Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
20p/25c
War CryTHE
salvationarmy.org.uk/warcry Est 1879 No 7137
FIGHTING FOR HEARTS AND SOULS
12 October 2013
SECURITY ISSUES
HOW CAN WE KNOW WE’LL BE SAVED? Page 3
There’s joy when we find what’s lost
Page 14
Page 8Zimbabwean hospital delivers hope
Channel 4
REUNITED
A 30-SECOND radio commercial inviting Christians to a prayer vigil on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral next week has been rejected by the radio advertising watchdog. The ad,
which was to be aired on Premier Christian Radio, was said to be political and therefore unacceptable.
In a letter to the radio station, the Radio Advertising Clearance Centre (RACC) said: ‘Irrespective of the intentions of the ad itself, it is being placed by a group that cannot advertise on broadcast radio as we see it.’
The advert was placed by the organisation Exposed 2013 – a coalition of churches, business and individuals, including The Salvation Army – which is inviting people to join a weeklong ‘global call to end corruption’.
Peter Kerridge, CEO of Premier Christian Radio, has responded to the advertisement ban: ‘This is a bona fide Christian gathering,’ he said. ‘A senior Anglican Bishop and other leading clergy gathering on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral to pray is not a political act. To interpret it as such, is a gross perversion of reality and flies in the face of basic freedoms.’
2 The War Cry 12 October 2013 News
There is no set formula to becoming a Christian, but many people have found saying this prayer to be a helpful first step to a relationship with God.
Lord Jesus Christ,I am truly sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life. Please forgive me. I now turn from everything that I know is wrong.Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free.Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your Holy Spirit.Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me for ever.Thank you, Lord Jesus. Amen
Becoming aecom
Christian
Extract from Why Jesus? by Nicky Gumbel published by Alpha International, 2011. Used by kind permission of Alpha International
Bishop survives gun attack in Egypt
COMMENT – p6 LIFESTYLE – p7 PUZZLES – p12 INNER LIFE – p13 FOOD FOR THOUGHT – p14 RECIPES – p15
Church roofs to be safer
NIG
EL
BO
VE
Y
LEGISLATION CLAMPS DOWN ON METAL THEFT
The War Cry invites readers to send in requests for prayer, including the names of individuals and details of their circumstances. Send your requests to PRAYERLINK, The War Cry, 101 Newington Causeway, Lon don SE1 6BN. Mark your envelope ‘Confidential’.P
RA
YE
RLI
NK
AFTER a spate of lead theft from church roofs, the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Sir Tony Baldry MP, has welcomed the Scrap Metal Dealers Act becoming law. Under the legislation, which came into effect at the beginning of the month, all scrap-metal dealers now need to apply to their local council for a licence to operate.
The legislation, which clamps down on rogue traders, will also give local authorities and police new powers to inspect premises where they suspect illegal activity.
Sir Tony says: ‘The scrap metal business becomes the first business in the country that in law isn’t being allowed to deal in cash.’
Anne Sloman, Chair of the Church of England’s Church Buildings Council, says: ‘We believe this legislation will be crucial in reducing the scourge of lead theft which has scarred so many of our churches in the past few years and caused such grief to congregations and communities who work hard to keep our 16,000 parish churches in good condition.
‘The numbers of thefts are already going down, but we cannot be complacent. Every church roof that is vandalised by thieves is one too many.’
YOUR prayers are requested for Luke, as he is seeking employment; for Robert, who is looking for peace in his life and for his friend Simon.
THE General Bishop of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox diocese of Minya survived an attempted assassina-tion last month. Unidentified gun-men opened fire on his entourage in Abu Qurqas, Minya Province. The attack occurred as Bishop Makarios was travelling by car to offer condo-lences to the family of Karim Samir Lamaee, who was killed during an attack on the Christian community in Egypt.
In a comment to Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, Bishop Makarios described the ordeal as ‘an indi-cation that while steps are being taken towards reconciliation, there are those who still want to delay us.’
The attack has been condemned by the Maspero Youth Union, a Coptic rights group and by the Al-Kalema Centre for Human Rights, which called on the Minister of Interior to ‘arrest the perpetra-tors and bring them to speedy trial’.
Mervyn Thomas, Chief Executive of Christian Solidarity Worldwide says: ‘We condemn the attack on Bishop Makarios in the strongest terms, and applaud the spirit of rec-onciliation demonstrated yet again by the Coptic community in the face of great hardship.’
Prayer vigil ad ruled ‘too political’
Sir Tony Baldry
The Occupy political protest at St Paul’s
NIG
EL B
OV
EY
12 October 2013 The War Cry 3
Carrie is facing government investigation, which includes the fact that she was in a relationship with Brody (Damian Lewis). Carrie, according to actress Claire Danes who plays her, is ‘feeling hugely culpable’.
Her cause is not helped when her boss Saul (Mandy Patinkin) – fighting to keep the CIA in existence – tells his political masters that she is mentally unstable.
‘Carrie is,’ Claire explains, ‘under the impression that her medication dulled her mind. Carrie could potentially be used as a scapegoat.’
