Berti to speak at this year's Keswick Convention

It was not only exciting interviewing Berti Dosti and writing his story, it has also been fascinating to see all the spin-offs from the book.

One of those is that Berti has been invited to attend this year’s Keswick Convention where he will be interviewed in the main evening meeting during Weeks 1 and 2.

Until last October when his story was told in my book, God’s Secret Listener, published by Monarch, few people knew about Albania and Berti’s amazing story.

Now more than 3,500 will hear him interviewed on Thursday, July 21 when the theme of the evening is Mission by whom? which will be led by the well-known missionary to the Congo, Helen Roseveare (pictured below). She was there for 20 years from 1953-73 with the Worldwide Evangelisation Crusade (WEC).

Another 3,500 people will hear Berti’s story on Sunday, July 24 when Jo Jowett (pictured below) who is a trustee for the European Christian Mission, will interview him on the main stage in an evening led by Adrian Reynolds on the theme of For what purpose?

To make sure everyone gets chance to meet Bert he will be talking to Tim Chester at a lunchtime book signing session at the convention on Wednesday, July 20 and speaking at a late-night youth event on an evening still to be decided.

There will also be the opportunity to meet Berti and talk to him on the ECM stand in the Earthworks exhibition area from 2-4pm and 8.45-10.30pm every day.

I am particularly grateful to Kerrie Abbott and Sali Rahmani who are both coming to Keswick to translate for Berti.

I am driving Berti up to Keswick next Tuesday night and he will be there until the following Monday.

If anyone would like to arrange for Berti to autograph a copy of the book, God’s Secret Listener, please email me on John@jbutterworth.plus.com