Where: Bountyland Baptist Church
When: June 4th - 8th from 9am to 12pm
This is the first year in a long time that the kids and I participated in vacation Bible school. Since we haven't been a part of our church community very long -and because I am almost 8 months pregnant- I just signed up to be a craft assistant. I love all things crafty you know.
The theme was cute and perfect in my opinion...Amazing Wonders Aviation. There were posters and replicias of the Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls, the Northern Lights, the Great Barrier Reef and the ? Volcano (sorry but the name of the volcano eludes me at the moment.) The focus was on the amazing blessing of God's creation.
All kids were given a passport and a boarding pass when they arrived each morning. When they entered the side church door our "security guard" punched their boarding pass and directed them to their appropriate gate (the pew where their teacher was sitting.) As they moved to the different activities prepared for them they would receive a stamp on their passports. When they came to us for crafts they were stamped as attending the Great Barrier Reef. Their little name tags were shaped like airplanes to go along with the aviation theme.
It was a crazy week and we were exhausted at the end of every day but it was definitely worth it. I enjoyed reaching out to the people in our community and getting to know the parents as well as their children. We're called to be a light to the world and I believe there were many families who were blessed by the time and energy we invested in their children. I know we'll probably never see most of those kids again but all we can do is plant the seeds of His Truth and trust our Heavenly Father that He will help them to grow.
I wish I had taken more pictures of the decorations and the children but I was a little preoccupied with the crafts.
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| Summer, Hannah, Satchel and Samuel |
