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In London this has included work with people experiencing street homelessness and aid to Ukraine.
We now have parish-to-parish links with Kryvyi Rih in eastern Ukraine, from where I have recently returned.
I want to see the church play a more active role in shaping AI ethics and technological governance, UK government response to Defence challenges brought about via the Russia-Ukraine war and the Middle-East crisis.
I have sponsored and lived alongside refugees after the war began in Ukraine.
Share household with Ukrainian family who welcomed me into their family, and I welcomed them into my home. o Two boys have grown up here & gone to university & grad school, grandmother from Ukraine has joined once the war started.
This has given me the privilege of seeing God’s work in tangible projects of varying kinds all over the world, from youth camps in the Ukraine to church planting in South America, from bible translation to orphanages in Africa.
Prior to that, I was Anglican Chaplain in Kyiv (Ukraine), 1999-2005, and Assistant Chaplain at St Andrew’s, Moscow, 1996-99 (supported by Intercontinental Church Society, an Anglican Mission Agency).
Twice a month I convene a prayer meeting for Ukraine.
My commitment to mission and social action is also advanced through support to those leaving situations of conflict in Gaza, Syria and Ukraine (through the Council for At-Risk Academics and Homes for Ukraine).
Rotary Clubs: since 2011; Past President of Kempston; Bedford; now Middle England Projects for disadvantaged young people, educational, recreational and mental health; in UK and now Ukraine.
I serve as a Chaplain for the Anglican churches in Poland and Ukraine in the Diocese in Europe.
The experiences of Anglican communities in Poland and Ukraine inform our shared decision- making, especially on issues of peace, reconciliation, and support for those affected by war and displacement.
This perspective has informed my two speeches in General Synod debates on the war in Ukraine, in which I drew on my knowledge of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
• Actively run a charity providing direct support to Ukraine, delivering crucial financial assistance directly to the
International Ministry Opportunities: Leader of annual skiing and sailing houseparties for Richmond Christian Holidays: https://www.richmond-holidays.com/ Trauma ministry to wounded soldiers in Ukraine with Flame International – www.flameinternational.org Ongoing support for the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem Teaching pastors in southern Africa on reducing the scourge of AIDS with E3 -www.e3initiative.org .