The Vicar of Baghdad

[HolyCrusader007]

youtube.com/watch?v=YnLzdakPXYY

*For more than a decade, Vicar Andrew White has been risking his life to preach for peace on the streets of Baghdad, driving through bombed-out war zones to spread his message. In his quest, White has become the primary liaison between the Sunni and Shia Muslims. *

Part 2,

youtube.com/watch?v=G03NQBF6Hb8

Part 3,

youtube.com/watch?v=ev1cbH1FISk

 

[Defend_the_Keys]

I watched this, thank you for sharing. It seemed odd that the “Vicar of Baghdad” did not appear to speak Arabic and/or Aramaic? Also, I could not help but wonder if the people he was visiting and communing knew he was Anglican as opposed to Chaldean/Assyrian?

 

[Godric2]

A remarkable man, I thionk - and apparently living with multiple sclerosis.
God bless him.

 

[HolyCrusader007]

I watched this, thank you for sharing.

Thx

It seemed odd that the “Vicar of Baghdad” did not appear to speak Arabic and/or Aramaic? Also, I could not help but wonder if the people he was visiting and communing knew he was Anglican as opposed to Chaldean/Assyrian?

Good question, I’m not sure about this one.

One thing I know for sure is that God rewards those who help the poor and those who help the mentally disabled, and thats what I feel that Andrew White does.

 

[Vico]

Thx

Good question, I’m not sure about this one.

One thing I know for sure is that God rewards those who help the poor and those who help the mentally disabled, and thats what I feel that Andrew White does.

"… White does not speak Arabic. Communication happens through a translator, apart from what few greetings he manages in Arabic, plus prayers White can recite along with the congregation in Aramaic … "

worldmag.com/2014/05/the_edge_of_extinction

 

[cmodrmac]

He is a good man doing God’s work -an inspiration