A friend of mine, Quentin, said this morning "The name is Bond... General Bond".
And so it is.
At 2:45am this morning (CDST) the High Council announced that they had elected Commissioner Linda Bond to be the 19th General of The Salvation Army. She assumes leadership of the movement's work in 123 countries on April 2, 2011.
The General-Elect comes from St James, Winnipeg, Canada, originally. She has worked in many Salvation Army roles including as a Corps Officer in Canada, a Divisional Commander in the UK, a Territorial Commander in the US and Australia and also at International Headquarters. She is soon to be 64 years old, which means she is likely to serve a full five year term before reaching the mandatory retirement age for Generals (70).
Please pray for Commissioner Bond as she prepares to take on this new appontment. Please pray for outgoing General Shaw Clifton and his wife Helen, who is seriously ill at this time. Please also pray for the domino effect this appointment has, as new leadership is sought for the Australia Eastern Territory in succession to the General-elect.
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