I took three days of leave this week to serve in the first ever Vacation Bible School for our church. The theme was Gospel Olympics 2008. It has been pretty fun hanging out with the kids, though I do start to feel a little old when I realise that I am officially more than twice their age!
I have posted before about teaching Sunday School - I really think it's a blessing to serve the children in this manner. But one of the best things about it is that it allows you to see things from a child's perspective. I believe we can learn a lot from children - they are so innocent and unassuming, yet they never fail to surprise me by their intelligence too. It's a joy to make them laugh and smile, and to see them enjoy coming to church. It's great spending time with little humans who have not yet metamorphosed into grumpy, grouchy, and cynical grown-ups.
VBS has been really fun so far and I'm looking forward to this being an annual event. So many kids that have come this year have been totally new to our church - so really thank God for that! There was even one girl who told us she asked Jesus to come into her heart before she went to sleep last night. With such receptive hearts to the Gospel, this is such a great opportunity to give these little hearts a Saviour to trust in, who will love them forever and ever!
Below are some pics from VBS including bags we decorated for Art and Craft - kids are so random sometimes huh?
I have posted before about teaching Sunday School - I really think it's a blessing to serve the children in this manner. But one of the best things about it is that it allows you to see things from a child's perspective. I believe we can learn a lot from children - they are so innocent and unassuming, yet they never fail to surprise me by their intelligence too. It's a joy to make them laugh and smile, and to see them enjoy coming to church. It's great spending time with little humans who have not yet metamorphosed into grumpy, grouchy, and cynical grown-ups.
VBS has been really fun so far and I'm looking forward to this being an annual event. So many kids that have come this year have been totally new to our church - so really thank God for that! There was even one girl who told us she asked Jesus to come into her heart before she went to sleep last night. With such receptive hearts to the Gospel, this is such a great opportunity to give these little hearts a Saviour to trust in, who will love them forever and ever!
Below are some pics from VBS including bags we decorated for Art and Craft - kids are so random sometimes huh?
games
err... this was done by a bigger kid.... 
also the product of a bigger and slightly older child..
No comments:
Post a Comment