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INCORPORATING GOOD NEWS FOR THE WORLD

EYE SAY

SOMETHING TO GO ALONG HERE

The purpose of satire is to tell the truth smilingly

PA photo of Ian Hislop in front of a montage of covers of 'Private Eye'

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SATIRICAL MAG REACHES 50

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NEWS

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Climate change call

FLOODS HIT CENTRAL AMERICA

Army aids homeless victims THE Salvation Army has given food and shelter to people who have been driven from their homes by severe flooding in Central America.

Heavy rains that started in October have caused more than 90 deaths and

have affected half a million people.

The Salvation Army has distributed food, clothes and bedding to almost 700 people in Nicaragua, and in El Salvador has provided food, hygiene items and medicine to some

1,000 people. A Salvation Army centre in Gualache, El Salvador, has served as an emergency shelter for 150 people who were displaced by the flooding.

CHRISTIANS must take a stand on climate change as they did on Nazism, nuclear weapons and apartheid, said a theology professor at the annual lecture of campaign group Operation Noah. Speaking at St Maryle-Bow Church, London,

Tim Gorringe of Exeter University said that climate change was a central issue to people of faith because it adversely affects some members of society and countries, it threatens to destroy aspects of God’s creation and it is associated with the prioritisation of economics above God.

PEOPLE’S DIGITAL BIBLE

PM quotes chapter and verse

LETTERS

Prisoner says thanks for help

THIS ISSUE: LIFE AFTER AIDS

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Bible Society

DAVID CAMERON wrote out two verses from Paul’s Letter to the Philippians for The People’s Bible, a digital edition of the Scriptures compiled

by Bible Society.

Making his contribution to the digital book at Downing Street, the Prime Minister chose to write out Philippians 4:8 and 9.

More than 20,000 people across the country wrote out two verses of the Bible on to paper using a digital pen. The pen was connected to a website – the peoplesbible.org – where the handwritten verses became visible and where the digital edition of the Bible will remain.

Other contributors to the Bible included actors Prunella Scales and Timothy West, comedian Frank Skinner, broadcaster Jeremy Vine and the Archbishop of I AM serving time in a Canterbury, Dr Rowan Norwegian prison, away Williams. from my wife, miles from The project my family and friends in celebrated the 400th the UK and worrying anniversary of the about many things.

King James Bible.

Someone asked if I had spoken to The Salvation Army. I answered: ‘You must be joking – I need help, not prayers.’

But I called, and a Salvation Army man arrived. He asked me if I had any problems that he and The Salvation Army could help me with. We sat and talked, and I told p4 him all my worries. Within a week, he came back and had already started

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wheels in motion to help me. To think that a complete stranger had offered me his assistance without putting any pressure on me at all!

I still have worries, but now I am sharing them and am receiving help.

I’ve always believed in God, although I admit I’m not a regular churchgoer.

But my experience proves a point – when you are feeling down and out, God helps you. He sent the Salvation Army man to help me through difficult times.

Roger Clarke Oslo Fengsel

BA passengers please check in AFTER War Cry coverage of Project Zambia (27 August), a number of readers have kindly donated sewing machines and fabric for The Salvation Army’s povertyalleviation work in that country.

If any War Cry readers are travelling to Lusaka with British Airways, and would be willing to take a machine, I would be delighted to hear from them. I would then meet them at Heathrow and they would be met by a Salvationist on arrival in

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Zambia.

BA is fully supportive of the project and personal baggage allowance is unaffected.

The project has also been extended to Kenya, so I would also be pleased to hear from BA passengers travelling to Nairobi.

Melvyn Ackroyd, Major Chaplain, Heathrow airport 07726 580069 melvyn.ackroyd@salvationarmy.org.uk

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EYE PLAYER: a reader enjoys the anniversary issue

FOR 50 years, it has had satire covered. Private Eye first appeared on the streets in October 1961 and is still making a mockery of corruption, scandals and general stupidity with its mixture of newspaper parodies, fake adverts and investigative reporting – all under covers that use photos, captions and cartoon bubbles to make fun of topical issues.

Fifty of the trademark covers, selected by Editor Ian Hislop are being displayed in an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, alongside other artwork from the magazine’s history.

