Patrick Regan grew up in a nice, quiet, middle-class Christian
family. So he got something of a culture shock when he spent two
weeks doing a mission in London at the age of 16. Having met people
from violent backgrounds and living in cardboard boxes with no
food, no money and no security, Patrick prayed a life-changing
prayer: that he would see things the way God sees them.
Soon Patrick was back in London working in schools in some of the
most socially deprived areas, Patrick and his growing team slowly
but surely earned the right to share the gospel. When the tide of
violence began to rise, Patrick was there to provide the Christian
presence so desperately needed. This book tells the story of a
journey that took Patrick everywhere from the roughest estates in
London to Jamaica's Trenchtown and to poverty stricken villages in
Ghana. Through it all he learnt that bringing the kingdom of God to
a place can mean anything from helping a child to read to
negotiating between gang leaders.