Yves’ mother took him to the La Maison Du Bonheur children’s home in Port au Prince, Haiti when he was four years old because she was sick and like many Haitians, out of work too. She knew that The Salvation Army would be able to give him more than she could. While he lived at the children’s home, he was also enrolled in The Salvation Army school and was involved in one of our worship communities.
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Major Sheila Bradley
Major Sheila Bradley inspires some of the warmest tributes I’ve ever heard spoken of anyone. Her lovely Scottish brogue and kind words have seasoned many a life in her 50-plus years.
She’s had three forms of cancer and is now battling a new evil called graft vs. host disease, giving her burns and blisters over 95% of her body.
A Facebook Group has sprung up in the last few days to encourage people to pray for her daily at 3PM. Even if you don’t know Sheila, please click here to visit or join the group Bow the Knee – Pray for Sheila Bradley and find out how you can support her and her family in prayer.
Thank you.
A canteen is a mobile kitchen about the size of a standard parcel delivery truck. It can be much bigger (or smaller) but typically, a canteen has a stove, a refrigerator, a sink, some cupboards and counters, and of course, a coffee maker. Frankly, I don’t think we could do disaster relief without coffee. The firefighters, police officers and other first responders would give us a blank stare if we pulled up in a canteen that couldn’t make coffee. But, I digress.
Did you know that a depiction of The Salvation Army – a thrift store, a kettle and a bellringer, or a Salvation Army officer serving someone in need – has appeared in approximately 140 movies?
Acting on a tip that was posted to a Salvation Army website, two of our emergency workers in Haiti ventured into the countryside and found thirty babies tucked into a tractor trailer.
UPS is a very charitable company. They’ve committed $1 million US dollars to Haiti relief through agencies on the ground in the area, but they’re not shipping to Haiti for free today.
The former leader of The Salvation Army’s work in Haiti is Major Ron Busroe. He was interviewed by MSNBC earlier today and talked about his perspective on the earthquake devastation in the Port au Prince area.
A Salvation Army band has marched in the Rose Parade for almost 90 years. We’re the longest serving band in the parade’s history. Just for fun, we did a little bit of math and found out that over the years, band members have marched a combined 44,500+ miles!
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