I have some great memories from Vacation Bible School (VBS) as a kid. Arts, crafts, games, Bible lessons, and yes... the snacks. Someone recently said that he remembered making an ash tray in VBS... must have been a deacon's child. :-) Sadly for some, the role of VBS has diminished into an inexpensive summer childcare program with parents strategically dropping off their children at a different VBS each week. This year at Emmanuel, we decided to try something different.
Kudos to Pastor David and all of our volunteers for taking VBS off campus and into the local community! This has made a tremendous impact and even the skeptics within our church have confessed their change of heart. It's not easy carrying supplies, food, sound systems, etc. back and forth daily; but TODAY, our VBS team ministered to over 80 children in our community and saw 26 of those children come to Christ! Now that's exciting!
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