The Home Front is an ongoing series where we highlight the mission and ministry taking place around our territory. We will visit each Canadian province and territory, as well as Bermuda, and celebrate the innovation and impact the Army is having in corps, social services and youth ministry. This month, we highlight Nova Scotia.

Impossible Choices director’s cut officially selected by the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival and the Edmonton Short Film Festival.

“And we believe in the Holy Ghost, Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spake by the prophets.”—Nicene Creed

Open to youth aged12 to 17, the Kids' Cooking Club at The Salvation Army Suncoast Citadel in Goderich, Ont., to provides hands-on experience in meal preparation while teaching essential food-handling knowledge and kitchen safety skills.

The Salvation Navy began in 1885 after General William Booth was presented with the three-masted steam yacht Iole. From this ship, meetings were conducted, and Bibles and religious books were distributed.

In April, Canadian Salvationists Jahred and Jessica Warkentin took up roles as program co-ordinator and development officer in the Bangladesh Territory. Over the coming months, they will share their experiences and prayer requests in this blog for Salvationist.ca.

To some, a haircut might seem like a simple thing, but to Ellie Ollenberger andthose she helps, it’s a gift of hope. The 22-year-old hair stylist at Bromley Hair Lounge in Maple Ridge, B.C., volunteers to cut hair at The Salvation Army’s Ridge Meadows Ministries. “Giving back to my community is one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done,” she says.

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.”—Matthew 5:14-15  Generation Z, affectionately known as gen Z, refers to individuals born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s.

Whether it’s a large camp setting, meeting for Bible study or gathering for a weekly coffee group, make sure your men’s ministry is positioned for growth, that it’s feasible and, foremost, that Jesus is at the centre.

Roger Yenkins is the director of housing services for Saskatoon Community Services.