OCTOBER 2010

illumin8 - Edition 18 - October 2010 Cover designed by: Leanne Rhodes

Editor’s Note 1

Burnt Offerings 2

8 Teachings on Suffering 3

Senzo’s Desk 5

Open Hands 7

Burning Up With Anger 8

Double Take 10

Creative Corner: Daniel 12

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Much of South Africa is currently in fire season; the time of year when the plants are dried to tinder from a harsh winter and the first rains have not yet fallen. The smallest spark can cause a raging inferno given a strong wind, and it is terrifying to view first hand. It does however seem fitting, that this, the Burn Issue, should be arriving in your inbox at this fraught and tense time of year.

Fire is an incredibly destructive force. It consumes everything within its path, and can live for weeks smouldering in the protected roots of bush-veld trees. If you've ever been near a large fire you will know the fearful crackling noise that fills the air and the heat that singes your skin, even from a distance.

But for all its untameable power, good comes from fire as well. We've all seen those brilliant green patches of veld that emerge after a fire has raged through. Gold gets it brilliance and purity from being passed through fire again and again until all impurities are removed. And as humans, we've been using it for centuries to cook food, for protection, and more recently to fuel ever advancing industrial progress.

The bible is full of fire – from the fire that Daniel was thrown into, which Veronika describes in her poem on page 12; to the offerings, burnt on an altar, that are a repeated feature in the Old Testament (something which I've explored on page 2). Katy has shared a beautiful testimony about bringing beauty out of ashes, while Senzo takes us back to the days of Ezekiel and God setting fire to wet wood. Leanne looks at that old adage – where there is smoke there is fire in Double Take on page 10. And Grant and Scott have partnered up once again to further explore that burning emotion – anger.

As we all wait for the first rains of summer to drench our thirsty land, I pray that whatever fire you find yourself in, you will stand firm in the knowledge that God is faithful, and that He is refining you to come out stronger and more beautiful to Him at the end of it.

May you be overjoyed this October.

Editor’s Note

Lucy

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In the Old Testament we often read about

sacrifices made to the Lord as a form of worship.

These sacrifices were often burnt on an altar. The

interesting thing for me is that a burnt offering is

not much use to anyone after it's been torched.

The sacrifice is so complete, and the giver so

committed to the sacrifice that he is not intending

it for anything other than what is it – a sacrifice.

This tradition falls away in the New

Testament. Instead of offering up

animals as sacrifices to God, we are

called to offer up our very lives as a

living sacrifice (Romans 12:1). And as

so often seen by Jesus, this requires a

lot more than the Jewish law required.

What do I know about sacrifice? In short

– not much! I live in a country where we

have freedom of religion, so I've never

been attacked because of my faith. I

give my tithe every month but because

my husband and I both earn good salaries, I can't

honestly say I 'feel' it that much. I live in a funky

house. I buy my groceries at Woolworths. On

what grounds can I possibly even begin to write

about sacrifice?

And yet here I am. Why? Because 'sacrifice' is the

very thing that God has been challenging me on in

the last month.

The first challenge was laid down in love. The

sacrifice in question was a sacrifice of myself, my

time, my hobbies, my life. In other words, my

husband and I started talking about the possibility

of starting a family and that got me thinking about

the impact a child would have on my well-ordered

life! In one book I read 'No other life experience

frees us from the downward spiral of a self-

centred existence. Nothing more effectively

forces us to discover what Jesus meant when he

said those who seek their lives must lose it'. I

immediately started plotting to put it off as long as

possible. I don't really want to lose my life style. I

like sleeping through the night. I like having

money, time and energy to pursue

my hobbies and interests. But then

the author went onto say, 'Raising

kids makes us, like Christ, “humble

ourselves” and “take the form of a

servant”' and I thought; isn't that

what I should be aiming for as a

Christian?

The culture that I am a product of is

a selfish one. 'Look out for number

one' is our motto. 'Me first' is our

rallying cry. But what is selfishness

if not the counterpoint to sacrifice?

