Dear Fellow Salvationists, This 19th Pastoral Letter comes to each of you with warmest good wishes and greetings in the Lord Jesus Christ. As I prepare this Letter in an upstairs room in my home in London, England, I look out to see the green and blossoming evidence of late spring. The trees are suddenly abundant in leaf. The sky is lighter and the days grow longer. We discern the hand of … [Read more...]
Counting
General Shaw Clifton’s 19th Pastoral Letter
May 31, 2010 by General Shaw Clifton Leave a Comment
Violence in Jamaica
Salvation Army Cadets, Staff and Families Prepare to Flee Violence in Jamaica
May 26, 2010 1 Comment
Ongoing violent clashes between criminal gangs and the military and police in Kingston, Jamaica, are affecting The Salvation Army on the Caribbean island. The Army's training college, which is only a few blocks from the fiercest fighting, has had bullets through its windows. Cadets and staff from the college wait to be evacuated with their children as soon as the police feel it is safe for them to … [Read more...]
Soldiers of Peace
First Twenty-five Soldiers Enrolled in Sierra Leone
May 26, 2010 by Major Charles Swansbury 1 Comment
Only four months after The Salvation Army officially began work in Sierra Leone its first 25 soldiers were enrolled in a meeting featured live on national radio. Captains John and Rosaline Bundu left Liberia in December 2009 to begin Salvation Army ministry in their home country of Sierra Leone. The work was officially recognized on 1 January 2010. In parallel with establishing the Army’s … [Read more...]
A Deal With God
By letting God in, I got more than I bargained for
May 25, 2010 by Joe Roberts 3 Comments
In 1989, I was living on the streets of Vancouver, doing anything I could to survive, from petty theft to drug trafficking. I had moved there from my hometown of Barrie, Ont., three years earlier, attracted by the allure of Expo ’86. And after a troubled youth filled with alcoholism and drug addiction, I thought this would be a fresh start for me. Little did I know what a disastrous decision … [Read more...]
Perfume Free Zone?
The importance of sharing the sweet fragrance of God’s love
May 24, 2010 by Colonel Gwenyth Redhead Leave a Comment
When I am home, I work out almost every day at the Curves – Fitness for Women Club in the community in which I live. Because I spend a great deal of time among people who already know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, I have come to regard this as my one regular opportunity to connect with some who don’t! At the entrance of the club there is a computerized check-in which records my visit … [Read more...]
Salvation Army Magazines Recognized for Excellence
The Canadian Church Press presents six awards to Salvationist magazine and four to Faith & Friends magazine
May 21, 2010 1 Comment
At the 2010 Canadian Church Press Awards, The Salvation Army’s Salvationist and Faith & Friends magazines were recognized for excellence. Salvationist received six awards, and Faith & Friends four awards. Salvationist Magazine Editorial – Magazine First Place A Christmas of Firsts (December 2009) Author: Major Jim Champ Editors: John McAlister and Geoff Moulton Department … [Read more...]
It’s Not Easy Being Green
In Shrek Forever After, our intrepid hero faces his greatest challenge yet
May 21, 2010 by Ken Ramstead and Geoff Moulton Leave a Comment
By now, everyone knows Shrek, the green ogre who would like nothing better than to be left alone in his swamp. In Shrek (2001), he battled a dragon, butted heads with the evil ruler Lord Farquaad, made friends with a donkey and fell in love with the ogress of his dreams, the fair Fiona. In Shrek 2 (2004), he met the in-laws, an adventure in itself. In Shrek the Third (2007), our reluctant ogre … [Read more...]
Freedom 85
How do you say goodbye to the first woman who ever kissed you?
May 20, 2010 by Phil Callaway 3 Comments
Some find it not entirely coincidental that my mother passed away at the exact time a power plant in our town went up in flames. Given my reputation for mischief, several have asked exactly where I was at 6 a.m. that Monday. I was asleep in bed. I have a witness. Mom had been tired of this earth for a while, and finally she’d had enough. I tried to feed her. She refused. I tried the things … [Read more...]
Ontario Central-East Spotlight
The Army is committed to ministering to rural communities, newcomers to Canada and the marginalized in urban centres
May 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
From the DC’s Desk All Salvationists and friends of the Ontario Central-East Division are delighted to warmly greet fellow labourers with Christ throughout the Canada and Bermuda Territory. My wife, Myra, and I are writing this from IHQ, London, England, in the last few days before we return home to join you in the “good fight of faith.” Here, we have been repeatedly reminded through our … [Read more...]
Salvation Army Flag Flies in United Arab Emirates
This will bring the number of countries where the Army operates to 121
May 17, 2010 1 Comment
General Shaw Clifton has given approval for the work of The Salvation Army to be officially commenced in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as of 1 June 2010. This will bring the number of countries where the Army operates to 121. It is less than two years since The Salvation Army’s work started officially in neighbouring Kuwait, under the leadership of Majors Mike and Teresa Hawley, officers of … [Read more...]
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