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TIME and tide wait for no one. So this weekend surfers are rushing to the beach to battle for prizes in the Jesus Surf Classic. The annual event – celebrating its 20th anniversary this year – is a firm favourite in the surfing calendar. Top surfers will be rock-ing up to the North Devon resort of Croyde to take on each other and the elements. But sometimes the elements don’t want to play.

The ‘Jesus’ – as fans call it – should have been run last month, but the sea was more millpond than

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A BBC poll on public perception of the nine-year primacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury has revealed that 46 per cent of people believe Dr Rowan Williams has helped the Church remain relevant to modern Britain.

In response to the findings, Elizabeth Oldfield – director of religion and society think-tank Theos – said that the Archbishop ‘has been an active voice in the public square on a range of pressing social issues … The public continue to value [his] moral and intellectual leadership’.

She went on to say: ‘Increasingly, the role of the Archbishop should be to ask the difficult questions of our leaders and our society. He’s uniquely placed to make the case that faith is part of the solution, not part of the problem. If anything, the next Archbishop ought to be even more political than the last.’

AN emergency response team from The Salvation Army served hot food and drinks to 50 fire-fighters as they worked to put out

a blaze at the Royal Seven Stars Hotel in Totnes, Devon.

Fire crews tackled the fire which started in the hotel kitchen

and spread to the first floor ballroom. Guests were safely evacuated to an hotel in Torquay.

The Salvation Army team sup-ported the firefighters by serving them tea, coffee, burgers and bacon sand-wiches from its emergency vehicle.

Major Denise Brine – who runs the Salvation Army church in Paignton – said the fire crews appreciated the presence of the organisation. She explained: ‘One of the firemen said that morale lifts when The Salvation Army arrives!’

THE Salvation Army’s international website salvationarmy.org has been shortlisted for an award in the Christian New Media Awards, sponsored by Premier Radio.

The organisation’s nomination is for Accessibility, a category which seeks to ensure that the website content is available to everyone, regardless of any disability the

user may have. The Salvation Army website –

relaunched back in March – uses specific colours to avoid creating difficulties for users who are colour-blind and its contents can be accessed by mouse or keyboard.

The awards will take place on Friday 19 October. Premier launched the awards in 2007 to

reward innovation and creativity in the Christian community.

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COMING SOON!The War Cry is going digital. As well as

being available as a newspaper, The War Cry will soon be available as an app.

‘By downloading a free app onto their Apple or android smartphone or tablet, readers will be able to get all the benefits of the War Cry they love in the palm of their hand,’ says the paper’s Editor Major Nigel Bovey.

Major Denise Brine –who runs the SalvationArmy church in Paignton – said the fire crewsappreciated the presence of the organisation. She explained: ‘One of the firemen said that moralelifts when The Salvation Army arrives!’

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THINK-TANK Theos reported that at its annual lecture the Archbishop of Canterbury said individualism corrodes politics, sex and humankind’s whole way of living.

Speaking on the topic ‘The Person and The Individual: Human Dignity, Human Relationships and Human Limits’, Dr Rowan Williams said that society needs to move away from defining people as atomised individuals, detachable from their relationships. He expressed his belief that such a tendency feeds a person’s desire

for the perfect body and career, rather than helping them to nourish deep and personal connections.

As the evening progressed, Dr Williams applauded the Evening Standard newspaper campaign for more apprenticeships in the workplace and critiqued the models of education which view the teacher-pupil relationship as merely information exchange.

The event – held at Westminster Central Hall – was chaired by BBC News presenter Mishal Husain.

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for the one with most power – the one where three or four waves have joined forces.’

But there is more to being a surfer than knowing the theory or looking the part. Lying on a surfboard off the Atlantic coast may look cool, but it is not surfing. There has to come a point of decision. A moment of commitment. A leap of faith.

‘When you see the big wave, you then have to decide quickly whether you’re going to go for it,’ says Phil.

And timing is critical. As holidaytime body-boarders know, commit to a wave too early and it bobs you up and down; commit too late and you miss the ride. Either way, you’re going nowhere.

‘You need to ride a wave before it breaks,’ says Phil. ‘That’s where the power is.’

What else does it take to be able to stand upright on a nine-foot piece of fibreglass on a raging sea? According to Phil, a surfer needs to be a good swimmer, fit, hardy, prepared to train in all weathers and – above all – dedicated.

