VBS July 4-8

I had a full week with VBS at our church (Oxboro Ev. Free). This year it was called "Kingdom of the Son - a prayer Safari." I was a "Safari guide" for 6-8 year olds. It was a great experience although I didn't participate in many of the games. We had story time, singing, scripture memory, application and crafts and a lot of 'animals and animal sounds'. Nearly a hundred of the kids who attended were not from our church. On Sunday the children gave a presentation with singing some of the songs they had learned during the week. Also, there was a slide show showing pictures of the week's activities and the kids. We closed the program with everyone singing some of the old Bible School songs from years ago. (They sing different ones now days.)

After church, Oxboro put on a community picnic for anyone who wished to attend. The invitation went out to all of Bloomington! We had hot dogs, brats, chips, pop, sno cones, popcorn and cotton candy. Also, there was a monster moon walk, games and a dunk tank. Needless to say, at over 90 degrees there was quite a line for those who wished to get dunked. About 450 people attended and it was a great outreach into the community.