As Faye Michelson found out over an encounter at a supermrket express line, the opportunities to offer small gestures of kindness are often fleeting; hesitate and they are gone.

With A Salvation Army Chaplain in World War I, Dr. R. Gordon Moyles has collected and and annotated Robert Penfold’s wartime letters for a new generation of readers, providing a look into an overlooked aspect of Salvation Army history.

Living History is an ongoing series showcasing just a small assortment of the more than 350,000 items housed at The Salvation Army Heritage Centre in Toronto. This month, we highlight Salvationist Cecil Mouland’s Bible, like him, a survivor of the SS Newfoundland. In early March 1914, eight young men from the northeast Newfoundland and Labrador

Hurricane Melissa is the most severe to strike the island in modern history.

The Loren Hotels Group has donated furniture and household items to The Salvation Army in Bermuda, which will primarily support the Army’s shelter programs. The hotel group is currently redeveloping the former Elbow Beach Hotel property into a new hospitality site. During an initial walkthrough of the location, members of the construction team noticed that furnishings in some rooms, such as beds, chairs and lamps, had been left behind in good condition. “Instead of throwing all this out, we wanted to give others a chance to use it,” says Billy Dixon of the Loren Hotels Group. “There was no reason for it to go to waste.”

Ryan Daw is the community and family services co-ordinator at The Salvation Army in Fort Frances, Ont. In June, he was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal, which recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to their communities.

Studies consistently show that gen Z is drawn into communities where faith is openly talked about and clearly practised.

“I hit rock bottom and ended up on the street in Port Coquitlam, B.C., where I met my girlfriend,” Jon Armstrong says. “We spent five years in Abbotsford on the streets, living in a tent, because back then I was unfit for shelters.” But then he met The Salvation Army.  Now, as an employee at The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope in Abbotsford, Jon uses his story and experiences to better assist those who come to the centre for help overcoming their issues. “If I can show even one person that it’s possible, that’s all I need.”

For people who are experiencing homelessness, the first few months after transitioning into housing can be challenging. The transition can come with financial stresses, food insecurity, trouble navigating systems and resources, and adapting to independent living. Welcome Home, a program launched by The Salvation Army’s community and family

Are you wishing or hoping to go to heaven? As Diane Stark and her son realized, we don’t need to hope or wish that we’ll end up in heaven. We can know for sure that we’re going to heaven because God always keeps His promises.