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BERE REGIS WI “Father in heaven,” he prayed, “I see all these men dying around me, one after
the other. Will I also have to die here? I am still young and I very much want to
work in Your kingdom here on earth.”

As mentioned in the September Church He received this answer: “Rely on what you have just read and go home!”
Magazine our Meeting took place at the Dorset Trusting in the Lord, he got up and walked into the corridor toward the gate. A
Police Headquarters in Winfrith when 21 guard called out, “Prisoner, where are you going?”
members of our WI were given a very interesting
talk by Sarah, our local Firearms Instructor. “I am under the protection of the Most High.” He replied. The guard came to
Unfortunately the Police are, at the moment, attention and let him pass, for Adolf Hitler was known as ‘the Most High’!
getting a rather bad Press due to one or two "bad apples" but having listened to
Sarah's talk we could only admire and feel grateful for the work the Police have to He came to the gate, where a group of guards stood. They commanded him to
undertake on our behalf. stop and asked where he was going.
To become a Firearms officer “I am under the protection of the Most High.” All the guards stood to attention as
you have to be a special type of he walked out of the gate.
police officer who is physically The English officer made his way through the German countryside and eventually
and mentally able to cope with reached England, where he told how he had made his escape. He was the only
whatever they are called to do. one to come out of that prison alive.
To take someone's life, which
rarely happens, takes a massive Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God
decision. The training they have God has a telescopic and a microscopic interest in us. The whole world is in His
to undertake is exceptional and hands, the hairs of our head are numbered. Christ’s limitless resources meet our
we, as mere ladies, were shown endless needs.
and even handled the
equipment they are given to use - tasers, guns, rifles, jackets and helmets - all of Trust God today to meet all your needs, and in the process begin to have a new
which we could hardly lift, especially their jackets which weigh about 2 stone! relationship with Him.
A trained officer will carry a taser and a pistol but will have heavier equipment
locked in their car. To hear what they have to face sometimes, luckily not locally, Just a smile
young people with knives, machetes, drunks, drug addicts, etc, makes one realise
what they have to face. The children were being taught that they needed to forgive one another if they
fell out.
They are also trained in First Aid and Sarah was especially proud of the equipment
they have to use for any emergency that they are called to. You can see that the results were mixed!
It was a wonderful evening for us all and we came away having been made “If my friend hit me I would forgive him and he would still be my friend.”
aware that there are men and women
giving such service to keep us safe. “When my friend stole something from me I stole it back again. We had a row.
Thank you Sarah. Jesus wants me to forgive him but I won’t.”
This year's WI National Resolution is to “If one of my friends told on me I would beat him up.”
increase awareness of the signs of “ I screwed up Adrian’s paper aeroplane. He said he wouldn’t forgive me. I’m
Ovarian Cancer so we are hoping to not sorry I did it.”
arrange a talk from a MacMillan/
Marie Curie Nurse sometime in “ When someone has done something not very nice I think I would forgive them
November. and tell them I am still their friend.”

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