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THE skates are on; the judges’ gloves are off.The stars are zipping up their sparkly outfits.Dancing on Ice is back. It starts on ITV1 tomor-

row (Sunday 9 January). As celebrities get ready to hop, skip and

bump their way round the rink, the judgesare preparing to offer encouragement andadvice. Former judge Nicky Slater remem-bers how he used to feel at the start of anew series of the ice-dancing show.

‘When I saw the celebrities wobble, therewere moments when my heart was in my

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to two hours beforereaching its mobilecanteen.

‘The cup of tea isamazing,’ Laura(pictured) told The WarCry. ‘I work inDisneyland Paris andI’m supposed to be therethis afternoon. I’vealready queued for anhour and a half, andthere’s probably anothertwo to go.’

The canteen wascalled in by NetworkRail, and was deployedfrom 4 am until 7 pm inthe days beforeChristmas.

Salvation Armychaplains assisted

travellers and staff atbusy London airportsafter heavy snowfallgrounded hundreds offlights.

At Heathrowpassengers receivedsandwiches, hot drinksand blankets from TheSalvation Army’semergency responsevehicle while waitingfor news of their flights.

‘The terminals werepacked with people – it was worse than arugby scrum,’ saidchaplain Major Melvyn

Ackroyd. ‘Butpassengers weredelighted to seeThe SalvationArmy. Oneperson remarked:“I knew you’d behere”.’

Major Ackroydworked to reunitefamilies who hadbeen separated inthe confusion. Healso conductedChristmasservices in theterminals.

At Gatwick chaplainMajor Gwen Coxtended to distressedpassengers.

‘It was very chaotic,’she said. ‘Some peoplewaiting for flight

information slept in thechapel overnight. Iwalked round theairport, supporting staffand listening to upsetpassengers who wantedto talk.’

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THOUSANDS ofstranded Eurostarpassengers at StPancras Internationalstation, London, werethankful for free hotdrinks provided byThe Salvation Army. Insub-zerotemperaturesholidaymakers andcommuters, waiting toboard serviceshampered by snowand ice, queued for up

I WOULD like to thankGraham Sturdy, a SalvationArmy prison chaplain.

After being sent to prison,I had been disruptive, and I was going through a veryrough time. But when I wasmoved to Swinfen HallYoung Offender Institution, I met Graham. Although I felt anxious at first, ourchats have left me with afeeling of happiness. Heand the lads at the Biblegroup which he runs havehelped me to becomereacquainted with ourHeavenly Father.

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was dreadful. In the 1984Olympics we came sixth. Wecame fifth in the WorldChampionships. It was notenough for me to represent mycountry. I wanted to win. Whenwe didn’t I felt I’d failed.’

Off the ice, Nicky was experi-encing other problems. His parents split up. He partied toohard. Something, he says, was‘missing’ from his life.

‘Then I met up with a friendwho had become a Christian,’ hesays. ‘I was at the end of mytether and didn’t know wheremy career was heading. Thenext week I went to church.When the pastor spoke, hiswords touched my soul so muchthat I cried. I decided to becomea Christian.

‘There were no fireworks –but my faith in God suddenlymeant I had someone to turn to.I hadn’t had that before.’

Soon after his conversionNicky married and his skatingpartnership with Karen ended.Nicky then went through ‘awilderness’. He became agora-phobic, too afraid to answer thephone, and was depressed for awhile. Things improved but after12 years he and wife Jo split up.

But Nicky refuses to be nega-tive about the past. He feels thathis difficulties enable him toempathise with other people.Today he remainspassionate abouthis faith.

‘I believe inwhat the Biblesays – that Jesus

is the Son of God, as well asbeing God himself. This canstretch my brain but thankfully Ihave a childlike acceptance ofthis.

‘When I read Jesus’ teachingsI think: “How can I apply that tomy life?” When he died on thecross he gave me freedom.

‘Today my challenge is to livein that freedom – and thatincludes speaking publiclyabout my faith, embracing ActTwo of my life with my wifeChristiane and my son Tiger,and pursuing the creation ofmusic and film.’

Nicky encourages others tofind freedom through faith aswell. ‘If I never got another jobagain,’ he says, ‘I would stillencourage people to explorefaith in God through Jesus. It isthere for all of us if we ask.’

mouth,’ he tells The War Cry. ‘Times when DavidSeaman fell over and landed on his dance partnerPam were scary.

