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Kia ora Helpful habits for life WAR CRY

The Salvation Army Te Ope Whakaora New Zealand, Fiji & Tonga Territory FOUNDER William Booth GENERAL André Cox TERRITORIAL COMMANDER Robert Donaldson The Salvation Army’s message is based on the Bible. Our ministry is motivated by love for God. Our mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human need in his name without discrimination.

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Let’s not talk about New Year’s resolutions. Instead, let’s talk about setting new habits. Because if we really want to see positive change in our lives this year, helpful habits are what we need.

We can fail at a resolution and push it aside. ‘Oh well,’ we shrug, ‘it wasn’t that big a deal anyway. And hardly anyone keeps their New Year’s resolutions.’ (That’s correct—88 per cent of people fail at keeping them, apparently.) But a helpful habit can really turn our lives around. It’s more than some vague aspiration like ‘I’ll lose a bit of weight’ or ‘I’ll start saving’. A helpful habit is something we really want—and we know why we want it. It might help us, or others. But we see its worth and want to harness its power into the everyday routines of life.

When we want to develop a helpful new habit in our lives, it’s important to give ourselves grace to take time in doing that—adopting a long-term approach to something worthwhile.

Some researchers say it takes at least 21 days to create a new habit, others say 66 days. It will be different for each of us and depend on what we’re trying to do. We’ll slip up sometimes, but we mustn’t beat ourselves up for that. Acknowledge any setback, but then get going again. To ingrain a new habit into our lives, we’ll need to set some goals. And if we’re wise, we’ll recruit friends and family to cheer us on.

It might be the habit of taking some regular exercise. It might be the habit of regular prayer and Bible reading. It might be the habit of praising our children every day, or not reaching for the bottle when something triggers the desire for a drink.

But the key thing is that we consistently keep doing that somewhat awkward new thing that we want to make part of ourselves. Creating helpful habits isn’t just about willpower; it’s also about lots of practice.

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18 BIBLE VERSE Colossians 2:10 New Living Translation

‘You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realise the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him. When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything.’

Korohe 2:10

‘Ā kua tino tangata anō koutou i roto i a ia, ko te nei ia o ngā rangatiratanga, o ngā mana katoa …’

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Q

ueen Elizabeth spoke of her annus horribilis (horrible year).

My husband, Murray, says that he is ‘not superstitious’, but that 2013 was ‘not a good year’. What an understatement!

David writes in the Psalms of ‘walking through the valley of the shadow of death’ (Psalm 23). Well, last year, we certainly walked through that valley.

We started the year deeply involved in the major trauma of another family. We finished that month with police involvement for our own family, a suicidal family member and wonderful help from the mental health team.

Life raced on in its rollercoaster way. By the nature of our calling as Salvation Army officers (and our natural wiring), Murray and I journey deeply with others. We travelled some deep and meaningful paths with a number of other people and families in 2013. Breakthroughs were made in people’s lives.

Thank you, God! While all of this was going on, Murray’s favourite aunt and then his dad were given terminal cancer diagnoses. Then, only weeks before a planned big trip, Murray slipped and broke a bone.

On Anzac Day, Murray’s aunt passed away. A few days later, Murray led her funeral. Four weeks later, with Dad’s health having deteriorated rapidly, we decided to cancel our trip. Less than three weeks later, he died. That very week—the day after Murray led his father’s funeral—his big brother was diagnosed with cancer, too. The day Les was to have started treatment, he was given 10 days to live. That night, he died.

Yes, it was all that quick.

We were road-tripping again. We had more grieving to do. Murray had yet another family funeral to conduct. Family needed us, and we needed them—to be with each other, to support and be supported.

Grief is a journey. We all know that. In our family, we have come to know this deeply, viscerally. 2013 was a very hard year. We walked through the valley of the shadow of death. But read that again, we have walked through the valley of the shadow of death. We did not settle there.

The Psalmist says to God, ‘Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.

Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me’ (New Living Translation). Even there in the valley—through all our grief— God was there for us. And he is still here for us.

For much of our journeying, physical and emotional, Matt Redman’s song ‘10,000 Reasons’ has been the (Godsend) soundtrack of our lives: ‘Knowing that for every step you were with us. Never once did we ever walk alone, never once did God leave us on our own.’

It is only a few months since Dad and Les died. And Redman’s words again resonate with my soul: ‘The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning … Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me, let me be singing when the evening comes.’

We deeply miss Aunty Gladys, Dad and Les. We will keep grieving for a while yet … and that’s okay. God truly understands our grief. He walked, held, comforted and gave us courage through the valley of 2013. And I know that he will also be with us in 2014. WENDY SANSON

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Bookshelf Biography Mandela Charlene Smith The measure of a politician is not in his or her words; it’s in what they do to improve the lives of their people. The late Nelson Mandela, a successful lawyer, sacrificed his career, family and freedom to pursue an extravagant ideal: a non-racist future for a nation apparently determined to remain divided. After almost three decades in jail, Mandela could have pursued narrow interests and we would have understood. Instead, he publically embraced reconciliation and social justice, determined to free not just black South Africans, but all South Africans, from prejudice. Charlene Smith traces the life of a great statesman. (New Holland)

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Science & Ethics Beyond Human John Bryant C.S. Lewis said, ‘What we call man’s power over nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with nature as its instrument.’ Science has made it possible to do the unthinkable: cloning, ‘genetically enhanced’ soldiers, designer babies, and eradicating populations with simple airborne chemicals. John Bryant is a bioethicist and Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences in the UK who has distilled complex issues into a very readable text. He is a Christian drawn to a Christian-based virtue approach to ethics and moral decision-making, but opposed to ‘pat’ answers to complex questions.

(Lion Hudson)

Christian Life Wonder, Fear and Longing Mark Yaconelli If you’re looking for a short but transforming prayer resource for the new year, this is it. Much of the content got its first outing in a book helping teenagers pray, so there is a direct simplicity that gets right to the heart of the matter: to help readers uncover the prayer within the various moods and attitudes we human beings often experience.

Hurting, we cry, ‘Mercy.’ Awed, we whisper, ‘Thank you.’ Yearning, we plead, ‘Show Me the Way’. If religion has become a chore, this collection of Scriptures, prayers, meditations and contemplative prayer exercises may help you realise the truth: that no prayer can ever bring God any closer. Enjoy that. (Zondervan)

Reel News

Rock Baptized Daughtry Daughtry is a rock band named for its lead singer Chris Daughtry, a finalist on the fifth series of American Idol. Baptized is their fourth studio record, and is largely driven by a soft pop rock sound.

This one is relatively stripped down compared to their previous efforts.

Favouring large bombastic pop production and folk influences, Daughtry shy away from the power rock choruses and crunchy guitars that hallmarked their earlier music, instead relying on tightly honed melodic hooks and intricately produced layered pop songs. The result is slightly underwhelming and generic, lacking much of an edge or creative spark. Baptized is blessed with catchy tunes but not much substance.

Worship/Pop City Harbor City Harbor Molly Read and Robby Earle make up City Harbor, a worship/pop duo hailing from Nashville. Their sound is sweet and produced, organic and upbeat. Their selftitled record is their debut full length offering, following a successful EP. Both artists are well established musicians and writers, so City Harbour is tight, catchy and professional. Molly and Robby trade off vocally on many of the songs, and while their voices aren’t powerful, they blend and harmonise with exquisite ease.

There are terrific hooks everywhere, and many of the songs will have you humming them for days. It’s slickly produced although lyrically somewhat weak. Regardless, it’s a fun summer listen.

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Action, Adventure, Fantasy The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2D & 3D) Peter Jackson / M (violence) Yet again we return to Middle Earth courtesy of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Deep inside Mount Erebor lies the Arkenstone, a jewel that will give Thorin Oakenshield the right to lay claim to his title as Dwarf King of the Lonely Mountain and bestow its endless riches upon all the lands. But first the dwarves and Bilbo must face great peril in the dark forest of Mirkwood, before ultimately facing the dragon Smaug. Smaug laid waste to Erebor decades before, and now sleeps within the Lonely Mountain, guarding its treasures and the all-important Arkenstone.

The main characters of Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and Bilbo (Martin Freeman) are impressive as before, but the best character in the film is one Tolkien never even dreamed of: the female elf warrior Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly). A one-woman Ork destroyer with a tender, compassionate side.

The set pieces in the film are its biggest highlight, including a fight with giant spiders, and a mind-boggling river battle scene with multiple protagonists. But it will come as no surprise that the best scene is left until last as Bilbo comes face to face with the mighty Smaug. In this, Weta Workshop have outdone themselves—Smaug is the most realistic, believable and impressive dragon you will ever see. He alone is worth the admission money.

It is worth noting that while the first film had a lot of fun elements, The Desolation of Smaug is a lot darker, capturing the growing threat of evil that we know comes to fruition in the Lord of The Rings. Several scenes are not suitable for younger audiences or those easily scared.

