Painting by numbers

I COULDN’T help being impressed by how much went on here last Friday.

Julia, our skills tutor, ran a new “The Bible and You” class in the Bridge drop-in lounge with a keen group. It’s a group that combines teaching literacy with exploring the Bible.

“Little Ark” mums and tots converted the Gateway hall into a big play room with pushalong toys, craft activities, and chatting mums filling the space.

Reception dealt with a stream of enquiries. Support workers plied their trade of mercy.

Iain, who runs our self-development and confidence building activities under the banner “Your Future”, took some people to Ryton Pools to do conservation work.

The “Upper Well Café” was an oasis of peace (and coffee aromas), while people went into “Your Space” activity zone in the hall (once the mums and tots had left).

Roger helped people with CVs and Julia started another skills training session, “Your Learning”.

The “Your Art” group patiently painted, while Stuart and Betty prayed with someone in the chapel in our healing prayer service, “Well Maker”.
Ron (pictured) had two guys helping him to fix bikes in the yard (we sometimes sell ones they rebuild on eBay).

People used the public computers as usual.

Meanwhile Simon kept facilities’ wheels turning, Carole did stats inputting, Rob did lettings admin.

With a parenting course due to start, we will have filled in the range of services that we have wanted to provide all along. It’s like painting by numbers, and the picture is growing in complexity and colour. Satisfying.

Piers Young is a leader in the Jesus Fellowship and manager of Coventry Jesus Centre. He lives in a Christian community house in Coventry and enjoys walking, nature, and spending time with friends. READ HIS BLOGS: coventryjesuscentreblog.com (about the Jesus Centre) and piersdy.wordpress.com (reflections on life and Christian community).