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In the line of fire THE LIFE OF A 21ST-CENTURY FIREFIGHTER
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HOW much longer? That is the question occupying the thoughts of many people at the moment. We have wondered when lockdown will end and we can return to ‘normal’ life. We all hope it will be safe to do so soon. It can be difficult to stay hopeful for the future when every day we hear the numbers of people in hospital with the coronavirus and, tragically, those dying with it. However, the back page of the War Cry this week reminds us of some words from the South African archbishop Desmond Tutu, who said: ‘Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.’ At the War Cry office, we have heard over the past few years about our back pages being cut out and put up in prison cells, on church noticeboards and in workspaces. Now some of our readers are placing them in their windows to give hope and inspiration to people going past as they take their daily exercise. Displaying a back-page poster is something we can do to cheer and encourage other people as we all wait to see what the future will hold. Why not give it a try?
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Old times’ sake Celebrity pensioners explore retirement abroad in reality TV show
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‘At 26, I had a stroke and nearly died’ A survivor’s story
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International Firefighters’ Day An insight into life-saving work
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You’ve got app friend The tech that alerts supporters when people are having a bad day
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Tooth fairy brings people home How a young boy’s generosity inspired a housing project
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Browsing the Bible
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Out of the Mouth of Babes
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War Cry Kitchen Front-page picture: KAY ZIEBA, courtesy of the British Firefighter Challenge
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ITH years of glamorous but hard work under their belts, a group of celebrities scope out a retirement home away from home 6,000 miles away. In The Real Marigold Hotel on BBC One, the eclectic bunch of stars travel to India to see if it is a place where they would want to live out their golden years. The four-part series began on Thursday (30 April) when former Bond girl Britt Ekland, Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne, fashion designer Zandra Rhodes, comedian Paul Chuckle, cricket commentator Henry Blofeld, EastEnders actor John Altman, actress Susie Blake and singer Barbara Dickson met at the airport to start their monthlong travels. On arrival at Chennai, the group were met by the hustle and bustle of India before making the journey to the coastal city of Puducherry. Despite the initial bumps in the road, the stars made it in one piece to their accommodation by the sea – the Gratitude. After receiving a colourful and warm welcome, which included a home-cooked meal from their host with ingredients fresh from her farm, the celebs settled in for the night. Over the next few days, the eight almost-retirees explored various parts of life abroad to see what it could offer
Older British celebs get the lie of the land in BBC series, writes Sarah Olowofoyeku them in the years to come. Duncan, a yoga enthusiast, headed to a rooftop yoga class, and encouraged novice John to join him. Susie and Henry investigated the potential health benefits of living in India when they visited an Ayurvedic doctor. Susie was pleased with the results of the alternative treatment to her bad knee. However, Paul became well acquainted with the bathroom after an upset stomach. While the trip to India was an opportunity for the travellers to think about what their lives might look like in the future, it also provided them with a chance to reflect on their past. Looking back on making the series, however, octogenerian Henry said: ‘I didn’t have the time or inclination to reflect on the past, the present or the future. I was enjoying the present so much.’ Perhaps Henry has the right idea. It is easy to be so preoccupied with plans for the future or to be held back by thoughts of our past. Sometimes it can lead to anxiety, and the hours that we spend worrying about things that have happened or may happen can stop us living in the present. In a time such as now, worries about
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the future seem even more pressing – but people have fretted whatever the century. When Jesus spoke to his followers, he said to them: ‘Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself’ (Matthew 6:34 New International Version). Jesus reminded them that they had a Father in Heaven who would take care of all their needs. If we choose to be followers of Jesus today, the same is true. God deals with our past by forgiving our wrongdoing, and he gives us hope and assurance for the future so that we can enjoy the adventures of life with him right now. Scoping out a life with God is a golden opportunity. Will we pass it up?
