Having hosted Alpha small groups for many years, both in Surrey and central London. I’ve been privileged to welcome guests from all backgrounds, including those suffering from addictions, terminal illness, homelessness, bereavement, and victims of varying crimes and criminals themselves, including murderers.

Our Alpha team have eaten with everyone from millionaire businessman and celebrities to penniless immigrants and sex workers, all looking for answers to the same questions we all face in life. Most of these people have found it impossible not to sympathise with the situation our author found himself in.

If you grieve loss of any sort, walking through Jerry Sittser horrific tragedy is comforting in a remarkable way. See how one small action change the shape of his family and future and then revisit 25 years later to see how he’s risen from the depths of despair.

For anybody who’s ever posed the question, How did God let this happen? Or will the pain ever go away? Find reassurance in how we can rise from the deepest tragedies. Change is constant, life is moving and love endures.