Faith Through Covid
If you ask Jean Renel Murat about his COVID–19 experience, he will tell you it was both bad and good.
Motorcycles in Maine
The 3rd annual “Ride for the Red Shield” motorcycle event was scheduled for July this year in Houlton, Maine, but COVID-19 brought those plans to a skidding halt.
New beginnings
The North Boroughs Worship & Service Center is being led by a pair of newly commissioned officers—Lieutenants Kelly and Tylar Melfi. The Melfis, along with their two young sons, showed up in August to their first-ever appointment just a few weeks after graduating from the College for Officer Training (CFOT) and in the midst of COVID-19.
A day like any other
The morning of September 11, 2001 began as would any other day for Major Thomas Applin. As the divisional secretary for the Empire State Division, one of his responsibilities was to provide emergency disaster services (EDS).
Full Zoom Ahead?
COVID–19 forced many church leaders to change the way they [...]
Nomads for Christ
Five years ago, born–again Christians Frank and Shelley Dostie sold their Connecticut home and all their worldly possessions and bought a 29–foot recreational vehicle (RV). They decided to roam the countryside looking for places to volunteer with their two daughters, Bethany, 18, and Georgianna, 12, as well as their dog Koko. The RV, a 2000 Fleetwood Jamboree they found on Craigslist, is now their permanent home.
Fostering hope during COVID
“COVID–19 has disrupted schedules and routines that foster children depend on to make them feel safe,” said Angie Gillen, outreach coordinator for The Salvation Army Children’s Services: Adoption and Foster Care Program at the Allentown, Pa., Corps. “The children who go into foster homes come from trauma,” Gillen said.
Smiles keep her going
Emily Mercado was about to leave for the night when she took one more phone call. The social ministries coordinator at the Lynn, Mass., Corps, was finishing up another exhausting and emotionally challenging week by helping people find food in the wake of COVID–19. This stressful Friday had begun even before this single mother with three children had left the house. She was anxious to get home to her family, but when the phone rings, she answers.
The return of Billy Booth
Life is slowly returning to normal in Ohio and the [...]
‘Mako’ their day
In early May, 114 families enjoyed “Shark Week” at The [...]
