The Salvation Army's Saskatoon Temple’s Christmas hamper program has been going on for several decades.
“We’re a pretty busy ministry unit at Christmastime,” says Captain Derek Kerr, the pastor. “We help anywhere from 3,500 to 4,500 families, depending on the year. A lot of people come through.”
"I always care about people," says Justin Hewitt, 11. “There shouldn’t be homeless people at all. Everyone should always have a place to live.” This is why he donates all the money he has to The Salvatin Army Christmas kettle.
Ten-year-old Zander Wright decided to help others who needed help in the wake of the devastating forest fires that came close to Conception bay, N.L., by utilizing a unique skill—playing the accordion.
Alyssa's volunteering journey started through a chance encounter at a Salvation Army Christmas kettle. “It’s been a huge confidence builder, and she’s able to just be herself,” her stepfather, Allen, says. “I couldn’t have hoped for better.”
Brenda shares her experience of becoming homeless at the age of 72 and how she was inspired to join her voice with other "voices of homeless women"who were being helped bt The Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army restored Louis Kyron's sense of faith and purpose. Most important of all, they allowed him to let God back into my heart. The Army saved his life
Long a staple of high school English classes, Frankenstein has been adapted into countless stage plays, films and television programs, the latest being a lush, big-budget production directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
As a Kodakid, one of many British children evacuated to North America to escape German bombs, Major Pam Woods, feels that the experience was the most formative one of her life. And she is grateful.
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.
