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WAR CRY Issue No 7478
Editor: Andrew Stone, Major Deputy Editor: Philip Halcrow Production Editor: Ivan Radford Assistant Editor: Sarah Olowofoyeku Staff Writer: Emily Bright Staff Writer: Claire Brine Editorial Assistant: Linda McTurk Graphic Designer: Rodney Kingston Graphic Designer: Mark Knight Email: warcry@salvationarmy.org.uk The Salvation Army UK Territory with the Republic of Ireland 101 Newington Causeway London SE1 6BN Tel: 0845 634 0101 Helpline: 020 7367 4888 Subscriptions: 01933 445445 (option 1, option 1) or email: subscriptions@satcol.org Founder: William Booth General: Brian Peddle Territorial Commander: Commissioner Anthony Cotterill Editor-in-Chief: Major Mal Davies Published weekly by The Salvation Army ©The Salvation Army United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland ISSN 0043-0226 The Salvation Army Trust is a registered charity. The charity number in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 214779, in Scotland SC009359 and in the Republic of Ireland CHY6399. Printed by Walstead Roche Ltd, St Austell, on sustainably sourced paper
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EDITOR From the editor’s desk
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Contents
What is The Salvation Army?
FEATURES 3
Pupils get stars in their eyes Celebrities stand in for teachers
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A brush with faith Artist draws on his beliefs
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‘I had to learn to walk again’ Runner overcomes three strokes
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Online harmony At a virtual choir rehearsal
10 Learning through lockdown Head teacher keeps her students engaged REGULARS 12
Team Talk
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Now, There’s a Thought!
14 Puzzles
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War Cry Kitchen
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