EYE SAY

Readers celebrate half-century of exposing the truth writes PHILIP HALCROW PA

To add to the celebrations of its half-century, Private Eye journalist Adam Macqueen has written a history of the title, and an issue of the magazine marked the milestone anniversary.

Since its early issues, Private Eye has been exposing what goes on behind the scenes in public life. It has reported PA miscarriages of justice, revealed dodgy connections between politicians and photo shady businessmen and uncovered cover-ups.

The Eye does not look out only for the big news stories. It prints the daft answers given by contestants on quiz shows. Readers also send in the baffling turns of phrase used by TV and radio EDITOR: Ian Hislop pundits. Recent examples have included one Radio 5 Live commentator suggesting, ‘It’s 50:50 in Wales’s favour’ and another reporting, ‘He’s seized this game by the scruff of his teeth’.

Beyond the heat-of-the-moment slip-ups, the magazine also makes fun of the triviality of media outlets such as rolling-news channels.

More soon… And it highlights any pretentiousness by reprinting reviews or articles under the heading Pseuds Corner.

Private Eye Editor Ian Hislop once told The War Cry that ‘the purpose of satire is to tell the truth smilingly’.

And the truth that emerges in Private Eye is that humans are always more than capable of failing in one way or another. They always have been – as a cartoon in the anniversary issue suggested: the serpent in the Garden of Eden was telling Eve that he was ‘acting on behalf of the apple lobby’.

If we were guilty only of saying something daft every now and then, it might not really matter. But it’s quite easy to be guided by attitudes that make a mockery of our better selves and that

lead us to live in a way that we’d rather cover up. Pride, greed and self-importance have always been topical issues for humankind.

But our failings are not the end of the story.

To put it in words that could be suitable for Pseuds Corner: Many people have come to the conclusion that, through the Incarnation, the Divine – whether through propitiation or expiation – has carried out an act of soteriological significance.

Or – more simply – in the words of the early Christian writer Paul: ‘God was in Christ, offering peace and forgiveness to the people of this world’ (2 Corinthians 5:19 Contemporary English Version).

The message is that, through Jesus, God offers us forgiveness for our signal failure to be the kind of people we should be. The question is: Do we subscribe to it?

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OLIN was a very loving and kind person,’ says Denise Price. ‘When he was 24 years old, he told me and my husband, Joe, that he was gay. I loved my son and we were extremely close. But I couldn’t accept the fact that he was homosexual. Although he tried so hard to talk to me about it, I was stubborn. I shut that part of his life out of my mind.

I regret that now.’

Colin had a partner called Mark. They were together for eight years. But Denise refused to talk to anyone – even her husband – about the couple’s relationship. She explains how the pair contracted HIV. ‘Mark was a haemophiliac and in the past had undergone blood transfusions. The doctors believe that sometime in the 1980s he was given contaminated blood. By the time Mark found out that he was HIVpositive, Colin was also infected. They were both very angry. They hadn’t caught the virus through being promiscuous. It was so sad.

‘When Colin told me he was ill, I said to him: “I never brought you into this world to die of Aids.” My heart just dropped.’

Mark became poorly very quickly. His weight dropped to five stone. Colin did his best to look after him. But 12 months after Mark’s diagnosis, his liver stopped working and he died.

‘Colin was heartbroken,’ says Denise. ‘At Mark’s funeral, I looked at Colin and thought that he wouldn’t survive much longer himself.

He looked dreadful.’

At the beginning of 1997, Colin accompanied Denise from her home in Studley to South Africa. Her mother lived in the country and had suffered a cardiac arrest.

Denise believes that Colin caught a chill during the visit, because when he returned to the UK a few weeks later, his health deteriorated rapidly. He went into hospital.

‘At that point, my two daughters came to me and said: “Mum, you must go and see Colin and tell him that you love him and accept him for who he is. He needs to hear you say that before he dies.”

‘So I told Colin I loved him.

He replied that he hadn’t

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‘Mum, I’ve got HIV.’ These are words that no mother wants to hear spoken by her child. But for DENISE PRICE, it was the brutal reality. In 1997, Denise’s 33-year-old son, Colin, contracted pneumonia. As an HIV sufferer, his immune system was not strong enough to fight it. Weeks later, Colin died in his mother’s arms in hospital. As World Aids Day (1 December) approaches, Denise tells Claire Brine about her son’s life wanted his life to turn out like this. I also told the extended family about Colin’s illness.

