I thought I’d lost my calling. Then God showed up.

In Vancouver, the Downtown Eastside is ground zero of an opioid crisis. The Salvation Army is on the front lines of the overdose epidemic.

Human-trafficking survivors may find it difficult to get back into mainstream society due to their lack of day-to-day living skills and the need for employment training. The Salvation Army in Canada is helping to meet those needs by providing safe housing, counselling and job training.

The Salvation Army's work in mainland China has been given a boost with news that the regional offices in China have received official government recognition and registration.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has caused the collapse of buildings and other infrastructure in and around Mexico City. The Salvation Army’s Territorial Commander Colonel Ricardo Bouzigues reports that there has been "tremendous damage." More than 200 people are known to have lost their lives in the tremors, including at least 26 children who died when their school collapsed.

On September 17, 14 new cadets of the Messengers of Compassion Session (2017-2019) marched into Elim Chapel in Winnipeg to mark the beginning of their officer training.

Among the lessons we learned in the early years of officership was the importance of volunteers and community engagement in the mission of the Army. Not only did it impact our lives, but it exponentially increased the capacity of the corps to make a difference.

Four pitfalls to avoid as a new officer.

We live in the small town of Three Hills, Alta., population 3,500—if you count cats. Nothing happens here. Until a stormy day this past June when my son, Steve, looked through the window and saw a tornado moving in the general direction of our house.

As Pat Sheppard and her husband, Fred, watched the news one evening, they were troubled by a report on human trafficking. Pat lay awake that night, confronted with the stark reality of children being sold into slavery. She wanted to do something to help.