His story is not just about a life of crime, but about the turning points, and the disillusion and damage, that take someone there. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . I don’t know if he was scared, but he seemed as cool as a cucumber and announced his faith in Jesus. And then this fella stood up with his chinos on, walked out in front of 100 people and produced the cross.

After a few years, I realized that a cover would be good for my “way of making money,” so I started volunteering to mentor juvenile delinquents. Where I’d go out and pay for lunch every day, Pete wore a backpack and brought a packed lunch with him. Looking back now, however, I think there was also some kind of secret desire hidden within me to make a difference. Once ordained, he would love to plant a church and to work with young people to decrease gang culture and knife crime. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Shortly after, he confessed his life of crime to the vicar, who encouraged him to get a ‘proper, full-time, permanent job’. One by one, we all had to take turns in an “ice-breaker”, which consisted of each of us standing up to introduce ourselves and share something that no one else knew about us. All of a sudden, the tone of our conversation seemed to change, and the officers began to show genuine interest. THINGS started really well, and before long I was offered a position as a paid sessional worker and granted my own pass and council ID card, which I wore around my neck with pride. By the time I was in my mid 20s I was so into the wealth, cars and lifestyle that I couldn’t care less about other people.

He was my hero and he’d come back with these stories of what he’d been up to, while we’re told to sit and be quiet, so the crime was glorified to me.

When Claud was 6 years old, he held a gun for the first time – a 9mm handgun belonging to his older brother. By the end of the Alpha course, God was such doing such a work in my life that I just had to confess to the vicar. It was hypocritical of me, but I never used drugs myself because I’d seen the damage they’d done to people who took them. He became entrapped in a life of drug dealing, credit card fraud, and greed, with frequent run-ins with the police.