The second challenge came in the form of a

warning which turned everything I thought I knew

about my faith upside down. I attended a talk by

David Pawson, a well-known pastor from the

United Kingdom and one of the most

knowledgeable Bible teachers I've ever

encountered. His message was a prophetic word

about suffering. He spoke about Christians who

are being persecuted in many parts of the world

right now. He mentioned that there has not been a

period of 10 years since Jesus was on earth, that

Christians have not been dying for their faith. He

told a truly horrific story about a woman with a

baby who was imprisoned.

Nothing more

effectively forces

us to discover

what Jesus meant

when he said

those who seek

their lives must

lose it

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It was this last story that really got to me and my newly

embraced dream of motherhood. The baby was taken

away from its mother and put in a nearby cell. The mother

could hear her child crying but was not allowed to feed it

unless she renounced her faith. Eventually the baby's cries

weakened and stopped; it had died from hunger. I cannot

imagine the torment of that mother in that moment, or the

strength to stand by her faith in such a traumatic period.

She was not set free to live with her grief though. The

woman was then tortured and killed in a sickening manner,

again for refusing to deny her Lord, Jesus Christ.

I had to ask myself what I would do in such a situation. The

answer was simple: cave. How can we possibly endure

such persecution? I don't know for sure, but I do feel that

God has started to shed some light on this for me.

Right now I am not ready to endure suffering

for my faith. If I was put in that position now, I

have little doubt that I would quickly snatch my

life back and renounce the God I claim to

serve. But that knowledge has spurred me into

action. I want to be ready. I want to be

prepared. The other day I asked God how I can

do that. And He said the following, 'Keep a

clear mind in every situation. Don't be afraid of

suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the

Good News and fully carry out the ministry

God has given you '(2 Timothy 4:5). I fully trust

that if I continue faithfully along this path, I can

get to the point where I will be willing to offer up

my life as an offering to the Lord, no matter

what is asked of me. And like the burnt

offerings of the Old Testament, I will be so

committed to it; it will not be a sacrifice that can

be taken back.

I walked out of that David Pawson sermon with an urgency in my

spirit that I have never experienced before. For the first time I had a

really deep desire to know the Bible and to get to know Jesus on a

deeper level. I also found myself with the beginnings of a fear of the

Lord. I had realised anew that people are capable of extreme evil

and that one day that evil will be directed at

us. I suddenly got a glimpse of how

essentially good and powerful God is to have

overcome such a force. It filled me with awe.

Know the Lord.

And I mean really know him! A real and meaningful

relationship with Jesus will go a long way to holding up

your faith in times of trial. Ask God for a 'Wow Revelation'

that will take Him out of the carefully constructed boxes we

put Him in, and help you glimpse Him as He really is.

Be prepared.

Know your scriptures. The Word is our weapon and I for

one am woefully unskilled at using it. When Jesus was

tempted by the devil, he used Scriptures as his defence.

As in all other matters, we should follow his example.

Focus on the bigger picture.

Get to grips with the fact that we are working towards a heavenly

goal, not an earthly one. Our trials may seem to last a lifetime, but

that lifetime is but a fleeting moment in eternity.

Ask for urgency.

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Four teachings from the Bible about suffering

Expect it. Matthew 24:9 'Then you will be arrested, persecuted and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.’

Endure it. 2 Corinthians 6:4 'We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.’

Overcome it. 2 Corinthians 6:6 'We prove ourselves by our purity, our understandings, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love.’

Rejoice in it. 1 Peter 4:16 'But it is no shame to suffer for being Christians. Praise God for the privilege of being called by His name!'

Two teachings that are misleading Christians today:

Once saved, always saved. This leads to the idea that we can renounce God after we've given our lives to Him and still be saved. However, the fear of losing your salvation leads to a fear of the Lord. It helps you stand firm. We are called to remain faithful to God.

The Rapture. This teaching gives us the idea that we won't have to suffer during the tribulation because Jesus will come for us first. But this goes against the countless verses in the Bible that tell us to expect suffering.

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SUFFERINGTwo reasons why we aren't suffering:

Compromise in our lives. If we aren't living differently we aren't challenging anyone. We are called to expose evil. 2 Timothy 1:9 'For God saved us and called us to live a holy life.' 2 Timothy 2:25 'Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will escape from the devil's trap.'2 Timothy 3:12 'Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.’