‘Skating in a partnership can be stressful,’ addsthe former Olympic skater. ‘Communication has tobe good. Competition puts pressure on the relation-ship.’

Nicky’s own skating career began when he was achild. His parents were British ice-dance champi-ons. Most of his youth was spent at the rink.

‘I wanted to be there all the time, working onroutines. In 1980 I took part in the Olympics withmy skating partner Karen Barber. We came last. It

Nicky with Karen Barbercompeting in 1983

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Emily trained as a doctor, but hercareer was cut short by chronic ill-ness. ‘My parents were a great helpand support to me, especially whenmy children were young. Theyalways seemed invincible, butwhen they were in their late seven-ties I became aware that it was theirturn to be helped. I was the onlyfamily member living nearby, but

my own health problems limitedwhat I could do.’

Her experience – and the lack ofpublished material – prompted herto write A Time to Care, a bookabout some of the practical andemotional pressures facing carers.

Emily explains: ‘When con-fronted with the realisation that

their parents have turned into oldpeople, most people are ill-prepared emotionally. The parent-child role reversal can be a difficultadjustment for both sides. It’s unre-alistic to hope that it won’t everhappen. It almost certainly will.

‘As a Christian, I believe thatGod has placed us in families and

expects us to care for each other.My hope is that I can help otherpeople to “hit the ground running”when the situation arises.

‘As the elderly populationincreases, so does the problem.Gone are the days when familieslived near each other; now they canbe hundreds of miles apart.

‘Family situations are also morecomplicated. In a single-parentfamily a former daughter-in-lawmay not want to help her formermother-in-law, for example, oreven be in a position to do so.’

Emily thinks that families do nottalk enough about what will happenwhen parents need more assistanceto maintain their quality of life.‘Open discussion with family members on these and other subjects– especially financial matters – can

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EMILY ACKERMANtalks to RosemaryDawson aboutcaring for elderlyparents

WHERE to turn for advicewhen your elderly parents

begin to need help with everyday living? That was the problem facingEmily Ackerman. She went to thelibrary to look for books on the subject.

‘I wanted practical advice,’ she says, ‘availableoptions and input from other carers. To my surprise, there was absolutely nothing on caringfor parents.’

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age…make a huge difference, and preventthe feelings of unfairness whichinevitably happen when one personbears the brunt of caring,’ she says.

‘Other cultures venerate old age,and families caring for elderly rela-tives is a normal occurrence. TheJapanese dedicate a day for “vener-able treasures” – people over theage of 100. In the UK we make ahuge fuss if an old person diesalone and neglected, but don’t provide enough support for thosewho do want to care.

‘The “sandwich generation” – socalled because theytry to juggle caringfor parents with afull-time job andchildren of theirown – may not beable to get time offwork to help, oreven lose their jobbecause of caringresponsibilities.’

Emily believesthat carers shouldbe honest about thelevel of help theyfeel they can man-age, and what theycan’t. She says:‘Caring shouldn’tbe all or nothing. You have to learnto pace yourself and that meansensuring you have enough time torest and relax, especially if nightcare is required. Look after yourown health, or you won’t be anygood to anyone. Don’t become aself-appointed martyr or take aguilt trip. We can be far too quickto go to the rescue without workingout the practicalities and conse-quences. After all, there’s no guar-antee our parents will like thesolutions we come up with.’

Emily advises carers to buildup a team to share the load.

‘It also adds to the life quality ofthe parent if they have more thanone person popping in and out dur-ing the day – social services, home

helps, other family members. Ithelps to tackle loneliness, and addsvariety and interest to everydaylife.

‘A very small percentage of peo-ple need residential or nursinghome care. If you think your parentis approaching that point, startlooking around for a suitable placeand put their name on the waitinglist. If you wait until they actuallyneed it, there might be a long waitfor a vacancy. If it doesn’t cometo that, you’ve lost nothing.’

Some carers suffer feelings ofredundancy when theirparent or relative even-tually dies. ‘They sud-denly lose the focuswhich gave a structure totheir lives and find ithard to readjust,’ saysEmily. ‘Counselling orpastoral care may beneeded to help themcome to terms with theirloss. They need to feelsatisfied that they havedone what they couldand that their caringhas given theirparent a goodquality of lifein their final

years. Most of all,they should beassured that theyhave given theirparents the loveand the consid-eration theydeserved.’