Overall, this second part of The Hobbit trilogy is very enjoyable, mostly because it rattles along at a cracking pace right from the outset, is so visually appealing and is full of excellent action sequences.

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Confessions of a Yo-Yo Dieter

Andrea Hofmann is a dietitian who doesn’t like diets. Ingrid Barratt sits down for a consultation with Andrea, and discovers that by learning to love food you can learn to love yourself. So, why won’t we read that in the latest diet book? ’ve straightened the cushions and picked up the stray toys. Now I’m wandering the house aimlessly, so I go to the kitchen and open the fridge—oops, I better not. I’m waiting for a visit from dietitian Andrea Hofmann of Food Habits. I expect she’ll inspect my diet and see what I’m doing wrong, and then instruct me to eat fewer carbs.

When Andrea arrives, she is the very picture of a dietitian, perfectly dressed and a perfect size eight. But I wanted to speak to her after stumbling on her intriguing website, in which she describes herself as ‘a dietitian who doesn’t like diets’. Instead, her passion is for ‘eating with pleasure’.

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Confessions of a yo-yo dieter We sit down and my personal story spills out. I was put on my first diet when I was 10. My teenage years were defined as either ‘on a diet’ and depriving myself, or ‘off a diet’ and eating every forbidden food available. Food became my battlefield. And behind every diet was a growing sense of self-loathing.

Then, in my early twenties, I got on my knees and asked God to change me. During this time, God revealed to me the goodness of his creation, including food. And including me.

I eventually learnt that there is no such thing as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ food—it’s just food. And assigning food powers that it doesn’t possess is idolatry. Then a small personal miracle occurred: I began to see myself as part of God’s beloved creation. And as my self-esteem improved, so did my food choices. I was sworn off diets for life.

Staring at the walls But today I’ve been nervously tidying and pacing the floor. I had a baby a year and a half ago, and it turned my world upside down in all the expected ways—but in lots of unexpected ways too. I put on the inevitable baby weight and couldn’t maintain my pre-baby exercise routine. Meal times became haphazard. And during those precious moments of downtime, I just wanted to curl up with a cuppa, a treat, and stare at the walls.

So now I’m confused. I ramble on to Andrea about wanting to be true to my beliefs and not diet, but just not feeling ‘myself’. Andrea listens to my long and winding road of a story, asking me about my family diet role models (yes, all the women dieted), health issues, and what I eat on a typical day. I wait for her verdict. I’m fairly confident I’ve been eating too much chocolate, but other than that I feel clueless.

To my surprise, she sits back and gives me her first instruction: eat whatever you want, whenever you want. ‘There are no such things as treats. If your body is telling you, “I really feel like a bowl of ice cream”, then have it,’ Andrea says.

She explains, ‘The more you build up “treat foods” and think you shouldn’t be eating them, the more high value they become. But if you allow yourself to eat them, they become [emotionally] like any other food.’

Andrea suggests that when I want to eat something, I ask myself this question: ‘I know I can have it. But do I really want it now?’ If the answer is yes, then go ahead and eat. But if the answer is no, think about what else it might be that I am craving—it may not be food at all.

I try this over the next week, and at first my answer is almost always yes. I do want that chocolate biscuit, so I eat it. There are some surprising results: I don’t feel guilty and I am satisfied more easily.

By the second week, the answer is more often becoming no. I realise that what I am really craving is rest, so I start enjoying a good book or even an old-fashioned kip when I get ‘me’ time.

For the love of food Andrea trained as a chef, and it was through her passion for food and cooking that she became interested in nutrition. ‘A prescribed diet where you say, “this is what you eat, when you eat” never sat well with me,’ she says. ‘I wouldn’t want to do that in my own life.

I want to help other people to enjoy food as much as I do, and have the freedom of knowing that food is not the enemy.’

Typically, her clients have tried all the diets and found that nothing worked—most people already know the basics of nutrition, so they don’t need to be told, says Andrea. Instead, she works with clients to re-capture their enjoyment of food.

Her philosophy is simple: if we’re always told what we should eat, we don’t get the opportunity to find out for ourselves what we really like. Instead, we focus on the things we think we like—usually the foods we’re not allowed.

Spend a bit of time on the food you’re eating, sit down and enjoy every mouthful. It takes a bit of effort, but it’s about making yourself important enough.

‘I had a client, and in her mind her perfect breakfast was a muffin and a cup of coffee, but she’d never allowed herself to have that.

When I told her that she could have that for breakfast, she went crazy and baked dozens of muffins. For the first couple of days she enjoyed it, but after that she realised that she didn’t really want it.’

Freeing yourself from food restrictions may mean that at first you put on a bit of weight, explains Andrea, ‘which can be really scary for dieters’. ‘Because these foods have been so restricted and put on a pedestal, you might make up for lost time at first. But as you start to feel better about yourself, you naturally start making healthier choices.’

An important aspect of this approach is that weight loss stops being the goal, and instead, the focus is on becoming healthy.

‘The media portrays that you need to be thinner, but that is not necessarily the healthiest. Being fit and not having high blood pressure or cholesterol is more important. Weight is just a number, health is what’s important.’

But that doesn’t mean you won’t lose weight with this approach.

In fact, Andrea says that over time you almost certainly will.

The science is simple: energy in has to equal energy out. But the difference between her philosophy and a diet is that the motivation comes from enjoying food, understanding your hunger, and feeling good about yourself the way you are.

Mindful eating When Andrea first meets clients, she often walks them through an exercise that she calls ‘mindful eating’. It involves chocolate.

She gives clients a mini-sized chocolate bar (and has one herself).

‘Together we experience the wrapper,’ Andrea says. ‘How does the wrapper make you feel, are you already imagining what this chocolate is going to taste like? Then smell it, does it provoke any memories or associations? Take a first bite, but don’t chew, let it sit in the mouth and feel the texture, taste that first flavour and allow it to melt in your mouth. Then swallow: what is the after-taste? It is bitter or pleasant? Take another bite: is it as intense as the first bite?’

This exercise shows how pleasurable eating can be, but also

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encourages another way of thinking about food: that the quality is far more enjoyable than the quantity.

Instead of sitting in front of the telly numbly eating a packet of chips, Andrea encourages clients to really think about the food they are eating, and enjoy the experience. She says that every food experience should be an event. To get into the practice, she encourages clients to sit at the table for all meals, including snacks, away from other distractions. ‘Spend a bit of time on the food you’re eating, sit down and enjoy every mouthful. It takes a bit of effort, but it’s about making yourself important enough.’

Hunger is an important part of mindful eating—something that many yo-yo dieters lose touch with. This means understanding the sensations of hunger and asking yourself, ‘What do I feel hungry for?’ The more you do this, the less likely you are to eat when you’re not hungry. And eating when you’re hungry makes food much more pleasurable.

In addition, Andrea advocates regular exercise that you enjoy.

Yes it burns calories, but more importantly, being active releases hormones that make us feel better about ourselves. ‘As we feel better about ourselves we naturally tend towards healthier activities and healthier food,’ adds Andrea.

The anti-diet dietitians Andrea is part of a small but significant number of dietitians who are beginning to question the diet industry they are part of. ‘Some diet groups have lifetime memberships—[but] why on earth would you need a lifetime membership if the diet worked?’ asks Andrea. ‘The diet industry is there to make money.’

One of the founders of the anti-diet movement is Australian medical doctor Rick Kausman, author of If Not Dieting, Then What?

The assumption that all you need to lose weight is a dose of good old-fashioned willpower is deeply flawed, argues Rick. ‘Willpower is a terrific skill, but it’s a short-term skill. You use willpower for things like studying for exams. But you wouldn’t have enough willpower to force yourself to study for exams every day for the rest of your life.’

In Australia, Rick has been publically critical of reality show The Biggest Loser Australia, which he says humiliates people in the name of ‘tough love’. ‘A much better skill to use to be the healthiest we can be is self-compassion,’ says Rick. ‘The research shows that if we can be kinder to ourselves then we tend to look after ourselves better.’

Instead of prescribing eating plans, the non-diet movement looks more deeply at the reasons for why we eat and what we eat. ‘Food is not just fuel for the body; everyone eats for a whole variety of reasons —it could be that we’re socialising, or we might be bored, or lonely, or just like the taste,’ says Andrea. She tells clients to always ask themselves, ‘What do I really feel like?’ That might be food, or it might be company. Or, if they’re bored, it might be an activity they enjoy.

A couple of days after seeing Andrea, I catch one of my son’s colds from day care and spend the day eating jam on toast. I let myself because it’s what I feel like. And to my surprise, the next day I feel like eating a nice, substantial salad with lashings of dressing.

One month after making the changes that Andrea has suggested for me, I am re-capturing the enjoyment of food. I allow myself to

be hungry more, and satisfy that hunger with a wider range of food.

I eat chocolate, but less snack food ‘just cos it’s there’. Sometimes I have that second bikkie, even when I know that it’s just because I’m bored, but more and more often I won’t. And the best part is that I am feeling much better about myself, just the way I am.

