Testimonies

I would like to thank God and The Salvation Army leadership for granting me the privilege of being one of the delegates to the International College for Officers (ICO), Session…

Written by Xolisa who journeyed through the Hesketh King Treatment Centre recovery programme, this deeply personal poem captures the painful reality of addiction and the courage it takes to walk…

Sometimes, when we look back over our lives, we can see God's hand was at work long before we recognised it ourselves. In this testimony, second-year cadet Thapelo Gumede from…

Michael’s story is one of grace meeting brokenness through the quiet, steady work of recovery at Hesketh King Treatment Centre. As he walked through the programme, he began to face…

My Journey to Jesus Some of my earliest memories of faith are rooted in my mother’s gentle guidance. I remember her leading me in a simple yet life changing prayer,…

Everyone has a story. Mine includes a season of deep darkness—one marked by trauma, depression, and PTSD. There was a time when the pain felt so overwhelming that I wanted…

From the very beginning, Major Elijah Edward Mugama’s story has been one of God’s quiet, yet powerful work. Growing up in The Salvation Army in Kenya and now serving in…

There was a season in my life when it felt as though God was distant, and a quiet sense of hopelessness settled in. Life’s challenges - health concerns, responsibilities, and…

I was raised in a loving Christian family within The Salvation Army. From a young age, my mom and family planted seeds of faith in me. Sunday school, Sunday meetings,…

Faith often begins in small, ordinary ways before anyone notices. For Lieutenant Colonel Zakithi Mabaso, it started in quiet, everyday moments ... walking alongside her parents, learning to adjust to…