Salvation Army Today - 2.26.15 - Int'l Day of Prayer for Children; Bed & Bread Program

This year The Salvation Army has set aside Sunday, March 29 as the International Day of Prayer for Children under the theme, “Pray Continually.”

The Salvation Army of Detroit, Michigan leads a daily effort to help people get shelter and a meal.

Laura Boushnak: For These Women, Reading Is A Daring Act

In some parts of the world, half of the women lack basic reading and writing skills. The reasons vary, but in many cases, literacy isn't valued by fathers, husbands, even mothers. Photographer and TED Fellow Laura Boushnak traveled to countries including Yemen, Egypt and Tunisia to highlight brave women — schoolgirls, political activists, 60-year-old moms — who are fighting the statistics.

Salvation Army Today - Sierra Nevada Mountains Fire Response; Mind the Gap

The Salvation Army responded after a fire that burned more than 7,000 acres and affected two communities in Mono County, CA.

Saturday, February 28th, is the deadline to support Mind the Gap to help bring 1,500 delegates from developing countries to the international congress in July.

Salvation Army Today - 02.17.2015 - SPEA Leaders’ Conference; Night Watch Team

Forty-nine Salvation Army officers from The Salvation Army’s South Pacific and East Asia Zone met in Teipei, Taiwan this month for the Leaders Zonal Conference.

Every week during this time of the year, The Salvation Army hits the streets of Oklahoma City offering food and gear to stay warm.

Salvation Army Today - State of the Nation Report; Blind Artist Paints for Others

Earlier this week, The Salvation Army New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga Territory launched their annual State of the Nation report. This is the eighth report released which measures and analyses the social health of New Zealand.

Salvation Army Today - 02.10.2015 - A Look Into the Past; Others Award

Celebrating 150 years in July, The Salvation Army will hold its eighth international congress. Thanks to New Frontier Chronicle, we are able to look into the past of previous international gatherings.

Last month, Commissioner David Jeffrey, USA National Commander, awarded Governor Phil Bryant of Mississippi the Others Award.

"Teach Your Children" Live in Australia | Playing For Change

This powerful live performance of “Teach Your Children” from Adelaide, Australia, features Tula, Roberto Luti and the PFC Band. Years ago when we started recording Songs Around The World together like “One Love” and “Chanda Mama” we never imagined we would be growing a global movement supporting musicians and music education across the globe, but this is the power of music. Today’s live performance embodies all that we believe in: soulful music with an inspiring message helping us to move forward as a human race, one heart and one song at a time.

Bruce Aylward: Humanity vs. Ebola. The winning strategies in a terrifying war

“Ebola threatens everything that makes us human,” says Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization. With calm measure, he walks us through how the Ebola epidemic exploded — and how international alarm only fed the exponential growth of the problem. He shares four strategies critical to beating Ebola — and how they are succeeding, starting in Lofa County, Liberia, which was at the center of the outbreak but where no new case has been registered in weeks. The fight against Ebola is not won, he underscores, but if we do things right, we can look optimistically at our ability to fight back against epidemics.

A Perfect Meeting

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