AUSTRALIA—Easter would have been difficult for 2 million Australians who struggled to put food on the table. Yet, thanks to Foodbank Australia, The Salvation Army provided meals and Easter eggs. Foodbank Australia collects unsaleable, surplus and donated food and grocery products from farmers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and the public and distributes them to over 2,500 [...]
UNITED KINGDOM—Eleven young people from Salvation Army corps across the Central South Division painted, wallpapered and decorated the homes of three single moms in the Woking area. The group stripped wallpaper in one house, painted a bedroom in another and refurbished the bathroom in the last. Led by Divisional Youth Officer Nathan Loxley, the communal [...]
MEXICO—The magnitude 7.4 earthquake on March 20 was the country’s biggest since 1985, when at least 10,000 people died. But improved construction and the location of the quake—between Oaxaca and Guerrero—left Mexico with limited damage and no fatalities. U.S. Western Territory officer Lt. Colonel Douglas Danielson, currently chief secretary for the Mexico Territory, said Salvation [...]
CANADA—Lt. Colonel Raphael Mason, Canada and Bermuda Territory multicultural ministries secretary, dedicated nine new brass instruments at Yorkwoods Community Church, an area in Toronto known for its diversity. Mason believes the instruments, made possible by a legacy donation, will enhance the corps’ ministry to the community. “We can reach out to people. Our music ministry [...]
ZAMBIA—U.S. Western Territory officer Major Beryl Pierce recently departed The Salvation Army’s Chikankata mission in the southern province of Zambia for a new assignment. On March 1 she will assume her new appointment as administrator of Matanda Home for the Aged in the northern province of Zambia. Pierce has served God in Zambia since June [...]
By Karen Gleason, Editor The Word became human and lived among us (John 1:14 GW). SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—The Automobile Club (AAA) of Northern California, Nevada and Utah donated more than 2,000 pounds of frozen turkeys to the Golden State Division. They made two deliveries, dropping off 53 turkeys to the Harbor Light Center and 40 to [...]
AUSTRALIA—The Salvation Army’s Tasmania Division won the top national prize in the Commonwealth 2011 National Crime and Violence Prevention Awards for its “Safe from the Start” program, which helps children up to age 5 who have witnessed family or domestic violence. Their research identifies the impact and needs—effects on brain development and increased risk of [...]
SAIPAN—The Saipan Corps (Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division) runs a soup kitchen, “Guma Yo’ Ase” (House of Mercy), in a two-story building with the kitchen on the second floor and a rummage sale area on the ground floor. Proceeds from item sales support The Salvation Army’s various programs. The facility also houses a homeless drop-in [...]
POLAND—Seekers at corps meetings included Gabi, from the after-school program, who began attending meetings with the youth center coordinator. Gabi responded during an altar call, and later asked about becoming a corps member. Other children have made commitments to Christ, and a junior soldier program will soon be inaugurated—a historic step for The Salvation Army [...]
HONG KONG—A live television concert in Hong Kong raised more than $3.3 million (USD) for The Salvation Army’s earthquake and tsunami response program in Japan. Organized by celebrity Jackie Chan, the event—“Artiste 311 Love Beyond Borders”— featured actor/singer Andy Lau and actor Donnie Yen. Lionel Richie sang “Say You, Say Me” from Australia via satellite. [...]
