0:00:13 > 0:00:16Chaplains are modern-day disciples.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- Ta-da!- Yay!
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Excuse me, are you Jewish? Have you got any Jewish pals here?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They take the word of God out of the church
0:00:26 > 0:00:29and into the places we work and play.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is what Christ did,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34he came and walked and talked and lived amongst people.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39They're employed in our hospitals and universities,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42at the football ground, on the street.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46- We are here to help everyone who is vulnerable.- We are very vulnerable!
0:00:46 > 0:00:47LAUGHTER
0:00:48 > 0:00:54All chaplaincy is front-line ministry. You are actually out where it is happening.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Tonight, how a mother faced her worst nightmare.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01The first thing I did was I went to reception and I asked,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04"Can you please call the chaplain? I need to speak to someone now."
0:01:04 > 0:01:09How a trip abroad changed a Muslim convert's life.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I came back to the UK with a beard, a wife and a dress on.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14That's the short version.
0:01:14 > 0:01:20And kosher bowling and student matchmaking with Rabbi Shmuli Brown.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Yes!
0:01:21 > 0:01:26We are following chaplains in the city of Liverpool,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29the work they do and the people's lives they touch.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Chaplains work with all the faith groups in Liverpool,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49including the city's Muslim population.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Try and keep it as straight as possible.
0:01:55 > 0:02:01Today, Muslim chaplain Adam Kelwick is moving house to be
0:02:01 > 0:02:03closer to the main mosque where he works.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05What it will mean is, more than anything,
0:02:05 > 0:02:10I will be moving closer to the heart of the Muslim community, as it were,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12than I have been before.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15I will be much closer to the mosque, no excuses now for not praying,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18the morning prayers are at 4 o'clock in the morning.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Adam's chaplaincy is based in the Toxteth area of the city.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31It's one of these places that the longer you stay,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35the more it is grows on you. It really is, the people are amazing.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39You can't get better than Scousers, you can't, you really can't.
0:02:47 > 0:02:53I think the general image of Islam or Muslims in society today
0:02:53 > 0:02:55can be a negative one, but at the same time,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I think it's incumbent upon myself
0:02:57 > 0:03:01and other members of the Muslim community to try their hardest
0:03:01 > 0:03:06to be extremists, to be extremely kind, to be extremely polite.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11I think this is going to be the way the negativity can be tackled.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18People are often surprised to discover that Adam is a Muslim convert.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22His birth father is Yemeni, his mother, Mary, is from Rotherham,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and Adam was raised as a Christian.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30This is Adam wearing his Christmas hat one Christmas.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Like most white British families,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38we did all the Christmas things, Christmas dinner. Crackers.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Putting the trimmings up.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I was introduced to Islam when I was 17.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I remember picking up a copy of the Koran in English.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52And after getting through the very biblical
0:03:52 > 0:03:56style of the translation, which I was given, I did find,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59without sounding too cheesy, that it did make a lot of sense to me.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02There he is, my Adam there.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Adam converted to Islam, but his life turned around even more
0:04:08 > 0:04:11during a trip to Yemen to meet his extended family.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16That's really where I started to practise the faith which
0:04:16 > 0:04:19I'd already taken on beforehand anyway.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24And then I came back to the UK with a beard, a wife and a dress on.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25And that's the short version.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I was a bit shocked, I'll not say I wasn't,
0:04:29 > 0:04:35because it was a big step for my eldest son to take.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39I never expected him to do such a dramatic move.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42To be quite honest with you,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46when he came back from Yemen it was like, it sounds a bit dramatic,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49he'd gone as a boy and come back as a man.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Now, with his unique understanding of both Christianity and Islam,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Adam is on a mission to build bridges between Muslims
0:04:58 > 0:04:59and the wider population.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10University Rabbi Shmuli Brown is in Manchester
0:05:10 > 0:05:14buying food for a Jewish student social event.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Kosher tenpin bowling.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21It's all part of the Rabbi's mission to keep students
0:05:21 > 0:05:22close to the Judaic path.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Today, we are doing a bowling event where the students will have
0:05:28 > 0:05:31a very, very good time, meeting other students.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Coming together, boys and girls,
0:05:34 > 0:05:41they are going to be having a nice social event in a Jewish midst.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Which is crucial for us, to keep the Jews together
0:05:46 > 0:05:48and introduce one to another.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Jews, whenever we do any events,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53there's always food involved, you have to keep them happy.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56This is what brings the students to most of our events,
0:05:56 > 0:05:57the food, of course, and the booze!
