by Krystal Morales Báez

Los Cadetes Efrad Arroyo y Williana García relatan que su paso por el CFOT ha sido una experiencia que ha transformado profundamente su vida y su llamado. Desde la diversidad cultural hasta los momentos cotidianos de oración y acompañamiento, su historia revela cómo Dios usa a una comunidad entera para preparar líderes con corazones listos para pastorear, servir y amar a las personas a las que serán enviados.

by Robert Mitchell

Cadet Daewon Kim dealt with significant culture shock and a language barrier in his early days at the College for Officer Training, but he found nothing but love and support from his classmates and the faculty. “I believe CFOT is a community that seeks God more deeply together,” he says. “Through this community, I have learned many new ways to love God.”

by Robert Mitchell

Cadets Sara and Wendell Perkins are grateful for the family-like atmosphere that develops among cadets at the College for Officer Training, where everyone comes together to love, support, and encourage one another as they work toward a single goal: to further the Kingdom of God. “We’re all here for the same purpose,” Sara says. “There’s something special about serving side by side with other people so that we can grow together.”

by Krystal Morales Báez

A solo meses de su graduación, los Cadetes Mario Dino y Raisa Santos reflexionan sobre su tiempo en el CFOT como una experiencia que ha ido mucho más allá de lo académico. En medio de una comunidad diversa, marcada por la oración, el aprendizaje y el crecimiento espiritual compartido, su llamado al ministerio ha sido moldeado y fortalecido.

by Robert Mitchell

Training to be a Salvation Army officer is challenging enough, but Cadet Delia Rojas also had her three children to think about as a single mother. She made it through with the help and prayers of the community at the College for Officer Training. “Being surrounded by so many people who love God and have the same calling, it’s been a great encouragement,” she said. “We learn together, we grow together, and we are one in God following His path.”

by Guest Contributor

Existe un paralelismo entre la Pascua judía y la obra redentora de Jesucristo. La Cena Pascual judía tiene un importante significado histórico y espiritual para el pueblo de Israel. Este artículo examina el profundo simbolismo de la Cena Pascual y cómo esta antigua celebración revela el significado espiritual de liberación y redención en la fe cristiana.

by Guest Contributor

At 23 years old, Shawn Nenichka had been an alcohol abuser for almost half his life, going in and out of 30-day recovery programs in Texas since his teens. But at The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he found a program that felt like a second home. He’s now the business director for the Scranton ARC and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

by Hugo Bravo

Like other Salvation Army ministries, the Bloom Initiative anti-human trafficking program walks closely alongside the people they help. But walking with someone who has dealt with the abuse and manipulation of human trafficking isn’t a simple straight line. Building trust is crucial for both sides, but trust doesn’t come easy. It’s a process involving case work, one-on-one interactions, and showing that every survivor is worthy of love and hope for a better future.