War Cry 12 October 2019

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CELEBRATING LIFE BEFORE DEATH

CLERGY CARE BEHIND BARS The work of prison chaplains revealed

Living funerals explored

Stop the traffic

CORRIE ACTRESS GETS HANDS ON FOR ANTI-SLAVERY CAMPAIGN

What is The Salvation Army?

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The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity providing services in the community, particularly to those who are vulnerable and marginalised. Motivated by our Christian faith, we offer practical support and services in more than 700 centres throughout the UK to all who need them, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. To find your nearest centre visit salvationarmy.org.uk/find-a-church

From the editor’s desk OVER the years, The Salvation Army has gained a reputation for supporting people in need. In recent years, it has held the government contract to support people who have been rescued from modern slavery in England and Wales. More than 8,000 people have been helped, and the organisation was consulted by ITV’s Coronation Street when it ran a human trafficking storyline earlier this year.

In this week’s War Cry, Ruxandra Porojnicu, who played slavery victim Alina in the soap, explains why she is giving her support to The Salvation Army’s #WeAreNotForSale tattoo campaign to raise awareness of people being exploited across the UK. The temporary tattoos look like barcodes and are designed to highlight how people should not be bought and sold as if they were a commodity. It is also hoped that the campaign will make more people aware of the issue of modern slavery and help them spot the signs of exploitation.

Another area in which The Salvation Army operates, in partnership with many other churches and faith communities, is in prison chaplaincy. This week we also speak to the Venerable James Ridge, the prison service’s chaplain general, about the chaplaincy work carried out within the penal system.

Every prisoner, regardless of their crime, comes under the care of prison chaplains. This means that while victims of modern slavery are being helped by members of The Salvation Army, those who have perpetrated the crime may be interacting with a Salvation Army member working in their institution.

Any apparent conflict between those two areas is explained by James when he says: ‘Just because some of the prisoners may have ignored the basic humanity of their victim, it doesn’t mean that we should take their humanity from them. If we do that, we reduce ourselves to the same level.’

The hope must be that, by treating all people with humanity and dignity, with appropriate regard as to whether they are victim or offender, an example is set for others to follow.

What is the War Cry? The Salvation Army first published a newspaper called the War Cry in London in December 1879, and we have continued to appear every week since then. Our name refers to our battle for people’s hearts and souls as we promote the positive impact of the Christian faith and The Salvation Army’s fight for greater social justice.

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Man versus self Will Smith takes on himself in Gemini Man

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Trading places Soap actress talks about the reality of modern slavery

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‘We do a difficult job in a challenging environment’ Prison Chaplain General on taking faith behind bars

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That’s your funeral!

Celebrating life before death

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Double elb trouble elb Assassin faces up to a younger clone of himself, writes Linda McTurk

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XPERIENCED assassin Henry Brogan (Will Smith) knows that he can be his own worst enemy. And now he is coming face to face with a younger, faster clone of himself who’s out to kill him in Gemini Man, which was released in cinemas on Thursday (10 October).

Henry’s clone is nearly 30 years younger than him with more stamina and greater physical ability. Junior is also a very skilled assassin. Cloned from Henry’s DNA and trained from a young age by paramilitary expert Clay Verris (Clive Owen), Junior knows exactly how to hunt down his targets.

Just before Henry is due to retire, he discovers that the government has a secret and as a result Clay convinces the authorities that Henry needs to be killed. Then he sends Junior after him.

Fear shakes Henry as he faces his clone. Seeing Junior is like ‘seeing a ghost – like every trigger I’ve ever pulled’ he says. But despite their shared DNA, Junior isn’t an exact replica of Henry. He doesn’t share Henry’s past – something Clay sees as an advantage. He says to his protégé: ‘The whole point of this is to give you all of Henry’s gifts without his pain.’

However, Henry knows the sinister truth about Clay and wants to warn

Junior and protect him.

But as Clay sticks close to Junior’s ear, who will Junior listen to – his older self or the man who brought him into Clay (left) has his own agenda for Junior the world and from whom he seeks fatherly affirmation?