0:06:09 > 0:06:1220% extra free - you've got to be Jewish to take this.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20In keeping with Jewish tradition,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22all the food will be strictly kosher.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27Kosher means "fit". Basically, what's fitting for us to eat.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30The meat has to come from an animal which is kosher,
0:06:30 > 0:06:35a kosher animal has to chew the cud, plus it has to have split hooves.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Pork, pig, it has split hooves, but it doesn't chew the cud,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41so we're not allowed to eat pork, so Jews don't eat that.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Fish have to have fins and scales,
0:06:45 > 0:06:50and poultry, it's all laid out
0:06:50 > 0:06:54in the book of Leviticus what is permissible to eat and what not.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Where now, Rabbi?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Now we're off to Liverpool, final destination.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03We're going to have a blast tonight.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05It's going to epic for the students, I'm telling you.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Adam the Muslim chaplain is renovating an old Mosque
0:07:17 > 0:07:20with a group of fellow converts.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Up to 5,000 people converted to Islam in Britain last year
0:07:28 > 0:07:34and a big part of Adam's chaplaincy work is about giving them help and support.
0:07:34 > 0:07:40People come from all different backgrounds and social classes.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43People will convert to Islam in prison,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46people will convert to Islam in university,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48old people, young people.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Converts are like a bridge in our community
0:07:57 > 0:08:00between the born Muslims and the British people.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04And hopefully, you know, as time goes on, we can discuss
0:08:04 > 0:08:08and eradicate a lot of, you know, the misconceptions, again,
0:08:08 > 0:08:09about Islam.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Sometimes people who convert to Islam can be quite isolated,
0:08:15 > 0:08:16and they can sometimes think,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19"Am I the only one who's done this and who is in this predicament?"
0:08:19 > 0:08:23And then, when they do get to meet with other like-minded people,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26they start to realise that it wasn't only them who got a funny look
0:08:26 > 0:08:30in the mosque, because they weren't wearing the headscarf properly,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33or they weren't the only ones who've been having major fall-outs
0:08:33 > 0:08:37with their parents because they don't want a bacon sandwich anymore.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40And it's things like this. So, first and foremost, bringing people together.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Caroline Gorman became a Muslim after she worked in Africa.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Like many fellow converts, her friends and family
0:08:48 > 0:08:51have struggled to accept her new identity.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54It is an issue for people.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57That's what I struggle with, because the only things that
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I've left behind are things that aren't...
0:09:00 > 0:09:03that I don't think are anything that I needed in my life.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I don't drink any more,
0:09:05 > 0:09:10I don't wear make-up, um, I don't go to nightclubs.
0:09:13 > 0:09:19I feel like I'm being more true to myself now than I ever have been.
0:09:20 > 0:09:26I can understand entirely why a person would become concerned
0:09:26 > 0:09:29with one of their relatives becoming Muslim,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32especially if they're reading tabloid newspapers on a daily basis.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36People don't like change in general,
0:09:36 > 0:09:38and I can also see,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41bearing that in mind, why people might feel threatened
0:09:41 > 0:09:45when Paul becomes Abdullah and starts growing a beard
0:09:45 > 0:09:48and starts going to the mosque once a week and starts slipping
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Arabic phrases into what he's saying.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54THEY GREET EACH OTHER IN ARABIC
0:09:54 > 0:09:59At advice sessions down at the mosque, Adam helps converts
0:09:59 > 0:10:04to understand why choosing Islam can upset family and friends.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Can you try to understand why people around you might feel
0:10:07 > 0:10:10threatened or intimidated or worried about you becoming Muslim?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Yeah, yeah.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15I think that's an important part - trying to see things from their perspective.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Yeah, I think it made a difference
0:10:16 > 0:10:19when you said that it doesn't really matter what I'm going through,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21to just be more compassionate,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23especially with people who aren't Muslim.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25And at the end of the day,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Islam came to perfect the three relationships which we have.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32The first and foremost is the relationship between us and God,
0:10:32 > 0:10:36the second one is between us and ourselves, and the third one is
0:10:36 > 0:10:38between us and the people around us.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Helping people through times of crisis is all part of a day's work
0:10:48 > 0:10:52for the chaplains at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
0:10:56 > 0:11:02Alder Hey's chaplaincy team is headed up by Anglican priest Dave Williams.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05People do find themselves faced with these situations
0:11:05 > 0:11:06which are crises in their life,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10and they...they sometimes engage with God for the first time, I think.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15You know, most young families haven't engaged with God in school
0:11:15 > 0:11:18as we did in my day, probably not in church,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21and maybe this is the first time they've really had to come
0:11:21 > 0:11:24and come alongside God and say, "Well, where are you in this?"
