GOOD NEWS! Volume 30 Number 5
JUNE 2013
INSIDE SA SIGNS ‘CIRCLE OF PROTECTION’ LETTER
A coalition of 100 Christian leaders is calling for the U.S. government to protect programs designed to help hungry and poor people in this country and around the world. PAGE 4
ANTI–HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Trish Smouse directs the Central Ohio Rescue and Restore Coalition, an initiative that is helping women survive abuse. PAGE 5
WORSHIP & ARTS SECTION
New York Staff Band, Michael W. Smith, Major Willis Howell, transMisson, and the Territorial Arts Ministry team (TAM), to name a few! PAGES 12–14
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‘Bridging the Gap’ in Boston >>
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ith an Olympic–sized pool, a multilevel fitness area, a gym, and even a rock wall, Boston’s Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center is truly an amazing place. The Salvation Army’s Bridging the Gap (BTG) youth diversion program that meets at the center each week is blessed to have access to these resources. Jovan Zuniga, program director for the Boston BTG, says the center is helping
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to realize Joan Kroc’s vision of “a safe gathering place, a place with facilities and trained professionals to nurture children’s social skills, arts appreciation, and athletic potential.” “Through BTG’s extensive use of the Kroc Center facilities, we have provided hundreds of court–involved youth a safe haven in which they can learn necessary life skills, have a place to exert energy, and cultivate their talents,” Zuniga says. continued on page
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