There are men and women in our Army who have made a lasting impact on the world around them.
Two such people are featured here today.  Both Commissioner Du Plessis and Commissioner Harry Read have touch lives for Christ all over the world, and they continue to do so even in retirement.  I have a profound respect for both of these Commissioners, and I know many in our Army world feel the same.  Here are two poems that these humble  soldiers of God have written.  Both Commissioners are excellent writers and poets in their respected careers while in ministry.    So on behalf of all of us, thank you Commissioners for your continued ministry to us!
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Commissioner Paul Du Plessis 

“Paradise Regained” 
Escape from the mixture of odours

Boiled up by the central heating,
The lunch trolley aromas stagnant
In a bathroom fragranced with aerosols,
So cross the threshold into the garden
To be braced by fresh air
That ripples over goose pimples
Lifting hairs on the back of the neck,
So that remembered images become real
With bumble bees frolicking in the lavender,
The fuchsias dangling their bells,
Alchemilla sparkling with raindrops.

The scent of the earth, a glance at the sun;
Inside and out, the soul is reborn.

Willett House

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Commissioner Harry Read      

Heart Talk

Prayer is a great adventure
In realms of mystery
Which blaze with heavenly splendour,
With awe and majesty.
There love gives all things meaning,
Of Heaven, of earth, of space;
Love constantly redeeming,
The work of sovereign grace.