Up to then, I had kept it a secret.’

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uring his time in hospital, Colin shared some precious moments with his family and friends.

‘We talked about everything,’ Denise remembers. ‘Then in his last hours he went very quiet. I believe that during that time he was making his peace with God. ‘In his final moments, Colin laughed with everyone and

I couldn’t accept the fact that my son was homosexual

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life after

Aids CLAIRE BRINE

thanked them for being there for him. He told me he could see a bright light. Suddenly, I felt an inner peace and told him that it was time for him to go. He died days after his 34th birthday.’

Even though Denise was greatly helped by her Christian faith, coming to terms with Colin’s death was difficult.

‘I cried an awful lot,’ she confesses. ‘I questioned why my love for my son wasn’t great enough to keep him alive. I blamed myself, believing that his sexuality was my fault for the way I brought him up.

‘But then I remembered that God never leaves me or forsakes me. My faith in him helped me to become stronger.

I learnt that I could live with Colin’s death, even if I couldn’t get over it. Without my faith, I think I would have killed myself.

‘I never blamed God for

My daughters said: ‘You must tell Colin that you love and accept him’ Colin’s death. It wasn’t God’s fault that Colin got HIV. HIV and Aids are problems that humans have created. I don’t believe that Aids is God’s punishment to people who are homosexual.’

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t has been 14 years since Colin died. Today, Denise is no longer afraid to speak up about her son’s illness. She shares her story with people, hoping it will encourage them to believe that there can be life after death. She is also quick to advise sufferers and their families to talk together about the illness and their feelings.

‘Aids is no longer the death sentence it used to be,’ she says. ‘Over the past 20 years, medication has improved. It is good to remain hopeful.

‘I’ve also learnt how important it is for a mother to love her children, no matter what. I regret that I didn’t accept Colin’s relationship with Mark sooner. But over time, God has helped me come to terms with his death. I’ve found a peace that is wonderful. And I know that God will always remain with me.’

MEDIA

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CHANNEL 4 follows ollows eight Q British teenagers as they leave d relocate to behind their homes and

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mpler way of Ohio to experience a simpler ing with the life in the series Living ).

Amish (Thursdays 9 pm). he teenIn the programme, the amilies agers move in with families from a typical Amishh community. The young people swap their iPhones forr place hymn-books and replace their computer games withh ch as traditional pastimes such blanket-stitching. nts told One of the participants out her the Radio Times about experience of the Amishh daily prayers. fore r , ‘I wasn’t religious before, but [the Amish people’s] e’s] faith wore off on me,’ said aid ryy Charlotte (right). ‘Every morning we had devoo-tions, and they’d read a ’d Bible passage and we’d reflect on that. At night, ht, I prayed that I’d be ablee to get through the next xt day.’

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In 2010, there were 6,658 new diagnoses of HIV in the UK, the majority of which were contracted through heterosexual relationships. If there is any redeeming feature about this sad statistic, it is that it nails the pernicious lie that Aids is a ‘gay plague’.

The good news is more people than ever in the UK are living with HIV. According to the National Aids Trust, ‘somebody newly diagnosed with HIV today can expect a near-normal life expectancy if they are diagnosed early and receive treatment’.

In the 1980s, HIV/Aids was a death sentence. Today, thanks to awareness, diagnosis and the availability of antiretroviral drugs, less than 1 per cent of deaths are reported as due to HIV. Globally, as World Aids Day (1 December) will reflect, the picture is bleaker. Between 1981 and 2007, some 25 million people died from the virus.

Today, an estimated 33 million people are HIV-positive. Without treatment, they – many of them sole breadwinners – will prematurely die.

While the West reluctantly tightens its collective belt by adopting austerity measures, the global economic crisis is notching up another set of victims.

In 2009, UNAIDS warned that ‘the global crisis is affecting many countries’ plans for reaching universal access’ to HIV prevention and treatment. Earlier this month, the agency reported a fall in philanthropic funding to HIV-related work.

If government and personal funding for what World Aids Day organisers call ‘one of the most destructive pandemics in history’ is drying up, to whom can people living with HIV turn?

The world cannot afford to return to the dark days when being HIVpositive meant being condemned, abandoned and alone.

