A few teams of Christians visit the migrant encampment known as the Calais Jungle regularly, including Dave Workman, evangelist with OAC Ministries (Open Air Campaigners).
‘My “guesstimate” is that 70% of those we encounter are actually migrants and not refugees’, notes Dave. ‘Yet some 30% are genuine refugees fleeing horrendous conditions.
Bibles in hand
‘So, with Bibles in one hand and clothes/basic toiletries in the other, we try to bring both spiritual and physical comfort.’