WHEATON, Ill. -Here is the story of a true hero! Praise God! As violence spreads in advance of this week’s election in Iraq, the vicar of Baghdad’s St. George’s Anglican Church is in the U.S. to receive the annual William Wilberforce Award presented by the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview.
But Canon Andrew White says his heart is with the Iraqi people he’s come to love. White says Baghdad is one of the most dangerous places on Earth, but “perfect love casts out fear.”
The Wilberforce Award is named for the 19th Century British statesman whose Christian commitment led to abolition of the slave trade. White will accept the honor near Washington D.C. on Saturday following his visit to Wheaton College in Illinois.
White has worked to bring Iraqis together to end sectarian violence. He says, “if religion gone wrong is the cause of so much violence, religion gone right has to be the cure.”
