VBS - "Unleash the Power of God!"

Last week was an incredibly fun week of VBS - Vacation Bible School.

Each morning these 2 super heroes greeted the children.  I taught the 2-year-olds and about half the class was afraid of these masked characters so they stayed back in the nursery for the opening.

Each morning we also watched a very professionally done movie by some great actors from our church.  It was about two boys who kept getting into trouble and 3 superheroes who helped them get out of trouble by finding The Superhero!

We had a great worship time.  The children were so excited and quite vocal about praising our Lord!  Some of the 2's really got into dancing to the music!  Two's can be quite wiggly!

The older children did rotations (like missions, crafts, music, snack, games...)  They learned about a great project to raise money to get some proclaimers (audio solar Bibles) for an unreached people group in Africa.  The kids LOVED this and we raised enough money ($2,200!) for over 20 proclaimers!  Below are a couple of the missionaries that will be going in August to tell the people there about Christ!  They are going to a country where my Aunt Treva served for over 30 years!  (thanks, Tami, for this picture!)

When I was in Africa in 1992, I got to go to a hut with my missionary friend and see her use one of these and watch the African lady listening so intently to God's Word in her own language.  Most of these people don't read so this is a marvelous tool to hear about God!

 

 

I had up to 12 two-year-olds and we had a blast!!  These were children of workers only.  They are so adorable!  I didn't get photos of everyone because not everyone came every day and I only brought my camera one day. My bad.

 Bill and Jill would sing "Won't you come and SIT with me.... won't you come and SING with me...here at VBS"

 "Oh I love to pat my Bible, my Bible, my Bible,
  Oh I love to pat my Bible, it's God's Holy Word."

 "Oh, I love to read my Bible, my Bible, my Bible,
  Oh I love to ready my Bible, it's God's Holy Word!"

And what do we read in our Bibles?  We read and learn that God sent us the Rescuer, Jesus!  And that He loves each boy and girl!

I loved these great helpers!!  They are so good with little 2-
year-olds!  Here they are marching around the room with the children!


















These are my special super heroes (my granddaughters) who really enjoyed their classes too!  There were 10 children who accepted Christ into their lives this year.  And that makes all the work very worth it!!!!

Play at the park

This past year, Sarah W. and I helped to lead a Bible study with these wonderful young mothers.  We just LOVE them!!!!  We had our last hurrah for the year at the park.  We were going to do it last week, but with the chance of rain, we cancelled.  It looked threatening this week too, but we decided to go ahead and it ended up to be a beautiful morning!  The sun even peeped out for the time we were there.

There were a couple of the young moms who were not able to make it and we missed them!
Here are a few photos from the morning.

Marin is such an adorable little girl!!  Especially in Sunday School with another little girl, Piper.  So ornery together and they just make me laugh!!

 Funny face, Cai!

Julie traveled the furthest to class, driving 30 minutes one way!  We sure enjoyed having you come and brave that drive!  Not the easiest with a little one!

 Notice Luke on the bench in the back?  I think I saw Sarah F. post on facebook that he was sitting there for a bad attitude??

 Precious baby!

Sticks make such a fun toy!

Beth arrived late (naps sometimes cause that!) so she wasn't included in the group photo.  Sad.

Luke and his cheezy smile.

Blake refused to smile.  He usually gives me a nice grin, but not that day.

Drunk (with milk)!

sweet sister love!

This is a real Luke grin!

(Some photos of a couple more kids turned out either blurry or with eyes closed.  Sorry, moms, if your child is not included.)

What a good year we have had and I love seeing God at work in their lives as mothers and wives.