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Stroke Awareness Month, which started this week, aims to highlight stroke prevention and treatment, as well as raise funds for research and support for survivors. To mark the month, KATHERINE WOLF, who almost died from a brainstem stroke, tells Emily Bright how she has worked to grow through the trauma
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S she grappled with a splitting headache and nausea while making lasagne 12 years ago, Katherine Wolf sensed the room of her Malibu home start to spin. When she sat down, it felt as if all the blood in her body rushed into her head. She could barely breathe. Katherine called out to her husband, Jay, in fear that something was seriously wrong. As he ran to her, she slumped to the floor. Jay’s trembling fingers fumbled over the phone as he dialled 911. Katherine was having a stroke. In her case it was triggered by bleeding on the brain, but strokes can also be caused when the blood supply is cut off to part of the brain. Symptoms include a sudden weakness or numbness on one side of the body, slurred speech, blurred vision, memory loss, confusion, dizziness or a sudden fall. ‘I was a totally normal 26-year-old mum with a 6-month-old baby,’ Katherine says. ‘I had no health problems, no medical history – nothing. But out of nowhere I had a massive brainstem stroke and nearly died.’ After 16 hours of surgery at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, Katherine’s life was saved. Her doctor warned her family that parts of her brain had been sacrificed to save her life, adding that it was likely that she would be completely paralysed and live in a vegetative state. But amazingly, within two days of her stroke, she opened her eyes and was responsive. Katherine was determined to continue defying the medical odds, and worked as hard as she could on her recovery. Nonetheless, a long road to even leaving hospital lay ahead. ‘I did 18 months of physical therapy before I was able to walk on my own, and almost a year of swallowing therapy before I was able to eat food again,’ she recalls. ‘Then, after almost two years of being in a hospital setting, I was able to leave. ‘However, as a result of my stroke, I remain severely disabled. I’ve had
INTERVIEW her in everything she does, which includes public speaking and Christian ministry. She and Jay run a summer camp that supports families with disabilities. Katherine has also co-written two books with Jay, Hope Heals and Suffer Strong. In the latter, they reflect on what they’ve learnt from the years since her stroke. Within the book, Katherine highlights that, although physical healing is important, the healing of our minds is just as significant. While acknowledging the pain of her suffering, she is encouraged by a psychological phenomenon which suggests that people can become stronger as a result of Katherine with her husband, Jay, trauma. and children, James and John ‘You normally hear about posttraumatic stress, which is entirely real and legitimate. I’ve had some. However, when trauma happens there is also an opportunity to 11 surgeries since and a lot of ongoing engage in growth as a result of it. problems.’ ‘Researchers are seeing over and over Katherine says that throughout her again that some people don’t just build toughest times, her Christian faith has resilience and get back to the mental been her anchor. place where they were before, but actually ‘My faith informed how I saw my life, recovery and everything. It provided hope. go past it and grow because of their experiences. I would say my relationship with God has ‘Redefining how you think changes how you experience everything. You become My faith informed how a different kind of person. You have a different character because of what you’ve I saw my life, recovery seen and how you view the world.’ and everything Looking back on her own trauma, Katherine says: ‘My heart was broken more than anything that didn’t work on my body. been deepened through this.’ I couldn’t believe that this had happened She adds that she can relate to God to me, and that this was my life now. because she believes that he experienced ‘But I was able to work through my suffering through the life and brutal death emotions and process them. In that time, of his Son, Jesus. I believe that God healed my soul. I was ‘When Jesus embodied human flesh, taken from being broken to seeing this he dignified our experiences, our body as a new assignment that God had given and our suffering,’ she says. ‘His body to me. has been through suffering too, and ‘I believe that God is in my suffering. I do that’s very important, to know that our not think that he caused or manufactured Saviour has been here too and been it. But I think when suffering does come, hurt by the world.’ God walks us through it.’ Katherine’s faith continues to inspire
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In the run-up to International Firefighters’ Day (4 May), when people are encouraged to honour those who carry out the potentially dangerous work of tackling fires and remember those lost in the line of duty, ANDY GILMOUR-JONES tells Sarah Olowofoyeku about helping people to stay safe
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LIDING down poles, rescuing cats from trees and running into burning buildings. Those are the activities often associated with firefighters. But Andy Gilmour-Jones, who has worked in the fire service in Warwickshire for two and a half years, says that his working day consists of many other activities. ‘There’s a lot of community work,’ he tells me. ‘People assume firefighting is sitting around, maybe playing darts and responding to fires when they come, but that’s not the reality.’ ‘We do school assemblies about fire safety, and go to all the businesses in the area. That benefits us as we find out what their layouts are like, how many staff they have and any access codes. So if we had to turn up there, we’d know how many people we might expect or if there was anything that could hurt us when we go in. We assist them by checking fire extinguishers and alarm systems and making sure exits are clearly signed.’ Firefighters also go into people’s homes to fit smoke alarms, free of charge. ‘We mainly focus on the vulnerable, but anyone can use the service. We explain why and how smoke alarms are used, as well as giving other safety tips.’ Andy explains that the role has changed since preemptive measures were brought in during the 1980s and 1990s. ‘Firefighting used to be more reactive,’ he says. ‘There were a lot more call-outs, but there didn’t need to be. Smoke alarms just weren’t as common, electrical safety standards were way lower than they are now and people’s general understanding wasn’t there.’ But accidents still happen – and not all of them end well, as Andy recalls: ‘My shift had been quite stressful. As well as car crashes and fires, we often help the police with a missing person’s report and, for a couple of hours, we had been helping to search for a young girl. We were back at the truck, deciding where to go next when a call came in of a crash. We were already working overtime and our boss asked us if we wanted to respond or if we were done. We said that of course we’d go. ‘So we went from the search, straight to the incident. A motorbike had collided with a lorry, and the rider was stuck underneath one of the lorry’s tyres. We managed to free the passenger on the bike, but the
