INTERNATIONAL leader of The Salvation Army, General Brian Peddle, uses his 2019 Easter message to reflect on numerous biblical imperatives to ‘not be afraid’. At a time when world events include natural disasters which cause understandable trepidation and terrorist attacks which are intended to engender fear, the General’s message observes that ‘often that fear is[…]
CHILD protection practitioners from around the world attended a three-day conference at The Salvation Army’s William Booth College in London in March 2019. The event focused on ‘New Learning and Best Practice’ and brought together Salvation Army officers and employees working in child protection. The purpose was to share expertise, discuss best ways of working,[…]
A WITH wind speeds reaching 124 miles per hour (200 km/hour), Cyclone Idai has caused widespread devastation across a large swathe of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Local media reports suggest that 1,000 people have lost their lives in Mozambique alone. With roads flooded and the regional airport closed, 500,000 people have been cut off in[…]
A LARGE Salvation Army health project is underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), aiming to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus among the population of Goma, in the far east of the country. The current outbreak, which started in August 2018, is the largest-ever Ebola outbreak in DRC with more than 900 cases and almost[…]
FOLLOWING mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which have claimed at least 49 lives, members of The Salvation Army – particularly those near the sites of these attacks – were able to provide support and transport for those who needed it. Members of The Salvation Army’s Christchurch City Corps (church) are working at[…]
WORLD leader of The Salvation Army General Brian Peddle delivered the keynote address at the March 2019 meeting of the movement’s International Moral and Social Issues Council (IMASIC). The meeting included, for the first time, chairpersons of territorial councils that address moral and social issues. Also present were representatives from Salvation Army territories who are[…]
FIFTY years of music ministry from The Salvation Army’s Canadian Staff Band (CSB) were marked with a series of concerts and worship services in Toronto this March, under the baton of Bandmaster John Lam. Four visiting bands from the USA – Chicago Staff Band, New York Staff Band, USA Southern Territorial Band and USA Western[…]
SALVATION Army leaders from across Africa met in Kigali, Rwanda, from 23 February to 1 March 2019. The 34 delegates to the Conference of Africa Leaders (COAL) represented the 26 African countries in which The Salvation Army is officially at work. During the week, a wide range of topics was covered under the theme Leading[…]
Prison Ministry in EET has been well established and is going well. Since yesterday, 5 March the Prison Ministry Conference has started here at THQ and will last for another two days. In these days we will meet with officers from all countries in EET, and the guest speaker from Norway-Russia, Yuri Zelenstov will be sharing[…]
FOUR members of The Salvation Army’s European Roma Mission Network attended a recent Church of England Synod debate entitled ‘Mission and Ministry Among Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities’*. A parallel meeting, organised by the ecumenical Churches Network for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, and attended by members of the Synod, sought to address how the Church[…]
If you have read my blogs over the past weeks, you know that I believe the answer is ‘YES’. Before I explain why, I believe that everything John chose to include in his gospel, is there for a purpose: Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this[…]
THE Salvation Army in Australia is responding after severe rain caused major flooding in northern Queensland. In the coastal city of Townsville, the monsoon downpour amounted to in excess of one metre of rainfall, more than 20 times the average for the time of year. Once the rainfall had stopped, The Salvation Army’s Outback Flying Service[…]