We had a great night this evening at Hoo St Werburgh parish church as the people of the Hoo Peninsula gathered to commission Gemma who is the first employed youth worker of Peninsula YFC.

This has been a great process to walk along with these people. In the second or third week of my Local Ministry role with YFC some 3 years ago I met with a small group of church leaders to hear their dream of employing a youth evangelist to work amongst the young people of the area.

3 years down the line Peninsula YFC is up and running, they have Gemma their first worker who is based in a school which has 1500 students.

Sometimes the journey has been hard, sometimes frustrating … but tonight I think everyone saw that all the effort was worth it. This is a very exciting time for this group of people and its been a privilege to be a small part of this.

If you are reading this and thinking ‘I wish something similar could happen here’ – why not get in touch like these people did 3 years ago.