‘I became the first white woman ever to be ordained in northern Uganda’

Emmy Wilson, 70, has lived an extraordinary life, treating AIDS patients as a nurse in the 80s and taking Alpha into prisons around the world 

Before I met the Lord I had a clear plan for my life – to succeed in my nursing career, find a husband, get married and have six children. However, God had another plan entirely! 

Even though I was bought up in a church-going family and would have called myself a Christian, it was not until I was 27 that I knew what it meant to be a true follower of Jesus. My sister had become a Christian through a mission held at Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB). I already thought I was one but when she said: “I now have a day-to-day personal relationship with Jesus Christ” I was intrigued and, after asking her lots of questions, a week later I gave my life to the Lord on 27 January 1980.