VBS: Round 1

Our first Vacation Bible School of the Summer finished up tonight. Carter's Ford Baptist Church was using the same theme that our church will be using in July, so I let Noah attend there to get a head start on the lessons. This was the first time that Noah has really been old enough to enjoy bible school. I tried to make a short movie of the closing program, but can't get the videos to link together. Enjoy anyway!

The theme was "God's Great Big Backyard" and was focused on serving. This is the children's procession into the church. Yes the teens are dressed funny, they were in costume for a skit.

Noah's favorite job was to collect the offering. I think I have mentioned before that he really likes to earn money. The first night we had to have a long talk about where this money was going and why he wasn't allowed to take it home with him just because he had been the one to take up the collection.

Every child earned a hand print to place on the puppet stage when they served someone else. This video is Noah receiving the hand prints he had earned throughout the week. Yes, he is licking them... he said he wanted to see if the writing would come off.

They made several really neat crafts, but Noah's favorite was the birdhouse that he painted. Of course it had orange on it, but he also used brown and blue. Maybe he is growing out of the orange stage! One can always hope:)

Carter's Ford did a great job with their bible school. They really incorporated the serving theme into every activity. Guest speakers came each night to share how they serve the community. Noah got to meet a lady who makes quilts out of her home for her family and friends, a fireman who put on all his gear and showed the kids his fire truck (thanks Scott and Marsha), a paramedic who brought an ambulance to tour, and a therapy dog that visits nursing homes and safety fairs. So not only did Noah have a great time, he also learned a lot of great safety information and how to serve Jesus by serving others.