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On a beautiful spring morning I set off to Cafe
Church, unaware that the day would make a
difference to my life.
The “service” was about hatred/loathing...and
how it could and would consume you if you
allowed it.
As l listened, l realised that for over a year my
life had indeed been consumed by everything
that didn’t feel right...but the circumstances
wouldn’t let me either forgive and definitely not
Café explore Going to Cafe Explore has meant a lot to me. forget the individual who l indeed loathed.
The more l listened the more l knew that the
It has opened my eyes to what I have missed
hatred and loathing was taking up valuable
these past years when I lost my way from God.
time and energy and was affecting my health,
It also made me think that I should be saved
and I came back to God. I hope that there will
be many more study classes as I will certainly heart and soul.
‘Exploring Mark’s Gospel be going to them all. would change, be more positive in my thinking
So that day l vowed to God and myself that l
and most certainly put the incident into the
- Walking at your Pace’ Roy Hamilton past and to a place in my mind where l could
move forward with my life..
Cafe Explore is an ideal way to come together Since then, l thank God that with prayer and the
to learn more about God. His character and support of my dear friends in Cafe Church l can
traits are seen in the many people attending get on with a positive mind and soul.
and who show God’s love to those around
them. At Cafe Explore there is the opportunity Jennifer Winning
to be part of a small group for that session with
no commitment, and to share the word of God Café Explore saved me. Café Explore opened
in a relaxed atmosphere while drinking coffee my eyes to Jesus and the Holy Spirit of God.
and eating scones. It is more than a community; I thought I was saved but satan had tricked me.
it is a family. I enjoyed the closeness of having a bond with
just a few young men whom I would not
The impact it has on me is that it has provided otherwise get to meet. It opened the door to
a conducive environment for learning and amazing Christians. Now I am able to go into
sharing and helps me realise that everyone is church without the anxiety I suffered with
struggling with something and we are all before. All thanks to Cafe Explore.
needed to help each other. We are not alone.
This said, it is this provision that enables me to Getting to know men in my group at Café
come back again and again. Explore helped me feel confident enough to
go to the men’s weekend. My pod group at
God has a huge plan and I am part of it. the men’s weekend was amazing and I want
to thank David Boyd, Roy, Billy, Nigel for their
Bernadette Carmichael friendship and Clifford for his talks. They
helped turn my face to Jesus.
I would like to thank everyone who guided me
to the Lord and changed my life for ever. Amen
Clive Cook
