Christopher Payne retired from General Practice in 2004 after twenty four years at the Bermondsey and Lansdowne Medical Mission. He and his wife, Paddy, were previously with the Church Mission Society at the Christian Hospital, Shiraz, until the Revolution ended their seven years service as Mission partners in Iran. They have four daughters and nine grand-children. Foreword by Margaret Silf. www.christopherpaynepoetry.net