Because of his unusual origins, Christians throughout the centuries Junior struggles to make sense of his have taken comfort in the truth that identity and purpose. He wants Clay God knows everything about us and still loves us. One Bible writer, Paul, Our deepest desire speaks about this love of God and his son, saying: ‘God has shown us how is to be fully known much he loves us — it was while we and fully loved were still sinners that Christ died for us!’ (Romans 5:8 Good News Bible). to be a dedicated father to him, to Even though he knew all that people love him and show him who he is do wrong, God sent his son Jesus meant to be. to Earth, to die on the cross and be It is not only Junior who struggles to raised to life for our sake. Because know who he is or where he belongs of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, even in the world. In real life, many of our worst mistakes do not exclude us yearn to be liked by people we us from God’s love. God knows respect and admire. We crave their everything about us and still accepts care and affection and want to know us as his dearly loved children. that we matter to them. Our deepest When we choose to trust God, he desire is to be fully known and fully will show us the depths of his love. He loved. But when we make mistakes will guide us and offer us assurance. and disappoint people close to us, His unconditional love means that we can sometimes find it difficult to whatever our age, and whoever we believe that we are worth knowing or are, we can all have hope for the loving at all. future.

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Hymns and worship on action movie set

A TOTAL of $416 billion n is lost in tax revenue in the global south, which is ‘bleeding the

professional footballer Bruce Dyer nLoveRETIRED has launched his own church, BBC News reports.

Life UK Church started as a small group

of people in January 2018, and has now opened a building in Barnsley.

Bruce (pictured) said that he became a Christian in the late 1990s after struggling with drink and drugs.

‘I hit a really dark patch in life,’ he explained. ‘[But] by the grace of God, Jesus sorted me out.’

He emphasised that the church was designed to help people, adding: ‘We’ve just got a small group of beautiful people; we worship, preach the word, we pray and we have a desire to positively impact the community of Barnsley.’

During his SURVIVORS of last September’s Indonesian earthquake and tsunami are building career, Bruce new businesses thanks to a cash programme run by Christian charity Tearfund. played at a Suparjo and his wife, Ina, joined the programme in March after their home in number of Palu was destroyed. They have since started a small business making banana chips, football clubs which they sell in Palu. The couple now have enough to support themselves and put including money towards repairing their house.

Watford, ‘We lost everything, but we want to continue living,’ said Suparjo. ‘Banana chips Crystal Palace, may not bring a lot of profit, but it’s a steady income.’

Millwall, Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers and Barnsley. He retired from the sport in 2008.

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A CHRISTIAN woman who was transported to a Nazi n death camp for protecting Jewish schoolgirls during the Second World War is the focus of a new exhibition hosted by a Scottish church.

The display at Wigtown Parish Church in Dumfries features photographs, documents, letters and other artefacts relating to Jane Haining, a Church of Scotland missionary who grew up in nearby Dumfries.

Jane worked as a matron at the Scottish Mission school in Budapest, Hungary, which taught Christian and Jewish girls.

She refused to return home after war broke out in 1939, and kept the Jewish girls safe from the Nazis for almost five years until she was arrested by the Gestapo in 1944.

Jane died in the Auschwitz Birkenau extermination camp in Nazi occupied Poland later that year.

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BLACK PANTHER actress Sope Aluko has revealed that there was a ‘church on set’ during the filming of the Hollywood blockbuster.

Speaking to Songs of Praise for a special episode counting down the UK’s favourite hymns, Sope (pictured) said that she and other Christians on set came together for worship sessions.

‘We actually had church on set a number of times,’ she explained. ‘We sang hymns and worshipped the Lord and it was just beautiful.’

At the end of the episode, Songs of Praise announced that ‘Jerusalem’ had been voted the UK’s favourite hymn after thousands of members of the public took part in the online ballot.

poor dry’ according to the author of a new Christian Aid report.

The Trapped in Illicit Finance report found that tax income in countries including Ghana, Zambia and Argentina was lost through corrupt trading, offshore wealth and corporate tax abuses.

Money laundering, under-declaring the value of goods on imports and exports, the illegal drugs trade, unjust investments and bribery all contributed to the total figure.

Within the paper, Christian Aid suggests that the UN should take a more hands on approach to setting the rules for taxing transnational corporations, and establish a regulatory UN tax body.

