Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School at BHUMC this year was such fun!  The theme was "God's Backyard Bible Camp," and we had great music all week.  We loved "Go Serve our World" and "All Creatures of our God and King."  There were four different stations that each group attended each night: Bible Story, Service Project, Crafts, and Recreation.  I helped Will's Preschool group - the Bunnies - all week.  I was so pleased with the focus on SERVICE all week!


Monday - the kids made a note to give to a loved one.  Will chose to make his for Meme!  Everybody loved the parachute game outside!

Tuesday - Pastor Beth and Marcie told the kids about Jesus washing his disciples' feet.  Pastor Beth washed almost all of the kids' feet at VBS that night - it was quite a moving experience.  Of course Will was too shy to have his feet washed!  The service project this evening was making snack mix for local firefighters.

Wednesday - The service project this evening was coloring and decorating bags that would be taken to the local food pantry.  Each bag said, "Love God, Love Neighbors."  In Crafts, Ms. Pam helped us made bird feeders.  In Recreation, Ms. Katie told us the story about Jesus healing a paralyzed man, and she helped us recreate the story - with a laundry basket!

Thursday - Our service project involved making "cake pops" for local firemen.  Kevin had some fun games in Recreation for us!

Friday - This was a Family Night at VBS.  Families had a service, dinner, and activities with their children.  Sophia was Will's buddy for the evening - even through finishing with S'MORES under the pavilion!!  :-)

Group pictures from the week:

VBS - Day Five

Friday was Day Five - such a fun ending to a great VBS week.  Pastor Beth and her girls, Grace and Sophia, joined us on Thursday night and, as you can see, took an active and energetic role in VBS. 

  

Friday's Lesson Information

Bible Point:
No matter where you are…trust God!

Bible Verse:
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9)

Bible Story:
Jesus makes a beachside breakfast for his friends. (John 21:1-14)

Our singing at the end of the evening was especially fun.  Will had brought his tambourine from home, and Ms. Katie called him up to play at the beginning.  His talents with rhythm were a hit with everyone for the evening!!  After he was the feature performer for one song, the rest of the kids came up to sing the VBS songs with the motions.  Will accompanied the group (look for him down front on the left), and he continued to do a great job!  Mama was so proud of my little musician!!!

After Bible School ended for the evening, Will wanted a picture with his tambourine buddy, Ms. Katie.  He also enjoyed playing with Gracie and Sophia.  We may be in trouble - check out the hand-holding pic!

Here's the songs we sang most at VBS.  Warning: they are addictive!

VBS - Day Four

Thursday was Day Four of VBS.  As with all week, we had a yummy dinner, fun games, dynamic science-based arts and crafts, invigorating music, and inspirational Bible lessons.

The pictures below are fuzzy, but I HAD to capture this moment.  During singing at the end of the evening's Bible School, Ms. Katie (my preschool teacher) started playing her tambourine.  For those of you who have spent much time with Will, you know his penchant for music.  In fact, he is so interested in music that recently Meme and Pawpaw got him his own small tambourine.  He has been playing it when we sing and dance since then.  He was absolutely enthralled (see picture on right) when he saw Ms. Katie playing (see picture on left).  After the singing, we told Ms. Katie that Will had his own tambourine at home, and she encouraged him to bring it Friday night.  He was so excited that he could hardly stop talking about bringing his tambourine to church.

Thursday's Lesson Information

Bible Point:

No matter what happens…trust God!

Bible Verse:

"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love." (Romans 8:38)

Bible Story:

Jesus dies and comes back to life.

(Matthew 27:32-28:20)

Once again, Will wanted to take a picture outside at the cross before leaving: