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Anyone who thinks they might be too deeply involved in a lifestyle of crime and deceit, resulting in an inner hollowness, will be inspired that total transformation is possible. And then this fella stood up with his chinos on, walked out in front of 100 people and produced the cross. As I sat there on the edge of my seat, I was sure he was going to declare that he collected toy trains or still played with Star Wars figurines — both of which would have been fine — but then the strangest thing happened. When they started to question me on this occasion, it soon came up that I was a mentor for high-risk young offenders with the local council.

Whether you read it in a day or take your time over it, there is a challenge in these pages to see the work of God in one man's life, and the hand of God over all our lives. While there, I created behavioural programmes and implemented them within the sector that I was working in.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. It was around this time that an opportunity arose for me to volunteer within my local council, mentoring high-risk young offenders. His story is one of poverty, abuse, drug dealing, and violence – and of a life turned round by a loving God who refused to give up on him. He spent his childhood treading on eggshells, keen not to provoke the anger which his dad would regularly take out on Claud, his mum, his siblings, and their dog. When I was older, it meant having a reputation that won me friends, and friends who kept my reputation on top.At that meeting we watched a video together and they said, “If you want to invite Jesus into your life, you can do it right now.

In desperation, he prayed to God to get him out of the situation – and was surprised to be released home the next day while his friend went to prison. So that you understand, in my world people did not greet a stranger and, moreover, did not look into his eyes. By the time I was in my early teens, I’d lost interest in any kind of academic pursuit and began selling cigarettes in school.We hope that you too, will catch afresh, the hope of the Gospel as you journey through Claud’s story.

I FOUND it surprising that my cover-up was working so well, but what surprised me more was the fact that I was actually enjoying it. He later discovered a vocation to ministry, and was ordained to the priesthood in the diocese of London in June. I never imagined I’d enjoy being a mentor when I first agreed to do it — I just knew it was a great cover-up. I don’t know if he was scared, but he seemed as cool as a cucumber and announced his faith in Jesus. So I prayed and said: “I dare you to come into my life, Jesus, and do what these people say you can do.Now I serve in the church, and therefore, if God permits, I will become a priest in the Church of England.