Lead author of the report and Christian Aid adviser Dr Matti Kohonen said: ‘It is a scandal that poorer nations are losing out on an astounding $416bn a year in public revenues.

‘This is money that could help governments deliver much needed services such as healthcare, education, homes, roads, and climate adaptation initiatives. Put simply, the wealthy are bleeding the poor dry.’

Suparjo and Ina preparing banana chips for sale

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Actress RUXANDRA POROJNICU talks to Sarah Olowofoyeku about how playing a victim of trafficking on Coronation Street taught her about the problem of modern slavery HE residents of a street in Weatherfield T were in for a shock earlier this year when an incident of modern slavery was uncovered.

Coronation Street regular Seb (Harry Visinoni) fell for the new employee at the nail bar, and soon learnt about the horrible conditions in which she was living.

The young handyman started to get suspicious after Alina (Ruxandra Porojnicu), who had recently arrived from Romania, began to behave strangely towards him. She would rush home at a certain time when they were together or would send Seb away from the nail bar.

Seb found out that Alina was not living in a flat as she had told him, but in the nail bar’s dingy backroom. When he confronted her about his discovery, she became scared and secretive. But Seb didn’t back down.

Finally, the truth came out. Alina told Seb that she was indebted to her employer, and needed to remain living in the harsh conditions until the debt was paid off. When Seb told her that she did not need to live like this, she said she had been warned that if she tried to escape, something bad would happen to her family.

‘This is trafficking!’ Seb exclaimed. Eventually Alina’s eyes were opened to her situation, but she was still held by fear and saw no way out. So Seb

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From page 5 she portrayed on Coronation Street.

I met with Ruxandra to find out about her experience of playing Alina, and how it affected her.

The first thing that struck her, she explains, was realising that she and Alina share more than just a native country. ‘To prepare for playing the role, I went back

I learnt that human trafficking can happen under our noses to my own experience as an immigrant,’ she says. ‘Although I cannot compare my living conditions with Alina’s, I know how it is to have the hope that the future is in your hands.

‘When I came to the UK to find work, I found myself in her position. You don’t think too much, you just want to have a job straightaway. You think, “Oh, I can do

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went to the police, who came up with a strategy to set Alina free. But this meant that Seb had to say goodbye to Alina who, after being rescued, decided to return to Romania.

Alina regained her independence, but this is not always the case for many men and women who have been trafficked.

Maybe their captivity has not yet been discovered, or perhaps it has, but they still feel unable to leave because of the fear of what might happen to their family.

Victims of human trafficking can work in nail bars, car washes or homes, and on the surface it may not seem as though they are in danger. But the writers of Coronation Street highlighted the issue, and through Alina and Seb’s story revealed what can be going on beneath the surface.

And the actress who plays Alina is glad to have played a part in the soap’s effort to raise awareness of modern slavery.

Ruxandra Porojnicu is from Romania, the same place as the fictional young woman

Alina and Seb’s story highlighted the issue of modern slavery

that job and I don’t need a contract.”

You want to trust people.’

Ruxandra’s personal experience gave her a little insight into what Alina would be going through, but the actress says that it wasn’t until meeting a victim of human trafficking that she really began to get a picture of the problem.

Coronation Street’s writers consulted The Salvation Army when it came to writing Alina’s storyline.

People from the organisation met with Ruxandra and introduced her to someone who had been through their support system.

‘The girl I met was in her twenties, she was very beautiful and I could tell by the look in her eyes that she’d been through hard times,’ says Ruxandra. ‘I was struck by her willingness to share her experience.

‘I learnt that human trafficking can happen under our noses, to people

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we know, without us having a clue what they are going through. At the start of the meeting I felt very emotional hearing the stories. I had only been thinking of sex trafficking before, I didn’t know it had so many sides – there’s child trafficking, debt trafficking, labour trafficking.’

The Salvation Army provides specialist support for all adult victims of modern slavery in England and Wales through a government contract awarded in 2011.

In that time, it has supported more than 8,000 people.

And Ruxandra admires the work being done. ‘The Salvation Army does so much to get people on the right path,’ she says.