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Andy taking part in the British Firefighter Challenge
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the flame rider didn’t make it.’ I ask Andy whether firefighters feel sufficiently prepared for those types of incidents, or if they ever can be. ‘At training school we are told that we’ll see some distressing things,’ Andy responds. ‘But it affects each person in different ways. One of the crew commanders on the motorbike job had a motorbike himself. He didn’t ride for a couple of months afterwards, because it shook him up. ‘For me, searching for the little girl was more distressing, because my younger sister has Down’s syndrome and I remember the panic on a number of occasions in my childhood when she wandered off and went missing. She was always fine, but at the time of the job I was aware that a family was feeling that same panic.’ Andy points out that the fire service does provide support for its employees. ‘Whenever we go to an incident where there is a death, we get a letter from the occupational health team, offering us help if we want it. Before we leave every incident, whoever is in charge will make sure everyone is okay. Then back at the station we have a casual chat – those informal ones are often the best.’ Working 12-hour shifts and going through such highpressure situations forges a bond between colleagues. Support is also found within the international firefighting community through events such as the British Firefighter Challenge, in which Andy has competed for the past two years. But it isn’t just his fellow firefighters who help him. Andy grew up in a Christian home and became more secure in his faith when, in his late teens, he decided to wrestle with the questions he had over his father dying at a young age. ‘I was struggling to know how a God of love would let my dad go through an illness and eventually die,’ he admits. ‘Over time I came to see the nature of God, who is loving and good in every circumstance, even if you don’t see that immediately. I was able to find comfort, strength and understanding from God.’ Now he can call on his faith in any situation – including his work. ‘Every time we’re on the way to a job that looks like it could go the wrong way, I’m praying for the outcome and my colleagues, and that I’ll know what to do,’ he says. ‘When I am struggling, my first port of call is God. He underpins every part of my life.’
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MARK WAGNER tells Philip Halcrow about the tech that alerts friends when someone ‘is having a really bad day’
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HEN he was running a statistical hedge fund, Mark Wagner would track good buying opportunities. Today, he is running an app that tracks users’ moods and can alert their friends when they’re having bad days. ‘Weirdly, the tech is very similar,’ says Mark during a lockdown video call across London. The new friends feature on the Soultime app was not designed with social distancing and self-isolation in view, but Mark says that usage of the app has increased over the past few weeks. Mark developed the idea of Soultime, a ‘Christian meditation’ app, after he joined a prayer ministry at his church. A team at Holy Trinity Brompton would
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pray with people about a wide range of experiences. ‘However, demand always outstripped our ability to supply,’ he says. ‘So I tried to think of whether there may be some other way in which we could give people the opportunity to think about deep emotional issues.’ At the same time, he noticed the emergence of Buddhist and secular meditation apps. ‘Calm and Headspace were growing fast. They had obviously tapped into a need, but no one seemed to be using meditation from a Christian point of view. ‘Meditation has a long history in the Judaeo-Christian tradition. The Book of Psalms is almost a whole book of
Users can invite five friends to be their supporters meditations. I wondered if it would be possible to put together a Christian equivalent of those apps.’ Soultime provides spoken meditations on subjects such as fear, anxiety and sleep. It offers meditative music as well as readings from the Bible and other books. And it gives users an opportunity to track their mood. Mark explains: ‘Since the original app, we have offered a mood tracker, which 8 • War Cry • 2 May 2020
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Soultime was developed to help people ‘think about deep emotional issues’
is a way of helping people identify – with quite a lot of precision – how they’re feeling each day. The information they put into the mood tracker could be used to suggest a set of Bible readings and a particular meditation. ‘And we’ve recently added a new feature. ‘One of the most successful elements of self-help groups such as AA is a system in which each person has someone who volunteers to be a supporter, so that when the person is in need they can reach out to them. ‘We’ve tried to copy that in software by allowing app users to invite up to five people to be their supporters. When users fill in the mood tracker, if it detects they’re having an especially bad day, it can send a message to their supporters, saying that the user could do with a phone call. ‘There’s quite a lot of subtlety to trying
to figure out when someone is having a bad time, because some people are more melancholic, whereas others are happy every day. Some go through a small emotional range, while others are up and down dramatically. If a person is generally very stable, a small drop in mood could actually represent a really bad time.’ Mark emphasises that the app developers have taken a lot of care over confidentiality. ‘We would never disclose any of the mood data. The app only tells a supporter that so-and-so would like a call. And we give the user a lot of control – they can be notified every time the app is about to send a message and they can set it to send a message automatically, because when a person really needs help, often they don’t feel like asking for it.’ Although Soultime identifies itself as a Christian meditation app, Mark believes that it could be used by people who have other world views.
