Blown Away: From Drug Dealer to Life Bringer: Foreword by HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES

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The secular come in, and they end up becoming Christians – not by us preaching at them, but by the work we do. Born into a working-class Catholic family in Burnley, Fleming’s life took a terrible turn when he was raped on his way to school, aged just eleven. He was never charged with murder, but in his warts-and-all book, Mick recounts an epiphany during one gangland job when he was sent to recover a debt from a man who he knew attended a gym.Told with raw honesty and full of warmth and humanity, Blown Away is an amazing example of how God can help those even in the darkest places. Pastor Mick's story will move and inspire you on your own faith journey, and offer hope to those struggling with addiction, grief and suffering.

Later, when he saw his childhood attacker in a fast food restaurant, he was torn whether to forgive him or kill him. Laying bare his struggles in full for the first time, including a failed attempt at suicide, Pastor Mick tells how sharing his pain has helped others who are suffering. When I read this autobiography, therefore, I knew about his work and that he had turned his life around — “from drug dealer to life bringer”.He received death threats from some quarters, but it was the criticism from other Christians, who questioned whether his focus on social action detracted from sharing the gospel, that really rocked him. We feed people outside, and we have maybe 2,000 people come through the doors [of our drop-in centre, The Hub] every week. The ministry already had a swell of support in the town and across the county after featuring in the Burnley Express many times since it was launched last year.