Salvation Army is a 124-year old Christian Missionary organization and it is active in over 110 countries. The Salvation Army uses 175 languages in its work worldwide.

Found an article about the Salvation Army recently. It has taken the unusual step of issuing a blanket apology to its donors in Manitoba for unwittingly releasing an aggressive fundraising letter. The original letter that was sent to its Manitoba donors was worded as follows: “I hope you received my recent letter about our Red Shield Campaign. I haven’t received a reply from you yet, and quite frankly, that concerns me.”

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I am sure everyone knows where this money ends up and how the money is going to be used. People from the third world need food to eat to fill their stomachs. The priority should be feeding empty stomachs, not changing faith. When will people understand that faith is never going to feed any stomach?

You can read more about the role Salvation Army played in the community of Yerukalas at Colonial Construction of a ‘Criminal’ Tribe - Yerukulas of Madras Presidency book by Meena Radhakrishna.