VBS 2009 is over, finito, history. What remains are sweet memories — especially of sweet little girls like this:On the last evening of VBS, we gave away some of our stage decorations, including two new bicycles and a large stuffed dog and cardboard doghouse (not...

Some Mo’ Fotos

Darrell taught the 11-&-12-year-old class this week.We hired this model to display our yummy popcorn butterfly snack. Every VBS needs a certified snack tracker, and yesterday evening, our model precisely recited every snack we have had to date. Impressive, no?The...

Of Buses and Bruises

Nine nights down, one to go!We like to advertise ourselves as a safe haven for kids, but yesterday evening seemed to be a get-hurt kind of night. Even before the Opening Assembly, a little girl had a toe ouchy, and she howled through the cleaning of the toe and the...

More Glimpses of VBS

Ro’s class of 9-year-old’s:A re-enactment of The Good Samaritan story:This young sheep cowboy had a not-very-good, yucky, not-fun day when those thugs ran away with his hat and bandanna and beat him to the ground (Note: That would be a sucker in his mouth,...

VBS in Pictures

VBS typically begins with an hour-long bus route. Here is Wally gathering a group of siblings to get on the bus:This 5-year-old had been waiting “ALL day” for the bus to come get her. She also told me that she would like to sing “Feliz Navidad”...