New Frontier Chronicle Vol. 32 No. 11

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SENIOR OLYMPICS

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MODESTO RESPONDS

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SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE

ONE ARMY RESOURCES

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REALTORS PROMOTE ARCS

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NOVEMBER 2014 Volume 32, Number 11

INSIDE this issue: Keeping children safe The Salvation Army in Central America responds to influx of emigrating unaccompanied minors and takes action to discourage unsafe practices.

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Heart anthems

First-year Cadet Larry Carmichael reflects on his first quarter at the College for Officer Training at Crestmont. HEART PAGE 10

Salem Kroc turns 5

Cascade Division’s Kroc Center celebrates fifth anniversary and steady growth in membership. KROC PAGE 11

Former Officers Retreat

First event of its kind brings 32 former officers together with territorial personnel department staff. RETREAT PAGE 12

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ARC Convention delegates respond during a meeting at “Count Me In.”

|Photo by Ron Bawden

‘Count me in’ draws over 5,100 H I S T O R I C C O N V E N T I O N M O V E S W E S T C L O S E R T O I N T E G R AT E D M I N I S T R Y

BY JARED McKIERNAN

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fter his second DUI, Brandon Dougherty knew he needed a change of scenery. Everything familiar—his friends, his vices, his life—was in Orange County, Calif. Dougherty received a court order to attend The Salvation Army Pasadena (Calif.) Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC). He graduated from the program 18 months ago but still con-

siders The Salvation Army family— something “Count Me In” reaffirmed. “This was exactly what I needed,” Dougherty said. “I’m so fired up.” The Western Territory held “Count Me In,” its first-ever event celebrating the ARC and its emerging partnership with corps ministry, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California from Oct. 10-12. Over 5,100 active ARC beneficiaries, alumni, family members, administrators, volunteers, corps

officers and soldiers attended the festivities, which were nearly two years in the making. From workshops on the 12-step program to music by Lincoln Brewster, the weekend offered all in attendance ample opportunity for prayer, fellowship, education and worship. All 24 ARCs in the West were represented, along with 35 corps, two adult rehabilitation programs, LA Social Services, the College For Officer COUNT ME IN PAGE 3

Find more from “Count Me In” in the special section inside.

Salvation Army continues Ebola response

The Salvation Army

P.O. Box 22646 Long Beach, CA 90802-9998

Camps set to care for orphaned children The Salvation Army continues its response to the Ebola epidemic in west Africa, where the World Health Organization says more than 13,000 people people have contracted the disease since March and more than 4,900 people have died.

At the epicenter of the outbreak, in Liberia, The Salvation Army has had a presence for over 25 years. The local Salvation Army is sending teams into neighborhoods and rural areas to distribute Ebola kits and information. “Ebola has impacted The Salvation Army directly,” said General André Cox, international leader of The Salvation Army. “One officer has lost four members of her family. Mobility has been made more

difficult as well for our people to meet together. Our resources are strained as we try to do our part to meet headlong this humanitarian crisis.” Weekly meetings are now occurring at International Headquarters, chaired by Commissioner Charles Swansbury, international secretary for program resources. “We understand that people want to EBOLA PAGE 4


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