‘I liked the fact that they don’t just send people on their way. They ask whether the people involved would like to stay here, whether they’d like to work or study.

And then they offer their help. That was amazing to hear.’

As well as supporting victims, the organisation is directing its efforts to raising awareness of the issue. For Anti-Slavery Day (18 October), it is running a campaign, #WeAreNotForSale, which urges people to buy, wear and share photos of temporary tattoos.

The barcode design shows how modern slavery turns people into commodities who are bought and sold. All the money made from sales of the tattoo will go towards the Victim Care Fund, which helps adult victims of modern slavery to take the first steps to living independently.

A recent poll highlighted that three quarters of people were not confident that they could spot the signs that someone was being forced to work as a slave in the UK today. The poll also found that a fifth of people were unsure or did not think that individuals are being forced to work as slaves in the UK. Kathy Betteridge, director of The Salvation Army’s antitrafficking and modern slavery work, said: ‘It is vital that people learn to spot the signs of slavery around them, and report what they see so victims can access our network of specialist safe houses and outreach work.’

Ruxandra has joined The Salvation Army’s campaign and believes it is important that the general public are aware, and that they take action on the issue. She is planning to run the London Marathon next year to raise funds and awareness, and she remains optimistic.

She says: ‘When I was reading the feedback from Coronation Street, viewers said they were amazed that it could be happening next to them and they wouldn’t know.

‘But people said at least now they knew how to spot a victim and they were glad that there was a number to call. Many people want to help, so it brought me hope.’

The response to her role and the work of anti-human trafficking and modern slavery charities have encouraged her. ‘It was amazing to know that, yes, there’s so much bad in the world, but at the same time, there’s so much good. What gave me hope was hearing about so many organisations and people who care and fight for people’s rights to be free.’ l The transfers are available to buy, from Salvation Army churches and centres, charity shops and online at sps-shop.com

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Loitering with intent ANDREW STONE

Chaplain General of the Prison Service for England and Wales, the Venerable JAMES RIDGE, describes to Andrew Stone the care given to prison inmates

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I think people should be proud of their faith and who they are

PRISONER spending their first day inside may be surprised to find that one of the first people they will encounter is a chaplain.

By law, every prisoner must be seen by a chaplain within 24 hours of entering the institution. The law also states that any prisoner in segregation and health care must receive a chaplaincy visit as well as all inmates due for release.

With thousands of men and women currently in prison, there are chaplaincy teams working across the system, and heading up those chaplains in England and Wales is Chaplain General the Venerable James Ridge.

‘I have oversight of chaplaincy in 121 institutions,’ he says. ‘I look to ensure that the provision is provided, enabled, encouraged and supported across those prisons.

‘Chaplains do a difficult job in a challenging environment and I think they need someone alongside them to stand up for them and to tell them that they are doing a really good job.’

Even though James is ordained within the Church of England, he is responsible for all prison chaplains including those from a faith tradition other than Christianity. However, he does not believe that responsibility is at odds with his personal beliefs.

‘My main emphasis is that we’re there to care for prisoners and staff of all faiths and none,’ James explains. ‘When we go into prisons we wear two hats – one is to provide spiritual nourishment for people of our own faith and the other is to provide pastoral care. That’s something that doesn’t have a religious boundary.

‘My role is to make sure that provision is equitable.

I make no secret of the fact that I am a Christian – I’m extremely enthusiastic about that. If you are a Christian

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chaplain there is no reason to hide that, but I would say exactly the same to a chaplain of another faith.

‘I think people should be proud of their faith and who they are because that governs what they do.’

While chaplains have statutory responsibilities they have to fulfil within prisons, which includes the provision of religious services, James is keen to stress that their work goes beyond those duties.

‘I often describe prison chaplaincy as being a ministry of loitering with intent,’ he says. ‘Quite often, just being present on a wing can have an effect.

It helps prisoners feel there’s somebody there who cares and who they can talk to.

‘It helps staff because sometimes a chaplain’s presence can calm things down and make things run just that little bit easier. Staff appreciate having someone to talk to as well.

‘Chaplains also become involved in some procedural matters – they might advise the governor on things that you don’t immediately associate with chaplaincy.

