SAUL IS BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

The kids were fascinated by all the cutting and clipping Sharolyn did as she taught the lesson about Saul.  They loved seeing the hearts that folded out at the very end of the story.  It was something very colorful and fun for them!

THE CROWN OF LIFE

Whether we're at the church or Los Limones, the kids all seem to enjoy wearing what we call "The Crown of Life", which is theirs through faith in Christ Jesus! By the way, someone asked me how we make these. They are made out of bulletin board decorating strips that are bought at Dollar Tree. We staple a short strip to each one so they can fit around the kids' heads. As the kids arrive at the site, we put in the final staples to fit them to the kids' heads! These are 14 strips for $1, so they're a cheaper, fun thing to do.

CRAFTS AT LOS LIMONES

Due to the huge number of kids at Los Limones, we need to keep our crafts very simple. This year they had coloring pages, a stained glass cross, and Noah's Ark sticker sheets.

VBS AT LOS LIMONES

VBS in the afternoon is held at Los Limones, a very poor area about 15 minutes from Resurrection Church in Gualan. The huge numbers of kids that come for the session make it necessary to do the lesson in one very large group session. By the last day, we believe that we had 435 kids. That was our best guess, since it's difficult to count. They seem to love the colorful Bible pictures and materials used to present the stories. Many of the moms bring their little ones to the sessions, and they enjoy hearing the Bible stories too.

BRUSH THOSE TEETH!

Here Dolores is teaching the kids the importance of brushing their teeth with Mafer doing the translating.  After hearing the hygiene talk, all of the kids at the church and Los Limones received a tooth brush and tooth paste.  They all seemed to enjoy the plastic Zip Loc bags that were colorfully decorated with "SMILE - JESUS LOVES YOU!"

TAKING CARE OF GOD'S CREATION & OUR ENVIRONMENT

Every VBS has a sub-theme, so in addition to Bible stories, this year the kids learned about taking care of God's creation. It was a great opportunity to mention putting garbage in its proper place and to talk a little bit about recycling. At our afternoon site (Los Limones) their world is so different from ours that we really needed Pastor's guidance to help us understand how to talk about these things with the kids!   The kids loved to help by holding up different animals that went along with the lesson.

CAROL & KAREN'S CLASS

Carol & Karen are definitely the "dynamic duo" when it comes to working with the little ones.  Their creativity and ability to keep the "littles" attention with their non-stop repertoire of activities is an amazing thing to see.  This was the third VBS for both of them.  Here we see some of their coloring, a Noah's Ark sticker page, a cross necklace that the kids made, and stained glass crosses that they colored.