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GOOD NEWS! Volume 31 Number 3 MARCH 2014 "L adies and gentlemen, please welcome the Bamfords!" said Com- missioner Barry C. Swanson, territorial commander. "They are back; they are here; and they will serve this territory in a wonderful way!" A capacity crowd, which included delegates from this year's Candidates Seminar Weekend, witnessed a warm and enthusiastic evening of music, drama, and pulpit ministry at Centennial Memorial Temple in New York City. The featured guests were Colonels William A. Bamford III and G. Lorraine Bamford, the newly appointed chief secretary and ter- ritorial secretary for women's ministries. Setting the tone for worship and providing refl ective musical and dramatic ministries were the Greater New York Youth Band, the Greater New York Youth Chorus, and the Territorial Arts Ministries Team (TAM), as well as Phil Laeger on piano, who invited the audience to sing a medley of choruses and sacred hymns. Commissioners Barry and Sue Swanson, territorial leaders, were conversational and engaging as they reintroduced the Bamfords to the terri- tory. They had served for the past four years as chief secretary and territorial secretary for women's ministries of the South America West Territory. The Swansons recalled the Bamfords' history in the East, pointing out that Colonel Bill was born in Philadelphia and Colonel Lorraine, in Boston. Before being continued on page 12 > > INSIDE Good News! Online : w w w.SAConnects.org USA Eastern Territorial website : w w w. ArmyConnections.org USA National website : w w w.SalvationArmyUSA.org STRIKEPOINT SMALL GROUPS 'We are coming together in small groups to sharpen our skills and to go more deeply in the areas of ministry and mission.'—Commissioner Barry C. Swanson, territorial commander. PAGE 17 GENERAL'S EASTER MESSAGE 'Jesus did not remain in the tomb ... but rose from the dead. One day, we too can rise to eternal life.' PAGE 5 ANTI-SEXUAL TRAFFICKING At 'The Well,' trafficking victims finally feel accepted and safe. PAGE 7 'Ordinary people, extraordinary work' Colonels Bamford welcomed WARREN L. MAYE