Michaela just sent me  a link to this clip-

I am not sure how old this is, but not for the first time- well done Mike and Alison, and may your project continue to be a source of grace to the young people who use it.

The story of this coffee house is an inspirational one- particularly at a time when some of us are asking questions about our own young people in Dunoon- amidst all the usual peer pressures and dangers.

Alison is a Dunoon girl, who met an American sailor who was then based in the Holy Loch. They married and went to live in in the USA, where they brought up two girls. Tragically, their oldest, Carrie, was killed in a car crash, but this terrible event became the catalyst for the Mike and Alison to start a youth coffee house in Carrie’s name- to provide a safe place for young people to hang out.

They were motivated by their grief, but also by great love and faith. And what they have achieved is special.

Perhaps it is time to start a franchise.

But then again- I suspect that most of the success of this project rests on the character that Mike and Alison bring- and that is hard to find.