Vacation Bible School

So, Vacation Bible School is over, and it wore me out!! I know I would have been tired if I had been in charge of VBS before I was pregnant, but now, I was just useless. I had to come home every afternoon and lay down. I didn't think I really moved from my spot except to get something to eat! The funny thing is, before last week I was really feeling like I was getting some energy back. I was tired but not that "I can't move" kind of tired. Now I'm back to batting my eyes at work, trying to keep busy and moving to stay awake!

But on the positive side, Vacation Bible School was a blast! I think that our kids really enjoyed it. We partnered with another church in our community since we are without a facility. Between the two of us we had over 100 kids come through! Our theme was Jerusalem Marketplace which is a Biblically themed VBS. The kids dressed up in Bible costumes and got a taste of what it would have been like to be in Jerusalem during what we now call Holy Week. I loved the curriculum because the whole week was about the Gospel of Christ (not limited to one day like many Vacation Bible School programs). Monday, Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem as the King of the Jews (Palm Sunday); Tuesday, Jesus shared the passover with His disciples and washed their feet; Wednesday, the kids learned about how Christ prayed in the Garden for us and was arrested; Thursday, they learned about his death on the cross; and Friday, the kids learned that Jesus is alive and His followers found His tomb empty! Also, the kids also raised over $1200 for our VBS mission project, African Bible Colleges! We all had such a wonderful time and our volunteers did such a great job!