In small a parish in the town of Erlinsbach in Switzerland is a Priest, not totally out of the ordinnary until you discover is amazing story of leaving his home country and travelling to Europe and joining the Catholic church

That not the most amazing thing about him though, Father Mussie has a phone the number to which can ring dozens of times a day from callers who are themselves fleeing war, poverty,religious persecution, or all three.

John Laurenson meets the Eritrean priest whose phone number is a lifeline for African migrants.

Scrawled on the wall in prisons in Libya and in the hold of boats bringing refugees across the Sea to Europe, the telephone number of a Swiss-based Catholic Priest has saved the lives of thousands of people.

John has been to meet Father Mussie Zerai also known as Father Moses to hear the story of a man of God and his mobile phone.

Presented and Produced by John Laurenson.

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