is to lend both practical aid and spiritual care to people who are truly starting their lives over in Canada.

]]> By: Dianne Thompson http://salvationist.ca/2009/12/hope-at-pier-21/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Dianne Thompson Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:22:53 +0000 http://salvationist.ca/?p=4731#comment-1713 Hi Andy, What a wonderful story! Very well written - I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for sharing! Dianne Hi Andy,

What a wonderful story! Very well written – I enjoyed it very much.
Thanks for sharing!

Dianne

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