All of which might seem like a lot of effort for the sake of getting wet. But then that’s where a surfer lifts their eyes a little higher than the water.

‘The thrill of catching a wave is incredible,’ says Phil. ‘Only a surfer knows the feeling. That’s why surf-ing isn’t just a sport – it’s a way of life.’

The same is true for those who, like Phil, follow the man after whom the event is named. For some people, Christianity might seem like a lot of effort – going to church, saying prayers, reading the Bible, being kind to people – for a boring lifestyle.

But that’s not what Jesus offers. He said that he had come to bring life in all its fullness. He came to forgive us our wrongdoing. He came to set us free – from harmful

habits, addictions and the conse-quences of our sin. He offers

to fill us with his power. He offers us a place in Heaven.

Jesus calls us to fol-low him. Jesus calls us to make a decision.

Jesus challenges us to take a step of faith and commit ourselves to him.

Miss out and we’re sunk.

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maelstrom, and before anyone pulled on a wetsuit the organisers pulled the plug. This weekend they’ll be happy with an on-shore breeze and five-foot waves.

Sunshine, for a surfer, is an optional extra. Their eyes are more likely to be on the water than the sky.

‘A surfer is always looking for the swell line,’ Phil Williams of Christian Surfers – organisers of the ‘Jesus’ – tells The War Cry. ‘A wave can start its life up to 6,000 miles away. As they near land, waves catch up with each other. A surfer is looking

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IT is Wednesday morning and still quiet when I meet helper Franda Pekárek. For

two days a week, this young Salvationist works in the church. On the other days, he works at the Army’s national headquarters, which is also in the capital.

Wednesdays in the centre usually start at 7 am when the officer-in-charge, Captain Josef Knoflic

vek, and other church

members meet together to pray. A Bible study is due to start at 10.30 am and slowly people walk

in and get themselves tea and coffee before it begins. Franda tells me that the group won’t be complete this morning because some people are at work and one of the women regulars has had eye surgery. He is planning to visit her later this afternoon.

It is a mixed group. There are men with whom the first contacts were made through the spiritual work in the hostel for homeless people, some community-centre visitors and some church mem-bers. But all are interested in discussing the Bible and how to behave as a Christian in daily life.

At another table a woman is reading a newspaper. ‘I’m not so interested in the Bible,’ she says, ‘but I like to be

here. There is a nice atmosphere, so I often come to drink a cup of coffee before lunch is served.’

After a closing prayer, the attendees of the Bible study mix with people who have arrived for lunch. Some keep themselves to

It is more than 90 years since The Salvation Army started work in what was known as Czechoslovakia. As a result of the Communist takeover in the late 1940s, for 40 years the Army was forced to go underground. Openly active in the Czech Republic since 1990, the Army has nine worship centres, 15 community centres and 22 institutions, including homeless accommodation and a farm rehabilitation project. ATTIE VAN WAGTENDONK visits the community centre attached to the church in Prague

themselves during the meal, while others talk freely.

I ask Josef, who is also in charge of a smaller Salvation Army church and community centre – which I shall be visiting after lunch – about his work.

‘Around 60 people worship at The Salvation Army in Prague on a Sunday morning,’ he says. ‘That is spread over the church here, a smaller church and the hostel. The biggest group is in the hostel.’

I ask if that is because people want somewhere warm to sit.

‘For some, that will be the case,’ he says. ‘But there is also a big group which comes in the summertime, when the weather is nice. Even if people come just to be warm, they hear the gospel and we never know what the result of that will be.

‘There are many people in Prague who need to be converted. As long as

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there are people in Prague – and in our country as a whole – who don’t know the Lord, The Salvation Army has a task and a mission.’

After lunch, I make my way to the community centre at

another Salvation Army church, Prague 3. In the handicraft shop next to the community centre, I meet officer-in-charge Captain Stana Knoflic

vek.

Normally on Wednesday afternoons, Stana has a handicraft workshop for women from the neighbourhood. Today, only one woman has turned up.

‘Maybe they think it is still holiday time,’ says Stana. ‘The schools just started last Monday.’ Most visitors to the handcraft workshop and also to the community centre are elderly.

