A Leap of Faith

In spring 2006 David Latimer’s church, First Derry Presbyterian, was paint bombed yet again. David’s usual reaction was to keep his head down and say nothing, but this time he decided to go public. Live on BBC Radio Foyle he appealed to Martin McGuinness for help, believing that he was the only man in the city who could stop the attacks.

Little did David realise that within a few hours of the broadcast Martin McGuinness would be at the church, and that this first meeting would mark the begi...