Our VBS offering this year was boys vs. girls. The winning gender would be able to throw “swamp balls” at me. Halfway through the week I suggested that if the kids raised more than $500 through the week that they would be able to throw the “swamp balls” at me and Pastor Tim!
The kids raised over $600! Woo-hoo! All the money went to Hephzibah Children’s Home and Pastor Tim and I took the high-road and were blasted by BOTH genders of kids at the close of VBS:
Today we officially “ended” our VBS week (program ended Friday night) with a “review” of some of the themes and songs from the week by having the children present in our morning services come up on stage and “teach” the songs to our people. This is one of the first times that I truly understand the importance and excitement of seeing your children on stage at church! I captured Ella singing the two songs:
Our daughter, Ella is a joy to watch interacting with peers and adults at our VBS this week. Jess captured these moments just last night:
Emotions took control of both Jess and me when we tried to sing Matthew West’s “Safe and Sound” after Ezra’s dedication. If I remember correctly, I cried like a little girl when we sang after Ella’s dedication, too!
It’s been a crazy few days. Got home from youth camp on Saturday afternoon and the family started rolling in! My father performed Ezra’s dedication on Sunday at our church and he also preached in our morning services, too. Here is the dedication for your viewing enjoyment:
