VBS at the Baptist Church

I spent the mornings this week helping out with the VBS at the Baptist church. I was assigned to the grade 2 & 3 group: follow them around, make sure everyone gets from one activity to another, and help out in the activities as needed. Elise came out for a couple of days when she wasn't working. Shelley came to help out for the first day only. Amy was part of the oldest group of kids. Except for Tuesday, when she has a guitar lesson, she was present every day.

In addition to the regular Baptist church members, there were four young adults (called missionaries) from the Lower 48 who travel through the Southeast to help out the churches with their VBS programs. After the VBS programs, they will head off to help out with youth camps.

The group I was helping had to have been the most lively and rambunctious group. Both the boys and girls were constantly moving, even when sitting, chatting amongst themselves, and when it came time to yell out songs and phrases, they had the most volume of anyone.

The program's theme was Heroes in the Bible, supplemented with a sports theme. The whole week was about the kids training and preparing to enter the Game Day of life, and how the Bible contains principles that kids can use to help them in that preparation.

Each day, our group started out with the general worship rally, then outdoor games and snacks, followed by a missions program, then crafts, and then the Bible study time. The morning ended each day with a closing worship rally.

Here are a few photos from today's activities (click on contact sheet image to enter gallery):