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Episode 90 Today's guest is John Pontifex, Head of Press and Public Affairs at Aid to the Church in Need. John explains how he first heard about the charity in a talk at Sunday Mass more than 20 years ago and how inspired he was. He describes the charity's work keeping our relationship with Christ 'at the centre,' while actively supporting persecuted Christians. He describes being terrified on an early trip to post-civil-war Sudan. Echoing last week's conversation, John explains what life is like in the Holy Land today and how Aid to the Church in Need is supporting Christians and others there.

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Episode 89: In Part 2 of the conversation with Mike, he explains how he decided to go from Liverpool to see the Holy Land for himself at a time when there were very few visitors. His experience is brought to life through his vivid descriptions, his reflections on the incarnation, and his reports of good conversations with Palestinian Christians, Jewish and Muslim people. Deciding not to 'look away,' Mike is finding ways for Christian people to support our brothers and sisters in the place where Jesus lived, died and rose from the dead.

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Episode 88: Mike has wonderful memories of growing up Catholic in Liverpool, making friends for life in Catholic schools and becoming a doctor. But then, he says, ‘the cracks were showing,’ and ‘things became real.’ Here in Part 1 of this conversation, Mike speaks with raw honesty about his experience of overcoming mental ill health and finding maturity in his faith. Next week, in Part 2, we talk about the present. Mike will share how feeling accountable to his daughters and inspired by his faith, he is responding to the terrible events in the Holy Land.

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