Prison stories:"It was my corner". Yeah! The pastor's sons were also drug dealers, but they went back to church and changed, one of them became a pastor. C usually didn't say much during the small group gatherings, in fact it sometimes seemed as if he wasn't really engaged in the discussion at all. But it turned out that I had misinterpreted his quietness for disinterest.
During the session "How and why should I tell others?" he opened up and it was obvious that God was at work in his life. He told us about the church he went to...
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| Launching Alpha at Tomoka Correctional Institution, Daytona Beach, Florida Oct. 22, 2009Click on photos to enlarge
On October 22, 2009, the day after the National Alpha Conference, in Orlando Fl, 24 Volunteers went to Tomoka C. I. in Daytona Beach.
The purpose of the visit was to launch the first ever Alpha course in this maximum security prison.
The featured speakers were Bear Grylls of the Discovery Channel's "Man Vs. Wild" and Paul Cowley.
| |  | | | Alpha launch Tomoka: Chapel Service 01 |
| |  | | | Alpha launch Tomoka: Jack Cowley (US Director Alpha for Prisons and Re-entry) introducing Bear Grylls (Man vs. Wild) and Paul Cowley (International Director Alpha for Prisons) |
| |  | | | Bear Grylls speaking with attendees at end |
| |  | | | Bear Grylls & Jack Cowley |
| |  | | | The Band who lead the worship music |
| |  | | | Alpha Launch Tomoka: Chapel Service 02 |
| |  | | | Leading worship at Alpha launch meeting. |
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