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On Sunday March 22nd, Cafe Explore had              The meetings take a similar form to main
            its last meeting.                                   church. We have worship from different
                                                                members of the worship team, and then
            It would never have crossed our minds,              I preach the word.  Simple but effective.
            that because of the pandemic, businesses,           People are still being taught, blessed and
            schools, shops and of course churches would         challenged.  Virtual Church helped to
            close.  I know for many of us it brought to         maintain the close and open bond of
            mind the fragility of life as we know it.  A new    fellowship that people in Cafe Explore
            uncertainty entered into our lives, and things      have.
            were about to change beyond recognition.
                                                                Many of our people are either not saved or
            As Church started to find the “new norm”            young in the faith and this could have proved
            we in Cafe Explore also began to adapt.             to be a very difficult time for them.  Some
            Within a couple of weeks of closure, we had         have faced difficult medical issues in the last
            our meetings up and running again, albeit in        few weeks with family members and some
            a disjointed fashion until we got the help of       have sadly lost loved ones.
            Bryan McKibbin.
                                                                The one thing I can say for certain is this:
                                                                There has been a wonderful display of love
                                                                and encouragement from the members to all
                                                                who have been hurting.  For this I want to say
                                                                a big thank you.  I want to encourage you to
                                                                stay standing and keep trusting in Jesus until
                                                                we meet again face to face.

                                                                Willis McDowell
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