On Monday, April 4, General Linda Bond, a native of Glace Bay, N.S., was welcomed as The Salvation Army’s new world leader at the Army’s International Headquarters (IHQ) in London, UK. As she spoke to IHQ officers/pastors, staff and invited guests, General Bond revealed that her mother was English and “when I was previously appointed  […]

Salvation Army teams in Japan continue to provide aid to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that brought devastation to the north of the country. Recovery continues although the nuclear power station failure problems are not yet resolved. This has caused uneasiness among the people. While supermarkets are gradually reopening and gasoline can be  […]

On Tuesday March 29, 2011, Papa Thom visited The Salvation Army’s Sutton Youth Shelter in Ontario. Papa Thom is on his third Shepherd’s Pie tour. He travels from B.C. to Ontario cooking up his now famous Shepherd’s pie at soup kitchens and shelters along the way. A musician, Pappa Thom also looks for soup kitchens  […]

The Salvation Army in Myanmar (sometimes known as Burma) is responding with emergency supplies after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the east of the country on Friday, March 25. Initial reports indicated that the earthquake had caused relatively little damage and that only two people were killed. As more contact was made with the affected area,  […]

Salvation Army emergency workers in Japan report that the government disaster response is proceeding well and that most areas in need of assistance have now been reached. Salvation Army teams continue to provide vital supplies such as food and water in Sendai and also in Yabuki-cho, both of which are near Fukushima but outside the  […]

The Salvation Army’s earthquake response in Japan is continuing its work despite difficulties caused by snow and the lack of fuel. A team that was set to head from Tokyo to the tsunami-hit north of the country had to delay its journey because of snow but has now made its way to Sendai, where a  […]

Effective April 1, 2011, The Salvation Army will officially commence its work in Togo. Togo, formally known as the Togolese Republic, is a country in west Africa. With this new opening The Salvation Army is now at work in 124 countries. Many messages reached The Salvation Army International Headquarters between 1999 and 2005, both from  […]

Three Salvation Army teams in Japan are providing vital assistance to people affected by the country’s earthquake, the resulting tsunami and ongoing problems at a nuclear power station. The Japanese Government has recognized the Army’s work and given its teams permission to enter the disaster area and use access roads that are closed off to  […]

In the district of Makueni, east Kenya, the rains failed in October, November and December 2010. The resultant drought and crop failures have left 2.6 million people in need of food aid. Following consultation with the Government Agriculture Office, The Salvation Army was asked to provide food to 388 families in an area that the  […]

As part of its continuing support for earthquake-hit residents in Christchurch, The Salvation Army in New Zealand is distributing 4,000 ‘Care Cards’, each loaded with NZ$500, to affected households. The project was developed in partnership with Westpac Bank. The use of the Care Card is at the discretion of recipients, but can be put towards  […]