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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.
WAR CRY Issue No 7513
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 • 20 February 2021
EDITOR From the editor’s desk
THE Archbishop of Canterbury said taking part in it was a way of loving your neighbour. Politicians have said its roll-out is the route out of lockdown. And in this week’s War Cry NHS nurse and Salvation Army minister Daniel Holland says the vaccination programme is the only way society can get Covid-19 under control. Daniel tells us how, during the first wave of the pandemic, he returned to his former profession as a nurse to care for people taken into hospital with the virus. While he was caring for them, Daniel himself contracted Covid and needed hospital care to help him recover. Now Daniel is part of the national vaccination effort that has already resulted in millions of people receiving their first jab. After his personal experiences, Daniel is keen to see as many people as possible receive a vaccine. ‘It should mean that they won’t become very sick, need critical care or die,’ he tells us. ‘Getting vaccinated might sound scary,’ he adds, ‘but it’s the only way we can get on top of this virus.’ As well as working as a nurse, Daniel has continued his ministry in The Salvation Army, working with people who are experiencing homelessness. The two roles have overlapped as Daniel has administered vaccinations to people living in the church and charity’s homelessness centres in London. His actions are part of The Salvation Army’s support of the vaccination programme as it joins with other churches to encourage people to spread the good news of the Covid vaccines. The vaccines will save lives and protect others. After many months of people across the UK – and the entire world – feeling afraid and worried about the pandemic, these simple injections are giving much-needed hope. If you are invited to receive a vaccine, please consider taking it to save lives. The sooner that we are all vaccinated, the safer we will all be, and the future can look brighter for us all.
CONTENTS
What is The Salvation Army?
FEATURES 3
If music be the food of love Film tells singer’s true-life romance
5 Animal magic How pets are helping their owners through lockdown 6
Injecting some hope NHS nurse’s coronavirus experience
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A house through time Has archaeologist discovered Jesus’ home?
REGULARS 12
Team Talk
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Wisdom in the Words
14 Puzzles 15
War Cry Kitchen
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