My calling to ordination came later in life following a career in education as an Early Years Teacher. I had started working as a Volunteer Chaplaincy Visitor at a hospital in East London and was humbled by the privilege of being able to ‘make the love of God visible’ at some of the most darkest moments of people’s lives. A desire to do this more fully began to grow within me and I entered the discernment process for ordination in the Church of England. During this process I felt very clearly that I was being called to the office of deacon rather than priest. I trained at St Mellitus in London, was ordained in 2017 and served my curacy at a church in Hackney. I currently live in Essex and am working part-time as Assistant Lead Chaplain at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
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