Cowardice with our lips. Sometimes words challenge more than the way we live our lives (although those words have a much bigger impact if we live them out as well). We are called to speak out about what is right and against what is wrong.2 Timothy 4:2 'Preach the Word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favourable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke and encourage your people with good teaching. '

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Taken from David Pawson's teaching

‘Tell us a story, tell us another one!’ scream the bright-eyed little angels tugging away at the white bearded old man. He winces as the little ones keep pull on his arms. ‘Oh you deary hearts, you don’t know your own strength now do you?’ he responds, as he picks up each one of them and sits them on his lap, one on either side. ‘Come on, please tell us the one about the crazy dancers… Pleeease!’ ‘Yes,’ agrees the other one through the very strong lisp, ‘we love that one!’ ‘Oh, you love that one do you?’ ‘Yes we do! We love it, so tell it, tell it!’‘Well deary hearts, I’m getting a little forgetful in my old age, why don’t you remind me?’

And so the story-telling commences as the two little angels recite the story, interrupting each other all the while. Their arms fly all over the place and their little wings flap with excitement as they go through the events.

‘So there was a bad drought down on earth and then the one man in charge of the...um the … land, he was getting rid of all of our Daddy’s people… um...’

‘Oh’ butts in the quieter one, ‘but then you confronted him and then you told them to fetch their prophets to…’

‘Yes yes, and then and then you... you told them to prove their god by praying to him to burn that animal and then and then…’ The little one starts to giggle uncontrollably. Hours go by as the three giggle. When they finally settle themselves the story con-tinues.

The quieter of the two continues, ‘You told them to call on their god to burn the bull but then all day long they cried out to their god, danced around, cut themselves but to no avail and….’‘So so so then you told them to do it more because maybe their god was sleeping, ah ha ha ha….’ Another couple of hours go by, a few litres of tears fow until they compose themselves.

‘Then what happened,’ enquires the old man.‘Well you asked Daddy to consume your bull and sth-woothsssh….’

‘No…’ the quieter angel says softly, ‘First you asked them to pour water on the bull and the wood lots of times, THEN you called on Daddy and when you did, He was so excited, He called all of us to come watch and th…’

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‘Yes! And we all cheered and that’s the end of the story! Yay, yay!’

The old man smiles and thinks a little a while.

He then asks them, ‘What do you learn from that event?’

‘Oh that’s easy, Daddy can sthwoosthsh fire on anything and He is the bestest Daddy ever!!!’ The little one gets so ex-cited he swoshes with arms and wings, leans back and falls off the lap of the old man. The three laugh as they sweep off the gold dust that covers him.

The quieter angel, with an inquisitive look on his face stares at the old man and says, ‘Well we’ve always been spectators on the events of earth and we can’t fully understand how you think and feel, but Daddy does. Um, I think for us, up here, it reminded us that Daddy really cares about all the people down there. What I’m not too sure about is what’s in the story for the people who will hear about it and those who saw it.’ His wings brush his face as he clearly continues to think.

‘Having thought about it, the bull on its own on the firewood it was just dead meat and nothing more right?’ He looks up but the old man gives nothing away.

‘Well, my thinking is that it’s a lesson to all followers of Daddy, that all they are is really dead unless Daddy fuels them up.’

Again he looks up and the old man nods as if to prod him along to continue while the other one begins to snore rather loudly for such a little fellow. They leave him be.

‘I’m not too sure how things work down there but I think it also has something to do with their offering to Daddy, if they are not fuelled by Him and not for Him then maybe they too are dead meat and remain dead meat no matter what dancing and self-mutilation of any kind is done. I think also, um...that the water might be people and circum-stances which tell those people not to give their all to Daddy, but if they remain faithful, He will find it acceptable and love it.’

‘I heard that loud man they call Paul talking to his young friend, Timothy about fanning gifts into fame and it makes me think that maybe it could also mean that those abilities Daddy has given to people down there must be fanned into fame. So they must do everything to practise their abilities so that’s when they do offer it to Daddy it’s the best offering they can give… Fan into fame!’ There is a long silence.

‘I mean isn’t that the same as Cane and Able becau…’

‘Woah! Don’t get too excited deary heart.’ The old man interrupts as he squeezes the two on his chest. What they don’t see is his shock at what the little angel just spoke of, but then he remembers that he is no longer down there and smiles.

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Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

I can see myself holding something tight in my fist but it seems like it’s nothing; I’m just holding it like it’s something precious to me that I don’t want to let go. I’m dancing with Him (my Father) but not freely. I know that I have to open my hand to truly dance. Opening my hand means letting go - dropping whatever it is that’s inside.

I see it dropping, being shocked, surprised, even a little worried. In slow motion I see it shatter. I carry on dancing with my Father but I’m not in the moment and looking back at the shatters on the floor, sad, confused. At first I want to leave Him and go and pick it up and try and put it back together again - it’s all I know to be true. He comes and puts His hand on my shoulder from the back while I’m knelt down and shocked. I turn and look up. He’s smiling gently, holding His hand out to me. He’s got something in His other hand. I take His hand and get up. I feel like a young child, maybe I am. He lifts my chin up and I feel

His radiance, He really loves me. He knows my heart is sore looking at the remains of what was a little box on the floor, He can’t take the hurt away but His light warms me, engulfs my heart, like my heart is beating and He sees it. I smile. His eyes twinkle. He slowly lifts His other hand and in it is an intricate little box. I take it, He’s shy but excited to give it to me, and I can almost feel His excitement. He hands it to me. I take it with both hands and as I look up He

gives me a look as if to say ‘Go on dear Katy, open it, open it!’ I slowly pull the lid up. A ballerina begins to twirl around and around as tinkly music plays ... ‘You are beautiful beyond description, too marvellous for words, too wonderful for comprehension, like nothing ever seen or heard ...’

He’s singing it to me, to my heart. TO ME. My Father, the King, it’s His song but He’s given it to me.

From the box, He hands me an exquisite jewel in the shape of a heart, on a necklace and hangs it around my neck. His soft and gentle hands hook it behind my hair and He says ‘Yes, you are my jewel, this is you, this is my Katy, my girl. You are beautiful, lovely, delightful, I admire you. I love who you are on the inside, wear your beautiful heart unashamedly because there’s nothing to hide. You are ALL mine.’

I have almost forgotten about the shattered box I held moments earlier which is now on the floor, it’s only remaining evidence is ashes. What I thought was beautiful was turned into ash! Or perhaps it was ash all along. The Lord has taken my ashes and traded them in for beauty. True beauty that can only be defined by Him.

Forgiveness is the crown I now wear around my neck, the transparent heart-shaped jewel is beautiful and sparkly. It makes me feel like royalty. I am royalty. I bow down and courtesy to my Father, my King. I hold the box with the ballerina still playing, it’s music close to my heart, and then set it down on a table close by. He bows, gives me His hand. I put mine in His, He spins me around, my dress whirls, it’s more elegant than child-like now, and He pulls me toward Himself. And I begin to dance like I’ve never danced before … with my Dad. >

A VISION GOD GAVE ME ..........................................

BY KATY BREYTENBACH

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free from sin. There are two important things to take note of here.

First, Jesus was not filled with hatred towards the people, but rather towards what they were doing. He was also angry at the injustice that the temple was so full of animals and merchants that it was not possible for the blind and cripple to get in. His anger came from a zeal for his Father and a hatred of things not of his Father.

Inspired by Psalm 4, Paul in his letter to the Ephesians says, ‘In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your anger’ (Eph 4:26).

However, in his sermon on the mount Jesus tells us that, “anyone who is angry with his brother (without cause) will be subject to judgement.”

How then is it possible to be angry without sinning as Paul suggests?

John tells us a story of how Jesus, in a fit of rage chases merchants and money-changers out of the temple. And this was not the only time Jesus did this, the other gospels tell of a similar but separate incident (Mat 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-17 & Luke 19:45).

Are these angry outbursts a contradiction to Jesus’ own words?

