For some reason I didn’t sleep well last night, so I was quite weary to start off with.

Mostly, everyone so-operated and we got to the church with a couple of minutes to spare.

The session started with a powerful time of worship. Linden Scilley spoke about why he believes that John Alley is a genuine apostle. Linden is a Salvation Army officer based in south western Sydney.

The main speaker was David Alley, John’s eldest son, who was born in Narrabri when John and Hazel were stationed there. David is now the pastor of Peace Church, and has worked tirelessly amongst the pastors and priests of Rockhampton, bringing a very real sense of unity amongst the churches.

The lighting of the stage has been confusing for the camera, and for some reason ir decided not to fire the flash.

David talked about how we can learn to feel love for other christians, especially those who are not of our “tribe.”

1. Make a deliberate choice to feel God’s love for me- we cannot love others until we have experienced God’s love as a reality.
2. Make a deliberate choice to ask God to give you love for others. Some people are easy to love; others not so much.
3. Make a deliberate choice to pray for God’s people. Prayer is like an investment. We pray for things that are important to us. Equally when we pray for other christians, we start to care about them