It’s hard to let go of wanting to lose weight, but not as hard as hating your body. And it’s hard to change habits—but it’s really not as hard as dieting. ‘You have to be ready and willing to give up dieting, but this approach should not be a hardship, it is an enjoyable journey,’ sums up Andrea.

The non-dieting approach There’s no such thing as treats Allow yourself to eat all foods. Whenever you go to the cupboard, ask yourself: ‘I know I’m allowed it if I want it, but do I really want it now?

Eat mindfully Choose food that you really enjoy, savouring the flavour, smell and texture of each mouthful. Allow for the possibility that the foods you really want, are not the foods you think you want. In other words, does the takeaway you crave really have the same depth of flavour as something you’ve prepared yourself?

Ask yourself, ‘am I hungry?’

Be aware of what it feels like to be hungry. If you are hungry, ask yourself what food will best satisfy that hunger.

Think about emotional reasons for eating If you want to eat for reasons other than hunger, ask yourself why? Are you angry, tired, lonely, bored? Is food the solution, or will something else nurture me better?

Treat yourself with love and respect Beating yourself up when you look in the mirror won’t help you become healthier. But saying kind things to yourself will make you want to be kinder to your body.

To find out more about the non-dieting approach go to foodhabits.co.nz

We have two packs of empowerment cards and copies of If Not Dieting, Then What? by Dr Rick Kausman to give away. See page 4 for entry details.

Find him on Facebook, or ifnotdieting.com

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BUDGET

LIFESTYLE

What’s for dinner?

How to change your life

‘What’s for dinner?’ It’s a question most of us know very well. By making a weekly meal plan you can answer that nagging question, save on last minute trips to the dairy and prevent budget blowouts.

It’s the time of year when we often think about what we’d like to change about our lives. Here is a pocketful of wisdom on how to …

‘When you begin to plan your family meals, you will know in advance what you will be spending on your family groceries and will have an easier time sticking to your budget. You may be able to cut food spending by 60 per cent—or even more!’ says Cath Armstrong in her book Eat Well, Save More.

Here are some ways to plan ahead: Freeze and leave: Making one bulk meal, where you can freeze a couple of family-sized portions, is probably the most cost efficient method.

Weekly meals: If you can’t face cooking two kilos of mince at once, though, plan a week ahead—remember breakfasts and lunches too.

Include easy meals: Give yourself a break by including a few easy meal options, like baked beans or pizza—plus kids love them!

Get the family involved: You don’t have to do all the planning yourself.

Within your budget and nutrition boundaries, get the kids to choose their lunch and breakfast options, and perhaps one dinner (on their night they’ll feel extra special).

Spend time preparing: This is where you need to spend a bit of time, to save hassles later. Create a list of around 30 meals that your family love, with ingredients for each meal. Consult the list when planning your grocery shop.

Work the specials: Each shopping week, base your meal choices around the meat specials. Try to have a couple of non-meat meals a week—you can use eggs or beans as easy protein options.

Meet that special someone: You’re not likely to meet someone if you never leave the house. But, equally, if your focus is always on meeting someone, it can stop you from enjoying social situations. Instead, a great goal is to be the person God made you to be. If you’re following God’s purpose for you, it’s not likely you’ll be a wallflower and you’ll be free to enjoy social situations. And God is a God of hope.

Make friends: Here’s a simple rule that works if you would like to make friends: treat others as you would like to be treated. We’re all insecure, and we’re all waiting for someone to value us. Be the friend you’d like to have.

Take a risk and ask someone you’d like to get to know for a coffee. If you’re shy, that’s okay—allow yourself to open up slowly.

Get fit: If you’re not Rambo, don’t start by trying to kick-box five times a week. Begin with whatever physical activity you enjoy (or think you could enjoy), and make it work with your life. For example, walk the kids to school instead of driving. It takes willpower at first, but the more you do it, the more you will find yourself wanting to do it. And who knows, by the end of the year you might have a little bit of Rambo in you.

Enjoy your job: What do you like the most about your job? It could be as simple as the people. Or there could be aspects of your job where time flies, because you’re working to your strengths. Identify the best things about your job, and work on growing those things.

Stock up smarter: Before your next shopping trip, give your cupboards a good clean out. You may be surprised by how many meals you can already create with the food you have!

‘Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art ...

It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.’

C.S. Lewis

Asian-Style Beef Salad Delicious served alone, or for a more substantial meal, serve with steamed fragrant rice | Serves 2–3 1 Tbsp sweet chilli sauce 2 Tbsp soy sauce 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 Tbsp sesame oil 300–450g thickly cut scotch fillet or rump steak ½ telegraph cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced 1 red, orange or yellow capsicum, halved lengthwise and sliced About 3 cups mesclun salad or mixed salad greens ¼–½ cup chopped mint and/or coriander leaves

Measure the first four ingredients into a screw-top jar and shake to combine. Place beef in a plastic bag, add half the marinade mixture. Massage bag so beef is covered in marinade, then set aside for 30 mins or longer (refrigerate overnight if desired).

Heat large pan over high heat, then add 1 tsp of oil.

Cook steak 2–3 mins per side (depending on thickness of steak). Remove steak from pan and allow to rest for about 5 mins before cutting into 5mm slices.

While steak rests, toss salad greens and herbs together in a large bowl, and then arrange on individual plates or a platter. Fan sliced meat over greens, then drizzle with remaining dressing.

Serve immediately as is, or accompanied with steamed fragrant rice.

From Quick Meals by Simon Holst. www.holst.co.nz

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Q&A How can I break my bad habits?

Real change doesn’t begin with action, but with the thoughts that lead to it.

Think about why you have needed the habit: It may just seem like something you enjoy. But there are usually deeper reasons for why we hold on to habits, even though we know they’re bad for us. Does it help control anxiety or fear? Or does it numb painful feelings? Be honest with yourself about the emotional pay off that you get from holding on to the habit.

Face the feelings: Often habits help us to numb our feelings, and you may have to learn to ‘feel the feelings’, as the Alcoholics Anonymous saying goes. By allowing yourself to feel those negative emotions you realise that you can survive it.

Trace and replace: Think about how you can meet those emotional needs in healthier ways. Replace your habit with something else that can reward you in a good way.

Be aware of thoughts: Be aware of the thought patterns that lead you to act on your habit. Change has to come at the beginning of the thought process, so practise what you will say to yourself when temptation arises.

Testify!

Mele Talakai of Tonga says that Jesus took her heavy burden and set her free.

It is a privilege to share my testimony on why I chose to become a senior soldier (member) in The Salvation Army. I count it as a blessing for me to share what the Lord has done in my life.

I grew up in a poor family and was raised by my grandparents, as my dad died when I was six years old. It was very hard growing up without a father, not seeing his face or spending time with him. I tried so hard to cope with this and to move on.

I came to The Salvation Army through its child sponsorship programme. In 2006, I was enrolled as a junior soldier and it was then I learned about Jesus and who he is. In 2009, I joined the corps cadets programme. At this time in my life, I was struggling with many hardships. In 2010, Mum went over to Fiji with my little brother and my stepfather.

I was 15 and stayed in Tonga to look after my little sister and my second brother. This was a big responsibility for me.

Then, in 2011, I went to Salvation Army youth councils for the first time. The theme was ‘Freedom’ and it was there that God became very real to me.

The message was taken from Galatians 5:1. One of the things the speaker said was that ‘whatever circumstances you struggle with and when you think to yourself that you can’t overcome it, remember that there is a person who can take those condemnations

from you, and that is Christ.’ That night, I invited Jesus Christ into my heart as my saviour and Lord.

There I was with my heavy burden, but Jesus took it away from me. He set me free. And I knew from that day, that Jesus is the only person who knew my sorrow and heard my crying. Jesus is the only one who strengthens and comforts me. He gave me rest

There I was with my heavy burden, but Jesus took it away from me

We love to celebrate God at work in our readers’ lives!

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Get back up: if you fall back into your old ways, pick yourself up. It’s as if you fell off a bike—you’re not back where you started, you just need to get back on the bike. It may well be the best journey of your life.

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Staying Together

NATIONAL MĀORI MINISTRY HUI 5–8 February 2014 For more info: Phone (04) 237 4535, Mobile 027 652 1045, Email: maori_ministry@nzf.salvationarmy.org

Jared Watson, a Christian clinical psychologist based in Wellington, often sees clients who are going through divorce. He says that as a society we underestimate the huge emotional toll that breaking up takes on our families and ourselves.

‘Grass is greener’ thinking often leads couples to give up on the relationship, says Jared.

‘It seems easier to walk away. By staying together you are choosing the hard path in the short term, but if you work on building a stable relationship and loving family, down the track you get the rewards. In 10 years’ time you will have a family that’s still together.’

Psychologist Dr John Gottman, Professor Emeritus of the University of Washington, is a world expert on couple studies.

