Reflecting God’s Love
Last year, a media team from the USA Eastern Territory’s Communications Department spent 12 days in the India Central Territory. They collected video footage and photographs for use by the
a warrior for her generation
Today, Shanique Taliaferro exudes the joy of the Lord. But in recent times, she had hit rock bottom and was desperately seeking God’s joy. Forced to move in with her
Love & basketball
Lieutenant Stephen Mayes stands 7 feet tall and played college basketball. So it was natural for him to hang out in the gym at the Manhattan Citadel in East Harlem.
delivering mercy on land & sea
Jonhard and Debbie Joensen talk about their 12 years with Mercy Ships, an international charity that sponsors the world’s largest civilian hospital ship. Today, they are active soldiers at the
Kettle Season: more than the money
As a new officer serving in my first appointment, I had an experience that shaped my view of The Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle season. During a campaign at a store,
Investing In the Lives of Kettle Workers
Last Christmas, three families joined our congregation at the Cleveland (West Park), Ohio, Corps through working at the kettles! Every day during the kettle season, I pulled out of the
‘A Coat Just for Me’
“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn.” —Isaiah
A Knock at the Door
On a cold winter evening, a tattered silver Christmas tree lay bare in the trash. Most of its branches remained, as well as a pinwheel light that had once lit
Nowhere to Go
The Army helps a single mom In January 2011, Carolyn Sykes gave birth to a beautiful boy, her first child. A few months later, Sykes made the difficult decision to
Temporary Shelter
An eternal gratitude A few Christmases ago in Delaware, I took a call from a young mother of a young son and a newborn baby. She was in desperate need of
A New Perspective on Giving
Mary never dreamed that she and her family would one day find themselves desperately needing help. Just two years before, they were actually the ones helping families in need. “We had
Serving two Armies
Clifford “Ron” Lancaster, who held a Specialist Grade 4 rank, had been a soldier in Vietnam for 10 long months. But he was hopeful about his future after learning that