‘It’s not preachy. We see its approach as being problem-first. We’re saying: If you’re anxious, if you can’t sleep, if your moods overtake you, there are solutions. ‘Ultimately we think that the answers can be found in the Christian faith, but there are many features on the app that are nothing directly to do with the Bible. ‘We try to get people to identify their emotions, whether that’s their emotions towards themselves, other people or God – and even if people don’t believe in God, they often have attitudes towards the universe. They think that they’re unlucky or wonder why bad things always happen to them.’ Mark is waiting to see how well the newly launched friends feature will work out, but he is determined to ‘do something valuable’ through the app. ‘Social networks promised contact through software,’ he says. ‘They clearly can bring benefits, but there are also many downsides, particularly for young people through things such as cyberbullying. We want to help people in the areas of life that are most important to them – their personal space and their connections with those who are close to them. But we want to do it while giving people control and making them feel safe.’ 2 May 2020 • War Cry • 9
Home tooth meets a need
NICOLA RATTRAY
Sarah Olowofoyeku reports on the housing project that was developed after a visit from the tooth fairy
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Captain John Clifton and Malachi Justin
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ABY teeth are surprisingly lucrative for children in many parts of the western world. Tradition has it that when a child’s tooth falls out, they are to put it under their pillow when they go to bed. While they sleep, the tooth fairy will visit and leave a pound coin (sometimes more) in place of the tooth. Most children use the money to buy sweeties or they pop it in their piggy bank to save up for something special. But back in 2015, Malachi Justin decided to Captains John and Naomi Clifton put the money he’d received after losing hand keys to a new resident (above); his first tooth towards helping other people. Councillor Jas Athwal with At only five years old, Malachi sent Malachi and John a letter and some money to his local Salvation Army in Ilford, east London. He wrote: ‘Dear Salvation Army – I pray you ‘People end up sleeping rough for lots get money to buy houses for everybody. of complex reasons. It could be anything I have £5 from the tooth fairy. Please use from job loss or poor health to addiction. it to buy a home. I hope you have a good Malachi gave us the focus to think day. God bless you. Love, Malachi.’ about how we could build homes and That money was the start of Project provide support to get residents back to Malachi, an initiative to independent living.’ open a pop-up hostel, In 2017, the London Malachi’s donation Borough which would support of Redbridge people experiencing made a site available has been used to homelessness. to The Salvation Army build homes Captain John Clifton, on a lease. In a strange who leads the Salvation coincidence, it was also Army church in Ilford, the place where The says: ‘Malachi’s donation and note really Salvation Army first held meetings when it challenged us to do more for the people arrived in Ilford in 1886. forced to sleep rough in Ilford. For many Five years after Malachi sent the letter, years, we have offered emergency shelter his donation – plus support from a number and food to Ilford’s street community, but of organisations and charitable trusts we knew it wasn’t enough. – has been used to build new homes for people experiencing homelessness. In February, the pop-up hostel, Malachi Place, opened its doors. Frank Wrona has One of its supporters recovered from was Allchurches Trust, addictions and is which funded the fit-out one of the hostel’s and furnishings for first residents the new homes, and prepared personalised welcome hampers for every resident. The accommodation is made up of 42 selfcontained, furnished and decorated flats. Each unit has a bedcum-sitting room with its own cooking facilities and a private toilet and shower. The Salvation Army provides specialist 24-hour on-site support to help residents deal with the issues that have affected them, including childhood trauma and mental ill health. There are plans to open a bicycle workshop in the building, where residents will be able to learn skills to help them find work.
