THE international humanitarian group, Salvation Army, may soon become active in Namibia again after a 67-year absence from the country.
In a statement issued from South Africa on Friday, the organisation said it was sending a team of senior pastors to the country this week to explore the possibility of re-establishing its ministry here. The Army was operational in Namibia from 1913 to 1939, when it operated outposts in Windhoek and Swakopmund, as well as a church in Usakos.Their involvement in the country stopped when the leader of its delegation was killed in Italy, after enrolling for World War II.The organisation has since become active in 111 countries worldwide, public relations officer Keith Conrad stated.It provides aid to needy children, the homeless, the elderly, AIDS sufferers and other vulnerable groups.”New attempts to re-establish the ministry in Namibia have come about as a result of a growing need for the Army’s presence in the country,” the organisation says.The Army was operational in Namibia from 1913 to 1939, when it operated outposts in Windhoek and Swakopmund, as well as a church in Usakos.Their involvement in the country stopped when the leader of its delegation was killed in Italy, after enrolling for World War II.The organisation has since become active in 111 countries worldwide, public relations officer Keith Conrad stated.It provides aid to needy children, the homeless, the elderly, AIDS sufferers and other vulnerable groups.”New attempts to re-establish the ministry in Namibia have come about as a result of a growing need for the Army’s presence in the country,” the organisation says.