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CARER: Emily addressesthe challenges of old age

IN an interview on BBC One’sFern Britton Meets…, Sir CliffRichard described how he becamea Christian.

The singer told Fern that hisinterest in Christianity developedwhen, as a young man, he dis-cussed religion with colleagueswhile travelling between gigs.Later he started to attend Biblestudies run by one of his sister’sschoolteachers.

During the interview Cliff

highlighted the words of Jesus thatprompted him to become aChristian.

‘The quote I remember readingand being led to by friends [was]:“I am the way, I am the truth and Iam the life”… And I’m thinkingI’ve got to take that for what it is.[Jesus] couldn’t possibly lie aboutsomething like that. And if he didlie about it, then he’s an absolutescoundrel. And, of course, whothinks of Jesus as a scoundrel?Nobody.’

Cliff also voiced his opinions onChristians. ‘We are not the best rep-resentatives of Jesus,’ he admitted.‘But I’m afraid that’s all he’s got.And he works with us.’

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ARE you a buddingphotographer? Do you enjoytaking scenic pictures? Do youhave a shot which shows theUnited Kingdom or Ireland at itsbeautiful best?

To celebrate more than 100years of serving communitiesacross the British Isles, TheSalvation Army’s Adult and FamilyMinistries Unit is launching aphotographic competition for its2012 calendar.

The winning entrant will win adigital camera, and their picture

will be featured in the calendar.The 11 runners-up will also havetheir pictures included in thecalendar.

Pictures should be oflandscapes, coastal scenes orheritage sites, showing theseasons in all their glory.Formats

Prints: unmounted – no smaller than 6 x 4in, no biggerthan 10 x 8in.

Digital: minimum 300dpi,submitted on disk, CD-Rom or (if smaller than 3.5MB per

image) by email.Transparencies:

not accepted.All entries must be

clearly labelled withthe entrant’s nameand address andwhere the picturewas taken.

Copyright ofwinning entries will

rest with the photographer;however, entry into thecompetition will permitunrestricted use by The SalvationArmy of all pictures.

Prints will be returned only onreceipt of a stamped addressedenvelope.

Photos should be sent to Adultand Family Ministries, TheSalvation Army, 101 NewingtonCauseway, London SE1 6BN or emailed toanne.croft@salvationarmy.org.ukThe closing date is 28 February.

Photographerscan make a

date with theirshots

Cliff tells faith story

PHOTO COMPETITION

� EMILIA FOX,Samuel West,

Rory Kinnear, MiriamMargolyes and otheractors recordedpassages of Scripturefor the Radio 4 seriesReadings from theKing James Bible. Aswell as the words ofthe translation – whichis 400 years old thisyear – the series willfeature introductionsfrom figures such asthe Archbishop ofCanterbury, Dr RowanWilliams, novelistWill Self and historianSimon Schama.

Readings from theKing James Bible –which will includepassages aboutCreation, Noah’s arkand the crucifixion ofJesus – is to bebroadcast in eightparts throughouttomorrow (Sunday 9January).

� ON Radio 2’sSunday Half Hour

tomorrow Brian D’Arcybegins an examinationof the Beatitudes – thesayings of Jesus whichbegin ‘Blessed are…’The first saying to beconsidered is ‘Blessedare those who mourn’.

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ANOTHER year is upon us, full of optimism. January is a great time forreshaping your garden by carrying outthose larger design jobs for which there’snever enough time in the summer. Maybeyour flower beds and borders need sprucing up, or you want to create beds or vegetable gardens from scratch.

The grow-your-own bandwagon shows no sign ofslowing, and there is no reason why it should. Anyonewho has sampled their home-grown food knows thatthe taste far exceeds that of anything that can be boughtin the shops. The habit is also very cost-effective. Apacket may contain up to 300 vegetable seeds for about£1.50. Why not make it a newyear’s resolution to grow some-thing to eat during 2011.

If you do wish to start grow-ing your own food, don’t let alack of space put you off.Anyone can grow something,regardless of how small theirgarden is. You could growherbs in pots outside the backdoor, or salad such as radish,lettuce or mizuna in portablecontainers. Better still is a dedi-cated veg patch or – if you’reable to put in the time and energy – an allotment.

