Her father was a pedophile. Her mother was an alcoholic. And, from ages three to 12, Laverna Wabash was terrorized physically and sexually by men on her First Nations reserve.

Fifty-five-year-old Paul Kailek can’t afford one of life’s basic necessities—food. He is not homeless, but lives on a fixed income for the severely disabled.

Pakistan has been hit by some of the worst floods in living memory. Those affected were already desperately poor and what little they had had now been washed away.

It started out as an employment opportunity, but Christina Plantinga’s time at The Salvation Army changed her forever. It’s not every summer job that offers a life-changing experience, but that’s what Christina Plantinga found in Campbell River, B.C., last summer, working with the community’s homeless and underprivileged. Christina, 24, freely admits that she had no  […]

First-time campers don’t know a lot about life in the outdoors, including how to paddle a kayak, pitch a tent or build a campfire. Those are the survival skills they learn while in the wilderness. But it’s rare that a camper doesn’t know how to ride a bike. That’s a skill parents are supposed to  […]

Jeff Noel was watching the televised images of disaster in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when his telephone rang.

At age four Conrad Wilson’s mom, an alcoholic and drug addict, gave him to his aunt in exchange for some new furniture.

With the summer sun dappling through dark evergreens beyond the open windows, the chorus of voices rose and spilled out of the Chapel in the Woods with the fervor and assurance of true believers.

Kids are so excited, they don’t look back to say goodbye. Equipped with backpacks and sleeping bags they head off to summer camp where they come alive.

July 12 marks the six-month anniversary of Haiti’s earthquake, one of the worst in modern times. Due to many issues, reconstruction efforts are painfully slow.