Praising our KING.
The kids loved the active song time!
Yes, we did have VBS (Vacation Bible School) earlier this month, and it's just now that I'm getting around to posting about it! The curriculum this year was spectacular - and from Answers in Genesis. The theme: Kingdom Chronicles. VBS consisted of praise time, Bible lesson, memory verses, craft time, drama. (That's drama from our amazing teen drama team! In fact, I meant to get a photo of one of the 5 daily drama segments, but I became so engrossed in the drama itself that I sat there with my camera and totally forgot to take a picture!)
The kids' VBS offering went to 'My Father's House,' a Haitian orphanage partly supported by our church.
The drama stage
"Lower the drawbridge! Open the gates! Get ready to charge into a time filled with kings, kingdoms, and majestic castles! Amidst the pages of The Kingdom Chronicles, your knights and fair maidens will
- Discover that we’re involved in a battle between two kingdoms—the kingdom of God and the kingdom of the Enemy;
- Understand how they can become citizens of God’s heavenly kingdom;
- Learn to prepare for battle by wearing the full armor of God daily;
- Be equipped to serve and obey our heavenly Commander—the King of kings;
- Determine to train their brains to know, memorize, and obey God’s Word!"
The Eye
My grandson (in the middle) keeping an eye on his grandma :-)
Our 5 year old grandson and his 14 year old sister stayed with us the week of VBS. He attended VBS and loved it. Our granddaughter was a huge help in the craft department, always willing and ready to do any task I assigned to her.
The Village
One of the crafts the kids made in VBS
I posted the tutorial on Cranberry Morning HERE
Washing Tie-Dye Shirts
The kids enjoyed Tie-Dye Thursday
VBS is sometimes exhausting but always fun - and a wonderful ministry and blessing to not only the children of Providence Reformed Baptist Church, but to all who attend - including the teachers and helpers!
Kingdom Chronicles is based on Ephesians 6:10-18:
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How fun! All of their cottage's turned out great. Our VBS is in late July this year.
ReplyDeleteJudy this looks so fun!!! I really wish I was nearer, I'd have loved to come along as a 'helper' hee hee!
ReplyDeletep.s. you know when I say helper I mean joiner innerer?
This looks like a lot of fun. What fortunate youngsters to have caring adults to help them have summer fun and Bible study at the same time.
ReplyDeleteall the little kiddos look very happy and that is quite the village they created...did a great job on that...VBS is really a great things for kids and also fun to
ReplyDeleteI so remember going to VBS when I was a kid. I always remember having such a good time. I'm sure the cookies and the games we played were a big factor in that :)
ReplyDeleteMy children attended VBS at our neighborhood church while we were not members of that church, they would always extend an invitation to the neighborhood children. They always had an awesome experience and produced some unique arts and craft items along with fond memories.
ReplyDeleteGod bless all the wonderful people who volunteer their time and talent at VBS.
My grandson just finished a week at VBS and had a blast! Your houses are marvelous.
What a wonderful program and turn-out!! Praise the Lord! I enjoyed your post so much.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the VBS was a good one. We just finished ours too and had over 250 childen. The money they raised goes to the youth and their mission trip to Guyana.
ReplyDeleteLooks like so much fun!! How wonderful to share it with your grand kids!!
ReplyDeleteVery precious.
ReplyDeleteLove the little cottages. I am not sure what VBS stands for but is sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love VBS and what it does for the kids. The crafts are really one of the highlights for the kids, aren't they? LOVE the little houses! xo Diana
ReplyDeleteThat looked like a wonderful VBS. I used to go... my kids went...Andy went...and now he is a helper! sandie
ReplyDeleteHey Judy, I came over from "At home with Mrs. H" where I saw in your comment you were from Wisconsin. I live in Texas but grew up in Wisc. and my parents are still there, NE of Madison about 1/2 hour.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. They created some really nice projects and staging.
ReplyDeleteHi Judy,
ReplyDeleteThe boys enjoyed reading this post.
Atticus said "Does she have a photo of me?" LOL ;-)
Oh my, Judy! What a wonderful group of kids! I just know they all learned so much. The village houses turned out just great, and I love the way your grandson was "keeping an eye on grandma"!! LOL So sweet. Welcome back and thanks for sharing your week with us!!
ReplyDeleteI used to love VBS as a kid, and I loved teaching for many years,too. Brings back good memories!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great turnout to hear the message, those houses are great.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of when I helped with the equivalent type of club in the UK. We never gave ourselves enough time for the craft as it was all squeezed into a 90 min evening programme.