Dear Salvationists, I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ and send this letter, hoping you will receive it in the spirit on which it is intended. I take opportunity to assure you of my prayers and, by God`s grace, my love and appreciation for each of you. This past year all humanity has[…]
With 182,470 reported cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in the European Union, European Economic Area and the United Kingdom*, The Salvation Army across Europe is mobilising to ensure the needs of the most vulnerable people continue to be met. While this is taking different forms depending on local requirements and in compliance with all national and[…]
The Salvation Army is continuing to meet human needs around the world, despite the challenges of providing essential services when faced with the wide-ranging restrictions being enforced to quash the spread of COVID-19 (also known as SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus). In line with prevailing World Health Organization advice and in compliance with instructions issued by national health[…]
SALVATIONISTS and friends were overjoyed to welcome General Brian Peddle and Commissioner Rosalie Peddle (World President of Women’s Ministries) to Botswana, where they became the first international leaders to visit the country. The General and Commissioner Peddle also spent time in Zimbabwe during the week-long visit to the Zimbabwe and Botswana Territory. In Harare, the visitors[…]
In every context of injustice, females suffer the most. Globally, women do three times more unpaid care work than men.[1] Women and girls together account for 72 per cent of trafficking victims worldwide [2] In the least developed countries, 60 per cent of girls complete primary school and just 30 per cent enroll in secondary[…]
General Brian Peddle, international leader of The Salvation Army, has issued a global call to pray for women and girls. He describes ‘probably the greatest injustice of our age’ – the fact that half the world’s population start life at a disadvantage simply because they are female. 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the United[…]
More than 30 Salvation Army emergency service personnel from around the world gathered in Palu, Indonesia, for a team leaders’ workshop organised by International Emergency Services (IES), under the leadership of Major Alison Thompson (Coordinator, International Emergency Services) and Damaris Frick (Associate Coordinator, International Emergency Services). The workshop had two main focus areas: ‘Safeguarding and[…]
The visit to the India Western Territory by General Brian Peddle and Commissioner Rosalie Peddle (World President of Women’s Ministries) gave them the opportunity to bring challenge and encouragement to Salvationists and friends from Gujurat and Maharashtra and also gain first-hand experience of the challenges faced by The Salvation Army in these regions of India. These[…]
SALVATIONISTS and friends in the India Northern Territory enjoyed a week of celebration, joy, encouragement, love, transformation and blessing when they welcomed General Brian Peddle and Commissioner Rosalie Peddle (World President of Women’s Ministries). In turn, the visitors were also blessed, through meeting the people and enjoying hospitality, traditional food and the joyous colours of the[…]
A CALL for The Salvation Army’s worldwide ministry to women to be fit for purpose for the 21st century is being addressed through what has come to be known as the ‘Reimagining’ of Women’s Ministries. A launch meeting on Wednesday 12 February at International Headquarters in London, led by the World President of Women’s Ministries[…]
As the bushfire crisis continues to escalate across Australia, General Brian Peddle has called for prayer while Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) crews, Salvationists and volunteers continue to support thousands of evacuees and firefighters. The General called for Salvationists and friends across the world to ‘remember Australia – the people and the land – in[…]