‘There was a recent study that said a lot of what chaplains do is not faith specific but that it is motivated by the faith of the individual chaplain. We do what we do because of the faith that we have.’

James is convinced that the work carried out by chaplains is having a

What people don’t realise is any of us could end up in prison positive impact. He also believes that the funding for the chaplaincy service is money well spent.

‘One of the main issues we face as a prison service is that of reoffending – a large number of people who go out through the gates will come back again,’ he says. ‘The cost to the taxpayer is enormous. But a lot of the work that chaplains do is to help prisoners see a different possibility.

‘When a prisoner is released we can contact faith communities to provide

mentoring and someone who will welcome and value that person outside of prison. We’re helping to keep people out of prison and therefore reducing the toll on the taxpayer.

‘But it’s more than finance. There is common decency in saying that whatever a person may have done, they are still a human being and still need a level of care and support. Just because some of the prisoners may have ignored the basic humanity of their victim, it doesn’t mean that their humanity should be taken from them. If we do that, we reduce ourselves to the same level.

‘It’s only by treating people with humanity and dignity that they learn to treat others with humanity and dignity.

‘What people often don’t realise is that any of us could end up in prison at any moment. If any of us have ever driven a car when tired or if we suddenly lose our job and we need to find a way of supporting our family then any of us could end up with a custodial sentence.

‘I always say that there, but for the grace of God, go I.’

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A matter of life and death On World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (12 October), Rev DAVID WILLIAMSON, spiritual care lead at St Leonard’s Hospice, explains to Sarah Olowofoyeku why more people are attending their own funerals

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EOPLE now have the chance to hear the eulogies written about them by holding funerals for themselves while they are still alive.

While living funerals, as they are being called, may sound like a contradiction in terms, the practice is gaining popularity.

For some people it is an opportunity to face up to the inevitability of death and to celebrate their life with friends and family. Others use the practice as a way to gain a fresh perspective on life. Some find that hearing candid words from loved ones has given them a chance to make amends before it is too late and helped them to appreciate those relationships.

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The Rev David Williamson, spiritual care lead at St Leonard’s Hospice in York, has introduced these living funerals to the hospice, calling them ‘celebrations of life’. He believes the ceremony can help patients who are living with terminal illnesses and their loved ones to deal with the reality of death.

‘We’ve got this taboo in our society about death and dying; we’re not good at talking about it,’ he says. ‘But the mortality rate is 100 per cent: we’re all going to die. We need to talk about it, and we need to find new creative and meaningful ways of saying goodbye.’

David says he has performed many funerals during his 30 years as a minister in the Church of England and remarks on the words he has heard about the people who have died.

‘I often ask the person who has given the tribute whether they said it to the person when they were still alive,’ he says. ‘Some have said that they didn’t and wonder if they should have done.’

It’s one of the reasons why he is an advocate for celebrations of life. They provide people with a space to say things to their loved ones while they are still alive – which can sometimes be difficult to do. ‘When a patient goes on to the end-of-life care plan, relatives often come in and sit around the bed and don’t know what to say.’

The celebrations of life offer help with that, David explains. ‘Similar to a funeral, the ceremony can include readings, music, time for reflection and remembering, expressing feelings, and entrusting the person to what is to come next, depending on their beliefs.

‘In Victorian times we made a big show of death,’ he explains. ‘It was much more a part of life. People saw and experienced death, therefore the fear of it was not so prevalent.

Today, somebody dies and the body is whisked away to the morgue.

‘Attitudes today are that nobody’s going to

die. We don’t want to think about death so we keep pushing it aside.

It has become uncomfortable for us to look at death as a part of life,’ he says. ‘We seem fearful of death in our society today and it’s something that needs to be challenged.’ David also believes that the culture’s approach to the body has a part to play.

‘People in their eighties can have new hips and knee joints. We’re always looking at ways of preserving our bodies and stopping them from failing, but perhaps we also need to acknowledge that death happens – that’s what our bodies do.

‘By talking about living funerals and celebrations of life, people can be more

The mortality rate is 100 per cent: we’re all going to die accepting of death,’ he adds. ‘By bringing it out into the open, death might not hold so much fear and anxiety for people.’