Fern chats with Widdy about faith and fandangos

BBC

THE bad news is more people than ever in the UK are living with HIV. According to HIVAware, more than 90,000 people in the UK have the condition, three times that of ten years ago. Around a quarter of these people do not know they are HIV-positive.

RADIO

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ON THE BOX

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BBC ONE’S Advent series in which presenter Fern Britton interviews celebrities about their faith commences tomorrow (Sunday 27 November 10 am).

In Fern Britton Meets… Ann Widdecombe, the former politician tells Fern about her Anglican upbringing, her conversion to Roman Catholicism and her appearance on last year’s Strictly Come Dancing competition.

BRIAN D’ARCY celebrates Q the beginning of Advent on Radio 2’s Sunday Half Hour tomorrow (27 November 8.30 pm).

The programme features music from the choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow. Hymns include ‘Lo! He Comes with Clouds Ascending’.

Win some Christmas mood music TRADITIONAL carols put many people in the mood for Christmas. Cathedral Carols is out on CD and features 14 Christmas favourites including, ‘O Come all ye Faithful’, ‘Silent Night’ and ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’.

Many of the songs are accompanied by soothing

church organs or mellow brass bands. The album also features the BBC Welsh Chorus, the Kansas City Chorale, Salisbury Cathedral Choir and St John’s Choir, Cambridge.

The War Cry has five copies of Cathedral Carols, released by Elevation, to give away to readers who can answer the following question: Who wrote the original words to ‘Silent Night’?

Send your answer on a

postcard to Cathedral Carols Competition, The War Cry, 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN or email your answer to warcrycomp @salvationarmy.org.uk with the subject line ‘Cathedral Carols Competition’. Include your name and address in your entry.

Entries must be received by Monday 5 December. The senders of the first five randomly selected correct entries will receive the CD. The Editor’s decision is final.

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Voucher confidence on holidays and flights are also popular.

A quarter of those surveyed say that they now do things they thought they could not afford, thanks to moneyoff vouchers.

Love may be something money can’t buy, but using a discount voucher for a romantic date is also no longer the cheapskate faux pas it once was.

Library pictures posed by models

EVERYBODY loves a freebie and, according to Halifax Home Insurance, the ‘freeconomy’ is thriving.

Bargain-hunting Britons are saving £51 billion a year as they look to economise.

Halifax’s research shows that over a 12-month period the average adult saves £1,196 by using money-off vouchers, special deals and freebies. Nine out of ten consumers are taking advantage of such deals.

Customers are also choosing to haggle. More than one in ten admit to haggling to get a lower price.

The scale of bargainhunting in Britain has changed over the years. Only 1 per cent of people say they are too embarrassed to use discounts and even fewer say that they would look down on people who seek out bargains.

Deals on eating out account for the most discounts, as more than half of people save on restaurants, takeaways and fast food. Discounts

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DISCOUNT DINERS: meal deals are very popular

Small savers are big spenders ADULTS in the UK are spending more than they are saving, according to the Standard Life report Your Commitments, Your Future. Each year, credit card holders spend an average £3,804 on card payments. This works out at £317 a month.

Those who make monthly savings put only £1,680 each year into savings and Isas – £140 every month.

John Lawson of Standard Life says: ‘Some people may be using their credit cards effectively, CARD HOLDER: paying off debt can be difficult

paying them off each month and not splashing out on expensive items that they can’t afford.

But it’s always a challenge to set priorities and if money isn’t managed well, debts can easily mount up.

‘Paying off any credit card debt should take priority over saving. However, our research suggests that people are not thinking about their savings as much as they could be, even though it’s savings and investments that can prevent them from falling into debt in the first place.’

Mr Lawson also says that savings help people feel more confident and financially secure about future commitments.

Your Commitments, Your Future found that, between the ages of 35 and 44, people reach a peak of financial commitments, when they spend an average £1,160 a month on 11 financial commitments.

The report also says that on average people in this age bracket think about their finances for 45 minutes a day.

Overall, people who make credit card payments think about those payments for just over an hour a week. People with savings and Isas spend time thinking about them for 24 minutes a week.

Some 44 per cent of UK adults make monthly payments into savings and Isas.

