First Alpha Evening

After much planning and work, Thursday evening we launched the first Alpha course in our neighborhood. The Alpha team has done a great job with preparing the place, the food and creating a very warm, welcoming atmosphere. We had 11 guests and we expect more to come next week.
There was an older couple, both above 70 years old, who seemed to really enjoy themselves. Before they left, they assured us that they will be back next week. A 16 year old teenager had great questions and comments during discussion time. Another lady said that the reason why she came was because of our Christmas caroling 2 years ago. She figured this must be the same group of people who went caroling and wanted to meet us again. She also wants to bring her teenage son next week, who is interested in spiritual stuff. So it is exciting to see how God is working.
During our Alpha leaders training, it really touched me when they spoke about the importance of prayer. They said that the success of Alpha, how many people encounter God during the course, is absolutely dependent on the prayer behind it. So if you like, would you please pray for the guests who come to this course, that they would experience God's love and understand God's truth?

Next week I will try to post some pictures of the evening. Thanks for joining us on this journey!