The Salvation Army

...The Salvation Army began in New Zealand in April 1883 when the first officers arrived in Dunedin. Corps (Churches) were established throughout the country. The Salvation Army's mission statement (shortened version):
To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ
Caring for people
Transforming lives through spiritual renewal
Reforming society.

The Salvation Army as well as being a Church is involved in the social needs of the community. It has or has had maternity hospitals, rescue homes, emergency hostels, prison work, eventide homes, sheltered housing, community and family centres, children's homes, early childhood education centres, addiction services.
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The Salvation Army appears in 'The Sound of Broken Voices' in three different contexts.

The first is as a child. My parents were Salvation Army officers for the first six years as my life, and we were posted to three different towns, before leaving the Salvation Army suddenly in 1976.
     The second, is at 'The Nest', in Hamilton, New Zealand, which was run by the Salvation Army as a children's home when my sister Mary worked there in the early eighties.  I spent an unforgettable weekend there when I was twelve years old.  It later became a 'Family Centre'. It was at 'The Nest' where I was given my referral to Rotoroa Island. 
     And thirdly, Rotoroa Island itself, a treatment centre for alcoholics and drug addicts which was owned and run by the Salvation Army for almost 100 years. 
     Each experience and interaction with the Salvation Army that is discussed in 'On an Isle Called Rotoroa' offers a unique perspective of it.