Ordinary vegetable seedssuch as sprouting broccoli canbe germinated in a small pot or tray on the windowsill andeaten within a few days.Similarly, just a few days aftergermination sprouting seedssuch as alfalfa can be used insalads or to garnish a dish. It’s agreat way of using up sparepackets of seed that may other-wise become forgotten andunviable. They can be sownnow, or all year round, to beeaten as tasty tiny seedlings.

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If you sowedautumn sweetpeas, now is thetime to pinch outthe tips of theseedlings toencourage them tobush out, resultingin more flowers insummer.

Sweet peas

Keep rock salt orgrit away from thelawn, beds andborders to preventserious damage.

Salt

Clear autumn leaves or debris from theguttering ofgreenhouses and sheds.

Leaves

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home-grown

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If your potted Christmas treehas roots, there is no reasonwhy you cannot plant it outin the garden. Give it asheltered place and water itin well. If your tree has noroots, then take it to arecycling centre forshredding or contact yourcouncil for advice ondisposing of it responsibly.

Christmas trees

If the weather is mild,you can continue toplant out bare-rootedroses and shrubs untilthe end of March.

Roses

Herbs do not needmuch space

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

and don’t forget…

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Last January an earthquakemeasuring 7.0 on theRichter scale ripped Haitiapart. A year on, MajorRON BUSROE, Director ofThe Salvation Army’sOffice of Recoveryand Developmentin Haiti, describesthe organisation’swork then and today

YVES MONTOBAN

Haiti earthquake –one year on

with a limb missing.Our clinic was damaged but

Dr Danielle Prosper, who hasworked for The Salvation Armyfor more than 20 years, set up asmall wooden table in the court-yard and held surgery there,

trying to treat people as best shecould. I stood there while thefirst post-quake baby was delivered. The mother had losteverything.

Initially, many of the sur-vivors went to the SalvationArmy headquarters in Port-au-Prince. A makeshift camp devel-oped on the land beside it. Thereare now some 13,000 people living there. One of my colleagues, Captain MonaelMany, regularly liaises with thecamp committee.

Since 1 September thefocus has been on long-

term recovery – helping peoplerebuild their lives, livelihoodsand homes. One of our projectsis providing emotional care forchildren in Port-au-Prince and insome surrounding communities.We run child-friendly activities

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Above: Dr Danielleholds a newborn babyBelow: Ron Busroe(left) talks with HaitianSalvation Army leaderLucien Lamartiniere

services. The efforts ofSalvationists with very limit-ed supplies trying to help people who were horrendous-ly injured were truly heroic.

My wife, Carol, and I hadpreviously served as leaders ofThe Salvation Army in Haiti forsix years. We returned to thecountry in January shortly afterthe quake. The scenes were tragic – majestic, historic build-ings reduced to rubble, bodiespiled up in the streets, peoplehomeless. Half the homes in thecapital Port-au-Prince weredamaged or destroyed. Threehundred thousand people weredead. In the first few weeks200,000 people needed amputa-tions. Today you can hardly evergo down the street in Port-au-Prince without seeing someoneon crutches, in a wheelchair or

THE Salvation Army hasbeen in Haiti since 1950.

One of the organisation’sstrengths is that, in many partsof the world, where disasterstrikes it is already present –infrastructure, plans and peopleare in place.

When the earthquake hit on 12January last year, The Salvation Army’simmediate response was to provide food,shelter, water, sanitation and medical

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Right:a man isgivenmedicaltreatment

Below:a womanreceivesfood

for children who are not able to attendschool.

In conjunction with the emotionalcare project, we are starting an inte -grated family support scheme. This provides psychosocial support, helpspeople earn a living through small-inter-est loans and microcredit programmes,and offers vocational training and litera-cy programmes. I hope we will also beable to help with the development ofpermanent housing.

Before the earthquake Port-au-Prince was a city designed for

three quarters of a million people, butthree million lived there – about a thirdof Haiti’s population. People moved tothe capital looking for work, schools fortheir children and access to clean drink-ing water and healthcare. Our long-termaim is to help the authorities create suchopportunities in other towns and villagesso people don’t have to flock to the capital.

The Salvation Army has 49 schools,with more than 11,000 pupils on therolls. We are renovating thirty and plan-ning to build eight new schools outsidePort-au-Prince. Part of this work is toprovide access for disabled pupils. InPort-au-Prince we are aiming to rebuild

two schools that were destroyed in theearthquake.

