Painting the chapel

One of my experiences, not formal work but doing volunteer stuff at my mums chapel is that I look after the 10's-12's age group and I'm trying to see what I can do with them, not just with the aim of keeping them in the church but also building a relationship with them.

What we have been doing is painting in the upstairs room to make it their space, so that they have somewhere to chill which they respect, have ownership of and just have a sense of achievement with it.

I've also got a new young leader helping me next week which should be exciting because I won't feel on my own anymore and also it will mean there is someone I can chat to about them. I'm quite curious to how it will go!