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Editorial STORY
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REGULARS 4 YOUR SAY
Relationship restored
8-13 F E AT U R E S 15-21 REAL APPEAL
From footwashing to fundraising, The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal was again a huge success with the public digging deep 24-25 BREAKFAST TIME
There’s nothing like a good brekkie to get your day started, just ask the children who attend the community breakfast at The Salvation Army’s Centennial Lodge homelessness crisis centre in Cairns 32-33 OUR MAN IN CANBERRA
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Major Kelvin Alley explains his role as The Salvation Army’s link to Parliament House
5 TC@PIPELINE 26 INSIDE SALVOS LEGAL 28-29 ARMY ARCHIVES 30-31 WWJV
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35 SOUL FOOD 37-47 COALFACE NEWS 48-49 PROMOTED TO GLORY
The Salvation Army WILLIAM BOOTH, Founder
Cover photo Shairon Paterson
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Australia Eastern Territory 140 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000 James Condon, Commissioner Territorial Commander Bruce Harmer, Major Communications and Public Relations Secretary Managing Editor Dean Simpson Graphic design Kem Pobjie Ceslav Cehovskih
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reedom. What images spring to mind when you hear this word? For many, it may represent something personal, for others something political or historical, or perhaps simply the name of a furniture store. The first time the word really hit home for me was in a cinema on the other side of the world. I was living in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the movie was Braveheart. Sitting among a packed audience, I was witnessing Aussie Mel Gibson play the role of one of Scotland’s greatest heroes, William Wallace. Wallace had dedicated his life to the pursuit of independence for his people, who had been dominated by a tyrannical English king in the late 14th century. Having been captured and in the throes of being tortured by his English enemies in London, he screamed out in a final anguished breath ... “Freedom!” Several seconds passed before some in the cinema clapped, others shed tears, but most sat in silence as the word washed over them, summing up not only the gutwrenching theme of the movie, but the power of the word and how it portrayed the patriotic mindset of an oppressed people at that time in history. For Americans, the word freedom means the fourth of July: Independence Day. And it is celebrated passionately each year with fanfare. Freedom is also associated with William Wilberforce, a radical leader of the movement to end the slave trade at the turn of the 17th century. Nelson Mandela’s inspirational book Long Walk To Freedom encapsulates one man’s life dedicated to the abolition of apartheid in South Africa.
The Australia Eastern Territory gears up for the Freedom Celebration at Olympic Park in Sydney’s west
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A freedom worth celebrating
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For Christians, however, freedom is not a concept, it is a person. The person of Jesus, who lived, died and was resurrected to secure our freedom by restoring us to relationship with God. Among Jesus’ first words as he began his ministry were from the prophet Isaiah: “He has sent me to proclaim freedom to the prisoners ... to set the oppressed free” (Luke 4:18). The apostle Paul wrote of Jesus: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1). And faith in Jesus results in just that – freedom from everything that keeps us from living life to the full. The Salvation Army has officially adopted the word freedom in a new campaign to inform the public of who we are and what we’re about. The mandate is clear: “The Salvation Army is about people finding freedom. From our beginnings in London’s east end in the 19th century, we’ve been passionate about advancing God’s kingdom and seeing people find freedom through community, freedom through action, and freedom through faith in Jesus.” The word holds hope to those whose lives have been shattered, to those trapped by addictions, to those bound in lifestyles that cause pain and hopelessness. On 6-7 September, The Salvation Army community will gather under the banner of freedom at Olympic Park in Sydney. The Freedom Celebration will be a vibrant festival of colour, celebrating the arts with concerts, musicals, food, fellowship, and inspiring messages. I urge you to come along and celebrate your freedom in Christ. Dean Simpson Managing Editor
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