More than half make monthly credit card payments and one in five is paying off a loan. People aged 45–54 are the best savers, putting away an average of £154 a month.

Male savers in this age group save £177 a month. Female savers put aside a monthly average of £128.

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ICTIMS of sexual abuse often feel alone, ashamed and tarnished with an inner guilt, which can badly affect their adult lives.

Sexual abuse is defined by the Department of Health as ‘involving, forcing, or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening’.

Working mum and abuse counsellor Rebecca Mitchell is a survivor of that experience. During childhood she was regularly abused by someone close to her.

However, Rebecca believes that it is possible to move on from abuse, to have meaningful relationships and a successful future, and to live confidently.

For the past 18 years, helped by the

REBECCA MITCHELL talks to Rosemary Dawson about how she is using her experience to help victims of sexual abuse

strength she finds in her Christian faith, Rebecca has been putting that belief into practice through counselling and through facilitating support groups.

A member of the Association of Christian Counsellors and an associate member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, Rebecca is also cofounder of Into The Light, an organisation set up to help vic-

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G New Shoes is published by Lion Hudson, priced £7.99.

For more information on abuse visit intothelight.org.uk

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tims of abuse and those who support them. She has written New Shoes, a self-help book for abuse survivors and support workers.

‘It has taken me 12 years to write and get New Shoes published,’ she says. ‘I didn’t want it to be a memoir or a handbook for counsellors. I wanted to write an easy-to-read, self-help book that people can slip in their bag and get out on the train or the bus without embarrassment – and definitely without a picture of a crying child on the front.

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ike the Into the Light website, the book deals with the subjects of anger, betrayal, shame, flashbacks, forgiveness and new beginnings, and facing the difficulties of dating and relationships. There are some simple suggestions to help people think through their own situation, which I hope will help them to rebuild their lives.’

Sexual abuse happened in biblical times and still occurs today in every section of society. The most recent statistics published by the NSPCC in May are upsetting: every day in England and Wales at least 64 children are sexually abused. More than 23,000 offences – including rape, incest and gross indecency – were recorded by police in 2009–10, an 8 per cent increase on 2008–09.

Statistics also show that 38 per cent of girls and 16 per cent of boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. Girls are six times more likely to be sexually assaulted than boys.

Children often don’t tell, because they have been threatened In 2008, Childline reported a 50 per cent increase in calls relating to sexual abuse since 2005. Research also shows that 86 per cent of abusers are a relative or someone known to the child. Only 14 per cent of reported cases are carried out by a stranger.

‘Abusers appear no different from any other man or woman, and come from every social stratum – builders, doctors, teachers or religious leaders. They look like everyone else,’ Rebecca explains.

It was only relatively recently that UK society accepted that child sexual

abuse existed on a widespread scale.

Because sexual abuse was not seen, it was believed not to exist. It has only been since the 1980s that social workers, GPs and teachers have been mobilised to look more closely at child sexual abuse.

‘Children often don’t tell anyone about abuse, because they have been threatened into keeping silent, or made to feel ashamed and guilty. That shame and silence can continue into adulthood.’

So, how does abuse actually start in families?

‘There is no template for sexual abuse,’ says Rebecca. ‘It often takes place where other unhealthy, harsh things are going on, such as parents

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From page 9 arguing, bad relationships, uncontrolled anger – perhaps even violence – and emotional negligence. Children accept these situations because they don’t know anything different – often until they go to a friend’s house, where they see that their own circumstances aren’t “normal”.

‘Families have become more isolated, moving away to other areas of the country for work. Neighbours are rarely aware that something is wrong. All this has a negative effect on children. An abused child has a more difficult time growing up, because their trust in adults has been betrayed.

When there are no other family members living nearby, they have no one close to turn to and therefore feel unable to speak out.

‘Some families collude to keep the secret,’ Rebecca explains. ‘Others turn a blind eye, because they can’t face the truth about pletely free from the memory of it.

‘You can go on and have a good life, their partner, and they deny that such a thing could happen. They are often and not let it rule you,’ Rebecca affirms. being controlled by the abuser them- ‘After all, every human being has some selves; they may have nowhere else to issues to deal with. It’s up to the individgo, or don’t know what to do about the ual. It is hard work, but it’s all about not situation. They can be preoccupied with giving up on yourself.’

In most situations, it’s the victim who their own problems, so ignore carries the shame, not the abuser. it and hope it will go away, ‘The shame does not belong to leaving the child vulnerathe child. It belongs to the ble to further abuse.’ abuser, but sadly they almost Victims may never own it. The shame is eventually come to then carried by the child terms with the into adulthood and it abuse, but they affects relationships are never comand self-confidence.’

In her counselling work, Rebecca has found that being part of a support group can help

Victims may come abuse, but are never

You can go on and have a good life, and not let it rule you

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with overcoming this problem.

‘People can see and listen to others who have been abused. This helps them to realise they are not alone and enables them to become stronger, because there are other people facing the problem with them who understand what they have gone through.’

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reaking out of the pattern set by abuse can be difficult, even after the victim has left the family home.

Making friends and establishing close relationships involves trusting people.

Rebecca gives an example from her book about mealtimes: ‘Family meals can be stressful at times. This was so for Celine, whose parents either shouted at each other throughout them or sat in punishing silence. As a result, she had very negative feelings to any social event that involved food.

‘When Celine went to university, she shared a house with other students, who all ate together. There was laughter, conversation and connection. At first she sat away from the table on a sofa, with haunting memories of family meals. But gradually, over the course of a year, she began to feel safe enough to sit at the table with her friends and it became a positive experience.’

Is there enough help for the abused?

‘Definitely not,’ says Rebecca.

‘According to a 2010 report in The Guardian, ten years ago there were 80 rape counselling and abuse services in the UK. Now there are just 39.

‘London is the exception. Three government-funded services have started there in the past year. I would like to see lots more help for women as well as for men, whose needs are often neglected. I’d like doctors to be better informed and surgeries to know where to send people for help.’

Rebecca is grateful for the strength she finds in her Christian faith.

‘I couldn’t live without God in my life – although sometimes it’s hard for me to know exactly where

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to terms with the completely free from the memory Library picture posed by model

‘I knew things weren’t going very well for me, but I couldn’t understand why. I was always searching for answers. I started to think through what had gone on in my own life and background, and began to recognise how damaging it had been to me as a person.

‘Then I linked up with a church in London where I met Barbara, a social worker. She spent hours talking things through with me, and helped me get my life back on track.

God is. I don’t know why he allows things like abuse to happen, but I just have to accept it. Having a faith has helped me to use my own experience for good.’

She became a Christian when she was 22.

‘I went to some church meetings in the 1980s and became convinced that it was the right path for me to follow. I was quite naive then, and thought it was a case of one prayer and everything would be OK. I said quite a lot of “quick fix” prayers in those days! I didn’t understand or realise that being a Christian was like being on a journey or a long walk.

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wanted God to take everything away, all the bad and hurtful things in my past – but he didn’t.

Instead, I found he gave me the strength and energy to deal with what had hap-

I wanted God to take everything away, all the bad and hurtful things

pened in my life, and to use it to help other people.’

Working with people who have been abused could be draining, but Rebecca does not consider it to be.

‘I find it empowering, but I always have supervision. This is so important, as you need someone who is experienced and qualified outside the situation to give you direction and ideas. Working with people who have been abused is gritty work, and you need support, but you do also need to be emotionally strong yourself.

‘I know from my own experience that it is possible to move on from the past and live in a different way. I can’t say I’m glad that it happened to me, but it has made me more sensitive to others and has given me the ability to understand their pain and help them more effectively. When you have faced the injustice of abuse, you are right to feel anger and resentment. But if you hang on to it, you are letting the abuser win and control your life again.’

What would Rebecca like her book to achieve?

‘I want readers who have been abused to get energy and ideas on how to beat its effects. I want the book to re-empower them, and reignite them to know they can still have their dreams – whether a career, marriage or children – to step out in confidence, and to be able to achieve those dreams.’