‘There are a lot of elderly peo-ple living in this neighbourhood and for that reason we have more elderly programmes than programmes for

children,’ says Stana.Just before the summer holidays,

Stana organised a generation day. ‘A class from a primary school

nearby visited the community centre and the elderly people felt blessed,’ she says. ‘Now that the holidays are over, we will be recommencing our usual activities, such as the Happy Old Age Choir, a Bible study group and social

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programmes for older people.’ In the evening I head back to

the main church where Franda and his wife Aja are leading a class which helps people learn about the beliefs and practices of The Salvation Army. It is amazing to see how interested people are and how the more mature Christians help those who are younger in faith.

Franda and Aja are kept busy. As well as working full days on Wednesdays, they also take their turn leading Sunday worship. On Thursdays, they lead weekly Bible study at the hostel.

‘Around 20 to 30 people come every week,’ says Franda. ‘Even sunny weather doesn’t stop them from coming. Some are living in the hos-tel; others live on the streets and only use the night shelter and/or the day centre.

‘The people are hungry for the word of God and appreciate being able to share together in relation to the Bible. We are trying to build a community where people who have little can feel welcome and valued.’

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A CHRISTMAS poster campaign by Christian media group ChurchAds .net has been met with criticism for depicting a crying, weeing baby doll as Jesus, reported the Daily Mail.

According to the paper, the poster – which advertises ‘Godbaby’ – has upset some Christians with its tagline: ‘He cries. He wees. He saves the world.’ The image is to be emblazoned on bus stops, advertising hoardings and newspapers in the run up to Christmas.

While some people have posted their distaste on Christian websites, the Church of England is backing

the campaign, ‘hop[ing] it will make the Christmas story appeal to the younger generation’.

The paper pointed out that one of the advert’s supporters is Bishop of Bradford, the Right Rev Nick Baines. He said: ‘It’s a strong and arresting image. It will surprise

some and disturb others. Which is exactly what the real Jesus did.’

Founder of ChurchAds .net, Francis Goodwin, added: ‘We wanted to use something that would be talked about. We wanted the campaign to have an impact and we will not be changing it.’

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THERE are few more controversial subjects. Abortion is one of those issues on which MPs have a free vote. But voting according to conscience rather than party whip seldom makes choosing what is right any easier.

When the Abortion Act was passed in 1967, the upper limit for termination was set at 28 weeks. In 1990, the limit was reduced by the will of Parliament to 24 weeks.

Last week, women’s minister Maria Miller said that it was ‘common sense’ to lower the legal limit to ‘reflect the way science has moved on’. According to The Daily Telegraph, the figure the minister has in mind is 20 weeks.

This is the same figure that Parliament debated and rejected in 2008. Two years later, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists reported that a foetus does not feel pain – a major argument for those resisting a lower limit – ‘before 24 weeks’.

Politicians are considering a minority. According to the Office of National Statistics, the vast majority of abortions (87 per cent) are carried out by week 13. Two per cent take place after 20 weeks.

ViabilityIn the 22 years since the present

limit was set, medical advances have improved the viability of the prematurely born. But when a woman might have to wait weeks to get a GP appointment, timing becomes, quite literally, vital.

Ultimately, though, abortion is not solely a surgical technique or an act of medical pragmatism legitimised by the State. It is not even about a woman’s right to choose versus the rights of her unborn child. Nor is it about women being liberated.

Abortion is about heartbreak. Abortion is about broken lives. Abortion is about hurting, feeling hopeless and needing help.

Before tinkering with figures, society would do well to help thousands of women who have had abortions find freedom from guilt, trauma and regret.

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‘HOW God got the odd couple together’ was the headline of an article in the Daily Mail, which speculated on the romance between comedienne Catherine Tate and presenter Adrian Chiles.

Journalist Paul Scott wrote that the couple have ‘surprisingly … bonded over a mutual and deep faith in

God’.He went on to

quote a friend of the couple who said: ‘They are both devoutly religious. I’m pretty sure they have also gone to church together from time to time, and they pray together.

‘It’s not something either of them really talks about, but their faith is very important. They’re not happy-clappy or evangelical, they just share a love of God.’

SENIOR chaplain to the waterways Jenny Dibsdall told the Church Times about walking along towpaths and helping boaters who face financial, health and unemployment problems.

In the article, the Salvation

Army captain revealed that there is no average day for a waterways chaplain. She said: ‘You might have a quiet day when you just say hello to everyone you meet. The next time you go out you could meet someone who is desperately

in need. It could be depression, poverty, illness, alcoholism, breakdown of relationships, addiction or bereavement.’

