Category: Testimonials
How the Salvos helped one family touched by ice addiction
28 August 2015
The depth of pain and confusion that Paul and his wife Rose experienced when they realised that their fun, sports-loving son could possibly be addicted to the drug “ice” was almost indescribable....
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Brisbane Streetlevel connects with housing residents
28 July 2015
Brisbane Streetlevel Mission community members have recently introduced a Friday afternoon barbecue and fellowship time, to connect with peo...
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Hope House gives Brett a future
13 July 2015
He still has a few beers a week, he says, but nothing like the amount he consumed before he met Major Joy Wilson. Joy was previously the coo...
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Diamond in the rough
2 July 2015
About 25 years ago, Tony Dixon turned up at The Salvation Army’s William Booth Institute in Sydney. He was requesting admission to the Bridg...
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Salvation Army team in Nepal begins tent distribution
1 July 2015
Two months after the 25 April earthquake that caused devastation in Nepal, The Salvation Army continues its vital response. This week a ship...
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Retired officers join drought-relief battle
19 June 2015
“Australian farmers really are very resilient, especially the ones who have a faith in God. But some haven’t been able to stan...
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Freetown to freedom
15 June 2015
Edward Conteh is a refugee from Sierra Leone. He was born in the northern village of Makeni, 200km from the capital, Freetown, in 1970. He l...
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Lyn's Bundy run giving back to God
9 June 2015
Lyn Harley was only four when her mother walked out on her, a six-year-old brother and their father. They were difficult days in Australia; ...
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Sponsored run appeals to Kevin
21 May 2015
Seventy-five-year-old Lismore resident Kevin Elsey is aiming to raise $1000 for the Red Shield Appeal by running 20 kilometres. The Lismore ...
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The public's favourite appeal
13 May 2015
In September 1880, underneath the proverbial gum tree in Adelaide's Botanic Park, the seeds were sown for a partnership between the people o...
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