OUR PEOPLE-WILLIAM & CATHERINE BOOTH DVD

Our People - The remarkable story of William and Catherine Booth and The Salvation Army.

This is the story of one couple's quest to take God's love to the poor and hurting.

William Booth emerged from childhood poverty with a sense of God's call to be an evangelist. Illness and family tension marked Catherines's youth, but determined intelligence saw her become a popular preacher in an age when few women preached.

Together under God's hand, this remarkable couple founded The Salvation Army. They inovated, took risks, released thousands of young people for front line mission and went for the saddest cases. In the following years, God's Spirit brought hundreds of thousands into his kingdom.

The Army exxpanded around the world, then took a huge step into social work. Next it campaigned for social justice, taking its case to Parliament at Westminster. And all the way William and Catherine Booth tried to be God's servants.

Duration: 74 mins