VBS Day 1

Good Morning!

VBS Day One: Controlled Chaos can always be the title to the first day of Vacation Bible School. Everybody has to be registered, find their teacher or their students; find their room; get acquainted with the schedule and begin to greet each other. But our first day went as smoothly as controlled chaos can go. I am blessed with several good helpers who pitch right in to meet every need I have. My puppeteer is a fellow by the name of Keziah. He is 17 and a rising junior at Riverdale High. He was at church at 8:30 even though our first class wasn’t until 10. I don’t know how many times I heard Pastor Jeff call out “Keziah … will you…” and Keziah went immediately to do the necessary task.

My schedule for the first day included 3rd and 4th grade; 1st and 2nd grade; and Pre-K and Kindergarteners. Our focus was Jamaica and our puppet was Jeremiah Jellyfish. I knew it was going well when the kids began to laugh at Jeremiah’s antics. I was telling the children about Paul at Cyprus, reading from the Acts account when the giggling began. Keziah was having Jeremiah mimic my reading … which tickled the kids. So I did the quick look back – and Jeremiah gave the “I’m innocent” look. We carried that on through the rest of the day.

The challenge for today is that we make the same presentation to Youth and to 5th and 6th graders. The puppets will be somewhat juvenile for these two groups … so I am going to need some real help from God to reach them. So pray hard around 9:35 to 10:30.

We will also have a new character – Flora Flying Fish – from Barbados. So there is another point of prayer. Our memory verse for our study is Psalm 107:29-30 which reads:

Psalm 107:29-30 New International Version (NIV)

29 He stilled the storm to a whisper;
the waves of the sea[a] were hushed.
30 They were glad when it grew calm,
and he guided them to their desired haven.

Footnotes:
a. Psalm 107:29 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / their waves

So today is Day Two … and another opportunity to share Jesus with boys and girls. Pray for us…

Agape’


Mr. Jim


Prayer Need:

The boys and girls in the VBS at FBC Riverdale.