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A painful decision

A painful decision

My dear wife suffered from bouts of severe depression that sometimes required treatment in hospital. Her last clinical depression happened sixteen years ago. I visited her on the Saturday afternoon before having to leave to fulfil [...]

Living with Jack

Living with Jack

On the 5 January 2002 we had twin boys, Jack and Sam. Twelve hours following the birth our joy was replaced with shock and sadness as Jack was diagnosed with Down’s syndrome. During this emotional roller [...]

Economic ruin and restoration

Economic ruin and restoration

A while after God called me to preach He opened a door in Bude, Cornwall where we had a vision to begin a church. We needed finances to live so I started my own insurance-broking business. [...]

The challenge of no diagnosis: Living with the unknown

The challenge of no diagnosis: Living with the unknown

Ben and I have been married for eleven years and we have two sons, Reuben, who is five and Jonah was three in the summer. But this story begins with the birth of our second son [...]