That’s something viewers won’t want to see. As much as they’re fascinated and wowed by the story’s twists and intrigues, fans want justice served. They won’t want to see an innocent person taking the blame.
The original scapegoat is found in the Bible and was a feature of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar – the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur.
On this national day of confes-sion, the high priest – the go-between between a holy God and sinful people – laid his hands on a goat and con-fessed ‘the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites’ (Leviticus 16:21 New International Version). The goat was then led away and released into the desert. There – although innocent – it died on behalf of the guilty.
In the New Testament, Jesus is described as the ‘Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world’ (John 1:29). Jesus was completely without sin. On the cross, he took the blame for the sin of humankind. He died so that those who confess their ‘wicked-ness and rebellion’ to God can live with him for ever.
When we confess our sin, God for-gives us and makes us clean. Once God forgives us, he puts our failures and offences – as with the scapegoat – out of sight and out of mind. And we are saved.
CAN the nation be saved? A car bomb has blown up CIA headquarters. A suspect, Congressman Nicholas Brody, has slipped across the border to Canada. With the future of the CIA hanging in the balance, what happens next is likely to keep fans of Channel 4’s political thriller Homeland glued to their seats.
The outline of what’s to come in Season 3, which has just started, has been as closely guarded as a state secret. So here’s a resumé of two key dossiers.
By NIGEL BOVEY
Carrie Mathison: CIA officer, homeland security. Bipolar dis-order. Princeton. Arabic studies. Field officer – Iraq, five years. Infiltrated prison. Told a US POW had been turned. Langley – ana-lyst, counter-terrorism. Debriefed Brody on release. Convinced Brody is terrorist who will instigate attacks on US mainland. Tracks Brody. Obsessed by Brody. Lovers. Mental breakdown. Hospitalised. Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Got Brody to confess terror-ist links and reveal future attack. Turned Brody. Declined promo-tion to Station Chief. Convinced Brody was framed for car bomb. Aided escape.
Nicholas Brody: Platoon Sergeant
US Marine Corps. Married. One
daughter. One son. Prisoner of War,
Second Gulf War, Iraq. ‘Missing
in Action’ – presumed dead – eight
years. Tortured. In captivity, con-
verted to Islam. Freed in Delta Force
raid. Hero’s welcome. Media field day.
Recruiting poster boy. Post-traumatic
stress disorder. Recorded suicide
video. Targeted Vice-President.
Donned suicide vest. Second thoughts.
Congressman. Potential Vice-
President. Linked with terror plot.
Exposed. Agreed to be double agent.
Bomb in his car killed CIA staff,
including director. 219 dead. Suicide
video released. Marked man. Crossed
border. On the run. Carrie could be a scapegoat
Cha
nnel
4
CIA Chief Saul fights for the agency’s survival
Carrie faces Senate questioning
Divine comedy4 Interview
COMEDIAN-turned-priest Frankie Mulgrew had a burning question. Does God laugh out
loud? He called upon a group of funny men and women to help him consider the answer. Their responses are compiled in Frankie’s book Does God LOL?
‘Theologians have pondered this question for many years, but comedians dedicate their lives to making people laugh, so I wanted to hear what they thought,’ says Frankie, who is a Roman Catholic priest in Salford.
FRANKIE MULGREW talks to Claire Brine about God’s sense of humour
Frankie Mulgrew prepares to lead a service
‘I started by approaching comedians I knew person-ally or those who I knew were Christians – people such as Tim Vine and Milton Jones – and then I tried writing to some performers at random, which resulted in responses from Jo Brand and Jo Enright.’
Frankie asked his contributors to explore whether or not God has a sense of humour, giving them freedom to be as funny, witty, serious or challenging as they liked. He says he felt ‘blessed to get such a rich tapestry of comedi-ans on board’.
The book features the work of the aforementioned comedy performers, plus stars including Joe Pasquale, Liz Dawn, Sherrie Hewson and even Frankie’s dad, Jimmy Cricket.
Mock the Week panellist Milton Jones writes: ‘No, God doesn’t have a sense of humour! How dare you!’
Stand-up Tim Vine’s answer to the question ‘Does God LOL?’ starts with the words ‘Yes. The end.’
More serious answers come from funnyman Bobby Ball, who suggests ‘laughter belongs to God and eve-rything other than joy is not of God’, and Royle Family actor Ricky Tomlinson, who believes ‘there’s so much beauty around us that he’s got to be a fun person’.
‘Talking about God in a public arena is not necessar-ily an easy thing to do, so I was overwhelmed by people’s willingness to contribute,’ says Frankie. ‘I hope readers pick up on the idea that God is fun and full of joy and laughter.’
Although he is aware that the Bible is not a laugh-a-minute book, Frankie sees moments of humour in it. He
12 October 2013 The War Cry 5
argues that Jesus was a man who liked a laugh.
‘He described the Kingdom of Heaven as a wedding feast,’ he explains. ‘What wed-ding receptions are really boring?
‘And when he was crucified and later rose to life, Jesus is almost laughing death in the face.’
