The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity providing services in the community, particularly to those who are vulnerable and marginalised. Motivated by our Christian faith, we offer practical support and services in more than 700 centres throughout the UK to all who need them, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. To find your nearest centre visit salvationarmy.org.uk/find-a-church
What is the War Cry? The Salvation Army first published a newspaper called the War Cry in London in December 1879, and we have continued to appear every week since then. Our name refers to our battle for people’s hearts and souls as we promote the positive impact of the Christian faith and The Salvation Army’s fight for greater social justice.
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FOR 70 years, dum-de-dum-de-dum-de-dum, a tune properly known as ‘Barwick Green’, has signalled the start of Radio 4’s The Archers – the world’s longest-running continuous drama. This everyday story of country folk started life as an educational drama to help farmers maximise their productivity in postwar Britain. But in the years since, the soap’s storylines have included sudden deaths, domestic abuse and discrimination as well as agricultural problems such as foot-and-mouth disease. One character who has suffered her fair share of life’s ups and downs is Emma Grundy – as the actress who plays her, Emerald O’Hanrahan, says in this week’s War Cry. ‘A standout storyline for me was when Emma and her husband Ed were saving for their own home for so long,’ she tells us. ‘Then it all fell apart in quite a spectacular way. Everything was crumbling, and Emma had a breakdown.’ Emma’s storylines have had listeners gripped for years. But there is no entertainment value when people face challenges in real life and find parts of their lives crumbling. Over the past 18 months many people, young and old, have struggled with the pressures and challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought. Many children, in particular, experienced mental health issues as their lives were disrupted by school closures. In this week’s War Cry, Katharine Hill, the UK director of Christian charity Care for the Family, describes how the emotional wellbeing of children can be supported. ‘We need to recognise the things our children are good at and the qualities they have,’ she says, before adding that we must ‘steer clear of the doom-and-gloom narrative’. If we can bring positivity to others, it won’t automatically make their problems and the War read Cr pressures disappear, but it may help them to y ’ve u cope with the dramas that even everyday life sometimes brings.
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