Thierry Bahizi, who spent 3 months with us in 2003 on a Mission Exchange programme working with asylum seekers, has been ordained Deacon in the Anglican Church of Burundi.
At the time of his visit, Thierry was himself a refugee from the violence in Burundi, and came to us from Tanzania where he worked for the Church Army in a refugee camp. Now he has been able to return to his home country and works as an evangelist for the Department of Mission and Evangelism. His ordination will not change his employment, though it will give him greater scope to minister across the Diocese.