Last week we made 2 groups (divided by gender) instead of 3, and the conversation/discussion time was vastly improved. I'm hoping that we can do that again today. It all depends on who comes, really, and my chances of guessing that accurately are slim.

Tonight's topic is "Why and how should I tell others?" Since I'm not sure that half the group "gets" the message of Christianity themselves, I'm curious how this will go. Maybe I'll find out that I'm entirely wrong. One of the major down points of this round of the course is that I haven't gotten to know all of the participants well.

Please pray for our Alpha Course tonight:

1. attendees hand-picked by God, eager to learn and be honest about their own thoughts and beliefs
2. group placements and group dynamics
3. logistics-- set-up, food, children, video/sound equipment
4. two Murrays full of the Holy Spirit's love, patience, joy, and peace
5. only good surprises :-)

We are beginning to think some about how we want to do the next Alpha Course (starting in January). There's so much we've learned (the hard way) from this round. Please pray that we would have wisdom as we consider those lessons and plan for the next course.

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