Wow, how time flies! I can't believe everything that has happened since VBS in June, but more about that later. As most of you know, this year's Vacation Bible School had a military theme, which was way to much fun to work with! There are oodles of object lessons, craft, and game ideas out there which made planing crazy fun! (but mostly crazy...)
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| Part of Charlie Squad at snack time |
For starters, at check in, each child was given a "dog tag" (name tag) then stood next to the American flag while we took their "enlistment photo." (which was used later that week in a craft) They then joined their squad (alpha through foxtrot) which was marked with the squad guidon. We had about ten more kids than last year, pushing the total number of attendees to around fifty with several visitors!
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| Zach and Levi |
If you have ever worked with Vacation Bible School you know it is only as amazing as its volunteers, and we were blessed with some pretty amazing ones this year! They helped with everything from check-ins to crafts, games, writing skits, acting in skits, listening to verses, assisting with lessons, shopping for and making snacks (thanks Mom!), cleaning up each night, leading worship, being pied (insert evil laugh), getting me coffee, taking pictures, and in general, keeping me from losing my mind! You all are amazing!!!!!!! I wish I could give you all the medal of honor. You earned it! (O.K, well, maybe a VBS version...)
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| Worship |
Something we did differently this year was close each night with worship. (Thanks Chad, you did a great job!) It was a great way to end a day of fun and craziness by bringing it back to what it was really all about. As much as we try to bring the lesson across in every aspect of VBS, it can be easy to lose the point in the midst of the fun and games. But when you end the night worshiping The One who is All In All, it brings everything back into perspective.
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| Ben, the victim of the verses |
And last but not least.... Memory Verses!!!! This year the challenge verses were Ephesians 6:10-18. I must admit, I was a bit disappointed that only one child was able to say all eight extra credit verses at the end of the week. But to make up for it, one of the three-year-olds said every single last one of the verses we said each day! Kids, next year you don't have an excuse! Each child that said the verses got a special ribbon and an opportunity to put a pie in the face of the leader of their choice! We used whipped cream this year instead of shaving cream (It tastes much better, and it doesn't hurt as badly if you get it in your eye!) however, we put the whipped cream in the pie pans to far in advance, and when it came time to pie the leaders it was soupy on the bottom and splashed every where! Lesson learned for next year!
1 comment:
Looks like a wonderful time, Mary. What a blessing you were to many, I'm sure!
By His Grace,
Maiden Princess
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