youth work, should we bother?

So I am facing the eternal problem that seems to be faced by all youth leaders. How do you do a group which is both appealing to the youth you have while still including the most important topic in life - Jesus?

I had the old issue last Wednesday of one of the members - who has come to the group new this year and so isn't used to the kids bit of doing stuff related to God - ask why we were not playing games and she thought we only did fun stuff. It is hard to explain when you have spent most of the evening doing various activities and you thought God was fun.

So, obviously after questionning my ability as a leader and a Christian I am left wondering if this week will be any better. I really need to be reminded of how important Jesus and youth work is at this point, and try and ignore the question of "why bother".

Sorry to sound so depressing but I must remember that God created each one of them and loves each one of them and I need to try and do something similar. Sounds a bit easier when you think like that.