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WAR CRY Issue No 7500
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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INFO 2 • War Cry • 14 November 2020
EDITOR From From the editor’s desk
DID you know that reading a magazine could change your life? That SINGING good for you. So claim say scientists quoted on the but in might seemislike an outrageous from a magazine editor, BBC Future website. experts saidwho thathad singing this week’s War Cry weThe meet someone that can very boost experience. our moods and sense social connection. Cally Magalhães was of lying on her bed in Milton Keynes, reading Perhaps itwhen is with benefits mind street that people been a magazine, shethese saw an articleinabout kids inhave Brazil. joining online choirs during lockdown. In this week’s issue, the She read that they would sleep under the streets in the tunnels and War Cry’s Sarah Olowofoyeku joins and a virtual rehearsal thewhen London sewers for safety from paedophiles the police, butofthat the International Gospel Choir to discover for herself the pleasures heavy rains came, they would drown in their sleep. people found ofChristian, singing alone, yetthat together with others. Cally, ahave committed decided she could not stay in her Meanwhile Austen Hardwick has found similar value in running. comfortable home and believed that God wanted her to move halfway This week’s Warto Cry also America includesto anhelp interview the marathon across the world South those with children. runner who found thatlater, his sport helped him to regain hishelping life after More than 25 years Cally is still working in Brazil he suffered while early forties. young peoplethree who strokes are finding lifeinahis struggle, including those who are However, it was not only running that helped Austen’s recovery. imprisoned. His Christian played a vital in him taking a positive ‘I didn’t wantfaith to be one of thosepart Christians that went to church approach to all that he faced. on Sunday and was back to normal on Monday,’ Cally tells us. And I was in hospital,’ Austen says,has ‘I asked Godevery to take her ‘When life story clearly shows that her faith impacted daywhat and I was going through and to transform me through it.’ every part of her life as she looks to help others. Christians thatChristian God canwho takeworks any situation or anything Seren Boyd believe is another for the good of people that they do or face and use it to make a positive impact in others’ in other countries. She works for Toilet Twinning, a campaign run by lives or their own. Thatsafe hassanitary been the experience of painter Tearfund that provides facilities to some of the Oliver 4.2 billion Pengilley. people in the world who wouldn’t otherwise have them. Oliver had developed a successful career an artistinwith ‘As a Christian organisation, we believe veryasstrongly the some of his work selling for significant sums of money. But, as he tells importance of restoring people’s lives, standing against poverty and the War Crytheir thisdignity,’ week, he grew recognising she tellsfrustrated. us in an interview in this week’s ‘I didn’t see the meaning of it,’ he says. Now he travels to issue. churches overtothe to paintperson, pictures during worshipconditions You don’tallhave beworld a particular living in certain sessions and his faith-based artwork has helped other peopleofinyour or specific places in the world to experience God’s restoration their own faith journey. life. Anyone is able to turn to God and have their life changed – it’s an It is an amazing truth thattoGod opportunity that is available all. can take any skill a person has or any situation they are facing and can transform it into something that can change their lives and the lives of the people around them.
Contents
What is The Salvation Army?
FEATURES 3
Frank recollections
TV drama plays back events of 50 years ago
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Flushed with success
The difference toilet twinning can make
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Dramatic changes behind bars
Former performer’s work with prisoners
10 ‘It was my best chance to live’
How one man recovered from addiction
REGULARS
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Team Talk
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Out of the Mouth of Babes
14 Puzzles 15
War Cry Kitchen
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Front-page picture: BBC/McQueen Limited/ Des Willie
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