After 20 years of research, he concluded that the single greatest predictor of divorce is when one or both partners show contempt in the relationship.

Contempt is the opposite of respect, and is often expressed through criticism, sarcasm and negative judgement. But the good news is that a relationship can be turned around by building communication that shows ‘affection and respect’.

‘The signs of a lasting relationship are that people really work to build the friendship in the marriage. Also, that they manage the amount of conflict between them,’ says Dr Gottman.

‘The signs of a relationship that is heading for disaster is that people neglect their friendship and intimacy, and allow conflict to escalate and become contemptuous and insulting.’

In his classic book, Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Dr Gottman provides guidelines for creating positive communication and affection:

Build your friendship: Friendship kindles romance, but also protects against things getting combative.

As long as you can retain ‘fondness and admiration’ for your partner you can always salvage your relationship.

Repair conflict: A happy couple is able to stop an argument getting too heated by saying something like ‘Wait, I need to cool down’, or making a joke they can both laugh at.

Forgiveness: ‘The only way that I think you can let go of past hurt and betrayal is by having those hurts listened to and honoured. There has to be not only forgiveness, but also restitution for past wrongs,’ says John.

Turn toward your partner: Romance can stay alive even in the most humdrum conversations. It’s not expensive romantic dinners that will make you happy, but the little daily attentions you give each other. Turn toward your partner —be attentive to them in your daily life.

Allow yourself to be influenced:

Women are naturally open to the influence of their partners, but for men it seems more difficult. Yet the happier marriages are generally those in which the man listens to his wife and takes account of her views and feelings. Better, longer lasting marriages are those in which the power is shared.

In coming issues, clinical psychologist Jared Watson will be answering relationship questions. If you would like advice, write to us at warcry@nzf.salvationarmy. org, or Advice, War Cry, PO Box 6015, Marion Square, Wellington 6141.

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Honest Songs A musician talking of crucifying their pride and self-obsession is not something you hear every day. But Nashville’s Audrey Assad isn’t your everyday musician.

BY HAYDEN SHEARMAN When she burst onto the scene in 2010 with her debut album The House You’re Building, the American media were comparing her to New Zealand’s Brooke Fraser. Aside from the obvious musical and vocal similarities, it was Audrey’s approach of writing only sincere and heartfelt songs that drew the connection between the two artists. And, just like Brooke, you get that feeling from Audrey that the music is never her first priority. We caught up with this humble songstress to get to know the woman behind the honest songs.

So, I hear rumours that you started tinkling away at the piano at age two? You heard right. My mum bought a piano when I was two and, according to her account, I climbed up one day in my diaper and started picking out tunes she recognised. Though I played and sang for many years after that, I didn’t start writing songs until I was 19.

A few years later you moved to Nashville to focus on music, but when did God enter the picture? I had a moment of conversion at age five, but I didn’t really surrender my whole heart to Christ till I was 19. Actually, let’s be honest—I still haven’t surrendered my whole heart to him. That’s what sanctification is about. But at 19, I began the process of giving myself over to him in a real way.

I continue to have many small conversions as time passes. Some more ‘dramatic’ than others, I suppose. But mostly they are small and quiet opportunities, arising out of the mundane happenings of daily life, to crucify my pride and self-obsession.

Your music is typically characterised under the ‘Christian music’ genre, but you find yourself drawn more towards ‘church music’. How would you define church music? ‘Church music’, by my definition at least, is music that is specifically composed in some way for prayer and/or devotion. ‘Christian music’ has historically meant something like, music composed with the Christian listener in mind, but not necessarily meant for use in a church context.

I’m drawn to making church music for many reasons, but perhaps the biggest one is that, in looking at the historical Church, I see a pretty consistent pattern of there being two artistic paths for believers: one being church composing, and the other making art in the ‘mainstream’ arena. Caravaggio, Michelangelo and many others certainly made art that revealed their religious perspectives, but they did so in the general art world, not in a small cloistered bubble of religious artists making art for religious people.

I don’t think it’s the historic way of the Church [to make art

solely for Christians] and I don’t think it’s a sustainable way to make art now. It’s working at the moment, but it’s shrinking all the time. I don’t think the Church was ever meant to make pop art for consumption by Christians alone.

On that note, your latest album, Fortunate Fall, resembles a collection of hymns rather than pop songs. What do you like most about making music for the church context? ‘Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.’

You left the major recording label Sparrow to release your recent album as an independent, crowd-funded project. How have you found that change? An independent release is more work up front, but a record label release requires more compromise, and therefore I would say it is harder for the artist. I can’t speak for anyone else, but for me, being an independent musician has brought a much larger emotional/artistic return. [This time] it’s been really freeing to be in charge of the process. I found the entire journey of funding and making this album to be a very healing thing. I don’t think I was cut out for major labels.

What’s next on the cards? I’m having a baby in April, so I’m going to be taking a lot of time off the road starting in January. But I’ll be recording an EP and releasing it around Easter-time and working on a pop project in the summer. The band’s name is LEVV—check us out on Facebook and Soundcloud.

FAST FACTS Albums: The House You’re Building (2010), Live from SoHo (2011), Heart (2012), Fortunate Fall (2013).

Nickname: Audrey the Astronaut, when I was 13.

Top musical heroes: Paul Simon, Sarah McLachlan, Rich Mullins Favourite pastimes: Reading, cooking, writing.

When I was seven I wanted to be: A fashion designer (this is laughable—I have a really hard time dressing well).

When I am 70 I want to be: Healthy and enjoying my grandchildren, and still doing ministry. audreyassad.com

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The Upside of Anger Darren Elkington says it’s possible to see feelings of anger as a gift that we can invest wisely, for the good of others and ourselves.

Here’s a thought: I don’t believe that anger is necessarily bad.

Yes, anger can be bad, and I certainly do not condone a damaging, destructive, hurtful kind of anger—the low-grade kind that leads to the degradation of another, destruction of property, bullying, road rage, and so forth. But is there also an upside to anger?

I did a word search on the use of the word ‘anger’ in the Bible, limiting my search preference to the Psalms. I did so because I wanted to see how many references there were to the Psalmist crying out in anger to God. But the results surprised me because my search reveals a God who is often angry: • ‘He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath … his wrath can flare up in a moment …’ (Psalm 2:5,12).

• ‘The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.’

(Psalm 18:7) • ‘He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility—a band of destroying angels.’ (Psalm 78:49) • ‘How long, Lord? Will you be angry forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?’ (Psalms 79:5) Even more disturbingly, my search also revealed a Psalmist who frequently requests God to strike the nations with his anger: • ‘Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.’ (Psalm 7:6) • ‘Because of their wickedness do not let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.’ (Psalm 56:7) • ‘Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them.’ (Psalm 69:24) It seems that the Psalmist’s God gets angry quite a lot. But when it comes to human anger, the book of Proverbs, in particular, is insistent that anger leads to terror (20:2), strife (30:33), cruelty (27:4) and foolishness (7:9).

Is there ‘good’ anger?

So, what’s the deal here? Is it as simple as ‘God can get angry, because God is God and his anger is justifiably righteous’ (see Job 37:23)?

Or is it possible that anger has many facets: good and bad?

Jesus once went into the Jewish synagogue, and a man with a shrivelled hand was there. Some of the religious people were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath (when Jews weren’t allowed to work—and healing would have been seen as ‘healing work’).

Jesus said to the man with the shrivelled hand, ‘Stand up in front of everyone.’ Then Jesus asked those who were watching him, ‘Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?’ But they remained silent. At this point, the Bible says that Jesus ‘looked around at them in anger’.

Let’s face it, we all get angry. We get angry at ourselves, at each other, and even at God. And we do so because anger is simply an emotion. It’s just our body’s way of telling us that our will has been

blocked. That what we want to happen isn’t happening.

So, maybe the problem isn’t anger (in itself), but what we do with anger and where we let ourselves go with it. Because this I know, anger always leads somewhere.

The downside of anger Jesus once compared unresolved anger to the fire of ‘Gehenna’ (in English, we know this place as ‘Hell’). Gehenna was the smoldering garbage dump of ancient Jerusalem. It was a place where the fire never went out but continually simmered away. But Gehenna was also a place where the fire would quickly flair up at a moment’s notice.

Gehenna was a simmering fire, but place more garbage on it and in a flash, Gehenna was the place of untamed fire. And Jesus says that any unresolved anger is just like Gehenna—simmering away underneath—ready to explode.

It was with this image of Gehenna in mind that Jesus says, ‘You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, “You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.” But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, “Raca” [an Aramaic term of contempt] is answerable to the court.

And anyone who says, “You fool!” will be in danger of the fire of hell [ie, Gehenna]’ (Matthew 5:21-22).

Jesus’ anger and frustration leads him to heal and restore that which was broken A recent study of 1305 men with an average age of 62 revealed that the angriest men are three times more likely to develop heart disease than more even-tempered ones. Compared with cooler heads, hotheads are six times more likely to suffer heart attacks by age 55 and three times more likely to develop any form of heart or blood vessel disease.