The chaplaincy is ecumenical and part of the Workplace Matters scheme, run by the diocese of St Albans.

A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy was killed and three children wounded after a grenade was thrown into a church Sunday school in Nairobi, Kenya, reported the Daily Mirror.

The paper quoted witness Irene Wambui, who said: ‘We were just worshipping God in church when suddenly we heard an explo-sion and people ran for their lives.’

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THINKING of throwing out items from your autumn wardrobe? Then you might be surprised to learn that according to the recycling organisation WRAP, the annual footprint of an average household’s clothing is equivalent to the weight of more than 100 pairs of jeans, the water needed to fill 1,000 bathtubs and the carbon emissions from driving an average car for 6,000 miles.

This is why it is vital to continue to recycle unwanted clothing through clothing collection schemes, such as that run by Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL).

Each year, some 350,000 tonnes of clothing are

being put into

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SAVING THE PLANET: recycling textiles reduces harmful footprints

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landfill, causing harm to the environment and wasting textiles that can be reused or recycled. Extending the active life of clothes by just three months would lead to a 5–10 per cent reduction each in carbon, water and waste footprints. Donating unwanted clothes to be used by someone else, therefore, not only ensures they don’t go to landfill, but also helps reduce harmful footprints.

Even damaged clothing can be recycled into useful items, such as mattress stuffing and car soundproofing – so there’s really no excuse for not putting any textiles into a collection bin.

SATCoL has more than 5,000 clothing banks across the country, delivers more than 400,000 door-to-door collection bags each week and has more than 150 charity shops – so there are plenty of opportunities to do something valuable with unwanted clothing.

Profits from SATCoL’s clothing recycling scheme are

gift-aided to The Salvation Army for its work in the UK and Republic of Ireland. In the past three years, SATCoL has gift-aided £19.8 million, helping to fund the work of The Salvation Army in homelessness services, elderly care, family tracing and at emergency incidents.

As long as textiles are clean and dry, SATCoL can accept most items. It helps if donations are bagged before being placed in banks. For further information about textile recycling and to find your nearest clothing bank, visit wear2bank.co.uk.

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is re-used overseas, 14 per cent is recycled and 7 per cent is incinerated.More than 5 per cent of the UK’s total annual harmful carbon and water footprints result from clothing consumption.For every tonne of textiles re-used

rather than put into landfill, harmful carbon dioxide emissions are reduced

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Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, more than 800,000 men, women and children are trafficked worldwide every year. Around 77 per cent are women. Nearly 90 per cent are sexually exploited. By trafficking’s very nature, though, such figures can only be an estimate.

‘People who are trafficked are often tricked into their situations,’ explains Anne. ‘Traffickers sell their victims a promise of a better life – perhaps an employment opportunity or a relation-ship. But then the promise is ripped away and the victims find themselves trapped.

‘Sometimes the victims are trapped physically with locks and chains. In

other instances, people are trapped emotionally because they are too afraid to escape. They know that if they try to leave, their families could be beaten or threatened.’

Today human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar business – the world’s highest earning illegal trade, after drugs and guns. This is because people can be sold, resold and resold again. While the traffickers are making money, their victims live in poverty. And poverty is

one of the major factors pushing people into the hands of traffickers in the first place.

‘Poverty makes peo-ple vulnerable,’ says Anne. ‘If people feel helpless and hopeless about the future, and someone comes along and offers them a finan-cial opportunity or the chance of an education, they buy into it. Usually

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ficking can be described as modern-day slavery,’ says Major Anne Read, the Salvation Army’s anti-trafficking response co-ordinator. ‘In 2008, the UK celebrated 200 years since the aboli-tion of the slave trade, but today there are more slaves in the world than ever before.’

Anne explains that traffick-ing affects all kinds of people, in all kinds of places. People are trafficked for different purposes.

‘Victims are recruited, transported and then exploited – and this happens all over the world. Some people are trafficked across borders. Others are trafficked within their own countries. Trafficking mainly involves sexual or labour exploitation, but there are also other types. Some people are traf-ficked for their organs. Children can be trafficked and forced to beg.’

According to sta-tistics from the Home Office and the United

Traffickers sell their victims the promise of a better life

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those same incentives turn out to be the hooks by which they are trapped and abused.’

And it is next to impossible to spot a trafficker. Anne says they may appear to be wealthy and well dressed. They may seem to have a lot of significant contacts in business. They may even be a family member.

