In 1940, he was ordained for field work with the YMCA War Service in North Africa, and helped to establish a centre in Tobruk for use by all faiths to care for the social, physical and spiritual needs of those engaged in desert warfare.
In 1940, he was ordained to work with the YMCA's War Service in North Africa, specifically focusing on providing care for those engaged in desert warfare by establishing a center in Tobruk that addressed their social, physical, and spiritual needs.