Terry Waite: a biography by Trevor Barnes

Terry Waite: Terry was from the start drawn to the church, even when he was a little kid. he enjoyed going on long bikrides by himself but also hanging out at parties and making everyone laugh. When Terry was older, he first enlisted in the Navy, then the Army, but he was allergic to the khaki die in the uniforms. So he entered the Church army. Then he married Frances and they had four kids. being in the Church Army led him to become a secratary for the Bishop of Bristol, then a lay-trainer(?) in Africa, then Rome for the Medical Mission Sisters, the the Archbishop's 'special envoy' as a mediator in Iran. He went there three times, and on the third was captured himself. For four and a half years he was kept in a tiny room. when released, he was a hero.

this was a neat little book. I couldn't figure out what the Church Army was though, other than it wasn't a military unit. I'd like to hear ideas. Something I found interesting was that Terry named his brother! David was born premature and wasn't thought to live long so Mr and Mrs Waite sent for the priest to have him christened, but they hadn't thought of a name. Terry had just been to Sunday School where he heard about David and Jonathon so the baby was named David Jonathon Waite.

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