Saturday, September 20, 2014

The Vicar of Baghdad

From West Palm beach (with video)-

He is called the Vicar of Baghdad, though his life couldn’t be more different from the average English vicar.

The Reverend Canon Andrew White leads St. George’s Church, the last Anglican church in Iraq. He also runs a clinic that sees thousands of patients a month, and a food program that feeds hundreds every week – regardless of their beliefs or religious affiliation.

But though this work is much admired, it is not what has made Rev. White famous. As president of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, White has forged personal relationships with the heads of opposing Muslim groups in Iraq. He is one of the precious few people in the world who has the trust of both Sunni and Shia leaders.


More here-

http://www.wptv.com/decodedc/podcast/the-vicar-of-baghdad

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