0:11:28 > 0:11:33Amanda Baylis found God when she faced her worst nightmare,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35hear at Alder Hey.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Today she's brought her daughter Sophie in for an eye test.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41- Are you Mum?- Yes.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- I am one of the consultants here. - Hiya.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49But six months ago, she was here in very different circumstances.
0:11:49 > 0:11:55Sophie's heart was failing and Amanda was told to expect the worst.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Hello, Sophie. How are you? Are you all right?
0:11:59 > 0:12:03'When you love someone so, so much you would lay your life down
0:12:03 > 0:12:10'for them and you are told that they can be taken away from you,
0:12:10 > 0:12:15'it's the worst feeling you can ever experience.'
0:12:15 > 0:12:16Look at this again.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20HE CLICKS AND WHISTLES
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Good girl, Sophie.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25'I remember coming out of ICU'
0:12:25 > 0:12:29with a dry eye. I didn't cry, because it was just pure shock.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33And the first thing I did was I went to reception and I asked,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37"Can you please call the chaplain? I need to speak to someone now."
0:12:43 > 0:12:47'And we went across into the chaplaincy and we literally sat down
0:12:47 > 0:12:54'and we prayed and prayed and prayed and prayed for Sophie to survive.'
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I have no doubt at all that sometimes we are called as a last resort,
0:13:03 > 0:13:07and they're just basically looking to you to guide them and to say,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10"Where do we go? What is the hope here?"
0:13:10 > 0:13:14And that's that wonderful situation, that wonderful privilege of being
0:13:14 > 0:13:18in that situation with them to say, "I don't know why this happened,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20"I don't know why this awful thing's happened.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23"I believe your child is absolutely safe with God
0:13:23 > 0:13:25"and I believe God's here weeping with you.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27"And that's the comfort I can offer you.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29"That's the only comfort I can offer you."
0:13:34 > 0:13:37On the day of Sophie's first heart operation,
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Amanda had a religious experience that changed her life.
0:13:43 > 0:13:49I lay her down and I was absolutely mortified to have left her
0:13:49 > 0:13:54on this table, not knowing whether I was going to see her alive again.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01And I came out of the theatre
0:14:01 > 0:14:04and it was like a wave of calmness
0:14:04 > 0:14:10had hit me, a wave of relief that she's actually in the theatre room.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Um...
0:14:14 > 0:14:17A massive sense that everything was going to be OK.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22I can't describe it. It's like something took over me, almost.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26I've never experienced a feeling like it.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33And I truly believe that that was God saying to me,
0:14:33 > 0:14:35"Amanda, everything will be OK."
0:14:40 > 0:14:43The future is now looking good for Sophie,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46but she still needs regular check-ups at Alder Hey.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50And Amanda always calls in to see Dave and the team.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54To have the chaplains here as an emotional support
0:14:54 > 0:15:00and a spiritual support has been immensely important to me.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04They have acted, in a way, like a surrogate family almost.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Since I've come to Alder Hey, God did come into my life
0:15:09 > 0:15:11and I've felt him come into my life.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14And I'll NEVER turn my back on him again.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28The Festival of Eid marks the end of Ramadan,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31and Adam's helping with prayers down at the mosque.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Even though the mosque is quite big as a building,
0:15:35 > 0:15:39there are so many people who come on Eid day that we have to do
0:15:39 > 0:15:42three separate sets of prayers to accommodate for everybody.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46It's a time of great joy.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51All Muslims, let us not follow the path of Shaitan,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54let us heed instead the advice,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57the golden advice from our illustrious master,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59the prophet Muhammad sala Allah alih wa salam.
0:15:59 > 0:16:05Let us enhance these days of Eid with good and beneficial and fruitful...
