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At the Salvation Army Booth Memorial Hospital in Cape Town, special prayer stations has been put up for staff and patients to boost the morale of everyone. This is a lonely time for patients in hospital as a very limited if any visitors are allowed. Great initiative and blessings to those serving on the front…

From sunrise to sunset, from Samoa to Hawaii, the international Salvation Army responds to the General’s call to prayer SALVATIONISTS and friends around the world responded with passion and compassion to General Brian Peddle’s call for the international Salvation Army to ‘follow the sun’ and pray from sunset to sundown for the fight against the…

The tantalising aroma of roast pork wafts up from The Salvation Army’s South Rand Corps where Nelly Mandega, Matilda Mupanedengu and Fiona Abrahams are preparing this delicious roast and veggy lunch for 50 to 60 guests! The ladies are all part of Home League and Community Care Ministries (CCM). Their guests will be the poor…

New Year’s Day 2018 dawned with traditional hope. “Within hours it turned into a day of horror, fear and excruciating pain caused by the abuse my husband inflicted on me. It also marked the end of my four-year marriage.” So said Anette* (40), relating how she came to be at Beth Shan, a Salvation Army home for…

Lisa* was a lovely young mother of three when a gang of males decided to have their ‘fun’ with her and set about raping her for what seemed like hours. Her tears and screams did not stop them from continuing to have their enjoyment. Inevitably their crime resulted in a pregnancy. Nine months later Precious*…

It was glorious, warm Highveld weather − perfect to celebrate Mandela Day. There was a sense of excitement as tables were brought to the front of our Salvation Army headquarters in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Then Karina Haynes and her friendly staff arrived from the Parktonian Hotel (our neighbour) with two enormous, piping hot pots of soup…

As people of faith, in a country in between the passion and the resurrection, we are called to read the signs of the times with the power and optimism of the resurrection faith, and inspire hope through our actions and pronouncements. We are called to pray and act for the things that make for peace…

THE GENERAL LEADS REJUVENATION CONGRESS CELEBRATIONS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA       General André Cox and World President of Women’s Ministries Commissioner Silvia Cox were greeted by the Territorial Leadership at the OR Tambo Airport. The Congress Celebrations commenced when The General and Commissioner Cox met for dinner with members of Cabinet and Territorial Advisory Board Members.…

London, 6 March 2015/IHQ/ – AN innovative Salvation Army campaign in South Africa to raise awareness of domestic abuse has taken social media by storm. Only a few hours after a hard-hitting advert was published, the social media reach had hit more than 16 million people, with no signs of a slow-down. At the end…

The new incoming contingent of cadets – branded “Disciples of the Cross” will participate in their welcome meetings led by Commissioners William & Thalitha Langa on 17 February 2013 at the Mofolo Library Hall in Soweto.