‘Often, the traffickers tell a potential victim that they can provide them with certain legal documents, which would enable them to work overseas. All the victim has to do is pay the trafficker a sum of money. To the victim it seems perfectly legitimate, but the documents they are given are false. Once they start work, they become trapped.

‘Debt bondage can also be a problem for many

victims of trafficking. If money has been spent in transporting them to work

overseas, the victims have to pay off a huge debt before being allowed to leave.’

The relationship between trafficker and victim tends to be complicated. Anne says that some victims end up becoming dependent on their traffick-ers.

‘Sometimes the victims are supplied with drugs and alcohol and become addicted. They end up having to depend on their trafficker to meet that need. Traffickers also threaten their victims, saying: “We know where your fam-ily are and if you try to escape, we will

hurt them.” So the victims have to stay put to protect their loved ones. Some victims have been trapped in their situ-ations for such a long time that they feel there is no chance of change.’

Human trafficking is a growing prob-lem. Anne points out that if the situation doesn’t change, trafficking is expected to become the highest-earning illegal trade in the world.

The Salvation Army has been fight-ing against human trafficking since the 1860s.

‘Back then, it wasn’t called human trafficking, but the white slave trade,’ says Anne. ‘The Salvation Army used to rescue trafficked people by putting them into safe houses and helping them to rebuild their lives. Today, we con-tinue to fight against this evil trade. It’s simply what we do.’

Last year, the UK Government contracted The Salvation Army

to manage the support for all rescued victims of human trafficking. That means The Salvation Army receives referrals from the police, the UK bor-der agency, several non-government organisations, social services and health services. Sometimes, victims refer themselves to the organisation for help.

‘We work with 12 partner agen-cies to provide a range of services for male and female victims. Some of the victims we come across need to be placed in a secret location. Others don’t need such a high level of support, but we help them to access legal care, med-ical care and so on.’

The Salvation Army provides a 24-hour helpline for victims of traf-ficking, and it also runs a safe house for female victims of sexual exploitation. It is a place where women can receive help and support to access medical and legal care, counselling and educa-tion. Some of the women take English classes.

‘The house can take in eight women, and we offer them whatever help they need,’ says Anne. ‘We want to help people put their lives back together and give them an independence which will empower them for the future.

‘Many of the women staying with us choose to go home. But if a victim

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‘That’s why we need to pray for them. We need to break the cycle of human trafficking. Praying is some-thing that we can all do.’

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Working long hours? Looking a bit thin or dishevelled?

‘Sexual exploitation of women often happens in very normal houses on very normal streets. Are there a group of women living in a house near you and yet you barely see them coming in or going out?’

Anne advises people that ‘if some-thing doesn’t feel right and they feel suspicious, they should phone the police’.

‘The police are geared to deal with these situations sensitively. And that one phone call could be the means by which someone is rescued.’

It may have been 200 years since the abolition of the slave trade, but the problem of trafficking remains. In some countries, in spite of attempts to eradi-cate it, the business is thriving. Has the world learnt nothing from its own his-tory?

‘While there is poverty, people will be vulnerable, and while people are vulnerable, there will always be oth-ers willing to exploit them,’ says Anne. ‘There are also greedy people in the world; those who don’t value other human beings but treat them as just a commodity to be bought and sold. It’s extraordinary.’

The truth is, Anne says, that all humans are ‘precious in God’s sight. That’s why it’s the aim of The Salvation Army to give people back their self-worth.’

And – although Anne realises this may be hard for people to stomach –

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wishes to stay in the UK, they may choose to make a claim for asylum. Safe-house staff are on hand to accompany the women if they need to be interviewed, or help them to access any legal documents they may have lost. Once a decision has been made, we move the women into independent living, refer them to other support services or help them to return home.’

As well as helping the victims in the safe house, The Salvation Army accesses accommodation for hundreds of others. Members of The Salvation Army volunteer to drive rescued victims from their place of entrapment to a place of safety.

‘It is often during the journey to safety that the victim starts to have their sense of humanity restored,’ says Anne. ‘For once, someone is being kind to them – and not because it is their job to do that – but simply because they care.

‘When I have met rescued victims of human trafficking, most of them tend to be so grateful. They are grateful to their rescuers and to the people supporting them – and many of them are grateful to God as well.’

