I feel called by God to do this work. It sounds quite simplistic but it is just the way I can explain it.

I would not want anyone killed on my behalf whether it is someone that was holding me or most certainly not a British soldier. I don't want anybody else to pay with their life for mine.

We make it clear that if we are kidnapped, we do not want there to be force or any form of violence used to release us. If the government or military commanders choose to do that, that is their responsibility.

My son is quite supportive. He does worry about me but he is supportive. My daughter prefers that I don't do this. Again, she accepts that this is who I am and it's important to me that I do this work, but she would much rather I didn't.

That story spoke to me. Sometimes all you can do is walk with someone as they go through what they are going through, and the Iraqi people welcome and need people to walk with them. Letting people know that you care, that they are not alone because it is horrendous out there.

Life's not about staying on your feet. It's about getting up when you fall. Thank God!