One of the themes in Frankie’s book is that laughter is a gift to us from God. But why does God deem humour so important?
‘We need to laugh,’ Frankie says. ‘It can bring healing and reconciliation in a bad situ-ation. It represents hope. I believe that when we laugh, we are glimpsing the happiness that we will feel for all time in Heaven.’
Despite working as a comedian before becoming a priest, Frankie’s life was not all jokes and smiles. In his late teens, he battled with depression.
‘I was broken,’ he says. ‘I wondered how I was going to get out of it and where to go next in life. I felt God with me, in my strug-gle. I think the power of prayer helped me to recover.’
Overcoming depression is one of the factors which prompted Frankie to consider ordination.
‘Working in comedy, I saw people who had everything that the world said would make them happy – but they weren’t. They had wealth, fame and power and yet they were longing for something more. It seemed to me that they were lacking the joy that only God can give.
‘I felt that if I left working in comedy to become a priest, I might be able to help peo-ple by shining a spotlight of hope into their lives. I wanted to invite people to experience the healing and peace that I knew in my own life.’
Sharing the joy that comes from know-ing God became important to Frankie after he met some street children during a mission trip to Africa. They had nothing, but he saw that ‘God meant everything to them, and they were full of faith’.
Continuing to be inspired by their joy, Frankie is donating any royalties from his book to Mary’s Meals, an organisation which establishes school-feeding projects in some of the world’s poorest communities.
‘When I saw these children who had nothing, who were abused and abandoned, I couldn’t believe how much they trusted God. It made me realise that joy is essential to the Christian faith and we need to live it out.’
Frankie likes to leave the congregation smiling
Does God LOL? compiled by Frankie Mulgrew is published by Darton, Longman and Todd
God is fun and full of joy and laughter
The War Cry 12 October 20136
THE ‘just say no’ approach to drugs is not working. That’s the distillation of research published last week in the online journal BMJ Open. Using information from seven anti-drug agencies across the world, researchers looked at the street price and purity of cannabis, cocaine and opiates (opium and heroin).
The findings of The Temporal Relationship Between Drug Supply Indicators research are mind-blowing.
Between 1990 and 2007, in the USA, the inflation-adjusted prices for the three illegal substances dropped by an average of 82 per cent. At the same time, purity increased by 124 per cent. Closer to home, between 1990 and 2009 European prices fell by an average of 62 per cent.
For most consumer products – cars, TVs and computers included – a decrease in price together with an increase in quality is considered a bargain and a cause for rejoicing.
Drug addiction, though, brings little but misery to consumers, their families and their communities.
As well as rotting a user’s physical, mental and emotional health, the sharing of needles is a key factor in the global spread of blood-borne disease, particularly HIV.
Drug lords buy the ‘rights’ to supply – paid for by the blood of those who try to stop them. Many illegal drug users spill blood to get their next fix.
There are lots of reasons to say no to drugs. However, the research concludes that, although the number of seizures has increased, ‘expanding efforts at controlling the global illegal drug market through law enforcement are failing’.
That does not mean that governments should give up. Too many lives are being wasted. Pushers are looking to expand their markets, entice new customers and sow more destruction.
If the war on drugs is being lost on the law-enforcement front, maybe it’s time for a new campaign. And the question of why people in the richest nations in the world feel the need to seek substance-induced escape would be a good place to start.
CommentMediaFind The War Cry on Facebook and Twitter at /TheWarCryUK
PA
PA
Opiates and the masses
‘Christians martyred’ says Archbishop
ROCK’n’roll legend Little Richard has revealed that Jesus ‘brought him through’ a recent heart attack, reports theguardian.com. Speaking to
singer CeeLo Green in an interview to launch a series of music debates, the influential artist reportedly spoke often and stridently about his identity as a Christian and his relationship with God. ‘God spoke to me the other night,’ he said. ‘When I talk to you about [Jesus], I’m not playing. I’m almost 81 years old. Without God, I wouldn’t be here.’
CHRISTIANS are being mar-tyred for their faith in parts of the Muslim world, but we should still pray for terrorists, the Archbishop of Canterbury says. The Daily Telegraph reports The Most Rev Justin Welby saying that there had been more than 80 Christian ‘mar-tyrs’ in ‘the past few days alone’. Christian communities which have existed ‘in many cases since the days of Saint Paul’, he said, are now under threat in countries, such as Syria and Egypt.
In August, some 100 Christian sites were attacked amid turmoil in Egpyt with 42 churches burnt
to the ground. During the inter-view on BBC Radio 4, Archbishop Welby also added: ‘As Christians, one of the things is that we pray for justice and particularly around the anger that comes from this kind of killing. But we are also called – as Jesus did at the Cross – to pray for those who are doing us harm.’
A CHRISTIAN doctor who was sacked after emailing a motivational prayer to colleagues has lost an appeal against his dismissal, reports The Daily Telegraph. Dr David Drew, a former consultant paediatrician at Walsall Manor Hospital, claimed that he lost his job in 2010 after rejecting a request to keep his religious beliefs to himself.