The main Salvation Army church inPort-au-Prince was also destroyed. Iattended worship there on the firstSunday after the quake. The congrega-tion met under a collection of tarpaulinsat 8 am before the day got too hot. Theyhave met for worship every week since.On the last Sunday of November, I sawaround 600 people in the morning serv-ice. Since the earthquake that centre hasrecorded more than 300 conversions.Throughout the country, people are turn-ing to The Salvation Army not only formaterial help but also for spiritual sup-port.

The scale of the recovery work is

People who have losteverything need theirhope restored

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huge. Only a small percentage of therubble has been cleared. For a numberof projects, The Salvation Army worksin partnership with other agencies.

The biggest challenge is managingthe world’s expectation. Things take along time in Haiti. The Government hasyet to approve the construction code, sono schools are being built, and no homesare being built in Port-au-Prince. TheSalvation Army has built some tempo-rary shelters in outlying areas but we arebeing kept waiting until we can providepermanent housing.

The outbreak of cholera, which started last October, is another challenge. We have received choleracases in our Bethel Hospital in Fond-des-Negres. Our day clinic in

Port-au-Prince became a temporaryquarantine facility. We handed out rehydration packs, gave initial doses of antibiotics and referred people to hospital.

In our large school in Port-au-Prince– College Verena – we have

provided soap for our 1,500 pupils totake home. The school is damaged so classes are held under tarpaulins. We have set up a water plant so the children can have drinkable water.

In the camp next to our headquarters,we have provided 36 hand-washing sta-

tions complete with liquid soap and dis-pensers. Drinkable water is availableand latrines are regularly cleaned.

Money is helpful – a permanenthouse costs between £2,000 and £4,000,our headquarters needs to be rebuilt, andonly 15 of our 49 schools are able toprovide the children with a hot meal. Asa result of the cholera outbreak we needto get drinkable water into every school.

But the first thing we need is prayer.We are conscious that the Haitian peopleand those who work with them torebuild this country are being upheld inprayer. People who have lost everythingneed their hope restored. They need toknow they are not forgotten.

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The biggest challenge ismanaging the world’s expectation

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1. Elastic sound (5)

4. Destined (5)

8. Melody (3)

9. Blossom (5)

10. Roll of tobacco (5)

11. Swamp (3)

12. Bulge (5)

13. Allure (7)

16. Amusing play (6)

19. Absorb (6)

23. Stammer (7)

26. Rascal (5)

28. Rocky hill (3)

29. Rage (5)

30. Extra page (5)

31. Cereal plant (3)

32. Dull looking (5)

33. Falls (5)

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ACROSS: 1 Twang. 4 Fated. 8 Air. 9 Bloom. 10 Cigar. 11 Bog. 12 Swell. 13 Attract. 16 Comedy.19 Imbibe. 23 Stutter. 26 Rogue. 28 Tor. 29 Anger.30 Inset. 31 Rye. 32 Dowdy. 33 Drops.

DOWN: 2 Alone. 3 Gambled. 4 Frugal. 5 Tacit. 6 Dogma. 7 First. 9 Basic. 14 Rib. 15 Cub. 17 Opt.18 Eft. 20 Married. 21 Eject. 22 Artery. 23 Scare. 24 Urged. 25 Throw. 27 Gusto.

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1 Jack Klugman. 2 A doe. 3. The Sword in theStone. 4 Cabbage. 5 Prague. 6 Seven.

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The War Cry 8 January 2011 PUZZLEBREAK

QUICK QUIZ1. Who played the title role in the TV series

Quincy, ME?

2. What is the term for a female rabbit?

3. Which Disney film was adapted from the book The Once and Future King?

4. Red, green, savoy and Chinese are all types ofwhich vegetable?

5. What is the capital of the Czech Republic?

6. How many players are in a water polo team?

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3. Played game of chancefor money (7)

4. Thrifty (6)

5. Silent (5)

6. Tenet (5)

7. Foremost (5)

9. Fundamental (5)

14. Bone (3)

15. Young bear (3)

17. Choose (3)

18. Newt (3)

20. Wed (7)

21. Oust (5)

22. Blood vessel (6)

23. Alarm (5)

24. Impelled (5)

25. Toss (5)

27. Zest (5)

1. Batter cake

2. Capital city ofZimbabwe

3. Breed of dog with acurly coat

4. Set on fire

5. Structure thattransmits televisionsignals

6. Cylindrical canvasbag

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and packed in so tightlythat I found it difficult tokeep my footing on theconcrete steps.