Although some victims never want to talk about the experi-ence of being trafficked, others want to speak out in the hope that sharing their story will raise awareness. Anne says they want to prevent others from being tricked as they were.

‘Human trafficking is happening all over the UK,’ says Anne. ‘And once we become aware of it,

it is possible to spot potential signs of it. For example, victims of labour exploitation often work in agriculture, so you might see a group of males being picked up in a minibus every day from your street corner and taken to work on a farm. Or per-haps the people being employed to build your driveway could be victims of trafficking. Are they having regular breaks?

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18 October) is a good time to start. The Salvation Army is encouraging its church members to use the Sunday either side of the date to pray for victims of trafficking.

‘We want people to pray for all those affected by human trafficking,’ says Anne. ‘We are also encouraging people to hold fundraising events and to raise awareness of the issue.

‘Another important thing we are try-ing to do is challenge people. Victims are trafficked because there is a demand for whatever services they offer. So people need to look at their own life-style and consider if they are exploiting others. Those who look at pornography,

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pay for sex or buy cheap goods which may have been produced by exploited people are giving fuel to the human trafficking trade.’

Despite the global scale of human trafficking, Anne

remains hopeful that through prayer and social action, people can make a difference in tackling it.

‘We can address the world’s demands for certain types of products by buying fairly traded goods and shopping in charity shops,’ she suggests. ‘We can support the Salvation Army’s Cut It Out campaign by contacting newspaper and website editors and asking them to stop publishing adverts which promote sexual services.

‘And we should never underestimate the power of prayer. We need to keep believing that God really can do the impossible.’

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3. Jerusalem and Globe are types of what vegetable?

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5. What is the ‘perfect score’ in a game of ten-pin bowling?

6. Complete the saying: If you play with fire…?

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done by, unappreciated and overlooked – whether it’s being passed over for an expected promotion, not receiving an invitation to a neighbour’s party, or being let down by friends. Some of us shrug it off as part of life’s experience. But others find it harder to forget what they regard as a personal slight. They allow a festering resentment to sour relationships, cause trouble and even rule their lives.

We aren’t told whether the elder son came to terms with his brother’s return. But we do know that he received his father’s strong assurance that he was loved and valued every bit as much as the ‘lost’ son.

To know that we are loved and valued by God, despite all

our faults and failings, is the greatest knowledge we can

ever have.

Next week: A loving father

EVER felt unappreciated? Then you’ll understand exactly how the elder brother feels in the story of ‘The Prodigal Son’ told by Jesus.

A quick recap: the younger son went off with his share of the family inheritance. When the money ran out and things got tough he returned home to beg for a job, but his father was so glad to see him that he threw the biggest of family parties.

The elder brother returned from a hard day’s work to discover the prodigal son receiving a hero’s welcome. That was the last straw. He was the one still dutifully toiling away in the heat and the dust, covering the work of his fun-loving brother. And now the little upstart was back, probably after more money … over his dead body!

Suddenly, all those years of feeling hard done by burst into full-blown anger and resentment. The elder brother ‘stalked off in an angry sulk and refused to join in. He said to his father: “Look how many years I’ve stayed here serving you, never giving you one moment of grief, but have you ever thrown a party for me and my friends?” (Luke 15:28, 29 The Message).

Be honest. There are times when we all feel hard

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I LOVE flowers. However, I prefer to see them growing in fields or gardens rather than in a vase. Perhaps this is because when it comes to flower arranging, I lack flair.

In Victorian times, flowers were often used to express a person’s feelings. The blooms chosen were able to convey emotions that were deemed inappropriate to voice.

Today, people tend to give flowers on special occasions, such as birthdays and Valentine’s Day. At funerals, flowers provide a visible mark of love, respect and remembrance for a departed loved one.

On my 60th birthday on holiday in America, I received a delivery of the most beautiful basket of flowers at the hotel where I was staying. It was sent by my three children and their families. It wasn’t the flowers – beautiful as they were – that thrilled me, but the love and thoughtfulness they conveyed.

Whatever the situation, it seems that flowers always ‘say’ something, just by their presence. They can convey a mood or emotion.

When he was trying to teach the crowds about the pointlessness of worrying, Jesus turned to flowers:

‘Can worry make you live longer? Why worry about clothes? Look how

the wild flowers grow. They don’t work hard to make their clothes … God gives such beauty to everything that grows in the fields … He will surely do even more for you’ (Matthew 6:28–30 Contemporary English Version).

