Ready, Set, Move! Wrap-Up!
This year’s theme for Vacation Bible School was Ready, Set, MOVE! Our teaching centered around encouraging every child to Follow Jesus Here, There, and Everywhere by:
Doing what Jesus says
Believing who Jesus is
Loving because Jesus loves you
Trusting that Jesus is with you
Sharing what Jesus did
Between adults and teens, we had 115 volunteers MOVING in each of the 130 children’s lives who embarked on this year’s VBS journey. What an amazing group of volunteers. It would not have been possible if it wasn’t for their time, gifts, enthusiasm, and love for Jesus. We had kids from the church and community who heard the good news, possibly for the first time.
Through the organization Filter of Hope, our VBS mission this year was to provide water filters for the Mushayamunda Village in Zimbabwe, Africa. Our Goal was to raise $1,200. Between the kids and online giving, we blew that goal out of the water raising $2,841.87! God took our smaller-than-normal VBS, our generous kids, and our church and used it to bless the Mushayamunda village. What an amazing God we serve! When we trust Him with our money, He multiplies it beyond expectation. Additionally, we had a donor give an extra $3,000 to match the kids giving. Our grand total was $5,841.87! That provides 935 people with 250 gallons of clean water per day for ten years. WOW!
Becky Medley and I want to thank everyone who was involved in any way, from set creation, supply/money donations, crew leaders and their subs, lead team, check-in/sales team, dance/stage team, our VBS director, teen helpers, and station leaders (and anyone I may have missed). You make VBS happen. You give of yourself, time, energy, lives, and talents to give our wcKids and beyond an encounter with Jesus that is fun and impactful. For this, we are truly grateful, and we know we are blessed.
Let us keep looking to Jesus. He is the one who started this journey of faith. And he is the one who completes the journey of faith. Hebrews 12:2a (NIrV)