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The Hive
Although unable to connect with the young people in the village of Peasedown St John who would benefit and thrive from having the youth club up and running, we continued to pray for them and plan for the time when they could be welcomed into the building.
From January 2021 Meg Tucker, our Intern, made and released short weekly videos for the older children and younger teenagers in the village. These included a themed craft activity to engage them, using basic materials that were hopefully readily available. The focus was on the Fruits of the Spirit, looking at them from various angles, suggesting an activity and a way for the young people to engage with God during the time they were doing that activity. There was also an opportunity for a ‘challenge’ including participating in Lent to help self-control and starting a prayer journal. The videos were posted on the ‘Hive Youth’ YouTube page at 7:30am on Sundays!
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In May we sadly said goodbye to Chris Scorah and commenced the process of recruiting a new Senior Youth Worker. Nick Blythe was appointed to the position to commence in September.
During the summer term, Meg, several volunteers, and other Bath Youth for Christ team members delivered detached youth work to begin building relationships with young people. It is our goal to reach young people and show them that they are valued and loved by the creator of all things, as well as supporting those who may need a little extra encouragement after the past challenging 18 months.
By August, after a difficult year in Covid, The Hive’s youth work was considerably closer to being up and running than the same time in 2020. The building was thriving as a community centre, with craft, sports and wellbeing groups running, as well as an in-house café, post office, and community library. The team are expectant that God will do many good things through the Hive’s work with young people. There are plans to get involved with local schools as well as local churches to build a good network and share the gospel with as many young people as possible.
