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Used by kind permission of Alpha International The War Cry 6 April 2013 3 Professor Van Haren lectures on Rembrandt People are not always as they seem HE used to battle wartime crime in Hastings. But in interested in Van Haren? the latest series of ITV’s Foyle’s War former police In the shadowy world of espionage, officer Christopher Foyle is working for Cold-War-era Foyle is not sure where the truth lies. MI5. Since being recruited, he has uncovered a Soviet He is not alone. Sometimes it is difficult to know who spy ring and investigated the apparent suicide of a can be trusted. People are not always Soviet agent. as they seem. They may say one thing; Foyle and In the episode tomorrow (Sunday 7 April), Foyle (Michael Kitchen), yet do another. At such times, it can be Sam are aided by his driver Sam Wainwright (Honeysuckle Weeks), is drawn tempting to give up on other people and on the into the protection case of a Professor Van Haren. resolve instead to face life alone. case Here’s the lowdown. The head of MI5 tells Foyle that art history But the reality is that there is always lecturer Van Haren is actually a former someone trustworthy we can turn to – no high-ranking Nazi, whose real name matter what we face, what we do or who is Karl Strasser. MI5 is protecting him we are. God can be trusted. because he is a valuable intelligence When we talk to God and tell him asset. But it appears that someone is try- our deepest needs and fears, he doesn’t ing to kill him, and it’s down to Foyle to laugh in our face or dismiss our concerns investigate why. as unimportant. He listens. He cares. He Van Haren tells Foyle that he has been understands. Most of all, sent a bullet in the post. He is frightened he doesn’t let us down. for his life. But he has no idea who could There is someone In the Bible, God’s be after him. He shows Foyle a withered Son, Jesus, says: ‘Have sunflower left in his flat by an anony- trustworthy we can faith in God and have faith mous intruder. He says that ‘Sunflower’ in me … I am the way, the was the name of a wartime military oper- turn to truth, and the life’ (John ation in France. 14:1, 6 Contemporary English Version). Later, Foyle hears that Van Haren has Whatever unfolds – whatever secrets been killed in a car bomb. we hold – if we put our faith in God and As he tries to discover who is our lives in his hands, he will help us. behind the explosion, there are more He will forgive our wrongdoing. He will questions than answers. Did Van give us strength. In him we can find a Haren tell the whole truth to MI5 new identity. Case closed. about his involvement in the war? What is the significance of the sunflow- ITV er? Why are the Americans suddenly By CLAIRE BRINE 4 Interview Catherine on her birthday with sister Julie ME me CATHERINE MILSOM EN years ago, Catherine Milsom was talks to Lesley Holland an active 18-year-old who enjoyed Thorse riding, line dancing and socialising with family and friends. She had started a job as an about living with the assistant veterinary nurse. Life was good. But at the beginning of 2004, Catherine started to feel illness ME unwell. She experienced headaches, aching limbs, pain in her back and extreme tiredness. Post- viral fatigue syndrome was diag- care was kept to the bare minimum. My nosed. hair wasn’t washed for 18 months – it’s Before long, Catherine was strug- a fallacy that hair cleans itself. I was gling to stand for long periods, feeling completely dependent on my parents, nauseous and suffering from digestive even needing to be lifted onto a com- problems. She was sensitive to noise mode next to my bed.’ and her sleep pattern became disturbed. Catherine’s mum, Barbara, attended With little medical advice to help her, an ME conference and learnt about how she battled on, continuing to work part- to manage the illness. By resting, tak- time. ing supplements and pacing herself, ‘By February 2005, I knew I had Catherine slowly made small improve- to give up my job,’ she says. ‘I was ments. extremely tired – mentally and physi- ‘Eventually I found the level at cally – and in a great deal of pain. I which I could manage my daily routine found it difficult to move around, as without my symptoms getting worse. my legs would just give way. I had Gradually, I increased my activity. problems swallowing and poor concen- ‘At first, I tried simple things, such tration.’ as eating some solid food or starting to Within a few weeks of giving up feed myself. Slowly over time, I was work, Catherine became bed-bound. able to do more, but there were times Shortly afterwards, myalgic encephalo- when I relapsed and had to rest again LESLEY HOLLAND myelitis (ME) was diagnosed. completely until my symptoms were It was not easy for Catherine and under control. Relapses would last her family to cope with the illness. anything from a few months to a year,’ Adjusting to a new way of life was Catherine explains. difficult for everyone. In the summer of 2011, after six ‘I lay for 24 hours a day in a dark- years in bed, Catherine started to make ened room, as I couldn’t tolerate light,’ significant progress.