Every morning my wife and I wake up at 5.30 a.m. and listen to BBC, then we go for our morning walk. At 7.00 a.m. we have our breakfast and again listen to the news in full.
This morning we listened to the programme called Global Business and the subject was "The Salvation Army." It was a very interesting commentary on the Army. It began with Peter Druckers' comment on the Army in USA. It was very positive.
The commentator then raised a question "Is The Salvation Army still as effective?" It recorded the interviews with a number of people who had benefited from the Army's social programme. We also heard the comments from our own people - Commissioner Bill Cochrane, Lieut. Colonel Marion Drew and a number of others.
Why do the Government and public still support us? Our two senior officers used one word -TRUST. I thought to myself - what a responsibility for us. We need to keep renewing ourselves, find new ways to meet changing trends and be true to our mission. General John Gowans sums this up beautifully - to save souls, grow saints and serve suffering humanity. Above all we need to be people of high integrity so that others can trust us. What an awesome responsibility.
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