Pop Quiz: You look around and you see a desert, pyramids, camels, hyrogliphics, mummies (christian mummies, of course!),and a Pharoah.....okay, where are you??? Jackson, Kentucky OF COURSE! That's right, our team spent the day on Monday turning the Happy Church into a taste of Egypt; complete with pyramids, a market place, and even an egyptian rock band (Joseph & the Mummies).
Our first day of VBS was a great experience. About one hour before the VBS was supposed to take place - Jackson was hit with a pretty significant thunderstorm. To quote one of our youngest team members, Grace Mease, "the boom booms woke me up from nap." The thunderstorm dropped 2.6 inches of rain in about an hour! But, thankfully, it ended just in time for our VBS. The rain clouds cleared and vans showed up filled with about 50 Kids. The Happy Church leadership was excited to see that our VBS brought out some brand new faces from the community.
Our team did a great job loving on the Happy Church Kids and taking them through the story of Joseph. Each and every team member put their heart into their role in the VBS. Running a VBS in Jackson is 'baptism by fire' :-). Our team had lots of changes and revisions to make after experiencing the boundless energy and short attention span of the kids. We look forward to an even better day today!
We capped the evening off with a good ole' fashioned 'Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest'. Andrew Klenk gave Pastor Brian a good run for his money. But, in the end, clergy won the day! After a late night 'debrief' session, the team hit their beds at about 11pm. We are battling fatigue, but feeling inspired and invigorated for the mission at hand! Please continue praying for our team! And remember...don't worry...be happy!
7 comments:
Praying for all of You to be Jesus to the kids at vbs!
Judah and Linsley. ..we love u! Mom
Kelli...loving the pics on Facebook! Keep them coming!
How exciting - 50 kids to hear the good news of Jesus! We are praying for you as you share God's love with them! Praying that God will continue to give you wisdom and stregth, gentleness and kindness!
With many prayers,
Dave, Kelly and Maggie
i am very proud of you all and so is jesus . the band sounded great on sunday
Love and prayers for the whole team. What a blessing to have two grandchildren (Linsley and Judah Hartenstein) serving the Lord by serving others!
Always, Hopie
God's timing never ceases to amaze me...a "boom boom" thunderstorm then the chance to share is Word and Love with 50 kids. He has a way of waking us up and setting His stage for His awesome works.
Team - Stay strong for the work God has for you to do and know we are praying for you.
I love you HP2!! Mom
Praying and thinking of you all the time. Continue to show all those kids God's love!
Anna -luv u!
Mom
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