Summertime!...always means one thing at any church...and Crossroad Baptist Church in Bangor, PA is no different! That's right...VBS!
This year we experienced VBS in a little different manner...it was held on four consecutive Tuesday nights, July-August, just before shcool started. The theme was Gospel Light's "Sonquest Rainforest" and we had a blast with the neighborhood kids that came! So we thought we would share some of that fun with our friends and family...some of you may have seen some of the pics before...but we are going to try to give you a picture of the whole week.
First of all...it takes a lot of preparation and hard work to get ready for such such an event...Deanna Shook and her friend, Carlie Sandt, are college art students who brought our "Rainforest" Theme to life. Beautiful! Thank You Young Ladies!
Many others helped to put our Rainforest together also...
Amazing the transformation of the Fellowship Room
and Sunday School rooms as well!
The Bible Story-Teller's "Market Place" Tent
"The Rainforest" Assembly Room
All is ready..
and now...
OPENING NIGHT!
The Invitation
The "Waterfall" Entrance
Registration Table Is Ready
Assembly Time Begins!
The Kids Arrive and are ready to sing!
Singing Time with Anita Patti & Fay Patrick
VBS DIRECTOR: Gail Shook
GAMES CO-DIRECTOR: Rachel Dwinal
WEEK 1 Bible Story: "What Kind of Soil Are You?"
PARABLE OF THE GOOD SEED
Craft Time with Vicki Keiper
Memory Verse Review with Bonnie Pysher
Hey! Watch out for that snake overhead!
Games & Puzzles
"Thank you God for the Food we eat!"
There were snacks the first night, but unfortunately, my camera ran out of energy by then...maybe it needed a snack too! But it was too late, so I did not get good pictures of "Snack Time" on the first VBS night.
There was lots of fun that happened over the next few weeks. The following is a sampling:
In case you didn't guess, I was the Bible Story Teller
This evolved after I did "Hagar" for the Mother's Day Worship Service
Week 2: PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP
The Shepherd ( "Pastor Mitch") lost one of his 100 sheep
He's determined to find it & return it safely home to the other 99 sheep
But it wasn't easy! He had some Smart-Alec Sheep
(Gail Shook and her mother, Fay Patrick)
who thought their Shepherd should stay home and forget about the
"Mischievious, Wandering Lamb" (Vicki Keiper)
and a Hungry Wolf (Phil Smith) that wanted "lamb chops" for supper!
But the Shepherd persevered and snatched his lost lamb from the dangerous wolf.
And the Shepherd "rejoiced with everyone that his "lost sheep" was found!"
WEEK 2: More Games!
WEEK 2: Assembly Time
NEW VISITORS TONIGHT: Two Turtles arrive at "The Rainforest"
WEEK 2: More Games!
WEEK 2: More Crafts with Marti Polcari!
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WEEK 2: And Yes, there were SNACKS tonight!
WEEK 3: More Assembly Time
More Crafts with Vicki Keiper and Ginny Mack!
WEEK 3: More Bible Story Time!
The Kids Arrive at the Story Teller's Tent with VBS Director, Gail Shook and Deanna Shook
WEEK 3: Bible Story
PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Oh, my! The Poor Injured Jewish Man! (Bobby Postma)
Who will help him?!
Well, these two were CERTAINLY no help!
Priest ("Pastor Mitch") and Levite (Phil Smith)
It took a Samaritan (Dave Carhart)
To help the injured Jewish Man!
(Jews and Samaritans were bitter enemies!)
Jesus said "Love thy neighbor as thyself."
VBS FINAL NIGHT!
WEEK 4: Final Opening Assembly with "Miss Fay"
Final Bible Story
PARABLE OF PERSISTANT PRAYER
Grouchy Neighbor: Jim Patrick
Man In Need of Help: Pastor Mitch
CRAFTS: Creating "Rain-Makers"
Even "Pastor Mitch" got to create a "Rain-Maker"!
The first night of VBS, "Pastor Mitch" challenged the kids,
that if they reached their Mission Offering Goal of $100,
he would submit to getting his hair dyed any color they chose.
"Did we meet our goal?" That was the question asked of us all night until the Closing Assembly Time.
So... See for yourself!
MISSION OFFERING GOAL: $120
YES! WE DID IT!!!....TOTAL OFFERING: $141.00
And "A Promise Is a Promise!
First blue...
Then orange!
Yep! "He did it!" Looks pretty "spiffy", don't you think?
And, oh yes!...Some "friends" suggested that the "Pastor's Wife" should get a color change as well...
And then EVERYONE got to get in on the fun!
SPORTS DIRECTORS
Husband, Brian Dwinal presents Wife, Rachel Dwinal with a Hair Color Change
VBS DIRECTOR ( RACHEL'S MOM) gives aid to Brian
"Turn-About" is fair play, Brian!
And so concludes 2010 VBS at Cross Road Baptist Church for 2010. We thank everyone who was involved in any way to help make this year's VBS the success that it was. It is our prayer that many young hearts were touched by Jesus and will want to follow Him for the rest of their lives.