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QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Piquant (5) 4. Rescued (5) 8. Electrically charged atom (3) 9. Untrue (5) 10. Planet (5) 11. Rim (3) 12. Healed (5) 13. Ratify (7) 16. Stable (6) 19. Cream cake (6) 23. Quill (7) 26. Of the city (5) 28. Mongrel (3) 29. Raising of glasses (5) 30. Likeness (5) 31. Owing (3) 32. Dig (5) 33. Cattle round-up (5)

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SNATCH SPY GAME THE MEXICAN THE TREE OF LIFE THELMA AND LOUISE TROY TWELVE MONKEYS

HONEYCOMB Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number 1. A child’s glove 2. London street in Monopoly 3. Exceptionally talented 4. Countries of the East 5. Breathe out DOWN 2. Drone (5) 3. Surrendered (7) 4. Concealed marksman (6) 5. Very bright (5) 6. Bestower (5) 7. Squander (5) 9. Point of convergence (5) 14. Night bird (3) 15. Travel on snow (3) 17. Bind (3) 18. Astern (3) 20. Messenger (7) 21. Wash (5) 22. Arched gallery (6) 23. Destined (5) 24. Grant (5) 25. Travel accommodation (5) 27. Mark (5)

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QUICK QUIZ 1. Who composed the music ‘Rhapsody in Blue’?

2. What was the name of the character played by Bruce Willis in the Die Hard films?

3. Mizaru, Mikazaru and Mazaru are better known as what?

4. The Spheriks, Goleo, Ciao, Naranjito and Zakumi were all examples of what?

5. What is a farrier?

6. What is the term for a fear of open spaces?

INNER LIFE

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At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus went into the synagogue in Nazareth, as he often did. He was handed the scroll of the prophet Isaiah’s writings and invited to read to the assembled congregation. What he read described his forthcoming mission so precisely that he said: ‘Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing’ (Luke 4:21 New International Version)

MAN with a MISSION In this series, PHILIPPA SMALE looks at how Jesus saw the work God had given him to do Photos courtesy of The Salvation Army New Frontier

BEFORE William Booth founded The Christian Mission, which 13 years later became The Salvation Army, he worked in a pawnbroker’s shop. Every day, he came into contact with grinding poverty.

When he began his preaching ministry, he discovered that his message struck a particular chord with poor people – and they accepted Jesus as Saviour and Lord in their thousands. The problem then was that they had no place to worship and so The Christian Mission was born.

FAITHFUL: William and Catherine Booth preaching in the East End of London

But Booth’s message was not just for the financially poor. It was also for the spiritually poor – for those who didn’t have money worries but for whom life had no hope or purpose. It was for those who had no conception that within their reach there was

Have I got news for you a spiritual realm which would bring them riches of hope, purpose and love beyond imagining.

One of the early stories from Salvation Army history describes an event at Folkestone when aristocratic Lady Beatrice and drunkard Dirty Jimmy knelt side by side in prayer to seek – and find – the same Saviour.

Today, The Salvation Army is well known for its work among poor, disenfranchised and materially hopeless people. But Salvationists are also aware of the spiritual poverty which drains meaning, purpose and hope from people’s lives. The message is the same for everyone – Jesus, the man with a mission – came to be the saviour of the world.

The team of coworkers Jesus gathered around him included a number

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of poor fishermen. In contrast, he also called tax collector Matthew, who was not averse to taking a cut of the takings for himself. To rich and poor, Jesus’ challenge is the same: ‘Follow me.’

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

14 The War Cry 26 November 2011

Let us I ONCE read an article which posed the question: ‘Is graffiti art or vandalism?’ I am undecided.

Most of us are probably used to seeing graffiti dotted round our towns and cities. Sometimes we may even see an entire side of a building which has been turned into a mural.

Love it or hate it, graffiti is not a new phenomenon. Graffiti has been found on Mayan and Roman architecture. It was considered to be a form of communication, something to express the artist’s identity, expressions and ideas.

There are many forms of communication – other than graffiti – which play a significant role in our lives. Most of us regularly interact with people in person, over the phone, by email or by post. Keeping in touch can be easy and good for us.

But there are occasions when communication among loved ones breaks down. A miscommunication leads to an argument. We may speak to someone, but find that we are unable to get through to

them. Sometimes we say one thing but the recipient hears something completely different.

When a poor connection causes a relationship problem, it can be difficult to forgive each other.

Making the first move in

by AUDREY putting things right will FAIRBROTHER perhaps entail us swallowing our pride.

But the Bible advises us to do just that. It says: ‘Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you’ (Ephesians 4:32 New International Version).

Jesus communicated his love and forgiveness for us in two ways. First, he told us about it. But secondly, he demonstrated it – by dying on a cross.