When anger boils over into hostility, aggression and rage, it can cause harm (which we could label ‘Hell’). But anger does not have to lead us to Gehenna/Hell, it can lead somewhere more worthy.

Returning to the story where Jesus gets angry, the next line in Mark’s story has Jesus saying to the man: ‘Stretch out your hand.’

The man stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored (see Mark 3:1-5).

This is a powerful image: Jesus’ anger and frustration leads him to heal and restore that which was broken.

Where anger leads Where does your anger typically lead you? Author and psychologist Dr Henry Cloud says two types of feelings and attitudes reside in our soul; one is subjective and the other objective. To ensure our anger leads us in a productive direction, we need to consider the nature of our angry feelings.

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there, simply ready to jump out and express themselves at any given opportunity. Subjective feelings (like anger) blast other people, cause overreactions, dissension, broken relationships and many other relational diseases.

Subjective anger can have a life of its own, and often runs counter to the goals of those who carry it around. Those who are led by subjective anger can find that their feelings are working against their best efforts to make good things happen.

So here’s a straightforward question: ‘Are you angry?’ And by this, I mean the destructive, grudge-bearing, subjective kind of angry? And, if so, at whom are you angry? At yourself, a family member, a friend, someone at work, your spouse, your children, your neighbour, God? It is important not to ignore these angry feelings. Research shows that ignoring anger is dangerous to our emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual health. In the short term, it hinders us from dealing with real issues. And in the long term, it significantly increases the probability of developing real physical problems.

Anger doesn’t just go away. Ignored, it tends to get worse—and then it becomes an even greater problem for us to deal with in the future.

Healthy anger In their helpful book, Mad about Us: Moving from Anger to Intimacy with Your Spouse, Gary J. and Carrie Oliver explain that one of the many potentially positive aspects of anger is that it can serve as a powerful and effective emotion. Healthy anger can help us identify problems and needs, and it provides us with the energy to do something about them.

This is what successful people do, Dr Cloud helpfully suggests.

Rather than ignoring their anger or allowing it to manifest itself subjectively, they work toward solving their problems by moving subjective anger into an objective anger.

Objective anger is the kind of anger that solves problems, protects the things you value and stands against the things you do not want in your life. Objective anger looks for the real objects of our anger, making them specific, and then using objective measures to enforce them productively, getting the rage out of the anger equation.

This is the type of anger we see in the story about Jesus and the man with the shrivelled hand. Jesus’ objective anger about the inaction of the religious leaders and the injustice of a crippled man having a restricted life drove him to bring healing to someone’s life.

Although Gary J. and Carrie Oliver’s book was written to help spouses move from anger to intimacy, the wisdom within its pages is for anyone who needs help to deal with their anger. I’d especially recommend the chapter on making anger work for you (see box).

The good news is that change is possible in even the angriest individual. We can learn how to invest our anger constructively. The bad news is that it won’t take place overnight. But it is possible to use anger as the gift that God intended it to be and learn to make it work for us rather than against us.

Making anger work for you 1. Identify your specific anger problem: What situations are most likely to bring out your anger? Does your anger manifest itself in different ways under different situations?

2. Admit your anger and accept responsibility for it: In Psalm 139, David asks God to search him, test his anxious thoughts and reveal any offensive ways. David takes responsibility for his actions, and asks God what he needs to do to change.

3. Determine who or what is going to have control: James 1:19-20 says, ‘My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires’. If you are really angry, count to 100—and then don’t say anything for 24 hours.

4. Define it and identify the cause or source of your anger: Anger usually comes from the primary emotions of hurt, frustration and/or fear. If we allow God to help us identify the root cause or causes of our anger, we are well on the way to harnessing the positive potential of healthy anger.

5. If a response is appropriate, choose your response: We can determine whether our response will hurt or heal. This means it is possible (even in the heat of the moment) to decide if we will set aside our destructive response and respond more appropriately. It is helpful to ask, What is the issue from the other person’s perspective? What will make it easier for him or her to hear my real message? What has or hasn’t worked in the past?

Adapted from Mad About Us: Moving from Anger to Intimacy With Your Spouse by Gary J. and Carrie Oliver.

Food for thought What was the last thing you got angry about? Why did it make you angry?

Where did your anger lead? Does your anger always lead there?

Are the things that usually get you angry worth getting angry about?

What could you do to ensure your anger leads to making things better?

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Fiji Division Celebrates 40 Years

New soldiers Raijieli Natera, Akanisa Natera and Ilaitia Lomalagi with Suva Central Corps Officer Major Brenda Ennever Forty-one years after Captains Brian and Beverley McStay visited Suva for discussions ahead of the commencement of The Salvation Army’s work in Fiji, the Fiji Division celebrated its 40th anniversary.

The anniversary was held from Friday 29 November to Sunday 1 December 2013. It coincided with the commissioning of the Disciples of the Cross Session and was a time to commemorate not only God’s faithfulness over the past 40 years but also the future of the Army in the Fiji Division. New territorial leaders Commissioners Robert and Janine Donaldson took part in the weekend of celebration.

Over 600 Salvationists from the 13 Fiji corps gathered in the capital city Suva, with over 100 Salvationists coming from as far as northern corps on Fiji’s second largest island, Vanua Levu. Vanua Levu is approximately five hours by boat from the main island of Viti Levu, where the capital city Suva is located.

The Salvation Army in Fiji began with a scouting mission in 1972, but it was in 1973 that Captains Brian and Beverley McStay were sent from New Zealand to begin the pioneering work. They established The Salvation Army from rented premises in Lami, Suva.

Forty years later, the Army in Fiji has grown from a region to a division, with 13 corps, four corps plants, 44 officers, 616 soldiers, 250 junior soldiers, and average Sunday attendance of 1250. It is currently led by its very own Fijian divisional leaders, Majors Iliesa and Litiana Cola.

Tongan regional leaders Lts Bryant and Pauleen Richards with Cadet Toa Ulamoleka ahead of her commissioning as an officer

Prayer breakfast

The anniversary weekend opened with a prayer breakfast on Friday at Suva Central Corps. Guests included representative from government, NGOs, diplomatic corps, members of the wider Christian family in Fiji, along with local officers and officers. The breakfast was an opportunity to dedicate the weekend to God and thank partner organisations and individuals for the support given to the Army’s work in Fiji.

Commissioner Robert Donaldson’s message reminded us of the Great Commission and Jesus’ promise that he would never leave us. This set the scene and tone for the weekend’s events. A video presentation of The Salvation Army’s work in the community gave guests an opportunity to view services given over the past few years.

March of witness

Saturday morning commenced with a march of witness through the city of Suva. Led by the divisional band and timbrels, the march was an array of Salvation Army flags and colours. More than 400 uniformed soldiers, youth and children joined in the charge behind our territorial and divisional leaders and Disciples of the Cross

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cadets. For many in the city, this was the first time they had seen a march of witness by The Salvation Army, and it was a proud moment for all who joined in the march.

Two of the first soldiers and local officers in Fiji, Adi Toganivalu and Biu Seeto, braved wet conditions to be part of the march. ‘To feel the spirit of how God continues to work in the Army since it began, and to be alive and around to be part of its 40 year celebration is indeed something to appreciate,’ said Adi, who with her late husband, Saimoni, was one of the first six enrolled soldiers in Fiji. ‘How blessed we are to be part of the Army all these years, and what a blessing it is to be here and share some of that history with the younger Salvationists,’ she added.

Commissioning and ordination service

The anniversary weekend coincided with the commissioning and ordination of the four cadets of the Disciples of the Cross Session who trained at the School for Officer Training in Fiji.

Cadets Senimili and Lekima Tukairanadi (Labasa Corps), Cadet Varea Rika (Suva Central Corps) and Cadet Toa Ulamoleka (Fua’amotu Corps, Tonga) were ordained and commissioned as

lieutenants after two years of training.

Cadet Varea Rika, daughter of Aseri and Luisa Rika (who had also been Salvation Army officers), could not hold back tears as she testified to how wonderful God had been in calling and equipping her. She was sad that her mother, who was promoted to Glory two years ago, had not lived to witness her commissioning.

The solemnity of the service reiterated the meaning of what it means for all Christians to take up our crosses and follow Jesus —whenever and wherever he calls us.

Anniversary celebration programme

Saturday evening was greatly anticipated, with all corps geared up for a night of celebration that included music, items and dance.

Corps came out decked in their ‘kala vata’ outfits, prepared to outshine others through their items and costumes. The term ‘kala vata’ literally means ‘same colour’. For gatherings and joyous occasions, groups and families choose a particular fabric as their ‘uniform’ to the event. The patterns vary, but the same fabric theme identifies which group or family people belong to. The ‘kala vata’ is a sign of solidarity for a group—or in this case, a corps—and signifies festivities and happy occasions. Which is exactly what Saturday night turned out to be.

