VBS/Sports Camp

Last week was incredibly busy for me. Three churches partnered together to offer Vacation Bible School in the morning and Sports Camp in the afternoon. We had the kids for 8 hours!

The week had its challenges and its blessings!

My VBS class of Kindergartners had 5 children most of the week. J, our lone girl did a great job of keeping a good attitude and was relieved when another girl showed up on Friday. We had 4 boys, one who was almost autistic, two who have some behavioral issues, and M, whose older brother was never far enough away to keep him out of trouble.

For Sports Camp I made sure the Pre-K and Kindergarten boys all made it from rotation to rotation. Between 4 and 7 boys were at Sports Camp every day. They kept us busy, but it was a great time for them to experience basketball and soccer. Some were really good!

I have to say something about the youth volunteers who helped. They were amazing! Their focus on the kids and the tasks they were given was amazing! Teaching children who are too young even for Rec leagues can be difficult, but they did an amazing job!

I won't bore you with all my VBS stories, but I will share two. The kids watched the mission video about "Proof" a missionary dog who works in the New York City. The kids got that Proof was a dog, and that "he read to the kids who had trouble reading." In reality, the kids read to Proof. As I was talking to the kids about Proof, I mentioned that Proof had recently had surgery. The kids finally realized that missions was more than just a made up story!

Before lunch on Friday I was reviewing Bible stories and memory verses with the kids. M, who I had affectionately nicknamed in my head "M Come Back!," told me all the Bible stories. I was glad the stories got through to this boy who is very smart.

I would love to hear some of your favorite VBS stories as the summer progresses.