But David does not deny that dying is a difficult subject. His work at St Leonard’s hospice has put him in the face of death, day after day, and it has had an impact on him.

‘Before I came into this role, I’d done plenty of bereavement care, conducted funerals and supported people who were dying in my parish,’ he explains. ‘I thought I knew what death and dying was all about. But I had no idea how it would hit me.

‘Working at the hospice has challenged my view of God. I feel there are more questions than answers. In my work I have a patientcentred approach, so if the person wants to

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argue with God, I encourage them to do that and I believe God is big enough to take that.

I still overwhelmingly believe in God’s love, but I have got more questions about God stepping in and sorting things out because I’m faced daily with people who are dying, some at a very early age, with children and families. I don’t know what to say to them sometimes,’ David admits.

‘Sometimes patients ask: “Why me?”

And I often wonder the same thing: “Why isn’t it me there in the bed?” But I happen to be there with them. And I tell them I will be with them and try to accompany them on their journey as far as it goes. That’s what I believe God does with us. He walks alongside us.’

We seem fearful of death in our society today

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Prayerlink YOUR prayers are requested for Andrew, who is caring for his family through a difficult time.

The War Cry invites readers to send in requests for prayer, including the first names of individuals and details of their ­circumstances. Send your requests to Prayerlink, War Cry, 101 Newington Causeway, Lon­don SE1 6BN. Mark your envelope ‘Confidential’.

Becoming a Christian There is no set formula to becoming a Christian, but many people have found saying this prayer to be a helpful first step to a relationship with God Lord Jesus Christ, I am truly sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life. Please forgive me. I now turn from everything that I know is wrong.

Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free.

Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your Holy Spirit.

Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me for ever.

Thank you, Lord Jesus.

Amen Extract from Why Jesus? by Nicky Gumbel published by Alpha International, 2011. Used by kind permission of Alpha International

Nigel Bovey gives chapter and verse on each book in the Scriptures

Malachi HE last book of the Old Testament, T Malachi, was written after the rebuilding of the Temple in 516BC. Malachi’s

will be stubble’. For those who revere God’s name, ‘the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays’ (4:1 and 2). In the light of this, God implores his people to keep the faith (4:4).

prophecy is a mixture of good and bad news.

He starts with the good. Through the prophet, God reminds the people of Israel of God reminds the his love for them.

Then follows the bad news. When it people of Israel of comes to sacrifices, God requires animals that are without defect. But the people are his love for them offering blind, crippled or diseased animals.

God considers this cheating and an insult There is more good news. Before the day (1:6–14). of God’s reckoning comes, he will send a The priests have fallen short of God’s messenger – ‘the prophet Elijah’ (4:5) – to standards. Not only are they allowing sub- prepare the way. The Lord ‘will come to standard sacrifices, but their teaching of the his Temple; the messenger of the covenant, Law is also second-rate (2:1–9). whom you desire, will come’ (3:1).

People are falling back into the old sins.

This reference to the Messiah is the last Despite copious warnings from prophets word from God recorded in the Bible until such as Isaiah, Jeremiah and Hosea, God John the Baptist, the forerunner for Jesus, punished Israel by sending it into exile appears in the wilderness, crying: ‘Prepare because the people had married foreigners the way for the Lord’ (Matthew 3:3). and worshipped their gods. Years later, it is still happening and God is displeased (2:10–16).

In their financial giving, people are shortchanging God and are questioning whether their faith is worth the effort (3:6–15).

Even though the place of worship – the Temple – has been rebuilt, it is the ger, who purity of worship that still needs work‘I will send my messen ing on. Help, though, is at hand. fore me’ will prepare the way be A day is coming when ‘all national Version) (Malachi 3:1 New Inter the arrogant and every evildoer

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Now, there’s a thought!

by Jacqueline Wright

Quick quiz 1. What type of rock has undergone transformation by heat or pressure?

2. Which French impressionist painted Garden at Sainte-Adresse?

3. The CN Tower is situated in which Canadian city?

4. Who plays the title role in the superhero film Black Panther?

5. Which singer had a hit with the song ‘Castle on the Hill’?

6. Who won this year’s Tour de France?

ANSWERS 1. Metamorphic. 2. Claude Monet.

