Subject: Linden Sanders, Operations Director for Fegans. He is married with two children and lives in Crowborough, East Sussex.
Age range: 30–40 years.
Interests: Football, tennis, surfing, good wine – he is a Francophile.
RJL: How did you become a Christian?
Linden: I was brought up in a Christian family; I have one brother and one sister. When I was 11 years old I made my personal commitment to Christ at a Spring Harvest youth meeting following a very clear gospel presentation – suddenly it all made sense!
RJL: Please explain how you came to work in the charity sector.
Linden: During my gap year I was a volunteer with a church in France doing youth work, working with the homeless and in the church office. At Plymouth University I studied French and Sociology, after which I was a trainee youth worker for a year at Mutley Baptist Church, which is near Plymouth. I then moved to Birmingham and worked at a homeless centre. This opened my eyes to the needs of the homeless. I realised that I wanted to help people. I was approached to become the manager of the Karis Neighborhood Scheme in a deprived community in Birmingham. This provided a wide variety of help for local people. I was there for seven years before we decided to move south.
