VBS

This past week was Vacation Bible School (VBS) and our theme was Outer Space so all of the stations had to do with space. Every evening (a little cooler than during the day) we start in Alpha Base (sanctuary) from there the kids go to five different stations and we go in the same order every night. I am with the second graders and the other leader is a high school student and he is good with the kids. The first station for us every night is Theater of the Galaxies (bible drama); from there we go to Asteroid Alley (Games); from there we go to Super Nova (crafts); from there it is snack time (and time for kids to burn off some energy); from there we go to Deeper Space (Bible Memory and Music); from there we go to Wonder U. (Laboratory) where the kids do Science experiments and learn about Science (I wish they would teach Science like this in school); we then go back to Alpha Base to end the evening and where the parents pick their child(ren) up. Our group is known as the Purple Pulsars. I think that any church that has kids program should add this to their list of things to offer. This is the first time that I have done VBS and I can say that even though I missed the first day the rest of this week has been an adventure that I am glad to be a part of. I have enjoyed working with these kids and have learned things from them as they learn from the teachings in a fun and safe environment and light up as they can put money into the offering. I gave some loose change to kids that weren't able to have money to put into the offering and they were excited. We are raising money this week to buy bibles for the kids in Brazil and right now we have raised close to $200 dollars. I will have a final count tonight along with some pictures from the evening.