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Three years ago our church decide to forgo the usual "Easter cantata" for something they called "Conversations". Conversations is an 1 1/2 program with about 7 5-minute scenes centered around four people giving their real testimonies, intermixed with singing. Last year it was set was a coffee shop and this year it is a bookstore. I volunteered to be in it this year. Little did I know what a huge production it is. We've had lots of rehearsals over the past months. Not wanting poor Damien to have to watch both kids so often, I've often brought Micaiah who has sort of become the "mascot" and has LOVED the attention of everyone. Yesterday during dress rehearsals he just sat and stared at the stage for hours.

Conversations is a great ministry not focusing only on the church body but has a huge focus on bringing in friends and family. Some of the songs sung are even secular songs (don't tell anyone)!! We do 5 performances (1 each night for a week). Volunteers from the church work in the nursery, usher, provide dinners each night for the cast, do our make-up, bake over 75 dozen deserts that are given away before an after each performance and more. It's been a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to the performances. Pray that God prepares the heart of the people who will be there!

(Here is the invitation on our church website...)
The wonderful experience of today's bookstore draws both readers and non-readers alike. The cozy atmosphere provides intimate meeting places and the tempting aromas of delicious pastries and fresh-brewed coffee. From the challenges of innovative games to brain-teasing puzzles, from the classical to country music selections, from gourmet cookbooks to books on the strategies of war, and from the easy read of fiction to the gripping truth of non-fiction, today's bookstore offers something for everyone. Join us this year in the bookstore for our production of Conversations where the world of imagination and fiction collides with real life stories, rich in truth.