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Record-breaking rainfall in South Korea
The Salvation Army’s response focused on delivering urgent humanitarian aid – including meals, hygiene kits and essential supplies – to displaced residents and relief workers.

Catastrophic Texas floods
Emergency Disaster Services teams are working around the clock to provide meals, drinks and emotional and spiritual care to communities in Central Texas, USA

Earthquake in Myanmar
The Salvation Army mobilises resources following the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake
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The General Announces Next Chief of the Staff
Commissioner Lyndon Buckingham has been appointed as Chief of the Staff.
Twenty-first General of The Salvation Army Elected
On the day voting would begin, it was symbolic that the morning began with the worldwide prayer meeting

Prayers for ‘Inner Strength’ Surround the Candidates
The candidates and their spouses were given further time on Wednesday morning to finish questionnaires and write speeches.

History-making Continues at Nineteenth High Council
Tuesday morning began with nominees indicating whether they would accept or decline their nomination for election to office as General.

2018 High Council: Candidate Profiles
Candidates who have accepted their nomination for General of The Salvation Army in alphabetical order (by surname).

Ground-breaking Nominations Received at 2018 High Council
Solemn and contemplative moments marked the nominations process in this first stage of the election to be the 21st General of The Salvation Army

Earnest Prayer Precedes Nomination Process
One by one the members left the chamber to make their nomination in private, returning to post their ballot paper in one of two boxes for this purpose

The General uses Farewell Meeting to call Christians to Be God's Light in the World
The congregation left having praised God and committed themselves – on a very personal level – to being a light for God in the darkest places of the world.

The High Council Agrees the Way Forward
The second day of the 2018 High Council began with the words 'May Jesus Christ Be Praised!' resounding around the chamber
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