Feedback From Troubled Young People

Here is the text (somewhat edited for privacy and security purposes) I received from an Alpha Coordinator in a youth detention facility in Alberta, regarding the Alpha Youth Film Series run there:

Attendees:  8  (not always the same as some were released; some were  restricted due to bad behavior)  

Boys : 15 – 19 years of age

In conversation with the boys who attended the Youth Alpha Group, the following evaluation was received:

1.      In what ways did you benefit from being in Alpha?

-          Learned about God and understanding of the Holy Spirit  and healing was expanded
-          The questions posed in the videos kept me thinking
-          I now feel more faithful
-          I liked it a lot
-          The Adult version was boring, but the Youth Alpha was pretty good
-          I felt acceptance by you guys
2.      What was the best part of your experience in Youth Alpha?
-          The questions
-          Be sure to keep the ice breakers
3.      What was the most challenging part of your experience in Youth Alpha?
-          Not being there from the beginning (coming in the middle)
-          Would have liked the time to be longer – 2 hours instead of 1.5 hours
4.      Do you have suggestions on how we could make the Youth Alpha experience better for another group in the future?
-          It was good
-          More video testimonies
- Also really like music videos and singing.

Alpha - transforming society by transforming lives, one at a time.

Blessings,
John

BTW, the opinion expressed by one respondent is not necessarily the universally accepted view of Adult Alpha.