Is it time to communicate our gratitude?

There are occasions when communication among loved ones breaks down

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WHAT’S COOKING?

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THE MAIN ATTRACTION

Chicken with Bramley apples and orange glaze Ingredients: 2tsp black peppercorns ½ tsp ground allspice ½ tsp ground cumin 1tsp ground cinnamon 1tsp dried oregano 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 175ml orange juice 2tbsp olive oil

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Bramley apple and frangipane tart Ingredients: 275g ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry 250g Bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced evenly Juice of 1 lemon 100g softened butter 100g golden caster sugar 1 large egg, beaten 1tbsp plain flour 100g ground almonds 2tbsp apricot jam Method: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Roll out the pastry and line a rectangular, fluted tart tin, measuring 35cm x 11cm. Prick all over with a fork, then chill for 10 minutes.

Cover the pastry with greaseproof paper and baking beans, then bake for 15 minutes until the pastry feels dry to the touch. Remove the

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paper and beans when cool enough to handle.

Place the sliced apple in a bowl with the lemon juice and toss together until well coated.

To make the frangipane, beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale and creamy.

Beat in the egg, then fold in the flour and ground almonds.

Spread the frangipane evenly over the pastry base. Arrange the apple slices on top. Bake for 20–25 minutes until golden.

Put the apricot jam in a pan with 1tbsp of water. Simmer for 2–3 minutes, then push the mixture through a sieve to create a smooth sauce. Brush the sauce all over the tart.

Serve warm or cold with cream.

Serves 8

3tsp honey 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts 2 small Bramley apples, peeled, cored and chopped into small pieces Method: Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas Mark 7.

Using a rolling pin, crush the black peppercorns and place in a large bowl along with the spices, oregano and garlic. Mix well.

Add the orange juice, olive oil and honey and mix well.

Add the chicken, coating each breast in the marinade. Leave for 10 minutes.

Drain the chicken, place on a baking tray and cook for 20–25 minutes.

Meanwhile, pop the marinade into a saucepan and cook over a gentle heat until it turns thick and syrupy. Add the apples at the end, leaving them enough time to cook through but not break up completely.

Cut each chicken breast into 3, and drizzle the syrupy glaze over the top. Serve with boiled rice or mashed potatoes with a few spring onions stirred through at the last moment.

Serves 4 Recipes reprinted, with kind permission, from the Bramley Apple website bramleyapples.co.uk

E M O H RUN

BIG HITTER: Scott Hatteberg (Chris Pratt) is part of the revamped Oakland A’s

The film – based on a true story – follows Billy after his career goes down the drain and he decides to try his hand at managep y ment. His underrated and poorly

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READY to play ball? Then step up to the plate. In Moneyball, now on general release, Brad Pitt plays Billy Beane, once an up-and-coming baseball star who now faces a challenge.

Don’t strike out writes RENÉE DAVIS

COACH: Brad Pitt

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funded team, the Oakland A’s, are losing their stars to bigger teams that are able to poach his talented players by offering huge salaries. Billy can’t join them, so he sets out to beat them.

In a sport where money rules, Billy teams up with Ivy League economist Peter Brand (Jonah Hill). Their aim is to get a more level playing field. Together, they examine the figures and reveal facts that the baseball establishment has overlooked. They discover that former cast-off players who were dismissed by the rest of baseball for being too old, too injured or too much trouble all have skills that are still useful.

Billy pitches a plan. Maybe he can give these guys another innings or two. Although some people think his idea is coming out of left field, Billy puts together his team of cast-offs.

Not everyone is won over. The media, sceptical

fans and his field manager want to know the same thing: How is this collection of cast-offs going to beat the big boys?

Away from the sports stadium, many people long for a second chance. They may have been cut off from a social group, lost their job or messed up a relationship.

They are made to feel second best, and it hurts.

The truth is, we do mess up. We get things wrong. We hurt other people. We offend our Creator.

But this doesn’t have to be the final score.

When Jesus was on earth, he didn’t dismiss anybody for their mistakes. He loved those who needed more chances. He died for everyone, not just for those who appeared to be perfect.

When we admit our wrongdoing, God is willing to forgive us and give us second, third and even more chances.

To know his forgiveness is to be on the first step of the home run.

Many people long for a second chance

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