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By Karen Gleason
His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness (Lam. 3:22-23 KJV).
OAKLAND, CALIF.—After The Gathering, the Oakland Chinatown corps family took a three-day trip to Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon and Antelope Cave in Utah. A volunteer—a professional photographer with no Christian background—was impressed by the way the youth helped the older folks and said he wanted his grandson to attend the corps so that he could grow up the way these young people have. Major Grace Tse is the Chinatown corps officer.
HANAPEPE, HAWAII—Major Neil Saunders commissioned James Waldrep as the corps sergeant-major (CSM) at the Hanapepe Corps—the first CSM the corps has had in 18 years. Majors Neil and Beth Saunders are interim corps officers at Hanapepe.
SPOKANE, WASH.—The Spokane Citadel Corps kicked off its Sunday evening outdoor worship and fellowship service, “Church in the Park,” at “Sally’s Park”—a grassy field on the corps campus—with a “School’s Out” celebration. The event featured a movie and popcorn; 175 people attended. Major Lisa R. Smith and Captain Kyle Smith are the corps officers.
PHOENIX, ARIZ.—Although it has a strong senior program, the Valley of the Sun Korean Corps had no children’s program, so it started a summer study camp. Instructors teach math and Korean in the morning, and in the afternoon the children go to the Kroc Center for swimming and rock climbing. One family attended the Sunday holiness meeting because of its child’s involvement in the program. Lts. Kihyun and Aeran Oh are the corps officers.
BELL, CALIF.—The Bell Lighthouse Corps held its first Celebrate Recovery Christian 12 Step meeting, with 25 in attendance. This was one of three goals for the year set by the corps during the corps review. The plan is to offer this meeting weekly in support of the overall ministry of the corps. Envoy Roy Snapp-Kolas is in charge at the corps.
LEWISTON, IDAHO—The Salvation Army Family Store held a grand opening in its new 12,000-square-foot facility—almost twice the size of its previous location and close to the corps building. “With more space, we can sell more merchandise,” said Corps Officer Captain Ralph Guthrie. “We can fund more programs to help more people.”
The corps building is the former Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. The Salvation Army acquired and renovated the property.
WESTERN TERRITORY—The video of the world premiere of the musical “Spirit! II: Empire”—performed by the Southern California Division June 8 at The Gathering—may be viewed at the SA Dropbox: https://tiny.cc/z1a1gw.