A message delivered by Lieut-Colonel Andy Westrupp, Secretary for Personnel, provided an inspiring pause amidst the celebration. He said, ‘The resurrection is real and because of it we can live victorious lives and overcome obstacles in life, because of the power of Jesus’ resurrection.’

The night was a celebration of the past, present and future of the Army in Fiji that ended on a solemn note with a remembrance video of Salvationists, soldiers and officers that had fought the good fight and laid down their swords in the Army’s 40-year journey in Fiji.

Thanksgiving service

All good things must come to an end, and so the weekend culminated in a Sunday thanksgiving service led by our territorial leaders and followed by a fellowship lunch.

Included in this service was the enrolment of more than 10 new soldiers from various corps, the presentation of recognition awards to the longest serving officers and local officers, and an achievement certificate presented to the top junior soldier of the division. What a wonderful way to acknowledge the faithful service of the many wonderful Salvationists whose love for the Lord and for The Salvation Army has become a beacon of hope for the future of the Army in our beloved Fiji!

Wati Seeto Biu Seeto cuts the anniversary cake with Comm Janine Donaldson (l-r) Cadets Varea Rika, Toa Ulamoleka, and Senimili and Lekima Tukairanadi ahead of their commissioning during Saturday’s commissioning and ordination service

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New Harvest Fields Open In Auckland After 131 years located in the inner streets of the CBD, Auckland City Corps (Majors Allan and Linda Bateman) is replanting into new harvest fields in Mt Wellington. Auckland City Korean Corps (Capt Byoung-sun Kim and Capt Yoon-hee Park) is also transitioning, looking forward to becoming established as a fully-fledged corps in their own facilities at the same Mt Wellington address.

The new property, recently vacated by Destiny Church, is at 18 Allright Place in Mt Wellington—a stone’s throw from the Sylvia Park shopping mall. This is a community where people in very real need will be right on the corps’ doorstep, allowing The Salvation Army to engage with and serve its close community.

Those at the Mt Wellington location are also looking further afield in their service for God, though. The intention is that The Salvation Army will make both a local and a regional impact from its new mission base, with a ‘hub’ of ministry reaching out across many suburbs, including Onehunga, Pakuranga, Panmure and Glen Innes.

These are locations presently untouched by Army ministries.

The two corps have a new joint Mission Plan. A central aspect of this is helping those who initially come seeking material salvation to experience spiritual salvation. Chaplaincy will be provided to the many that come through the Army’s doors, and the two corps will

offer faith-discovery opportunities for all those using their centre.

Dual auditoriums will allow both congregations to gather and worship on Sunday mornings, but a joint children’s ministry will be offered. There will also be community outreach children’s programmes, including after school kids clubs and a music academy. The new venue is already fitted out with an early childhood centre. To this, The Salvation Army will add mid-week children’s programmes.

The Mt Wellington location will have an onsite Community Ministries centre. Also, The Salvation Army Addiction Services plans to join the venture, creating an even more comprehensive, integrated mission to the surrounding community.

Alterations to the existing warehouse structure at 18 Allright Place are in progress, with the replanting of the two corps planned for June 2014. The 4500m structure means there is further development space available to meet the needs of future ministry expansion.

Although moving its home base out of the CBD, Auckland City Corps will continue to be a strategic partner with the wider Northern Division to provide ongoing Salvation Army ministry in the inner city.

Major Allan Bateman

Maximum Benefit from Minimum Wage

(l-r) Raewyn Butler (PR Coordinator—Northern), Andrew MextedBragg, Jason Dilger (Director, Community Ministries, Mt Albert) Andrew Mexted-Bragg recently donated a cheque for $6400 to The Salvation Army, after voluntarily living close to a quarter of the year on the NZ minimum wage ($550). ‘Every day, hard-working families on minimum wage struggle to make ends meet. When you’re on good wages it is easy to lose sight of how tough some others have it,’ he says.

GAZETTE International Appointments Effective 1 April: Lt-Cols Andrew and Yvonne Westrupp, currently serving as Secretary for Personnel and Assistant Secretary for Personnel in the New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga Territory, are appointed territorial leaders of the Papua New Guinea Territory with promotion to colonel. Lt-Col Andy Westrupp is appointed Territorial Commander, and Lt-Col Yvonne Westrupp as Territorial President of Women’s Ministries. Please pray God’s richest blessings upon the Westrupps as they prepare to assume their new appointment responsibilities.

Promoted to Glory Capt Berys Glendinning on 29 Nov 2013 (aged 75) from Ashburton. Berys was born in Ashburton on 28 Nov 1938. She

became a territorial envoy on 22 March 1976, was promoted to auxiliary captain on 2 Sept 1978, and was commissioned as a captain on 20 Sept 1985. Berys served in social service appointments, including emergency lodges, family care centres and eventide homes, retiring from active service on 13 Jan 2000. Her funeral was held at Ashburton Corps on 3 Dec 2013 and led by Capt John Stone. Please pray for Berys’s sister, Lesley Bollard, and extended family members at this time.

Bereaved Lt-Col Lyn Buttar of his mother, Mrs Eileen Buttar (aged 96), on 27 Nov 2013 from Dunedin.

Retirement Mjr Maree Stone entered retirement on 10 Jan, after over 17 years of active officer service. She and her husband John

Andrew, a banker from Auckland, altered his lifestyle to live off $373.19 per week (after taxes, KiwiSaver, insurance, etc). He decided on the fundraising target after realising he often complained how easy it was to spend money on things like dinners or trips away, and how different this was for so many New Zealanders living on the minimum wage. ‘I started talking to people about how I might try to adjust my own thinking—and in the process do something to help hard-working people struggling to do exactly that,’ says Andrew.

Andrew also committed to donating 25 per cent of his initial target of $5000. ‘I really wanted to donate to The Salvation Army because they do the lot. Food parcels, counselling, budgeting, getting people to safer living environments, and more,’ he says. ‘I visited with Jason Dilger, Salvation Army Community Ministries Director out in Mt Albert, and it really was eye opening to hear about all the work they do for people who are struggling. It confirmed for me that they were the right recipient for all the donations.’

Andrew said that at the end of the day there was an end to his challenge, whereas for others the challenges of poverty continue. He says he realised ‘more than ever how fortunate I am’.

Andrew has some suggestions for others who want to practically help their community: ‘The next time you have a clean out of clothes or stuff you’re not using around the house, drop it off at your local Salvation Army store. They can definitely find a home for it.’

became territorial envoys in 1987 and were appointed assistants at Omahanui Eventide Home, Napier. This was followed by appointments to Bramwell Booth House, Temuka, and corps officer appointments at Milton, Alexandra, Clifton, Sydenham, Oamaru and Ashburton.

Capt John Stone retired on 30 Nov 2010, but has continued in appointment. The couple’s joint retirement service was at Ashburton Corps on 15 Dec 2013, led

by Mjr Glenys Fairhurst. We honour the Stones for their service, and pray God’s blessing on their retirement.

Birth Congratulations to Lts Jessica and Nathan Bezzant on the birth of their daughter on 12 Dec 2013.

First-time Grandparent Congratulations to Capt Joe Serevi on the

birth of his first grandchild, Maggie, born in Fiji on 12 Nov 2014 to daughter Melinnie and husband Mesake.

Long Service Awards 40 years: Col Graeme Reddish; 30 years: Mjr Jill Knight, Lt-Cols Jenny and Rod Carey, Lt-Cols Ian and Lynette Hutson; 25 years: Mjr Gillian Waugh.

Promotions The following officers are promoted to the rank of major: Arone Cheer, Melissa and Michael Douglas, Afolau Toluono.

The following officers are promoted to the rank of captain: Elizabeth and Stephen Campkin, Julie and Lachlan Marshall, Andrew and Rochelle Moffatt, Shiv and Taburerei Ram, Salesi and Taina Temo, and Kylie Tong and Stuart Tong.

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CALENDAR JANUARY 14–21 January: Amplify Creative Arts Camp 20: Wellington Anniversary 20: Amplify Outreach Concert / Upper Hutt 20–24: Sponsorship Week / Tonga Region 24–26: Parachute Music Festival / Mystery Creek 27: Auckland Anniversary

To advertise your event, email: warcry@nzf.salvationarmy.org

New HomeCare Director Ross Smith commences as the new National Director HomeCare on 13 January. He brings 20 years of experience in the health sector, working in senior roles as a provider and funder of health services. Ross comes to The Salvation Army from Midlands Health Network, a primary care network of 95 general practices.

