مؤلف: Sonja Southwell

Lt. Col. Ian Southwell is the son of Australian Salvation Army officers, and he was a university-trained science and mathematics teacher before marrying Sonja in 1967 and training together to become officers in the late sixties. Lt. Col. Sonja Southwell is the daughter of Dutch Salvation Army officer-missionaries, and she was born in Indonesia before moving to Australia with her parents in 1953. Prior to her marriage to Ian, she was a fully qualified nurse. Now retired from active service, both Ian and Sonja are involved in pastoral, interchurch, and other ministries on behalf of The Salvation Army in Melbourne, Australia.