We met Lisa at Lighthouse. She was doing an Alpha Course, and we asked her how she came to be doing Alpha and why she got involved with Lighthouse.

I consider myself a lapsed or dormant Christian. Through friends at Alpha I heard about Lighthouse and decided to send my kids – they had a great time!

Could you tell us a bit more about how you came to be doing Alpha?

I didn’t consider myself religious, but my mum and a Christian friend in Bristol kept pestering me, so I went along to church a couple of times. They were about to start Alpha, and I decided to give it a go.

Tell us about Alpha: have you enjoyed it? How about the leaders?

We always start with having some food together! Then we watch a short 20-minute talk on DVD. We talk and ask any questions we like! Nothing is off-limits! The leaders let the group talk and discuss, without giving ‘pat answers’.
It’s been great fun getting to know people too, and we’re going to carry on together in a small discussion group.
Personally, I really struggled in the middle, but after talking it through with the leader I felt I had a real encounter with God. I came to a point where I wanted to hand my life over to God: I’d made a complete mess of it, and I reckoned he could do a better job!

>> For details of Alpha and other similar courses in Thame, Haddenham, Long Crendon and surroundings please visit www.thamechurchesunited.org/alpha