Graham Weeks enjoyed the blessing of being raised in an evangelical Christian family in North Yorkshire, England. Though he had made a public profession of faith as a young teenager, by the time he went up to study pharmacy in the University of London, in 1964, he was an agnostic and intended never to go to church.

God intervened and Graham realized that intellectual skepticism offers no help through the difficulties of life. Trust in the God who is there, revealed in Jesus Christ became the most important thing in Graham's life.

First contact with L'Abri came in 1965 when Graham heard Ranald Macaulay give a talk in his university hall of residence. During Graham's student years he avidly read Francis Schaeffer's books as soon as each was published. They gave Graham the best insight he had found into practical apologetics, how to communicate the faith to a generation which rejected the Bible. During two years of formal theological studies, Graham began to receive tapes of Schaeffer's lectures and sermons from English L'Abri in Ealing, London.

In 1969, newly married to Kathryn, the Weeks moved to Ealing so that Kathryn could study missions before they went to Nigeria. Looking for a local church they found that English L'Abri was just round the corner and a local church congregation was about to be formed as a result of the L'Abri witness. The Weeks were among the founding members of the first English congregation of The International Presbyterian Church (IPC). During the year they were in Ealing, Graham helped L'Abri by looking after the tape lending library.

In 1982 the Weeks, now with four children, returned from Nigeria. Thanks to the kindness of Elliott and Marti Larson who had bought the former L'Abri property in Ealing, the Weeks family found a home there. Seven Larsons and six Weeks were together for a year and a half until the Weeks could move to a house of their own.

In 1983 Graham was called to be an elder of the Ealing congregation of the International Presbyterian Church. He is now their longest serving elder.

Graham has worked as a community pharmacist in various West London pharmacies. In 1986 he began to be involved in local politics. From 1990 to 1998 Graham was an elected Councilor in the borough with particular involvement in social services.

Since losing his seat on the local council, Graham has found new service in internet ministry.

Three of graham's four children are now married and he has four grandchildren.

More biographical details may be found on his quotations pages at

 http://www.christiansquoting.org.uk

Diverse opinions, book reviews and up to date famiy news are on his blog,

  http://christianquoter.blogspot.com/

You may contact Graham by writing to cworkers@yahoogroups.com.