3. Toronto. 4. Chadwick Boseman.

5. Ed Sheeran. 6. Egan Bernal.

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Cartoon characters leave their mark O matter your age, a visit to Disneyland may well result in joining N other excited visitors queuing to meet an animated character ‘in the flesh’. Favourite animals, mermaids and princesses from Disney films

walk around the site, giving fans, young and old, the chance to collect an autograph for their notebook.

There is a strange sense of achievement when a scribble from Donald Duck, Goofy or Tinkerbell is added to your book. And the ultimate signature, of course, is that of none other than Mickey Mouse.

In that environment getting autographs is considered a must-do activity.

After the event however, we might smile to ourselves and question our maturity level.

Even without going to Disneyland, some of us may have secured the autograph of a sports star, singer, or some other notable figure of power and authority. The signature might even be of worth one day.

Most of us, however, will probably never be the ones signing autographs.

As people who aren’t famous, I don’t suppose We each display that many autograph hunters would want our signature. the signature But despite that, there is something that and mark of God makes us special. We are created in God’s image; we are his perfect creations. We may not be on movie screens or in giant sports stadiums, but we are wonderfully unique pieces of craftsmanship. We each display the signature and mark of the God who made and loves us. Crowds may not know who we are, but God does – and that puts immeasurable value on our lives.

One of the many verses in the Bible that supports this truth is written by a man named David, who was once not even considered important by his family. Speaking to God, he said: ‘I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well,’ (Psalms 139:14 New International Version).

We are all valuable because we are part of God’s amazing story and made in his likeness. While thousands may not be queuing up to speak to us, we are all important to God – he loves us and longs to spend time with us.

14 PUZZLES • War Cry • 12 October 2019

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Chastise (9) Digging tool (5) Faulty (5) Bird of prey (5) Stitch (3) For what reason (3) Child’s nurse (5) In poor health (5) Halt (4) Post (4) Eager (4) Speak (4)

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12 October 2019 • WAR cry • WHAT’S COOKING? 15

Tomato tarte tatin

Serves

4

12 large British vine tomatoes, halved 30g butter 1 large onion, sliced 1tsp caster sugar Salt and freshly ground black pepper 500g pack ready-to-roll puff pastry Flour, for sprinkling 2tbsp pesto sauce Basil leaves, to garnish

Roasted tomato couscous with lemon, mint and feta 4 bunches British on-the-vine plum tomatoes 1 red onion, thinly sliced 4tbsp olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 200g couscous 450ml vegetable stock 400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1 lemon, finely grated zest and juice 2tbsp fresh mint, chopped 2tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 200g feta cheese Recipes reprinted, with permission, from the British Tomato Growers’ Association website britishtomatoes.co.uk

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4.

Place the tomatoes in a roasting tin with most of the red onion and sprinkle with 2tbsp of the olive oil. Season with the salt and pepper. Roast for 8-10 minutes and set aside.

Put the couscous into a heatproof bowl and add the stock. Stir and leave for 10 minutes to cook.

Use a fork to fluff up the grains and stir in the chickpeas, remaining olive oil, lemon zest and juice, mint and parsley.

Share the couscous between 4 serving plates and top with the remaining red onion. Crumble the feta cheese on top. Serve each plate with a bunch of the roasted tomatoes.

Serves

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Preheat the oven to 210C/425F/ Gas Mark 7.

Melt the butter in an ovenproof frying pan. Cook the onions for 10 minutes or until soft. Add the caster sugar and cook for another 3 minutes until caramelised.

Remove the pan from the heat.

Arrange the tomatoes in the frying pan, cut sides down, packing them in closely. Season with the salt and pepper.

Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a large 23cm-diameter circle. Spread the pesto sauce on top, and leave a 2cm edge. Put the pastry on top of the frying pan, pesto sauce side down. Tuck the edges into the sides of the pan. Put in the oven and bake for 25 minutes, until risen and golden. Remove and allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes.

Invert the tarte tatin onto a serving plate. Garnish with basil leaves and serve.

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