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When the service was over there was tea and coffee in the foyer. Lisa showed us all around and showed us the Sunday school buildings. There were about 500 or so people who attended the church and they had all different sections for the children. My five children were at their fathers that weekend, so they didn't come with us to church, but the following weekend the four younger children came with me and we met my friend there. After the service, we went into the foyer for refreshments and I noticed that there was a table set up with a sign that stated there was an Alpha Course, starting up the following week and so I signed up. My friend treated the kids and I to McDonalds for lunch. My children had enjoyed themselves at Sunday school. I think they mostly enjoyed just being amongst people and having fun.

Over the following weeks I kept going to church. I was invited to join Lisa's cell group, but I didn't go. Just going to church and the Alpha Course was about all I could handle at that time. I liked the Alpha Course it taught me a lot about Jesus and I enjoyed the meal together before hand and the discussion group afterwards. I was in with a group of really nice people. There was one woman named Francesca, she was such a lovely Lady and she had a beautiful singing voice. You could imagine her singing an Irish Folk song and she had the accent to go with it. You only had to look at her, to know how much she loved Jesus. It really showed. She made me feel at ease and she was an out going person, which made it easier for me, because I've always been shy when I first meet people. She took me under her wing so to speak, but they were all nice.

I was driving home one night after the Alpha Course, while I was driving I began to feel the presence of God. (At that point in time, I didn't really know much about the Holy Spirit) His presence seemed to grow stronger and stronger- then he showed me a vision of this huge tree. I was trying to drive, seeing this vision, and hearing God all at the same time, I can tell you now, it was very difficult to concentrate on driving. This tree was huge and it's branches seemed to spread across the earth. There were no leaves on the tree and it was quite ugly. Then God said, that this was the tree of knowledge and said that it is still growing today. He told me that when I was involved in the New Age, I picked the fruit of this dead looking tree. This tree was so big. I just knew that a lot of people ate the fruit of this dead looking tree. But all it gave was the knowledge. It didn't give the help needed to put the knowledge into practice. God told me that we needed to break down this tree, one branch at a time, starting with the lowest branches, because these ones are easy to reach. He said we did not have to remove the stump as that was up to God to remove and he would, when the time was right. Then he showed me the tree of life, it was smaller, but so much neater and full of green leaves.