France: presenting Christ in Calais

OAC Ministries  |  World
Date posted:  1 Aug 2016
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France: presenting Christ in Calais

The team brought spiritual and physical comfort. This man was suffering from Taliban attacks | photo: OAC

A few teams of Christians visit the migrant encampment known as the Calais Jungle regularly, including Dave Workman, evangelist with OAC Ministries (Open Air Campaigners).

‘My “guesstimate” is that 70% of those we encounter are actually migrants and not refugees’, notes Dave. ‘Yet some 30% are genuine refugees fleeing horrendous conditions.

Bibles in hand

‘So, with Bibles in one hand and clothes/basic toiletries in the other, we try to bring both spiritual and physical comfort.’

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