Day 2 - Tuesday
Check out some of the fun from the second day of Midnight Museum 2009 in our photo gallery. Also, check out the preschool program photos here.
Please send any photos of your afternoon fundraising and Peru Missions activities to creativekids@marinerschurch.org
What a wonderful Day we had today on Day Two of VBS! The Joy of the Lord is evident in every child as they sing their hearts out to the Lord in the Worship Center. Our own Worship Leader, Tim Timmons wrote some wonderful songs for VBS. The children are learning through song how they can shine for the Lord and how they need not fear. They are also encouraged to share the Good News of Jesus Christ because they know JESUS is alive! How fun it is to see the entire Sanctuary, filled with over 1800 campers and guides dancing for Jesus! Tim has a following of fans that are watching him, and as reported by a young boy camper, “only doing the hand motions Tim doesâ€! The other ones are getting his music on CD to blast it on their way home and then jump on the beds at home. Thanks for the idea Pastor Trisha…it is truly contagious! Everyone can experience this excitement at the Friday night closing program after the BBQ.
In Missions, volunteers taught that we are blessed to be a blessing! We see this every day in so many different areas. Today the children who join us from our Lighthouse Ministries brought toothbrushes and toothpaste to share with the children in Peru! The boxes outside of Missions filled during the day as children dropped off their hygiene products.
For our Offering for Peru, Team Tarantula brought in the most offering in our group effort towards raising $22,000 for our mission project in Peru. Keep having those lemonade stands and car washes and cookie sales! I understand our Beachside Campus is having a huge lemonade stand from 2-6pm on Thursday. If you are in the Huntington Beach/Fountain Valley area, stop by on Thursday to experience true community outreach.
We love our Guide and Assistant Guide Volunteers! You guys are amazing examples of service and dedication. We have moms and dads who have taken the week off work to be here loving our kids. Snack time is a great time for those games in the handbook. One guide today played the Starburst game to get to know the kids better. One of the colors of starburst had the question, what do you want to be when you grow up. A 2nd grade boy proudly said he wanted to be a forensic investigator. When the next question was asked, how do you like to have fun on the weekends, he stated very seriously that he liked to dig for fossils in the backyard. When asked if he had found anything, he said yes, bones from a T-Rex!
VBS is also blessed by our 319 assistant guides. They are truly shining this week. We have an assistant guide who was willing to leave her assigned group and be an interpreter for children who spoke no English, only Korean. We have an assistant guide who, although waiting to get his braces off, chose to come to VBS and be an assistant guide. He made this decision even though it meant pushing off this much-awaited event for another month! He said, I would much rather be at VBS. These young guides are such great servants and they are fun to be around. Anywhere on campus you can see them laughing with the children, giving piggy back rides, and being examples of God’s love. We are blessed to have them.
All of the “Museum Exhibits†are staffed by wonderful volunteers who work hard to teach about Jesus. Paul comes alive again in Bible to show how he trusted God to help him escape in a basket! Ask your kids about the Bible lesson every day! The Photography team has created a very special memory of this year as each group was photographed today. Yesterday’s craft will hold this beautiful memory. No one goes hungry at VBS, even after all that dancing, since our snack team has healthy and tasty treats, today’s snack was carrots and chocolate chip cookies. This time may be some of your children’s favorite.
We all feel so blessed to be at VBS! The Lord is present and working in so many lives we just want to keep shining for him! See you all tomorrow at the Midnight Museum.
June 23, 2009 8:00 pm
By admin, June 24, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
Hi, you do not need to upload your photos here, you can email them to creativekids@marinerschurch.org and they may be shown in the Worship Center during the week. Thanks!