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Liverpool's Muslim community is diverse and cosmopolitan
0:16:09 > 0:16:12and welcomes converts.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15When you do become Muslim you don't have to change your name.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18You can still be called John and you can still be called Peter
0:16:18 > 0:16:22and you can still be called Daniel and you can still be called Natalie.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Although you might be required to dress modestly,
0:16:26 > 0:16:30that doesn't necessarily entail that you have to wear black clothes
0:16:30 > 0:16:34from head to toe, especially if it's not part of your culture
0:16:34 > 0:16:35and it's not a part of who you are.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Thanks to Adam, Caroline's now hopeful she can help her family
0:16:42 > 0:16:45and friends accept her new faith.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49I think that I understand a bit more now why people...
0:16:49 > 0:16:53why people are maybe a little bit upset about my conversion,
0:16:53 > 0:16:55or why people think that I've changed,
0:16:55 > 0:16:57that, like, I'm a completely different person.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59But I'm still...
0:16:59 > 0:17:02like, I'm still the same and I still care about the same things.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Adam...he was meant to be a Muslim, that's all I can say.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20When I look back on his childhood, y'know,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23he always had such a thirst for knowledge,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26a thirst for everything,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29and I think Islam, ultimately,
0:17:29 > 0:17:33answered all his main questions.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37'The thing is, it worked out wonderful.'
0:17:37 > 0:17:39I've got four beautiful grandchildren
0:17:39 > 0:17:41and my son and his wife, they couldn't be happier.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47People always say they can see a similar look in us
0:17:47 > 0:17:50and I can't see it, and my mum says she can't see it either.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51Similarities.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55He won't admit it, but he's got a silly sense of humour, like me.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- I'll admit that. - Would you admit that, yeah?
0:17:57 > 0:17:58I've got a sense of humour.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- Yeah.- I hope!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03He's more grown-up than me, but...
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Yeah, sometimes I wonder whether he's my dad or my son,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11cos he's full of good advice, aren't you, Adam?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- You are as well. - I know. He's lovely.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I feel really embarrassed now.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Rabbi Brown is racing to get things ready for the kosher bowling.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Let's get cutting.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38My hopes are, basically, that many people should come
0:18:38 > 0:18:41and they should meet new people
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and they will be friendly
0:18:44 > 0:18:48and make new friends and have a fun night.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55On the menu - food and fun.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58And if the rabbi gets his way,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01a spot of Jewish student matchmaking.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04It's very important that they find a Jewish match,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06that they find a Jewish date,
0:19:06 > 0:19:11because that preserves the continuity of the Jewish nation.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16That sounds quite dramatic. Is that what's at stake?
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Of course, of course.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Unfortunately, many people marry out of the faith.
0:19:20 > 0:19:26And we're trying to... We're trying to promote keeping in the faith,
0:19:26 > 0:19:27and staying within the faith,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30because there's many good Jewish boys and girls out there.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Ohhhh!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Oh!
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Yeah!
0:19:42 > 0:19:46The evening kicks off with a bowling-themed life lesson.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51There's a very big life message with bowling, very big life message.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54You see these bowls, these tenpins over here?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57These tenpins over here are standing up.
0:19:57 > 0:20:03They represent the obstacles and the challenges in our lives.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05There are things that are blocking us.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07But we have to knock them down.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09If you go to the side, to the left, or to the right,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11you ain't getting nothing.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14This is the message of bowling tonight.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Remain centre-focused for the rest of your lives.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Guys, enjoy the food behind you, enjoy bowling,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23meet one another, make new friends.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Even at the bowling alley,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30everything is prepared according to kosher law.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36The reason why I'm covering it is because it's a public place.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40And we can only have kosher utensils and kosher items,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42so I don't know what's gone on this table,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44it could be ham or anything like that,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46that's why I'm covering it.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Yeah!
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Whoa!
0:20:57 > 0:21:00One thing I can definitely say
0:21:00 > 0:21:02is that it's very possible in a few weeks from now,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04I'll get this telephone call,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07"Rabbi Shmuli, thank you ever so much for the bowling,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09"I've just found my soulmate."
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Very possible I'll get this telephone call
0:21:11 > 0:21:13because we have it all the time with different events we do.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Whoa, whoa, whoa!
0:21:19 > 0:21:21There are only 200 Jewish students in Liverpool.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23But happily for the Rabbi,
0:21:23 > 0:21:27the young people here are hoping to marry within the Jewish faith.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Jews have always liked to stick together.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Just as I suppose any other religion, any other culture,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38any other nationality would like to stay together.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Parents are always happier if you bring a Jewish girl home.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Another strike!