KATY PERRY closed the iTunes Festival
earlier this month with a debut of her new track, ‘By the Grace of God’ reports Metro.co.uk The new song, from her upcoming album Prism, was co-written by Katy after going through a turbulent divorce with comedian Russell Brand. The lyrics state: By the grace of God/ I picked myself back up/ I put one foot in front of the other and I looked in the mirror and decided to stay. Before her switch to mainstream music, fans of Katy may remember
her debut Christian rock album Katy Hudson.
Little Richard thinks God is great
PEOPLE following The Salvation Army’s New Testament Bible Challenge
are reading the whole New Testament, five chapters a week, over the course of a year. For each day’s reading plan and discussion notes visit salvationarmy.org.uk/biblechallenge
Prayer-mail doctor sacked
CeeLo Green interviews Little Richard
PAphoto
PAphoto
712 October 2013 The War CryLifestyle
FOLLOWING its huge initial success last year, Stoptober – a 28-day stop-smoking challenge in England and Wales – is back and well under way.
More than eight million people in England smoke, and with half of long-term smokers dying prematurely from a smoking-related disease, smoking remains the country’s biggest killer.
Research shows that those who stop smoking for 28 days are five times more likely to stay smoke-free, and Stopober aims to help smokers achieve this goal. Last year, the campaign saw 160,000 people successfully complete the challenge.
Public Health England (PHE) launched the campaign after research showed that extra years of life can be gained by giving up cigarettes and staying smoke-free.
Someone who manages to quit for Stoptober could – for every subsequent 28 days they are smoke-free – add an extra seven to their lifespan.
Along with the health benefits, cutting out smoking will save the average smoker £150 a month and almost £2,000 a year. During last year’s campaign, the 160,000 people not buying cigarettes saved some £24 million.
This year, beginning on 9 September, ex-smoker and extreme marathon runner Rory Coleman took on the challenge of running 28 miles a day for 28 consecutive days. He was joined by Army units, community groups and spectators, all showing their support for the campaign.
Before he started, Rory said: ‘This is one of the biggest challenges I have ever taken on, but it was important for me to do something to support Stoptober. Twenty years ago, I was a chain-smoking alcoholic who could barely run to the corner shop, let alone a mile. To see the difference that stopping smoking has made to my life has been overwhelming. I want more people to take the first steps to quitting.’
Throughout the campaign, 28 individually designed ‘Stop’ disks have appeared around the country. At 28 metres high, the disks will act as inspiration and motivation for people to kick the habit.
Celebrities including Melanie C, Jenny Frost and Antony Costa are lending their support to the campaign.
Professor Kevin Fenton, Director of Health and Wellbeing at PHE says: ‘We know smoking is a hard habit to kick and one that requires ongoing support from those surrounding you. That is why we have created Stoptober. It’s about getting the right tools and expert advice, along with building a supportive network and knowing that there are other people going through the same thing, cheering you on through the 28 days.’
Stoptober provides quitters with a range of free support. These include, a 28-day mobile phone app and text support with daily updates, quitting advice and tips for coping. Through its social media sites, Stoptober is also encouraging and supporting those who are trying to free themselves from the habit of a lifetime.
Let’s call itquits
Stop
tober
8 Interview
THE blazing heat of the noonday sun beats down on the vehicle as we make our bumpy way down
the dusty road en route to The Salvation Army’s Howard Hospital. The land is parched. The air is dry and hot with a hint of smoke. Locals smile and wave, or glance quizzically as we go by.
We drive past animals gently grazing in the fields, a river where groups of women busily wash their clothes, while others transport bulky bundles of firewood on their heads and children freely roam, clambering over rocks and playing in groups. Eventually we arrive at Howard Hospital at the end of a rutted road. As we make our way to our accommodation, delightful children shout out eager greetings in tuneful chorus – ‘Fine!’ ‘Fine!’ ‘How you?’ – desperately wanting to practise their English.
The Salvation Army has been serving the Chiweshe community since 1923, when Howard Institute – a school – was founded some 50 miles north of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. The need for top-quality medical services became apparent, so the hospital was opened in September 1928, with a nurses’ training programme added a year later.
Today, Howard Hospital offers its services to more than 250,000 people in and around the rural community of Chiweshe.
The 144-bed hospital also runs inpatient and outpatient care, community-based
Hope, health andhealing inSANDRA WELCH visits a Salvation Army hospital in Chiweshe and sees the impact it is making on people’s lives
A new arrival in the maternity unit
12 October 2013 The War Cry 9
Turn to page 10
A doctor’s consultation and (right) an anatomy class
rural Zimbabwe
programmes and a mobile immunisation clinic and family heath programmes in rural areas. With the advent of the HIV/Aids pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa, the hospital launched a scheme of wide-ranging treatment at the Tariro clinic (tariro is shona for ‘hope’) through its counselling centre and antiretroviral therapy. It also runs orphaned and vulnerable children’s programmes for children affected by HIV/Aids.
Headman for 27 years, Thomas Moudyiwat says: ‘Howard Hospital is our hospital and it helps the community very well.’ He explains that people travel from afar to access the medical services provided by the hospital. He says he prays that the hospital will maintain its valued position, because in helping this rural community it helps the whole nation.