No, the Bible tells us that Jesus was without sin. That he went through every sort of temptation and emotion we, as humans experience, but yet remained without sin.

Jesus’ reaction to the merchants and money-changers was what we have come to know as righteous anger. A morally justified anger; an anger

Grant Christie &Scott Ferreira

nraged with what he saw he fashioned a whip from leather cords and chased

them from the building; he drove out all the animals, kicked over the tables and

scattered their money across the floor saying to them “Get these things out of

here! How dare you turn this place into a market!” (John 2:14-16)

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Second, after he had driven the merchants and money-changers from the temple he did not stay angry. Instead he settled down to teach those who had remained in the temple.

Paul does not say do not be angry, instead he says when you are angry… do not sin. He’s telling us that there are times when we will get angry, but that we must not let it consume and blind us. Jesus showed us how to be angry without being sinful. It is good to be zealous for the things of God and to stand up against injustice; it brings about action. But we must not act out of some sense of self-justifcation, but rather by the authority of God. James tells us man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life of God (James 1:19-20). Anger based on our human justification leads to sin and destruction, but anger based on God’s authority gives us the perspective necessary to remain righteous in our anger.

This righteous discontent is birthed out of love, not pride. We are angry because things aren’t the way God intended them to be.

Somebody once told me if you love like Jesus then you can confront like Jesus did. This means that if we love God and His Word, as well as the people around, us we will only be stirred to righteous discontent by evil and injustice and then we will be empowered to act being justified by God’s authority.

In addition to this Paul urges us not to dwell on our anger - we must not let the sun set on our anger. Anger is an emotion that comes with a tendency for reaction or retaliation. If a righteous anger stirs us to action, once that action is done we must let go of the feelings of anger.

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Smoke Detector (literal):

Smoke Detector (spiritual):

Take 1

A device that sounds an alarm when the sensors detect smoke. It acts as a warning against fire threats.

An internal feeling linked to your conscience and the Holy Spirit's promptings warning you of the potential danger of your future action.

My fascination with fire started at a very early age. My grandfather would often light a fire when day turned to night during one of our longer visits. To most of us, it would add something special to the atmosphere as we gathered under

the beautiful clear African sky. I would watch him meticulously stacking the wood and getting the

firelighters in just the right place before he lit it. I would sit in wonder as it crackled and the orange, red and yellow flames danced all over the wood, turning it black. Although intended to relax us all, I think my parents experienced this fire slightly differently. You see, the fire would allure me with such gusto

that my parents would constantly need to keep their eyes on me or I would linger too

close or find some twigs and objects to shove into it, delighting in how they burned. If not for

their constant warnings and explanations I fear I might have become a rather severe burn victim by getting too close and setting myself or the house alight! I can still hear their repeated warning: “You're going to get burned if you keep playing with fire”.

Take 2Much like my parents warnings, we too have an internal warning system. Some refer to it as our “conscience” or our “inner voice” or a “sixth sense”. Whatever the world may call it I believe that at birth God installed in all humans an internal moral compass that guides us towards good interactions and behaviour. Actions such as murder, lying and stealing are acknowledged as universal evils whereas love, kindness and generosity are universal qualities to strive towards. Many people have learned to turn off, drown out or ignore this warning system in order to pursue their desire in that moment, but there is no denying its presence.

Now many people think that our consciences and the Holy Spirit are in fact the same thing. In Romans 1:9 however, we see a clear distinction being made when Paul says “With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it. “

So if they are separate what is the connection between the two? Well, something interesting happens to our consciences when we accept Jesus into our hearts. We are gifted with the Holy Spirit and our consciences are cleared (Hebrews 9:14).

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Furthermore, Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as our helper who will teach us and remind us of the things Jesus has said (John 14:26). So with a fresh start and a helper, we see our “consciences” renewed and grown into a more God-centred entity through the Holy Spirit; more sensitive to God's standard of righteousness and holiness. It is for this reason that many who have given their lives to God suddenly feel convicted when doing things they didn't think twice about before, for example, sex before marriage. So our consciences and the Holy Spirit work together, to teach us and lead us away from danger.

