So we started VBS this past Monday. We were assaulted on Monday with an array of poster board, balloons, penguins that looked like they had stepped right out of "Angry Birds", icicle lights, stuffed polar bears, penguins and seals, clear Christmas lights, and random objects that would eventually come together to resemble igloos, snow and ice. Oh, and oceans that became homes to friendly killer whales. My team went a little further with dry ice to resemble polar fog.
Around 5:40, kids started pouring in from the surrounding Smyrna area. Some of them came too excited for their own good, while others proved to be hard to impress. All of that changed in large group. Songs, memory verses and games set the stage for Pastor Oz's simple,yet powerful presentation of the Gospel. Several kids came forward to receive Christ. Pastor Oz used some fun illusions to make his points come across in an entertaining way. The kids absolutely loved it! Large group was spent the same way every night with many kids responding to receive Christ each night. At the final count, there were over 50 kids who'd prayed to receive Christ.
During snack time, Mrs. Raaen put on a really cute puppet show to talk to the kids about telling their friends about Jesus and inviting friends to come to VBS.
The kids loved all the different crafts that we did. I think the absolute hit was face painting. =)
Large group was a huge success with its cool Eskimo village scene and the fun songs, verses, stories and even a few skits! It got pretty wild in there a couple times. =)
Don't miss part 2 of the VBS week, coming soon! =)
