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WAR CRY Issue No 7502
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 • 28 November 2020
EDITOR From From the editor’s desk
THE Fairtrade mark on produce such as chocolate, tea, bananas and SINGING is goodsight for you. So say scientists quoted on the coffee is a familiar to shoppers pushing their trolleys round the BBC Future Buying website.goods The experts that singing boost supermarket. with thesaid mark means thatcan consumers our moods and sensesome of social connection. know they are helping of the poorest people in the world to Perhaps is with benefitsthey in mind that people have been receive a fairitprice forthese the produce supply. joining online choirs during lockdown. In this week’s issue, the In The origins of the fair trade movement go back many decades. Warweek’s Cry’s Sarah Olowofoyeku joins virtual rehearsal of the London this War Cry we speak to Joea Osman, who spent 40 years International Gospel Choir to discover for herself the pleasures at the forefront of that campaign when he worked for the company people have found of singing yethow together withtoothers. Traidcraft. In the interview, Joe alone, explains its work ensure there Meanwhile Austen Hardwick has found similar value in running.and were better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability This week’s War Cry also includes interview world with the marathon fair terms of trade for workers in thean developing was founded runner who found that his sport helped him to regain his life after on the Christian principles of love and justice. he suffered strokes while in his early forties. ‘There wasthree a great deal of injustice,’ Joe tells us. ‘Commodities However, it was not only running that helped recovery. would make their way from developing countries Austen’s to the West in a His unjust Christian faith played a vital part in him taking a positive very manner.’ approach that he faced. today. In this week’s issue we also Traidcrafttoisall still campaigning ‘When I was in hospital,’ ‘I asked God to take report on how it has teamed Austen up with says, 18 other organisations to what I was going through and to transform me through it.’ produce the Injustice Advent Calendar. During December, the online Christians believe that can taketoany situation or anything resource will encourage itsGod subscribers engage in quick tasks that they do or face and use it to make a positive impact others’ designed to help ‘make the world a better place’. The tasksininclude lives or about their own. has been over the experience of painter thinking their That use of plastic Christmas and leavingOliver a Pengilley. saucer of water out for bees. Oliver had a successful career an artist with some Traidcraft is developed one of many organisations that,asmotivated by Christian of his work selling for significant sums of money. But, as he tells principles, has made a significant impact for good on communities in theUK War Cryaround this week, he grew frustrated. the and the world. Another is The Salvation Army, which ‘I didn’t see the meaning of it,’ he says. Now he travels to produces this magazine. churches the world to paint pictures during This yearallinover particular, Salvation Army centres and worship other church sessions and his faith-based artwork has helped people given in communities have been at the forefront of much ofother the support owninfaith totheir people the journey. wake of the coronavirus restrictions. They have It is to anbring amazing truth love that God can take anytoskill looked Christian and compassion all.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
O mother!
JD faces family problems in Netflix film
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Social service
The vicar who preaches on Instagram
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Working for a better deal
The early days of the fair trade campaign
remembered 10 Musical connections
How Aled Jones has combined faith and singing
REGULARS
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Team Talk
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Bible Series
14 Puzzles 15
War Cry Kitchen
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