Author: Ed Forster

Description:

TRANSFORMATION lies at the heart of the life and mission of The Salvation Army and this new book illustrates that focus in 96 different ways. Here are real life stories demonstrating that mission is alive and well in the Army. The accounts are drawn from an ongoing series, first published in the USA National War Cry. Major Ed Forster, the National Editor-in-Chief and Literary Secretary, USA, has drawn together a wonderful and inspiring collection that will thrill the evangelistic heartbeat of the Salvationist as well as provide a deep well of illustrations for the preacher.

Friendship evangelism and family evangelism start the collection off with ample evidence that 80 per cent of people who come to faith are brought by a friend or a relative. Take for example Ann Bennett, who said that an officer ‘walked into her neighbourhood’; or Lieutenant Mitcheal Brecto, who became a volunteer teen mentor at a corps, met the Lord, became a soldier, met his wife and is now an officer. Then there are the heartening stories from that distinctive part of the USA Salvation Army – the adult rehabilitation ministry demonstrating the power of God’s love. Madaline Bates, Lieutenant Willie Bland, Cathline Griffiths, Jim Bagwell … the list goes on and on of people who through the mission of the Army found Christ and life!

This is a book full of inspiring stories that reveal the vast diversity of ways that people encounter God through The Salvation Army.