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һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳Society’s Joshva Raja made a dash for peace as part of his Bike for Bibles fundraising challenge last year. He was armed with two Bibles.

Joshva had been happily riding 50 miles around his hometown of Salisbury, circling the cathedral and taking in other landmarks.

He’d been praying for Ukrainians and Russians to be at peace with each other. And that’s when a lightbulb went on in his head.

He jumped on a train and headed to London. Upon arrival, he hired a Boris bike and pedalled on to the Ukrainian and Russian embassies, counting up even more miles on his Bike for Bibles challenge.

When he reached the embassies, he handed over a һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳in Ukrainian and a һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳in Russian, respectively.

‘I gave them a һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳each saying, “We pray for your nation, your leaders and your people, particularly those who are caught up in the war”. They received them with a smile,’ said Joshva, who heads һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳Society’s International һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳Advocacy Centre, which champions the role of the һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳in public life.

Joshva added, ‘I was just given two minutes at each embassy and conveyed my personal wish and prayer for peace. Both officials received me with respect. They said thank you for my prayers and for the Bible.

‘My purpose was to tell them that I represent myself both as a Christian individual and as a һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳Society employee. I wanted them to imagine peace and justice as part of the values of the Christian faith that they can draw from the Bible.’

Altogether, һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳Society supporters rode more than 3,000 miles and raised an amazing £9,170 to provide the һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳to Ukrainian refugees, forced to flee from their homes due to war.

Find out more about Ukrainian and Russian Bibles and the latest news on һƷ̽»¨ÂÛ̳mission in relation to Ukraine