Southend Mission Trip 2012: VBS DAY 1

Our first day of VBS was a busy and exciting day with 106 kids joining us! We are so happy that God brought all of those kids to VBS. There were a lot of familiar faces and a lot of new faces. The lesson and theme today was about how God created each of us and we are special to Him. A typical day consists of the opening with music, coloring, tattoos and free time in the gym. This is followed by singing, teaching the kids a Bible verse through a game, a skit, a puppet show, and then game time. After that we have snacks, music, and crafts. The VBS starts at 1:00 each day with the morning being filled with a team Bible study and the preparations for the day.

After VBS we walked down the hill to Father Marks where there was a gathering of kids ranging in age from 3-13. We spend time with them playing kick baseball and other games with the smaller kids.

This is the first year for soccer camp with about 20 Southend teenagers participating! There are four young men traveling from LAMP who spend their summer hosting soccer camps for teenagers in the Cree communities. They are doing it at the same time as our VBS so that there is something available for all of the kids in the community. Messiah is supporting this by having some of our females be a part of their team since we want Southend males and females to be comfortable participating. Molly is a counselor joined by Amanda, Celia, Dominique and Kate. This made for a long day for the girls since they were involved in the VBS as well. The soccer camp starts at 7:00 each night.

We were very pleased with the lives we were able to touch today through both programs and during our free time. Your continued prayers are appreciated as we continue to share Gods love.