Sara Tampai attends Red Deer Church and serves with her husband, Josh, as the hospitality and property managers, respectively, at Pine Lake Camp in Alberta.
You Always Have the Poor With You
What do we need to change to care well for others in our economy?
by Aimee PattersonAs Salvationists and as a Salvation Army, are there changes we ought to consider when it comes to caring well for others in our economy?
Salvationist Podcast: Corps Revitalization in The Salvation Army
A grassroots movement towards renewal in Canada and Bermuda.
Corps officers share their experience with revitalization at Cariboo Hill Temple.
What does it mean to be changed? This is what Janice Keats asked herself as she became a Christian. Can I remain as I am? Will my mind be totally renewed? Or do I become transformed at the point of my surrender to God? Will any of my family and friends understand the new me? The answers to these questions surprised her, but also gave her new strength and happiness.
When Hunter Mackay asked his mother why she was gathering items for the local Salvation Army food drive, the eight-year-old wanted to get involved. And he did, in a big way, collecting 300 pounds of food as well as toiletries and cash.
A Better Plan
How Ana Lavie’s life changed after finding The Salvation Army in Canada.
by Abbigail Oliver
Journey to Salvation is a new department featuring stories of newcomers to Canada and their paths to becoming Salvationists in our territory. In the midst of the pandemic in 2021, Ana Lavie and her husband, Santiago Vaca, moved from Ecuador to Canada with their son, Matias. At the time, Matias was reaching school age, and Ana wanted better
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Bunting is an easy and fun way to add colour and festivity to your day-to-day scenery, inside oroutside your home. Supplies Needed: Thrifted paper, wallpaper or fabric; Mod Podge and a brush or a glue gun and glue sticks; dried or plastic leaves or flowers; ribbon, cord or rope; scissors; chalk; ruler; paper for pattern. Step 1 Visit your local
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Millennials are experiencing burnout at a rate much higher than ever before. This kind of burnout can’t be fixed with a vacation or even a sabbatical. It isn’t just a workplace problem that affects our physical and emotional well-being. It’s also a spiritual problem.
First “Design for People” Training Event Held
Event fosters collaboration, learning and spiritual rejuvenation among front-line leaders.
In June, British Columbia’s front-line ministry leaders were invited to The Salvation Army’s inaugural “Design for People” training event at Cascade Community Church in Abbotsford, B.C. The first of its kind for the British Columbia Division, Design for People was a three-day event aimed at fostering collaboration, learning and spiritual rejuvenation among front-line leaders.
Ending Exploitation
Human trafficking is all around us and disproportionately affects Indigenous people. What can we do to change that?
This month, The Salvation Army will participate in two important days of remembrance and action: the International Day of Prayer for Victims of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT) on September 22, and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. In this interview with Kristin Ostensen, managing editor, Major Ray Lamont, territorial modern slavery and human trafficking response co-ordinator, and Captain Crystal Porter, territorial Indigenous ministries consultant, talk about why Indigenous people are more vulnerable to MSHT, how the Army is fighting MSHT in our territory, and how Salvationists can prioritize MSHT response work and reconciliation year round.