Vacation Bible School 3 – Aug. 14, 2013 (full size gallery)
We had several surprises from on the third night of Vacation Bible School. A new family, friends of the Wisdoms, came – they had a 5 year old child. The Rev. Amy P. Turner came along with Catherine from Fredericksburg to meet the children. She will be the children’s coordinator using the Godly Play curriculum in September. We also had some of the Long family to show up. A big surprise was the low humidity and plentiful sun in the middle of August! Wow!
After the "superman" prayer, Elizabeth and Catherine fed the children chicken and vegetables for the snack supper.
Classes then started. The younger children learned about friendship through friends that helped Paul (Aninias at Paul’s conversion, escape through a basket in Damascus) and then attached their names on a purple roller to a Biblical saying. They indicated how they sacrificed for their siblings. The older children continued with the travels of Paul. The adults completed their study of Galatians in chapter five. The younger children then had a crafts activity making colorful firecrackers.
It all ended appropriately with ice cream outside. All of this couldn’t be done without Becky’s organization and leadership of all of Vacation Bible School, Barbara’s teaching and crafts, as well as Elizabeth’s and Catherine’s support of the snack suppers. What a great team!
The weather helped to make a wonderful evening of photography, particularly the changing light around the church. That was another show surrounding Vacation Bible school.