What if...

What if it could actually happen?
I mean Ballysillan has 'BlueHouses'. Why can't an estate in Antrim like Ballycraigy have 'RedHouses'?
What if RISE Project was behind it?

What if I was one of the full-time Youth Workers there? I mean it'd be another 2 years anyway before I graduated. What if RISE raised enough money to buy two houses to renovate, painted them red, and did proper Community Youth Work?

That is the Church. That's the vision. Back in the day of sandals, people like Paul, Peter, and John probably thought it would be like this anyway in the future. It's expected. Imagine...

Imagine the community was behind us.
Supported what we were doing.
Was happy to see young people have an outlet.

We gave them fun activities, which were in a safe and warm environment.
We ran programs on anti-social behavior, homework help, give them help with driving theory tests, created a safe environment for their bonfire celebrations. We supported their development, while they supported our growth in the community.

What if volunteers came and helped out regularly. They built relationships with the young people, and they came to the realization that they'd rather have an education then have drugs and alcohol.

What if...



...you never know