COVID-19 has been devastating and will continue to be so for some time, but there are many lessons we can learn because of this experience. Lessons about living in community and turning a terrible situation into new opportunities. Lessons that teach us we truly are one Army with one mission.

In a time where #cancelled is trending daily, Salvationist Alex Stoney says Christians are called to live out forgiveness culture, not cancel culture. He quotes James 1:19-20: “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires."

From coast to coast, The Salvation Army is giving hope and help where it is needed the most during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I’ve heard people say that this crisis makes us all equal. It does not. We are not. Yes, the virus is indiscriminate and yes, we are all facing the same storms, but this does not equate to a newfound global equality. We are not all in the same boat.

“The Salvation Army showed me patience and diversity,” says Kate. “That message pushed me closer to recovery, and I am okay now.”

When Salvation Army officer Major Gary Venables posted a video playing the pocket cornet he received as a Christmas gift, little did he know that it would become his Monday morning ministry.

Andrea Petkau's kidney transplant and the birth of her son has helped her look at COVID-19 through clearer eyes.

Salvation Army officer Major Howard Webber examines the phrase attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, “Preach the gospel at all times and, if necessary, use words.” But there is no evidence that he ever said or wrote such a thing.

Due to COVID-19, camps are not able to operate this season. Because this is God’s work and not ours, and God’s time and not ours, we are believing for even greater things, and are trusting that this summer will be more impactful than those before it, even though we cannot do things the way we have done them in the past.

The Salvation Army is active in more than 130 countries worldwide. With such a wide scope of ministry, there are many service opportunities for both officers and lay personnel interested in serving overseas. Below is a list of available positions in other Salvation Army territories, prepared by the IHQ personnel department.