6 years ago , my cousin residing in Australia showed me a picture of her, attending some kind of small gathering, through Facebook ( or was it Friendster? ) . There were people sitting on the tables with some finger food on the picture. She described how fun and cool it was to meet new friends, enjoying good food, learn about a great man named Jesus through short clips and had some open discussion on any issues we can think of, including the taboo one. At that time, i thought it was a great program and wish to have it here.
At the first day of Youth Alpha Training during the introduction, i was like “Oh, is this what Shasha has told me about six years ago? “. Suddenly the memory of her sharing me about her experience was so vivid and clear. FINALLY! It has arrived here in Sandakan!
I was attracted on the simple concept : Eat+watch+converse! The topics for the 10 weeks programme are very relevant to youths nowadays too. One of the questions from the short clip was “Is there more to life than this?" These 7 words really strike me hard. It really made me think and reflect on my life. It makes me realize that life must be more than the normal and usual routine everyday.
I thank God that i was given the privilege to participate in this Youth Alpha course. It’s by the grace of God that He has worked through Caroline Tai to bring Youth Alpha into our Diocese. Not forgetting the two amazing and beautiful facilitators, Chrisanne & Elaine, who has committed themselves into bringing Jesus to other people. I think it will be going to be an awesome programme for all the youths and i am looking forward to attend it! To sum up everything, Youth Alpha is a powerful evangelising tool in todays era!