From personal experience I have found that the closer I get to God the louder this alarm becomes. As a soon as I consider a course of action that is blatantly not in line with God's will I feel a rush of adrenaline, I become increasingly nervous and my heart starts to pound. I still get it wrong and sometimes things are rather grey but I am learning, through experience, to recognise that voice and to listen to it.

The hardest thing for most people to realise in the moment is that this warning is not intended to ruin our fun but rather protect us from a very severe burn. In getting closer to God I realise that just like my parents warnings when my curiosity led me too close to the fire, He too is looking out for my well-being. He is far wiser and has the big picture before Him. His plans for me are good and for those reasons it is always better to listen to my smoke alarm when I am tempted to satisfy my own desire in that moment.

I pray that you will be more aware of the small still voice so that you can live a life “filled with love that from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith”. (1 Timothy 1:5)

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Prologue If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and He

will rescue us from your hand. But even if He does not, we want you to know, o king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of

gold you have set up.Daniel 3:17-18

in these day when this kingrules with an image of gold;he appeals to your eyes,and he calls to your flesh.

he shows you the worldand says it could be yours,with so easy a taskas to bow your knee low.

he speak of a lifethat could be nice to lead;no courage required,no heat and no pain.

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but the men in the fire,they've given their all,they know that their homeisn't here at all.

in wonder the kinglooked to see four men in the flames,they neither were burnednor their bodies in any way harmed.

the fourth wasn't man,but He'd chosen to walk,with these men of great valourwho'd walk out their talk.

times haven't changed,and the script's still the same;the curtains have openedand the act belongs to you.

will you join me in dreamingwhat no one's dreamt before,will you stand to bring changewhen they say there's no hope?

will you speak for the voicelesswhen they've made you believe,that if voices aren't heardthere's no cause to plead?

will you raise up your handand say, 'send me, i'll go';when you know that the pricemay cost all you have to show?

will you dare to be courageouswhen the stakes are so high,will you believe in your heartthat your King's in the fire?

will you join me, i askand be a daniel,today?

Then Nebuchadnezzar said, 'Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in Him and defied the king's command and were willing to give up their livesrather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore I declare that the people of any nation or language who

say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their piles of rubble, houses be turned to For no other god can save in this way.

Daniel 3:28-29 “

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Your privacy is important to Illumin8. This privacy statement provides information about the personal information that Illumin8 collects, and the ways in which Illumin8 uses that personal information.

Personal information collection

Illumin8 may collect and use the following kinds of personal information: Information (that you provide for the purpose of subscribing to the Illumin8 e-zine)

Using personal informationIllumin8 may use your personal information to:

? Send you the e-zine subscribed to? Send you promotions regarding up-coming issues not exceeding 3 a month

Where Illumin8 will not disclose your personal information to agents or sub-contractors or any other third party unless permission is acquired from the individual in writing.

In addition to the disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere above, Illumin8 may disclose your personal information to the extent that it is required to do so by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend its legal rights.

Securing of your dataIllumin8 will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

Illumin8 will store all the personal information you provide in a private address book.

Cross-border data transfersInformation that Illumin8 collects may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which Illumin8 operates to enable the use of the information in accordance with this privacy policy.

Updating this statementIllumin8 may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on its emails.

You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with any changes.

Other websitesThis e-zine contains links to other websites.

Illumin8 is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any third party.

Contact Illumin8If you have any questions about this privacy policy or Illumin8's treatment of your personal information, please write to:

? by email to illumin8ezine@gmail.com

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When submitting content you agree to:

Presenting information that is truthful, original and accurate

Provide your real name and contact information so that the editors can contact you if your submission is selected to appear in an edition. Thereafter, you may request that names used be changed for anonymity if this would protect the parties concerned.

Sign a document stating that all the content is self generated and where other's ideas, writing, images or suggestions are used, that a reference to them is made.

On submitting the content to be included in a future issue of Illumin8 you understand that:

The articles you submit may not necessarily be used. The editors reserve the right to include content submitted based on their own discretion and the needs of the ezine.

Illumin8 has the right to edit your language use, grammar, spelling and length of the articles but without altering your message and will be sent back to you for final approval.

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