Then, a few minutesbefore kick-off, all thepushing and shoutingstopped as, accompaniedby the brass band on thepitch below, we sang theCup Final hymn ‘AbideWith Me’.

In truth, in our part ofthe stadium we couldn’t

hear the musical efforts ofthe Band of Her Majesty’sRoyal Marines, and nobodycould move easily enoughto get hold of theirprogramme to see the words.

So we stood andrepeatedly sang the firstthree words ‘Abide with me’ to what we couldremember of WilliamMonk’s tune.

It was not the finestrendition of Henry Lyte’shymn. But what I didn’trealise at the time was thatin singing the first wordsagain and again we hadrepeated the hymn-writer’sinspiration. It came from thestory in Luke’s Gospel inwhich, after he had risenfrom the dead, Jesusappeared to two of hisfollowers who were walkingto a village called Emmaus.The disciples didn’trecognise Jesus – but asthey reached the villagethey said to him: ‘Abidewith us: for it is towardevening’ (Luke 24:29 KingJames Bible).

Henry Lyte took thatverse and made it personalto him, as he wrote: ‘Abidewith me.’ If we had seen thewords of the second versesung at Wembley thatafternoon we would havediscovered that the lyricistdeclared to Jesus: ‘I needthy presence every passinghour.’

Through the centuries,that’s a truth that millions ofpeople have discovered.They have found that theyneed Jesus’ presence withthem in every aspect oftheir life. In good times andwhen times are tough.

By following Jesus’ wayfor their lives, they havebeen able to deal with allsituations and be guidedtowards a better future.

We can experience thatsame help ourselves. Jesusis ready to abide with usand help us. For anysituation we face, he ismore than a match.

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138 January 2011 The War CryINNER LIFE

ANDREW STONE looks at the biblicalinspiration behind some popular hymns

theTHIS weekend 64 football teamsdream of reaching Wembley as theyplay in the third round of the FACup.

I can remember standing as a teenager on theterraces of the old Wembley Stadium the yearmy team – Brighton and Hove Albion – reachedthe final. There were 100,000 supporters therethat day in 1983. We were squashed together

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APPARENTLY, the best time tovisit charity shops is earlyJanuary. The shelves are full ofunwanted Christmas presents– books, china, handbags andjewellery.

I guess many of us haverecycled unused Christmas giftsby donating them to charity shops.Or perhaps, instead, we have beenthe keen shopper, quick to snapup the bargains handed in byothers. Whichever role we play, it isgood that charity shops preventunwanted presents from going towaste.

But how careful are we not towaste other gifts that we receive inlife? The gift of time, for instance?Once spent, time can never berecaptured. It’s gone for ever. Do we sometimes wish it away?Do we waste it?

When I’ve sat through a TVmurder mystery I sometimes think:‘Well, that’s another two hoursgone. What have I got to show forthat time?’

The show may have entertainedme, but perhaps a crosswordpuzzle or a good book would havestretched my mind a bit more.

Whether we like it or not, timenever stands still. Life goes on. Wegrow up, we grow older. Today willsoon be yesterday. That’s why it isimportant to make the most ofeach moment.

The Bible says that God ‘has setthe right time for everything. Hehas given us a desire to know thefuture, but never gives us thesatisfaction of fully understandingwhat he does’ (Ecclesiastes 3:11Good News Bible).

When we accept that it isfruitless to worry about the past orthe future, we can start to makethe most of the present. We willexperience exciting, difficult andmundane times in life. But wenever have to go through them

alone. God is withus every momentof every day.

There’s no timelike the present forgetting to knowhim.

PRESENT

How careful are wenot to waste gifts thatwe receive?

Ingredients:

225g macaroni 175g broccoli florets6 large British Lion eggs450ml milk50g butter 3tbsp plain flourSalt and freshly ground

black pepper175g Cheddar cheese,

grated

Method:Cook the macaroni in a

large pan of salted waterfor 6 minutes. Add thebroccoli, then return tothe boil and simmer for afurther 6 minutes or untilthe pasta and broccoli aretender.

Meanwhile, place the eggsin a medium pan, coverwith water and bring tothe boil. Simmer for 7minutes. Drain the eggs,then rinse in cold water.Tap the shells all over andpeel away. Cut the eggsinto large chunks.

