In 1983 Julie Inglis graduated from Birmingham University with a degree in Music. As a young 21 year old she moved to London to study for her Master's Degree at City University. While in school some disciples from the London International Church of Christ met Julie and studied the Bible with her. On December 21, 1983, she put on Christ in the waters of baptism.

Julie’s parents, Alex and Molly became concerned for Julie when they found out that she joined a bold, vigorous, religious group they never heard about. They became even more worried when Julie decided to leave her career as a primary (elementary) schoolteacher in order to work full-time in church ministry. In August 1989, she married Mike Desouza, one of the brothers in the church, who also considered working in the full-time ministry over continuing his path as a doctor. As Julie’s parents watched their daughter give her life to Christ, they refused to do the same. They even requested that she not invite them to church anymore.

In 2000, Julie’s mother developed Alzheimer's disease. Alex cared for Molly on his own for the next 10 years as her health continued to deteriorate until her eventual passing in 2009. Now Alex's health had also begun to decline. Finally in 2012, after a triple heart by-pass and hip replacement surgery, Alex eventually agreed to move in with Mike and Julie. He gets to see life in the Desouza home from an insider's perspective.

In 2012, Julie’s daughter Sarah, like her mother, also graduated from Birmingham University and started to work as an intern in the full-time ministry (for the Birmingham church of Christ). Alex was pleased for her. Over the following months Alex started attending church regularly in the East sector of the London congregation. He was greatly impacted by the vibrancy of the fellowship, the obvious love, and kindness and care expressed by the disciples, and the challenging lessons and sermons. Eventually he began to study the Bible with his son-in-law, Mike. Then, in June 2013, during a 3-week visit of Mike and Terrie Fontenot to the East London church, Alex started to study the Bible more intensely.