FEBRUARY 3: Nelson Anniversary 3–5: Youth Work Apprenticeship Retreat 5–8: National Maori Ministry Hui / Waitangi 6: Waitangi Day 8: Youth and Children’s Training / Tonga Region 9: Youth Mission Team / Central Division 10–11: Personnel Conference 12–14: Women’s Retreat / Fiji Division 13: Orientation for New Officers / Northern Division 13–16: SpiritSong Rehearsal Camp 14: DHQ Retreat / Southern Division 15: Safe to Serve ‘Train the Trainer’ / Northern Division 16: Welcome to New Officers (Southern) / Central Division 16: Welcome to Cadets / Fiji Division 16: Tertiary Students Gathering / Northern Division 17: DHQ Planning Day / Midland Division 17–19: Summer Councils / Southern Division 18–19: DHQ Retreat / Northern Division 19: New Plymouth Golf Day / Midland Division 19: Officers Councils (Levin) / Central Division 21: Youth Rally / Tonga Region 21: Regional Lunch (Auckland City and Auckland South) / Northern Division 21–23: Father and Kids Weekend / Blue Mountain Adventure Centre 23: Divisional Welcome Meeting / Midland Division

Ross also brings knowledge of the in-home care sector and is passionate about supporting and restoring independence for older people. While at Counties Manukau DHB, he led the roll out of several service developments, including a goalsetting tool for older people and a successful Careerforce training programme for upskilling support workers.

Based in Hamilton, Ross is an active member at Eastside Vision Church. Alongside his church and family life, he enjoys walking, cycling, spending time at the beach and is a keen fisherman.

Ross is keen to work closely with HomeCare’s regional management team and staff to develop the HomeCare business units to their full potential.

New Positional Statement The Salvation Army has released an International Positional Statement on corruption that strongly condemns corrupt practices and commits to preventing, identifying and eliminating any internal corruption within The Salvation Army.

Go to www.salvationarmy.org.nz/positionalstatements and follow the link to read the International Positional Statement on Corruption.

Find SALVATION ARMY JOB OPPORTUNITIES online: OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENTS Commissioners Robert (Territorial Commander) and Janine Donaldson (Territorial President of Women’s Ministries) 8–13 January: Installation of Regional Officers, Tonga 16 January: Amplify Territorial Creative Arts Camp 18–24 January: General’s Consultative Council (TC only) 6 February: Waitangi Day Commemoration, Government House 11–17 February: Fiji Division 21-24 February: Northern Division (various engagements) 25: Addictions and Supportive Accommodation Services Retreat Colonels Graeme (Chief Secretary) and Wynne Reddish (Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries) 20 January: Amplify Outreach Concert, Upper Hutt 5–8 February: National Māori Ministry Hui, Waitangi

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PRAYER FOCUS Please pray for: Wellington City, Wellington South, Westgate, Westport, Whakatane and Whangarei Corps, officers and Salvationists serving overseas, The Salvation Army in Japan.

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It is so important that we get off to a good start As a teenage rower, I learnt how important it is that the first 50 strokes in a race are strong, balanced and smooth. As a student, I knew it was critical to my end grade that I started well with reading lists and assignments. As a preacher and teacher, I understand that the introduction needs to grab people’s attention and give them a sense of direction. And as a Christian leader, I know it is important that I start a new year with proper focus on priorities.

There are positive levels of focus on our Territorial Strategic Mission Plan (TSMP) goals around the territory—and this is resulting in positive mission progress. Thank you for your efforts in 2013! It is so important that we get off to a good start in 2014, keep the momentum going and make a measurable difference in people’s lives and in our communities.

It is critical to our mission success that we gain good traction on these TSMP goals right from the beginning of the year.

Which goal or goals require your attention? Which goal or goals require the attention of your particular ministry unit? What part do you have to contribute to this?

Please note the significant change to TSMP with regard to our being ‘mission focused.’ This is now to be our preferred way of working across all goals. Please also note our new goal to ‘develop leaders’—to equip and empower them. Look out for the new resources that will assist with this goal.

You’ll also notice the two focus words associated with each goal. These will help us stay focused in our planning and work.

My family often tease me for wanting to start a journey early enough to ensure we arrive on time (or, even better, ahead of time). But I do believe that how well we start can have a significant influence on how well we finish.

God has raised up and entrusted The Salvation Army with a clear mission. Let’s make a good start in 2014.

May God give you grace and peace (1 Thessalonians 1:1, NLT).

Commissioner Robert Donaldson Territorial Commander

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A Thoughtful Salvation Army Caroline Jewkes and Garth Stevenson report on the 2013 Thought Matters tri-territorial conference, held in Melbourne The Salvation Army has always been an activist organisation.

It’s part of our DNA, and we wouldn’t want it any other way.

Sometimes, however, we have appeared to value action so much that we have neglected serious thought and reflection.

In the early days of the Army, people with ‘too much’ formal education—however much that might be?—were sometimes described as ‘the dangerous classes’.

Perhaps it is one of the blessings of maturity that we have moved beyond pitting action and thought against each other, and can now see them as integral partners in our mission effectiveness. As someone has said, ‘Action without thought is a nightmare; thought without action is a daydream.’

With a desire to be true to our call from God to be a worldchanging Christian movement, ‘Thought Matters’ is part of a move to develop the theological foundations for Salvation Army mission and ministry. What began as a meeting of personnel representing the three territories of New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga, Australia Eastern, and Australia Southern has now grown to include an annual conference drawing up to 80 people.

A journal of conference proceedings reaches hundreds more people.

In the past two years, we have also been joined by delegates from across the South Pacific and East Asia Zone, sponsored

by IHQ and the host territory. Scholarships provided by our territory have ensured that several soldiers have been able to attend Thought Matters conferences, in addition to a number of officers. Several local Thought Matters events are held, including our own Thought Matters seminars at Booth College of Mission each month. The aim of all these activities is the same: for theology to inform Salvation Army practice.

The flagship Thought Matters event is the annual conference, which is hosted by each of the three territories in rotation. These conferences have addressed themes such as postmodernism, the use and abuse of power within the Church, The Salvation Army’s Wesleyan holiness tradition, social justice and, in 2012, a reflection on William Booth’s legacy 100 years after his death. For the past two years, an open call for papers has

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added a diverse range of opinions and experiences to our theological reflections, bringing the best thought together from across the three territories.

The 2013 conference, hosted by the Australia Southern Territory from 25–25 October, was titled ‘Perfect Love: Imperfect People —Holiness in Leadership and Church’. Presenters and delegates explored leadership from a theological perspective, seeking to identify how Salvation Army leadership can support or undermine our holiness emphasis, and how our understanding of holiness can form and transform our leadership practice and structures.

Action without thought is a nightmare; thought without action is a daydream The conference opened on Friday evening with a paper from our own David Noakes, Principal of Booth College of Mission. David examined our leadership models in light of the leadership exercised in the early churches. He noted that secular and traditional views of leadership have tended to over emphasise the contribution of senior leaders, creating a leader-centric approach. An emerging emphasis on ‘follower-ship’ redresses this imbalance and reflects New Testament expressions, where authority was located in the church community itself, through the work of the Holy Spirit. This is not to say that the Salvation Army hierarchical model needs to be replaced from an organisational perspective, but it does raise questions about how leaders work with their congregations and communities. David’s paper also highlighted the responsibility of ‘followers’ to be actively engaged from whatever position they hold.

This paper was followed by a range of papers in concurrent sessions on Friday evening and Saturday. Coralie Bridle, a soldier of Auckland City Corps, gave a paper entitled ‘A View from the Pew’. This echoed some of the ideas in David Noakes’ paper. Coralie suggested that some current leadership styles encourage passivity, apathy and dependence amongst the congregation. She then asked whether humility, vulnerability and community could be the cauldrons in which holy personhood, and therefore holy leadership, is shaped?

This concept was consistent with a paper presented by Australia Southern delegate, David Janssen, who explored the cruciform aspects of our faith and leadership—emptiness, vulnerability and humility—in tension with hierarchical structures.

Dr Terry Grey, a Salvation Army officer from Sydney, considered how the ways we talk about spiritual maturity enforce and reinforce organisational expectations. This raises the question of what spaces are created or allowed for individual difference and expression in spiritual formation within our congregations, small groups, and discipleship and training programmes.

A conference highlight was New Zealander Margaret Hay’s presentation on the fascinating life of Brigadier Florence Birks, an early Salvation Army maverick struggling to maintain integrity in leadership when faced with a sometimes ambivalent, sometimes hostile establishment. Other papers explored topics including generational change and leadership, vulnerability and leadership in a recovery church (from New Zealand delegate Brent Diack), and relational holiness.

The formal papers concluded with a plenary session from Lynette Hutson, considering leadership and holiness in light of gender. Here Lynette exposed some of the assumptions behind our traditionally male-dominated leadership structures. She called for women to step up and for The Salvation Army to make space for a greater balance in leadership for both genders.

At the end of the conference, one of the Pacific delegates said, ‘When I return home I will look up different types of leadership models and try to work out what works best in my setting, and look for ways to apply them. I will also look for opportunities to put my wife forward for leadership opportunities.’ This is the essence of Thought Matters: theology informing and transforming practice.