0:21:49 > 0:21:51There is very much a stigma
0:21:51 > 0:21:53of kind of your parents will be disappointed in you
0:21:53 > 0:21:55or the community will look badly on you,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57or at least it feels like that sometimes.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00On the count of three say "cheese".
0:22:00 > 0:22:02'I will never give up.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04'Giving up is a failure.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06'We've got to keep on trucking,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08'we've got to keep on looking for more Jewish people
0:22:08 > 0:22:11'and bringing them closer to the faith,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13'because this is my heart and soul.'
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Guys, you were great. Great, great, great.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23What's this?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Oh, she's lost, we've lost her.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Since their life-changing experience at Alder Hey,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Amanda Baylis and her daughter Sophie
0:22:32 > 0:22:36have also enjoyed a very special day.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Amanda and Sophie are now regular churchgoers,
0:22:44 > 0:22:48and they were baptised together.
0:22:48 > 0:22:54Sophie Margaret, I baptise you in the name of the father...
0:22:56 > 0:22:57..and of the son...
0:23:00 > 0:23:04..and of the holy spirit. Amen.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08I baptise you in the name of the Father...
0:23:08 > 0:23:10and of the son...
0:23:10 > 0:23:14and of the holy spirit. Amen.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15OK.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I want it to be an upbeat atmosphere,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22but the main focus of the day is to move forward
0:23:22 > 0:23:26and to obviously have God formally enter our lives
0:23:26 > 0:23:32and look forward to a really promising future
0:23:32 > 0:23:33with me and my daughter.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40Are you going to sleep?
0:23:40 > 0:23:44There's memories of a special day for another mother and child, too.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45I bet you are tired.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Carson Hartley has been at Alder Hey Hospital since he was born,
0:23:49 > 0:23:54and has had ten operations to tackle various problems.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57But last summer, he was allowed out for a day,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59to the delight of his mother, Kirsty,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03who has to spend much of her time away from the rest of her family.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Here we go.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14What are you doing?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Yeah, it's the first time we've left hospital.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25Panicking now! Every time the alarm goes off I'm, like, "Where's the nurse!"
0:24:27 > 0:24:30On Carson's first day ever out of hospital,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34he was guest of honour at a special fundraising event.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40Just over the moon that we've got to this day eventually.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44It's took so long and such a lot of hard work off everybody
0:24:44 > 0:24:47that I never thought we'd see this day, but it's here.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49And we're out.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Hey?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55He feels like our baby now.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57It's like, he's ours, we've got a baby!
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Yes.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Amanda and her daughter Sophie, now baptised,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19can celebrate the start of a new chapter in their lives.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Sophie, in her short life, has taught me
0:25:22 > 0:25:27so much about life and how special and sacred it is.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Sophie has taught me the values and meaning of life.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39Sophie has taught me life is too short to waste away.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45Sophie has taught me patience and compassion.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Sophie, you have changed my life.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Oh! Where are we?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Before heading back to the hospital,
0:26:07 > 0:26:12Kirsty showed Carson the home that she hopes he will one day come back to for good.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19This is your home, Carson. Eh?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21This will be your bedroom.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26This is his bed.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30The only bit of equipment we've got at the minute.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33What do you think? Hey?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Your bedroom.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39It's fab, isn't it? It's fab to have him home.
0:26:43 > 0:26:49Yeah. It would just be nice to have all my children together as a family.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Because at the minute we're kind of split into two families -
0:26:51 > 0:26:54the hospital family and the family at home.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Yeah.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59It just feels like he should be here now.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I don't want to take him back. Keep him here.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14I believe that sometimes, and quite often, good things
0:27:14 > 0:27:16do come out of these bad experiences people have,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19and they change their opinions on suffering
0:27:19 > 0:27:21and their opinions on the world,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24certainly their opinion of the need for God in their lives.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28And will actually say, "I realise now I wasn't on my own in that,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30"and I don't know how I got through it."
0:27:30 > 0:27:35I say, "I think I do know how you got through it," you know.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Carson is still at Alder Hey.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46But his mother, Kirsty, remains hopeful
0:27:46 > 0:27:49that one day her family will all be able to live together.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54New beginnings,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58and hopefully new beginnings of a journey that goes on for life.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01People do change. People do change here.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Next time...
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0:28:11 > 0:28:17It's about real life and sometimes real death situations.
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0:28:19 > 0:28:23And revealing the delights of Christmas to overseas students.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Lovely.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Have you been having fun?
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