Well Lifeway has done it again! After a week of Vacation Bible School we are just plain bushed! Outrigger Island was a huge success at our church this week. We started out with a Luau kickoff on Sunday setting the pace for the following 5 days. Our high attendance night was 228 (my husband will say 227, but I forgot to add another worker that was coming in late after work every night. I did go to the office and add him retroactive to the week’s numbers.)
This year my place of service was in the baby and 1yo room. That could be because I have a permanent, rapidly growing growth on my arm named Lucas. Past years I have had the K5 class (WHAT A ZOO!) and then last year I taught the 2nd grade class. Since we home school and I am our kids teacher all of the time, I try not to teach their classes in bible school. Because I spent my time in the nursery I didn’t learn all of the songs this year…which also means that I won’t be singing all of the songs for the next year of my life. I am still singing Rickshaw Rally and Kingdom Caper songs from years ago!
Kids always leave bible school with a handful of crafts, lesson cards to help them remember what they have learned, treats and a t shirt. (Our 2yo did leave with a serious case of hives in addition to the other items…personally I would have preferred an extra door hanger instead.) We hope that they leave with so much more than just what they can carry home in a bag. VBS is the biggest outreach into the community that most churches have during the year. You will have a hard time getting this many adults to come to a traditional revival every night for a week, but kids will flock to a week of VBS! Maybe we need to rethink the traditional revival services. Make a theme complete with decorations, songs, recreation and snack time…call it something creative, but don’t call it a revival because then they won’t come! Claim it is a “dessert tasting” with “discussion”, “fun” and “games”! If only adults were so easy to please, so eager to hear the message of Christ and so open to his leading…
Six in a Fishbowl 