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WAR CRY Issue No 7548
HOME, it’s said, is where the heart is. And in this week’s War Cry we find out about a couple who have opened their home to teenage refugees who have come to the UK. The youngsters that Rachel and Nigel Poulton care for have fled their home countries because of war or persecution. Many of the teenagers arrive in a traumatised state, having lost family members or seen other people killed. Some of them have scars from being tortured. ‘While we can’t take away their pain and grief, we try to help them find some hope,’ Rachel tells us, adding: ‘Helping refugees is what God has always prompted us to do and we are delighted to do it.’ Rachel and Nigel have done this despite still having two of their own children living at home, and Rachel explains that the experience has made those two more empathetic and understanding. Not everyone’s parents have such a positive impact in their lives. In this week’s issue we also speak with Blair Linne, who was raised by her mum, with her dad living some 2,000 miles away. In her interview, Blair describes how she struggled with a surfacelevel relationship with her father that was mostly conducted over the phone or in brief visits. ‘This is not what a relationship between a dad and his daughter should look like,’ she says. However, Blair goes on to describe how she discovered another Father-child relationship when she was told how she could have a relationship with God, who would lavish love on her. Blair decided to receive that love and accept God as her heavenly Father. ‘That relationship transformed everything,’ she tells us. Millions of other people have also accepted God’s offer to be a loving Father and had their lives transformed. ad the War C e re The great news is, his offer is extended to ry v ’ u each of us as well.
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FEATURES
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Suspicious minds
Who is behind the killing in Shetland?
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Ditching disappointment with Dad
Author on discovering a new Father
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‘Some teenagers have scars from being
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Why Rachel and her husband opened
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