The Salvation Army partnered with the London Borough of Redbridge to make Malachi’s dreams come true. Now aged 10, he was invited to the complex as the first residents moved in. ‘I can’t believe that it has actually happened and we have built a home for the homeless,’ he says. ‘I’m really happy that The Salvation Army used my money to do this. No one should have to sleep on the streets.’ Also at the building’s opening was Councillor Jas Athwal, leader of Redbridge council, which paid the construction costs. ‘It’s so rewarding to see how an idea that we first put forward at a council committee has finally reached fruition,’ he says. ‘There is absolutely no reason why people in modern society should be faced with the prospect of sleeping rough.’ One of the people who will reap the rewards of the project is Frank Wrona, who was among the first residents to move into the hostel. Frank had been sleeping rough on and off for three years. Since taking control of his addictions, the 40-year-old had been desperate to find accommodation and a permanent job. He said that getting a room at Malachi Place took him ‘one step closer to achieving that’. Frank is one of thousands of people across the UK who have experienced or are still experiencing homelessness. It can seem an impossible problem to tackle. But Malachi, whose one small action has impacted people’s lives in a big way, offers some encouragement. ‘I know that homelessness is getting worse,’ he says, ‘but this project shows that there is something we can all do to help.’ l For more infomation visit salvationarmy.org.uk 2 May 2020 • War Cry • 11
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Prayerlink THE War Cry invites readers to send in requests for prayer, including the first names of individuals and details of their circumstances. Send your Prayerlink requests to warcry@salvationarmy.org.uk. Mark your correspondence ‘Confidential’.
Becoming a Christian There is no set formula to becoming a Christian, but many people have found saying this prayer to be a helpful first step to a relationship with God
Lord Jesus Christ, I am truly sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life. Please forgive me. I now turn from everything that I know is wrong. Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free. Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your Holy Spirit. Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me for ever. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Amen Extract from Why Jesus? by Nicky Gumbel published by Alpha International, 2011. Used by kind permission of Alpha International
Nigel Bovey gives chapter and verse on each book in the Scriptures
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HILE this letter is unsigned, it has traditionally been credited as the work of Jesus’ disciple and Gospel author John. He begins by outlining his own credentials: he has seen, heard and touched Jesus (1:1–3). With believers being led astray by the idea that Jesus is not divine (2:22), John emphasises certainty. He makes distinctions between darkness and light, hate and love, deceivers and believers, lies and truth. John uses the words ‘knowledge’ or ‘know’ many times. He says that his readers can know that they ‘belong to the truth’ (3:19), and they can know ‘what love is’ (3:16), because God has demonstrated his love for humankind through his Son, Jesus. Love is a major theme throughout the letter, with John declaring that ‘God is love’ (4:8). He explains that people are only able to love because God loved them first. He adds that no one can love God if they hate another person, as anyone who loves God must also love others (4:19–21). But John also introduces the concept of ‘antichrist’. He does not identify a specific person, rather generally explains that ‘the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ … is the antichrist’ (2:22). In the face of false thinking about Jesus, John points out his true identity. And by knowing the real Jesus, his readers can be
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sure of attaining eternal life (5:13). He says that Jesus is eternal: he existed ‘from the beginning’ (1:1) and was ‘with the Father’ (1:2) – God. Jesus is the mediator
God has demonstrated his love for humankind through Jesus between sinful humanity and the holy God (2:1). Jesus is the ‘atoning sacrifice’ (2:2), who ‘laid down his life for us’ (3:16). Jesus is the physical expression of God’s love who ‘has come in the flesh’ (4:2) as the Christ, the long-awaited Messiah (5:1). Jesus is also the destroyer of evil (3:8) and God’s gift (4:9) who is the ‘Saviour of the world’ (4:14).