Howard Hospital has a reputation as a centre of excellence and it is common practice for state hospitals to refer patients here. Some patients travel from Harare. One tells me: ‘I come here because the staff really care.’
Howard Hospital has a nurse-training centre, which offers three residential training courses – a two-year
primary-care course that prepares nurses to work in rural clinics, a diploma in midwifery and a six-month up-scaling midwifery course. There are 40 student nurses on the training programme.
Heading the programme is Major Joan Gibson. She is a highly experienced clinician. Originally from Scotland, Joan has worked in Africa as a nurse since 1977 and at Howard since the 1980s.
The student nurses, who come from across Zimbabwe, undergo a rigorous selection process through the local health and medical council. They apply to train at Howard Hospital because of the quality of teaching and facilities and the hospital’s ethos.
The provincial medical director, Dr Tshuma, praises the facility, saying: ‘The training centre has a high pass rate. Nurses who have graduated at Howard are well qualified.’
As I visit the labour ward, I learn that some 1,000 babies are safely delivered at the hospital each year.
I come here because the staff really care
JOH
N M
UR
RA
Y
There is a mothers’ shelter for women who are 34-35 weeks pregnant but who live some distance from the hospital. It is more beneficial for them to await the birth of their baby in the shelter, rather than in a rural area, where there is no medical provision.
The ‘ladies in waiting’, as they are fondly referred to, are also able to stay in the shelter after the birth of their babies. When they go into labour in the shelter, the other women offer support and take the mother-to-be to the labour ward.
The hospital also has a small neo-natal unit, which provides more specialised care for up to eight babies.
Mothers are kept in the hospital for three days to ensure they make a full recovery after the birth. They are taught basic hygiene and baby care. Great emphasis is placed on breastfeeding.
The hospital also provides family child health programmes that include antenatal and postnatal clinics, family planning, immunisations, nutritional information and general support and guidance.
Howard Hospital is not exempt from
problems or political and social upheaval. However, despite this, it is running well and treating patients as usual. Medical cases with complications are referred to Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare (the largest hospital in the country) but rural clinics continue to refer patients to Howard Hospital for care.
In the first half of 2013, some 60 in-patients were treated at the hospital each night, the majority in the maternity ward. On average, 150 people a day attend the outpatient department, the antenatal clinic and the Tariro clinic – which supports HIV/Aids patients and other community-based services, such as home-based care and programmes for orphans and vulnerable children.
The Salvation Army in Zimbabwe is a member of the Zimbabwe Association of Church-related Hospitals (ZACH), whose executive director, Vuyelwa T. Sidile-Chitimbire, confirms that Howard Hospital is ‘fully functioning and providing health care and service delivery for the poor and vulnerable communities within its district.’
Plans to complete new hospital buildings, which commenced in 2000, are under way and have been agreed by the hospital management team and The Salvation Army. While this capital project is taking place, The Salvation Army in Canada is ensuring the effective operation of the hospital through an agreed sustainability plan.
With the construction project now in its second phase (working with plans approved by Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Ministry of Public Works), a project manager has been retained, a contractor identified and final contract discussions are under way. It is hoped that the new building will be completed in 2014.
The move to the new premises will bring improvements in the quality of sustainable care. The theatre wing is being restructured
10 InterviewFrom page 9
The outpatient department is always busy
Mothers and babies receive good care
which will mean that two theatres will be able to perform surgical procedures.
Since September 2012, the Tariro HIV programme has worked without disruption, as has the tuberculosis prevention,
treatment and care programme. Changes in government policy have meant that more people can access antiretroviral drugs closer to home, resulting in a reduction in patient numbers at the Tariro clinic. Funded and monitored by the United States Agency for International Development, Howard also supplies expectant mothers who are HIV-positive with antiretroviral drugs.
The hospital’s volunteer programme, which drew in medical staff from overseas, was sadly halted in 2012. Some volunteers have worked at Howard in 2013, albeit fewer than in the past, but there are plans to restart the programme in the future.
Since August, Howard’s chief medical officer has been Dr Zairemthiama Pachuau, who for the previous five years was the CMO at The Salvation Army’s Chikankata Hospital in Zambia.
Dr Zaia (as he is known) brings a number of skills to his new role, including a Masters in health care management and industrial psychology, and post-grad diplomas in
I see miracles every day – I don’t only believe, I see
12 October 2013 The War Cry 11
HIV management and hospital administration.
Dr Zaia says that practising medicine in rural Africa presents difficult and challenging circumstances. Yet he and his team meet patients’ needs and success rates are high.
‘I see miracles every day – I don’t only believe, I see,’ he says.
A Swedish surgeon, Dr Per-Göte Lindgren, has also been appointed to join the staff to train the existing medical team in more advanced surgical procedures. He will also oversee the move into the new building and the development of management and clinical systems to improve the quality of care and services.
A story that began 80 years ago is about to begin a new chapter. The Salvation Army is working hard to improve the services at the hospital, and remains committed to serving the people of Chiweshe, for whom it is a centre of health, healing and hope.