After recognising the beauty of untended flowers, Jesus then went on to say just how much more his Father God loves and cares for us. He pointed out that such vastness of love means we need never be anxious about anything.

God’s love does not wither away at the end of each season. His willingness to forgive is not just for special occasions. The beauty, generosity and grace of God are available all year round.

Flowers always say something. They can convey a mood or emotion

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Method:Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas

Mark 5. Place the gammon steaks on a baking tray, moisten with a spray of water, then cook for 20–30 minutes.

In a small pan, melt the butter over a low heat, then stir in the flour. Gradually whisk in the milk and cook for 2–3 minutes. Stir regularly to ensure the sauce has no lumps. Season the sauce and stir in the parsley and cheese.

Remove the gammon from the oven and pour the sauce over the top. Garnish with a pineapple slice and some parsley and serve with vegetables.

Serves 2

I’M Michael Darracott; I have been an executive chef in several large establishments in charge of cooking for 200-plus people. I have also written a number of books. It gives me great pleasure to offer my recipes in The War Cry.

I invite readers to send in recipe ideas, to be considered for publication here. I would also like to offer help with any cooking-related problems you have. So send in your question and, if it is selected, an answer will be published on this page.

Email your recipes and questions to chefmike56@chefmikedarracott.com

Ingredients:

2 x 210g gammon steaks

For the sauce

30g butter

30g flour

250ml milk

1tsp parsley, finely chopped

60g mature Cheddar cheese, grated

2 pineapple rings, to garnish

1513 October 2012 The War CryWhat’s cooking?

Ingredients:For the pastry50g butter, cubed 2tsp caster sugar115g plain flour, siftedPinch of salt1–2tsp milkFor the filling30g caster sugar2 small eggs140ml creamZest and juice of 1 small lemon1 small square of chocolate, grated2 strawberries

Lemon custard tarts

Method:Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. To make

the pastry, cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl, then add the flour and rub together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the salt and milk to the bowl and knead to form a dough. Place the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Take 2 individual portion-sized metal pastry cases, line with a little butter and then cover with the rolled out pastry. Blind bake for 10 minutes.

To make the filling, place the eggs and sugar into a bowl and beat together. Warm the cream over a very low heat, then add to the egg mixture. Add the lemon zest and juice and mix gently.

Pour the custard tart mixture into each pastry case, then return to the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Garnish each tart with a strawberry and some grated chocolate.

Serves 2

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episode is such a big thing. I am absolutely terrified. I’m most nervous about messing it up for someone else. Once you have made the mistake there is no second chance.’

Her trepidation makes sense. If the cast make a mis-take on air, they can’t do

another take to get their words or actions right. Any big blun-ders could be remembered for a long time.

But offscreen, life can follow a different story.

If we turn to Jesus, we will find forgiveness for the times we slip up. When we say the wrong words, causing hurt to people, Jesus will help us change our character.

When a woman caught in adultery met Jesus, he gave her the chance to put her life straight. Instead of condemn-ing her as others did, he said: ‘Go, but do not sin again’ (John 8:11 Good News Bible). And the woman went on her way, a new person.

Whatever things we have done wrong, Jesus can offer us a fresh start to put them right. Is it time to follow his direc-tion?

HappyIT may be going live – but it’s going to end in death. To mark Emmerdale’s 40th birthday, ITV1 is broadcasting a live episode of the soap in which one much-loved character is scheduled to meet their Maker. Viewers can find out who by tuning into the one-hour special next Wednesday (17 October).

As the soap’s anniversary week gets under way, it’s an exciting time in the Yorkshire village. Babies are being born and couples are getting wed.

Happy couple Katie and Declan are celebrating their mar-riage with a fairytale wedding, but Chastity is worried that her own ceremony won’t go without a hitch. Will ex-fiancé Carl reveal Chas’s past affair to future husband Dan?

Meanwhile, other female residents are also having a big day – by giving birth. Gennie and Nikhil are excited to meet their firstborn, but Debbie knows her childbirth is under less cheerful circumstances. She is having her baby boy to try to save her ill daughter, Sarah, who has leukaemia.

As the cameras get ready to roll, the actors are getting nervous. Charley Webb – who plays Debbie – says: ‘The live

birthday?

If the cast make a mistake, they can’t do another take to get their words or actions right

Chastity prepares to exchange vows with Dan