Key verse ‘This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us’ (1 John 3:16 New International Version)
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EXPRESSIONS
Rosemary Dawson on the life lessons she has learnt from her grandchildren
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Y daughter was having a conversation with two of her children about what they wanted to be when they grew up. No surprises with Samuel – he has always wanted to be a policeman, like his dad. ‘What about you, Evie?’ she asked. Evie thought long and hard for a minute, and then came up with: ‘I want to be a unicorn.’ That was a new idea for her! Has her obsession with being a princess ended? I would love to live long enough to know what each of my six younger grandchildren becomes – they are all so different. My three elder granddaughters have already achieved their ambitions and found success in their chosen occupations, as an air stewardess, a district nurse and a social worker. How will a unicorn fit in with them, I wonder. More than anything else, as a grandmother, I hope that my grandchildren are happy and fulfilled in whatever career they decide to pursue. As a Christian, I believe that the most sure way for that to happen is for them to do the things that God wants them to do. I know that God is interested in every detail of our lives, whatever age we are. He has a plan for our future. And if we want to discover what it is, the best things we can do are to keep talking to him, listening to him and asking him to guide us in the right direction.
BOOK REVIEW My Name is Tani Tani, Kayode and Oluwatoyin Adewumi with Craig Borlase Thomas Nelson TO escape the clutches of Boko Haram, young Tani and his family fled Nigeria for a fresh start in America. As his parents scraped together a living, they had no idea of how the eight-year-old’s expertise at chess would transform their fortunes. Told through the recollections of Tani and his parents, My Name is Tani charts the family’s journey as they hide from terrorists, live in a shelter for people experiencing homelessness, watch Tani compete in the New York State chess championship, and become famous after a New York Times article on them is shared across the world. The memoir is also a testament to the power of Christian faith, with both parents reflecting on how their belief in God sustained them through their darkest hours and greatest triumphs. Tani’s effusive enthusiasm, his parents’ love for their two sons, and the family’s determination to succeed appear on every page of this uplifting story.
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QUICK CROSSWORD QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Surpass (5) 5. Mythological snake (5) 8. Fashion (5) 9, 20. Orkney Stone Age village (5, 4) 10. Showed fury (5) 11. Ballroom dance (5) 12. Vend (4) 15. Middle Eastern country (6) 17. Poison (5) 18. Lacking ethical awareness (6) 20. See 9 across 25. Deduce (5)
by Chris Horne 13. Tree (3) 26. Elicit (5) 14. Set (3) 27. Invalidate (5) 15. Electrically 28. Pollute (5) charged 29. Delicious (5) atom (3) 30. Eagle’s home (5) 16. Period (3) DOWN 17. Vaudeville (7) 18. Though (6) 1. Preoccupy (6) 19. Loathsome (6) 2. Voyage (6) 21. Athlete (6) 3. Egg-shaped (5) 4. Representative (5) 22. Develop (6) 5. Acts of courage (7) 23. Attach (5) 6. Vasco, Portuguese 24. Talk incessantly (5) explorer (2, 4) 7. Of the ears (6)
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Turkey meatballs in sauce Ingredients
Method
1 medium onion, finely chopped
Mix some of the chopped onion and garlic with the mince. Shape the mince into small balls about half the size of a golf ball. Heat the oil in a nonstick frying pan and brown the meatballs on all sides. Remove and set aside on a plate.
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 200g turkey mince 1tbsp olive oil 400g chopped tomatoes 2tbsp tomato purée 2tsp dried mixed herbs 200g closed-cup mushrooms, sliced
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1 pepper, chopped 150ml water 200g dried pasta
Savoury rice
Add the remaining onion to the frying pan and cook for 3 minutes until soft. Add the remaining garlic and cook for another minute. Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato purée, herbs, mushrooms and pepper to the pan with the water. Bring to the boil, then add the half-cooked meatballs. Reduce the heat to low and cover with a lid. Simmer for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, then drain. Spoon the pasta into a dish, and top with the meatballs and sauce, to serve.
Ingredients 1tsp vegetable oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 100g closed-cup mushrooms, sliced 150g easy-cook long-grain white rice 300ml reduced-salt vegetable stock 75g frozen peas 100g baby sweetcorn, sliced 1tsp curry powder 1tsp dried mixed herbs 1 tomato, chopped
Method Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the rice, then pour in the stock and mix in the peas, baby sweetcorn and curry powder. Stir well and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes until the rice is tender, adding more water if necessary. Add the herbs. Spoon the rice into bowls and top with the chopped tomato, to serve.
Recipes reprinted, with permission, from the Public Health England website nhs.uk/change4life
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