• Major Sandra Welch was born and grew up in South Africa. She is Editor-in-Chief at the Salvation Army’s International Headquarters, London.
Howard supplies expectant mothers who are HIV-positive with antiretroviral drugs
Patients wait their turn
A pharmacist prepares a prescription in the (right) pharmacy
12 The War Cry 12 October 2013 Puzzlebreak
Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9
Solution on page 15
SUDOKKU
HONEYCOMB
QUICK CROSSWORRDD
ANSWERS
ACROSS1. Dull (4)3. Gratuity (3)5. Moderately
hot (4)7. Possession (9)9. Tug (4)10. Seize (4)11. Restrain (5)14. Irritable (5)15. Representative (5)17. Urge (5)18. Spine (5)19. Thrust (5)20. Dizzy (5)23. Believe (4)25. Genuine (4)27. Essential (9)28. Bucket (4)29. Also (3)30. Cash register (4)
CROSSWORDACROSS: 1 Drab. 3 Tip. 5 Warm. 7 Ownership. 9 Haul.
10 Take. 11 Deter. 14 Testy. 15 Agent. 17 Impel. 18 Thorn. 19 Lunge. 20 Giddy. 23 Deem. 25 True. 27 Necessary. 28 Pail. 29 Too. 30 Till.
DOWN: 1 Dash. 2 Bowl. 3 Theme. 4 Paste. 5 Writ. 6 Mine. 7 Outspoken. 8 Pageantry. 11 Dying. 12 Taped. 13 Rally. 14 Tit. 16 Toe. 21 Inert. 22 Disco. 23 Drip. 24 Meal. 25 Trot. 26 Evil.
QUICK QUIZ1 Mel Gibson. 2 Knit and purl. 3 Blue. 4 Pete ‘Maverick’
Mitchell. 5 Henri Dunant. 6 Has a silver lining.HONEYCOMB
1 Cruise. 2 Bungee. 3 Poodle. 4 Ground. 5 Juliet. 6 Steals.
Look up, down, forwards, backwards and diagonally on the grid to find these famous artists
BOTTICELLICEZANNEDA VINCIDALIDEGASGAUGUINHOCKNEYKANDINSKYKLEEKLIMT
PICASSOPOLLOCKREMBRANDTRENOIRROTHKOSEURATTOULOUSE-LAUTRECVAN GOGHWARHOLWATERHOUSE
LICHTENSTEINLOWRYMANETMATISSEMICHELANGELOMIROMODIGLIANIMONDRIANMONETMUNCH
3. Subject (5)4. Adhesive (5)5. Summons (4)6. Colliery (4)7. Frank (9)8. Splendid display (9)11. Expiring (5)12. Recorded (5)13. Mass meeting (5)14. Small bird (3)16. Foot digit (3)21. Torpid (5)22. Club for dancing (5)23. Trickle (4)24. Repast (4)25. Gait of a horse (4)26. Wicked (4)
1. Holiday on a ship
2. Long rubber band
3. Breed of dog
4. Floor of a room
5. Shakespearean female character
6. Takes without permission
Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number
WORDSEARCH
QUICK QUIZ
1. Who directed the film The Passion of the Christ?
2. What are the names of the two basic knitting stitches?
3. Baby, cornflower and midnight are shades of what colour?
4. What was Tom Cruise’s character called in the film Top Gun?
5. Who founded the Red Cross?
6. Complete the saying: Every cloud…
DOWN1. Hurry (4)2. Basin (4)
E K L I L S U I R C M M I F O D I O T L K T K D N K D R C T L I U P A P L O G M O L N P E K E G L N E O D O K O I T H O U O E N R K I Y B E I T S N N C L M A O I D U E N G G U S G G V N L A T O N E I K Y K S N I D N A K E T A D X I K L F I S T I R E E S N I P C L A D T O A I L K W P R A A W M O D E A J R I S A S A S O N L M A C R N O O U T R N T S M D K Y F P J T C E R T U A L E S U O L U O T O E W T N E L M I C H E L A N G E L O E I A S O H A N L E O I I I S R E M B R A N D T N S G L A R E E D O R H T T H A N I S Z C N I A A M U U H E I R O O H T R O T H K O A M O C I V A N G O G H M C C I O R U C C K O L G I D N A A D E L N I K A T V B I S A N U A I P E S S O N B I L E N D W M R S V E N U W S O M O N D R I A N S E L G I I V T T G E M I L H Y G O O D N R R Y N E T I L G U N N U I N W H S E K A I U L O I I R H H I O E L I E S H N D K Z S E I M L T B R A N C L I S U H E N A O E C S A M A D U S L C N G P A S L R J P N C C D O D I S D A L R N D D E H D I L
Inner life 13
Jesus.I.Am12 October 2013 The War Cry
In this series ROSEMARY DAWSON looks at the ways Jesus described himself
‘I am the true vine’ (John 15:1)
LOOKING FOR HELP?Just complete this coupon and send it to The War Cry, 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN
Please send meBasic reading about ChristianityInformation about The Salvation ArmyContact details of a Salvationist minister
Name
Address
Grape expectations
Vine cultivation has hardly changed for centuries. Growth starts around February when the buds begin to break. Viniculturalists interested in maximising fruit yield, remove the early buds to ensure strong growth on the remaining shoots, followed by further reduction and thinning immediately after flowering. When the vine is dormant in November and December, the fruiting spurs are again pruned. The discarded wood has no further use and is fit for burning or the compst heap.