Place the milk, butter andflour together in amedium pan. Gently heat,stirring with a wire whiskuntil the mixture boils andthickens. Reduce the heatand cook for 1 minute.Season to taste and stirin half the cheese.

Drain the pasta andbroccoli, then stir into thecheese sauce. Spooninto a heatproof dish,scatter over theremaining cheese andpop under a hot grill.Cook for 3–4 minutes or until the top isgolden and bubbling.Serve immediately.

Serves 4

8 January 2011 The War Cry 15

THE MAIN ATTRACTION

SUDOKU SOLUTION

Macaroni egg andbroccoli cheese

Banoffee pancakes

WHAT’S COOKING?

Recipes reprinted, with kindpermission, from the British EggInformation Service websiteeggrecipes.co.uk

SWEET TREAT

Ingredients:

75g plain flour Pinch of salt 2 large British Lion eggs 150ml milk A little oil, for frying 4 bananas 8tbsp toffee sauce

Method:Place the flour, salt and eggs in a large bowl with half

the milk. Whisk until the mixture is lump-free. Add theremaining milk and whisk again until smooth. Pour thebatter into a jug. (The batter can be made in advanceand chilled for up to 8 hours before use.)

Heat a non-stick frying pan (measuring 20cm indiameter) until hot, drizzle a little oil over the centreand wipe it round with a piece of kitchen towel. Poura little of the batter into the pan and tilt immediately tospread the batter thinly and evenly over the base.Cook for 2 minutes or until the top is set and the baseis golden. Turn the pancake over with a spatula.

Cook the second side of the pancake for 1–2 minutes oruntil the base is golden. Transfer the pancake to aplate and place a layer of greaseproof paper on thetop to keep it warm. Use the batter and a little more

oil to make a further 7 pancakes.Continue to insert a layer

of greaseproofpaper betweeneach cookedpancake.

Fill each pancakewith slicedbanana andspoon a littletoffee sauce overthe top. Fold thepancake up toenclose thefilling. Serve withcream and anextra drizzle ofsauce.

Serves 8

money. It’s on – in thetime-honoured phrases –‘the magic of the cup’ and‘David versus Goliath’.

Matt summarises:‘Everyone looks back to

the giant-killings, tounderdogs beating well-known sides.’

Why are fans sointrigued by such feats?

Perhaps they are grippedby the idea that theimpossible can happen.

At the end of the day,that certainly is the pointthat comes across from theoriginal David-versus-Goliath clash.

The Bible tells the storyof David, a young boy,defeating hardened warriorGoliath (see 1 Samuel17:32–50). The story givesall credit for theachievement to the

assistance of God.It would be a schoolboy

error to miss the point ofthe Bible story – that Godcan give us a turning pointin our life, howeverunlikely it looks.

If we can see nothing butdark days ahead, he cangive us hope. If we keepmaking individual errors,he offers us forgiveness.

If we think that we’rebeyond God’s love, we’rein for a shock.

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writes PHILIP HALCROW

Clubs who areleagues apartcome together in the FA Cup

PLAYERS, managers andsupporters are up for the cup.On one of the mostcelebrated weekends inEnglish football the teams ofthe top two divisions joinsurviving League One,League Two and non-leagueclubs in the FA Cup thirdround.

Tomorrow (Sunday 9 January)Manchester United play Liverpool.But the big clubs do not hog thelimelight.

‘Historically, football fans havebeen intrigued by third round weekendbecause it brings together such a widevariety of teams,’ the FA’s MattPhillips tells The War Cry.‘Premier League sides arejoined by non-leagueteams. It’s the onlydomestic competition that throws upsuch a wide gap between clubs takingpart, so you might see a team ofbuilders, dustmen and doctors againstwell-known players.’

The three surviving non-leagueteams – Dover, Crawley and York – allplay league opposition.

‘The competition is worth a lot ofmoney for non-league sides,’ explainsMatt. ‘It’s no surprise that Exeter andBurton have played ManchesterUnited at Old Trafford over the pastfew years, and both have gainedpromotion to the league.’

But fans’ focus is on more than

EXCITEMENTALL ROUND

Ben Smith of Crawley(right) is challenged

during his side’s 2nd round draw against

league club Swindon

Everyonelooks back tounderdogsbeatingwell-knownsides

PA

PA photo from

2nd round draw

between Crawley and

Swindon Town