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Terry Waite at Southwark Cathedral
Ahead of his event on Friday, 29 March at Southwark Cathedral, find out an introduction to his extraordinary life.
Terry Waite has had an unusual international career. Contrary to what many people think he is not ordained but had worked from a Church base for much of his life including 12 years spent as a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury's private staff. As a hostage negotiator he had met and negotiated with people such as General Idi Amin in Uganda and Golonel Ghadaffi in Libya. He also spent almost five years in solitary confinement as a hostage. He was a joint founder of YCare and Hostage International, as well as being President of many organizations including Emmaus for the Homeless. He helped establish this organization in the UK almost thirty years ago. His other interests include music and for many years he has been President of the International Musical Eisteddfod at Llangollen.
As an author he has written several books including the international bestseller, Taken on Trust: Out of the Silence which is a book of both narrative and his own poetry and reflections; Solitude looking at solitude as experienced in different ways, and Travels with a Primate a humorous account of some of the many travels he took around the world as a member of Archbishop Robert Runcies' staff.
He recounts the Archbishop travelling in what he describes as an 'Archmobile' - a makeshift vehicle modelled on the Pope's more professional means of transportation. He tells of the Archbishop's encounter with a persistent Chinese doctor and of an event in Africa when a miracle was credited to Archbishop Robert! These stories are told with good humour and with his tongue slightly in his cheek!
During the evening in Southwark Cathedral, Terry will not only be speaking of the more humorous side of his life but will also speak of some of the complex situations in which he has been involved, especially his five years in total solitary without books, papers or any form of human companionship.
He is a lifelong Anglican and for the past ten years has been a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers) also which caused him to dub himself a Quanglican.
The evening in the Cathedral will provide an opportunity not only to listen to a fascinating talk but also to directly question the speaker.
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