Jesus used the illustration of the vine – the ancient symbol of Israel, which appeared on Jewish coinage and decorated the Temple at Jerusalem – to declare himself as God’s chosen one to restore Israel to its rightful relationship with God: ‘I am the true vine’ (John 15:1 Contemporary English Version). This was the final of his seven ‘I am’ statements in John’s Gospel.
Jesus continued, ‘A branch cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the vine … I am the vine, and you are the branches … you cannot do anything without me. You will be like dry branches that are gathered up and burned in a fire’ (see verses 4-8).
Only the saving presence of Jesus can transform the lives of those who regard themselves as useless ‘dry branches’, without purpose or value. How? By following his advice: ‘Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you’ (verse 7).
To those who, through faith, join themselves to him, Jesus can also be the bread of life, the light of the world, the door to faith and forgiveness, the good shepherd, the resurrection and the life and the one true way.
IN winter, the vineyards of Northern Europe look like rows of barren sticks. Now, in autumn, mountain slopes are aflame with the rich colours of the grape harvest.
Planted in 1769 by ‘Capability’ Brown, the Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace in Surrey is the oldest vine in the UK. Its best recorded crop of black dessert grapes – 383 kilos (845 lbs) – occurred in 2001.
The vine grows on the site of the first greenhouse at Hampton Court. In 1969 it had become so entwined that a new aluminum glasshouse had to be built directly over the top of the existing one from the early 1900s.
Slopes are aflame with the grape harvest
f
t k
9 t
14 The War Cry 12 October 2013
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION: Tel: 01933 441807
The Salvation Army UK Territory with the Republic of Ireland101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BNTel: 0845 634 0101 Helpline: 020 7367 4888
Founder: William Booth General: André CoxTerritorial Commander: Commissioner Clive AdamsEditor-in-Chief and Publishing Secretary: Major Martin Hill
The War Cry Registered at Companies House as a newspaper under the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881
Editor: Nigel Bovey, Major Deputy Editor: Philip Halcrow Production Editor: Stephen Pearson Editorial Assistant: Claire Brine Editorial Assistant: Renée Davis Graphic Designer: Rodney Kingston DTP Operator: Denise D’Souza Secretary: Joanne Allcock War Cry office: 020 7367 4900Email: [email protected]
�
ERI
F
DNADO
OL
B
EHT Y
MR
ANOITAVLA
S
Annual subscription of The War Cry Print version £26 (UK) or £44.50 (overseas) Call 01933 445451 or visit sps-shop.com
App version £9.99 Visit App Store or Play Store
Food for thought
A lost child creates agony by JIM
BURNS
‘WOULD the parents of John Smith please report to the information desk?’ An announcement which implies that a child is lost is very sad. Whenever I see a
child being taken to such a desk by a member of staff, I always hope that it won’t be too long before parent and child are reunited.
It must be terrible for parents when they notice that their child is missing. What anguish they must feel as they search for their precious son or daughter.
But the child – particularly if they are very young – may not even realise that they are ‘missing’. In their eyes, they may have simply been tempted by a more interesting sound or sight and gone to explore it.
There is a story about a lost child in the Bible which springs to my mind. Jesus – then 12 years old – was separated from his parents, Mary and Joseph, while they were travelling from Jerusalem to Nazareth.
Mary and Joseph went a whole day thinking that Jesus was with fellow travellers. He wasn’t. Hardly surprising, Mary became anxious and looked everywhere for her son. It wasn’t until three agonising days later that they found him. Imagine their delight on seeing he was safe and well!
The joy of finding someone who was thought to be lost for ever is immense and overwhelming.
In his parable about a lost son, Jesus describes the father’s joy when his wilful child returns to him after a period of wandering away: ‘We had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found’ (Luke 15:32 New International Version).
This, says Jesus, is how God feels when those who have wandered from him return. The son in the parable had wasted his inheritance – and part of his life. But just as the father welcomed and forgave his son, so God gives all prodigals a warm welcome when they are reunited with him.
The joy of finding someone is immense and overwhelming
Method:Make the jelly according to the packet instructions.Break the sponge fingers into small pieces and mix
into the jelly. Allow to cool, then place in the fridge and leave until set.
Empty the custard into a bowl. Mix in the banana slices and half of the chocolate, then pour on top of the jelly.
Return the bowl to the fridge to chill for 2 hours. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate over the top before serving.
Serves 4
I’M Michael Darracott. I have been an executive chef in several large establishments in charge of cooking for 200-plus people. I have also written a number of books. It gives me great pleasure to offer my recipes in The War Cry.
I invite readers to send in recipe ideas, to be considered for publication here. I would also like to offer help with any cooking-related problems you have. So send in your question and, if it is selected, an answer will be published on this page.
