Patrick Regan: ‘I’ve never felt God so close as when I was with a bunch of homeless guys’

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The charity founder on mediating between Jamaican gang leaders, facing criticism from fellow Christians, and why the Bible is full of wisdom on mental health

You might know Patrick Regan OBE as the youth worker who founded and led XLP, a Christian charity working to prevent crime among young people in inner-city London. You might know him for his mental-health advocacy through his more recent venture, Kintsugi Hope. But I don’t think he’s a charity CEO or a mental-health specialist. He’s an evangelist.