John and Betty Laidlaw are the first-ever recipients of the prestigious “Others” award by TSA tonight. At a meeting at the beautiful Geelong Conference Centre, they were recognised for their self-less energies in helping others through The Salvation Army. It is the highest civilian award given by TSA and they are most worthy. The Laidlaw [...]
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One of our great Salvationists gave us a reason to celebrate the love of God today. He went to glory a few days ago, so today we listened to family and friends speak of his caring and happy spirit. He witnessed to the saving grace of God in his life in a very natural way.
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As the end of 2009 draws closer you will see all sorts of reports about the highlights of the year and lists of significant happenings and events. This year we have the added expectations of the decade as well. Time Magazine has claimed their person of significance for the year and I imagine so has [...]
Following a few rehearsals in the morning, the afternoon began with four open airs in different parts of Melbourne. Upon their conclusion, they marched and converged upon Federation Square where 850+ Salvos were waiting to celebrate God in the city. More great music and testimonies strengthened us all while many people visited the five tents [...]
One of my good associates was celebrating today about the goodness of God. It was an inspiration to my heart. You could tell that there was a deep respect and love for the Lord in the way the gratitude was expressed. It was about the extraordinary provision of God for His children. God is amazing.
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We all can find reasons to celebrate. Life can through us some curves and many people are harmfully victimised. We can look to the Lord for the celebration in our life. Life itself should be a celebration. I remember well testimonies in our first corps appointment where the believer would start by thanking God for [...]