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In a life filled with ups and downs, figure skater Scott Hamilton’s faith is as sharp as his blades.
April 29, 2011 by Jayne Thurber-Smith Leave a Comment
No matter how melancholy the music, figure skaters wear a smile at the beginning and end of every program. One skater in particular has little use for melancholy, and his wide and infectious grin lights up the ice from start to finish: Scott Hamilton. In the years following his 1984 Olympic gold medal win in figure skating, however, Scott had many reasons to lose that smile. “Life has … [Read more...]
Abandoned by her husband, penniless and friendless, Agata Wroblewski turned
to The Salvation Army for help.
April 29, 2011 by Linda Leigh 2 Comments
When Agata Wroblewski married more than 20 years ago, she expected to stay with her husband for life. But things turned out differently. In March 2009, Agata arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport with only a suitcase full of court documents, a change of clothes and $81. “My entire world had collapsed,” she says. A World in Ruin Originally from Poland, Agata, her … [Read more...]
All of us, like Pontius Pilate, have two choices this Easter: We can either accept or reject Jesus Christ.
April 20, 2011 by Max Lucado Leave a Comment
The judge is short and patrician, with darting eyes and expensive clothes, greying hair trimmed and face beardless. He is apprehensive, nervous about being thrust into a decision he can’t avoid. Two soldiers lead him down the stone stairs of the fortress into the broad courtyard. Shafts of morning sunlight stretch across the stone floor. As he enters, Syrian soldiers dressed in short togas … [Read more...]
Filling a need turned into a new life for this eight-person painting crew from a Salvation Army church in New Westminster, B.C.
February 18, 2011 by Alfie Lau 1 Comment
As Doug Fynn, Wayne Tugwood and Captain David MacPherson sit in the downstairs activities room at the Salvation Army church in New Westminster, B.C., they can’t help but laugh at how beautiful the room looks. “It took our painters forever to get this room right,” says Wayne. “It must have about eight coats of paint in some spots, but we had to show them how to do the job … [Read more...]
I’d been told that the Bible was a work of fiction and that there was no God. But something was missing in my life, and I had to find it.
February 4, 2011 by Kathryn Mills 1 Comment
I couldn’t breathe! As an addict who suffered from bipolar disorder, I was used to taking short and shallow breaths. To breathe as others do was physically painful for me. I seldom left my apartment, except for alcohol or drug runs, and I had an aversion to being around people. Sunglasses and a hat protected me from anyone approaching or talking to me. I’d given up my son, my marriage, my … [Read more...]
For these dedicated Salvation Army volunteers, the way to a person’s heart is through his stomach
February 4, 2011 Leave a Comment
Adding Flair to Sally Ann Fare Dressed in a fashionable chef’s black hat, jacket and slacks, Vipushan Karunanithi prepares five-to-10-course dinners for $75 and up per person in chic neighbourhood haunts in Windsor, Ont. The 41-year-old, whose father was also a chef, loves simple dishes with essential flavours that stand out—jalapeno peppers, cumin and cilantro are part of the … [Read more...]
The determined climbers weren’t tackling Mount Baldy for glory or because “it was there” but for something far greater
January 21, 2011 by Jayne Thurber-Smith Leave a Comment
Pat Richardson put one snow-encrusted boot in front of the other as wind whipped his face. “At times, I couldn’t see two metres in front of me,” says the 58-year-old World Financial Group (WFG) office manager from Winnipeg. He glanced at the faces of the climbers surrounding him, many of them novices. “As the whiteout enveloped us, they looked at me with ‘What have we gotten … [Read more...]
Do you want to know God’s answer to the deepest longings of your life? All you have to do is ask
December 23, 2010 by Max Lucado Leave a Comment
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a Baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” —Luke 2:10-12 (ESV) Familiar verses, aren’t they? So familiar, in fact, that … [Read more...]
Thanks to Salvation Army bell-ringer Courtney Pollett and others like her, thousands of people will have a merry Christmas this year
December 9, 2010 by Ken Ramstead 1 Comment
If you are on the streets of Winnipeg this Christmas season, listen closely for the familiar bells belonging to Salvation Army volunteers manning their kettles. You might just see 21-year-old Courtney Pollett smile and thank you as you drop in your donation. With a “God bless,” she’ll hand you a copy of this issue of Faith & Friends or a wallet calendar and then turn to greet the next person … [Read more...]
When my husband died, I had a choice: embrace my grief or let it consume me
October 15, 2010 by Major June Newbury 6 Comments
I was driving to work when the darkness closed in on me again. That morning’s commute was particularly bad. I was cocooned in gloom. I was facing depression for the first time in my life, which was bewildering to family and friends who’d always known me as sunny and upbeat. But the darkness was unrelenting and I feared I would be swallowed up and dragged down. Thoughts of suicide had even … [Read more...]
When the program launched, approximately 20 mothers and children came to the games night, which happens every Friday. Now, nearly 60 people attend each week.
Booth UC grants 61 certificates and degrees to students
May 6-12 is Emergency Preparedness Week, a national effort of Public Safety Canada in partnership with The Salvation Army and other emergency management organizations
Monthly dinner program reaches out to low-income individuals and families
