important points; each testimony spoke to the reality of
God's transforming power; each congregational song lifted
delegates to a higher plane of worship. The Salvation
international participants joined the singular effort to glorify God.
The Salvation Army paused momentarily to celebrate a milestone
while still marching toward a destination. This was Boundless, the
international congress celebrating the Salvation Army's 150 years.
in which the Army operates. The
Army's internationalism was in
evidence from the first session,
when all the national flags were
paraded in and all five zones,
representing the worldwide work
of The Salvation Army, participated
in the meeting. General Andr�
Cox challenged Salvationists:
"This celebration is not about The
Salvation Army but what God has
done through ordinary people like
you and me. We have come to
worship God alone... Our danger
is to become a settled, satisfied
living lives of relative ease, being
a self-centered people. The world is
a battlefield. As soldiers we must
be mobilized and fight for right.
God hates sin and He doesn't like
what He sees today."
using such means as international
projects that link the donor with the
implementer, helping and blessing
both. The session highlighted
the tremendous impact of these
projects, including a dam in Kenya
that provides much needed clean
water for 1,000 people a day and
which has sharply reduced infant
deaths through medical intervention
and education. The speaker
at the meeting, Captain Diana
MacDonald (Pakistan), asked, "Are
we building bridges of peace, love,
care and reconciliation, without
discrimination, wherever we are?"
Army's 150th Anniversary
at International Congress
"inspects" a member of the Queen's
Guard at Buckingham Palace.