Email your recipes and questions to [email protected]
Ingredients:
1 red jelly tablet
100g sponge fingers
375g can custard
4 soft bananas, sliced
100g milk or dark chocolate, grated
1512 October 2013 The War CryWhat’s cooking?
SUDOKU SOLUTION
Chocolate and banana trifle
Ingredients:240g plain flour90g caster sugar4tsp powdered drinking chocolate120g dark chocolate chips2 drops of vanilla essence175ml milk75ml vegetable oil1 eggFor the topping2tbsp brown soft sugar3tbsp caster sugar
Chocolate chip muffins
Method:Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark
6. Grease a 12-hole muffin tin and dust with flour (or line with paper cases).
Mix the flour, caster sugar, chocolate powder, chocolate chips and vanilla essence in a bowl. Stir in the milk, oil, and egg.
Spoon the mixture into the muffin tin until each hole is two-thirds full. Sprinkle caster sugar and brown soft sugar over the top of each cake, then bake for 20–25 minutes.
Makes 12
chefmikedarracott.com
Cook with chef MICHAEL DARRACOTT
COMPETITION WINNERSTHE winners of The Joystrings book competition are J. Blakey of Hull, J. Smith of Bourne and D. Marsden of Leigh-on-Sea.
‘It’s an Open Secret’ was the name of the Joystrings’ first hit single.
MONDAY (14 October) marks the start of National Chocolate Week so why not celebrate by trying these two recipes
Sales G
allery.
The A
ctors’ Last Supper, which
, among o
thers,
features R
obert P
ow
ell, John A
lderto
n, Ju
lie Walters,
Colin
Firth
and S
ir Mich
ael Gam
bon is av
ailable fo
r sale in
a num
ber o
f differen
t form
ats.C
aptu
red b
y p
hoto
grap
her A
listair Morriso
n –
and
insp
ired b
y w
hat L
eonard
o w
as tryin
g to
portray
– th
e acto
rs are show
n reactin
g to
the m
om
ent w
hen
Jesus
announced
to h
is close fo
llow
ers that o
ne o
f them
would
betray
him
.In
the o
rigin
al account o
f that fatefu
l meal, Jo
hn’s
Gosp
el says th
at the d
isciples w
ere at a loss as to
who
would
do su
ch a th
ing. S
adly
, they
were n
ot th
e last. W
e live in
a world
where p
eople are b
etrayed
with
hein
ous co
nseq
uen
ces. Hearin
g ab
out su
ch sto
ries can
leave u
s wonderin
g h
ow
peo
ple can
be so
heartless.
YOUR LOCAL SALVATION ARMY CENTRE
Actors’ Last S
up
per
See the W
ar Cry ap
p
to view in greater d
etail
MASTER
PEACE
There’s someone w
e can draw
fromw
rites RENÉE DAVIS
© ALISTAIR MORRISON/ANDY TEAVE/DEAN MITCHELL
People are betrayed w
ith heinous consequences
The Salvation Army (U
nited Kingdom
Territory with the R
epublic of Ireland) on behalf of the General of The Salvation Arm
y. Printed by W
yndeham G
range, Southwick. ©
André Cox, G
eneral of The Salvation Army, 2013
IT is o
ne of the w
orld
’s mo
st recog
nised p
aintings.
Dep
icting Jesus eating
his last meal w
ith the 12 discip
les, Leo
nardo
Da V
inci’s Th
e Last Su
pp
er has app
eared o
n a w
ealth of m
erchandise – sacred
and secular – includ
ing
mug
s, T-shirts and
print-sho
p canvases.
The o
rigin
al 15th
-centu
ry m
ural is lo
cated in
the refecto
ry o
f the C
onven
t of S
anta M
aria della G
razie, Milan
. C
loser to
hom
e, som
e of B
ritain’s lead
ing acto
rs hav
e created a n
ew v
ersion.
It is presen
tly o
n d
isplay
at the N
ational P
ortrait G
allery, to
launch
the P
rint
We m
ay h
ave b
een b
etrayed
ourselv
es – let d
ow
n
by th
ose w
e loved
and tru
sted th
e most. W
e may
w
onder w
hat w
e did
to d
eserve it.
While w
e may
be sh
ock
ed o
r hurt b
y h
ow
oth
ers hav
e mistreated
us, G
od p
rom
ises that w
e need
not
cope w
ith it b
y o
urselv
es. He p
rom
ises: ‘Nev
er will
I leave y
ou o
r forsak
e you.’ (H
ebrew
s 13:5
New
International V
ersion).
Those w
ho ask
for h
is help
disco
ver th
at he n
ever
lets them
dow
n o
r leaves th
em h
angin
g. G
od in
vites
us –
as untru
sting as circu
mstan
ces may
hav
e mad
e us –
to p
ut o
ur faith
in h
im.
When
we ask
for h
is help
and seek
his fo
rgiv
eness
for th
e thin
gs w
e’ve d
one w
rong, w
e will fi
nd th
at life w
ith G
od can
be p
icture p
erfect.