The questions raised at the 2013 ‘Thought Matters’ conference are relevant for each of us as we consider our place within and our contribution to the mission and ministry of The Salvation Army.

Plan to attend the next Thought Matters Conference 29–31 August 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand Thought Matters Conference Journals: Postmodernism and The Salvation Army Exploring our Foundations: Sacrifice, Salvation, Discipleship Ecclesiology—Part of the Universal Church Power—Use and Abuse: Exploring the Issue of Power in the Church and in The Salvation Army Love Divine—Excelling in Love: The Salvation Army’s place in the Wesleyan Holiness Tradition Vision Splendid: Intercultural Mission and The Salvation Army Soul Salvation, Whole Salvation: Towards a Theology of Social Justice A Vision for the Lost or a Lost Vision? William Booth’s legacy 100 years on For back copies of journals or more information, e: thought_matters@nzf.salvationarmy.org Follow us on Facebook

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Hashtag Your Year Hashtags declare where we’re at, connect us to others and help us share our hearts with the world. So what will you be hashtagging this year?

Here’s a simple social media post: It’s Monday!!

This doesn’t really say much, except for letting everyone know the day of the week—hardly rocket science.

But add a hashtag like #gulp or #amped and all of a sudden we’re given a window into your soul, understanding truly where you’re at.

Then, on top of summarising our feelings in one or many hard-to-read word/s, hashtags also connect us to others around the planet that might be experiencing that same emotion or event. If you’re going to #amplify14 you can find other people on Twitter, for example, who are also going to #amplify14. In this way

hashtagging brings us together.

Finally, the simple hashtag sets trends. Remember #kony2012, #nekminnit, and more recently #drakehands? They were all started by one or two people typing away at their keyboards, and ended up taking the world (not just the Internet) by storm.

You may absolutely despise using hashtags on social media, but it’s still hard to get away from the fact of how powerful they are in defining where we’re at, connecting us to others and sharing our hearts with the world.

So, as we start another year, let’s transfer that same concept of hashtagging into our lives and ask

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how we can metaphorically hashtag the year just gone and the year to come. Take a few minutes out of your day, run through the rest of this article and help to get things tracking in the right direction in 2014.

Press ‘send’ on 2013 Think about 2013. What five hashtags would best define your year? These might be related to your studies, work, sport, music or other hobbies, or they might go deeper to talk about your relationships, faith, mistakes, victories and overall mind set. Give at least the last two hashtags to some of those deeper things—and be honest. Fill in the blanks below: 2013 was: # # # # # Now that you’ve done that, pray through each one of those hashtags.

You might be thankful, repentant, over the moon, sad, frustrated, stoked, or relieved in each of those prayers. Whatever your prayerful response, give it to Jesus knowing that he wants you to come just as you are—he’s interested in ALL of you, warts and all, not just the good bits. Remember that Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest’ (Matthew 11:28).

As you are praying, God might put something on your heart in response to the things you’ve just hashtagged.

It might be to forgive someone, say thank you to someone, have more confidence in yourself, or to take more time out with God in the future.

Write those things down, and if it’s appropriate act on them right now.

Finally, box up 2013 and press the symbolic ‘Send’ button on that year,

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learning from its lessons but leaving it, with its pros and cons, with God. And now we move on to 2014.

Defining 2014 Okay, now you’ve defined what 2013 was like and offered those hashtags up to God, you’re free to define what the blank canvas of 2014 will be like.

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, ‘Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he [or she] is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.’ So NOW is officially the time to get #amped about 2014 and get creative with it.

Start by repeating the same fill-inthe-blanks exercise we did above, except do it for 2014 this time. Take a few minutes to think over that verse in 2 Corinthians and what it means for your year. Ask God for his dreams, ideas and inspirations … and get writing.

To help guide you, you might like to make your first 2014 hashtag about study or work, the second about hobbies (like sports or music), the third about church/youth group, the fourth about friends and relationships, and the last one about God. 2014 will be about: # # # # #

Connecting in 2014 Hashtagging allows you to connect with others who hashtag similar things. Now, I don’t recommend plastering the above lists to Facebook, but do have a think about the people in your life who might be able to help accentuate the hashtags you’ve written down.

For example, if you wrote #getfitter,

is there a friend at school or uni who is a regular at the gym and whom you could buddy with? Or maybe you’ve written #praymore. Find two friends who share this same desire and start a little prayer group. Meet fortnightly to catch up, laugh, share your hearts and pray together. Write down some names next to the hashtags above.

In the Bible, Paul was all about getting alongside others so people could help each other live more amping lives: ‘… let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together’ (Romans 10:24-25). It can take a bit of guts to ask someone to be involved in your journey in 2014, but if they’re the right person for the job, they’ll be stoked you asked.

Trending in 2014 What I love about the internet is that, unlike TV and radio and trashy magazines, finally we have control over the content that gets broadcast.

The stuff you put on your Twitter feed or the photos you post on Instagram is your own magazine or TV channel that you’re creating for your friends to watch. And if enough people like something you’ve posted, it could go viral, trending all over the globe.

Jamie’s World is the classic example.

A girl from Hawke’s Bay with a video camera and a great sense of humour—all of a sudden she’s one of New Zealand’s biggest celebrities.

She’s created great content and the world is tuning in. But then there’s the Drake Hands guy. He made a borderline creepy video and the world has tuned into that as well.

Whether the content you create online is good or bad, all of it has the potential to go viral. And it’s the same in our offline lives. People tune into our actions and attitudes.

Whether good or bad, those around us can catch those attitudes and

start to emulate us. And sometimes those actions can catch on so much that they start trending.

For example, someone back in the ’80s must have slipped with the scissors and wound up with the first ever mullet. He or she was a bit of trendsetter … and before you knew it, the worst hairstyle in human history had gone viral.

The same trending phenomenon happened to Salvation Army founders William and Catherine Booth in the late 1800s. They started living out their faith in radical ways on the streets of London, not being afraid to reach the worst of the worst with the story of Jesus Christ. This radical faith was caught by others and went global. A 20 and a 21-yearold brought it to New Zealand just a few years later.

#goodgoesviral Are the hashtags you wrote earlier the sorts of things that you’d like to go viral?

What other things would you like to see start trending to make this world a better place?

Write down the top three things you’d like to go see go viral this year.

They might be as simple as your youth group worship nights, or they might be as large scale as justice causes and world peace.

In 2014 I want to see these things go viral: 1.

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To help each of these things really start trending I’m going to: 1.

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Happy 2014 everyone!

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SUMMER TIME VOX POPS School’s out and a new year’s in. So we asked a few peeps what they were most looking forward to …

1 What do you love most about summer time? 2 If you had to use hashtags to describe your 2013, what would you use? 3 What are you most looking forward to in 2014? 4 How would you like to improve your faith journey in 2014?

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Christchurch City Corps

Upper Hutt Corps

1 Amplify (the Territorial Creative Arts Camp)! A great time with Jesus and friends. 2 #itsbeenatoughy 3 Getting a mortgage (that’s not true). Living in my new house (true)! 4 Always trying to get closer to Jesus and to be more like him.

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Weather and running around outside. #lovethisyear #whatdoesthefoxsay Ummm … probably Parachute and Easter camp. 4 Commitment, definitely commitment!

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1 The sun, sand and surf and the beautiful sunny days we get. 2 #Fun #GoodTimes #Bloodsweatandtears #Disappointments 3 Starting my course at university and discovering new things. 4 Just to come even closer to God and his Word.

I love going to the beach. I love that my birthday’s in summer, and going to Parachute is always a major highlight of my summer. 2 If I HAD to use hashtags they would probably be #workneverends #turning21 #finallygotmyowncar! 3 I’m looking forward to going to Amplify for the first time. Also, hopefully being stepped up to manager at work. 4 I can’t think of anything specific, but I always find Easter camp is a great place to reconnect and refresh my relationship with God.

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MATCH THE JANDALS

BECAUSE I’M HAPPY

Match the pairs of jandals to find the odd one out.

Draw some happy faces to show how these kids feel about being friends of Jesus …

READ IT Follow the instructions and then write the leftover words on the blank lines.

1 Cross out every girl’s name 2 Cross out every colour 3 Cross out every fun thing to do 4 Cross out every boy’s name 5 Cross out every animal 6 Cross out all the clothing

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TALK IT This year on our Fun4Kids page, we want to introduce some new characters: Cate, Will and Junior. If you’re a junior soldier in The Salvation Army, you might recognise them from your junior soldier lessons.

Cate, Will and Junior are going to help us to think about how to follow Jesus every day. Something that helps them is remembering the promises they made when they became junior soldiers.

After Jesus forgives our sins we want to stay close and keep following him. That’s the way to be happy and helpful in life. And we want to help others connect to God, too.

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PRAY IT Dear Jesus, thank you for everything you did to help me connect to God. Help me to follow you this year.

Help me to share your love with others. Amen.

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‘A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.’

Proverbs 17:22 (The Message)