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r. James (Jim) Burns Currie Jim had a friend, Tommy Hill, who
was born on April 5, 1929, and lived close by and took Jim to the Parkgate
Mcalled home on October 5, 2019, Avenue Gospel Hall Sunday School and
aged 90. He left school at the age of 12 gospel meeting, where he learned the
when he and his family were moved to gospel. After he had been working at
the country where they would be much H&W for about one month he heard there
safer from the bombings. They returned was a meeting at the lunch break. He
to Belfast, and when he was around 14 thought it was to select a football [soccer]
years old, he began to work in the draw- team, but it was a testimony meeting and
ing office of Harland & Wolff, the world- God spoke to him. The following Lord’s
renowned ship building factory. He had Day two policemen faithfully preached
the ability to go onto higher education, but the gospel in Parkgate. After the meeting
his family needed another wage to boost Jim went home, and in his bedroom, he
their income. trusted the Saviour. The next day, as he

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