The California Adventures are coming to an end! Our last week was amazing! Vacation Bible School at Emmanuel is the biggest and grandest kids’ event I’ve ever been a part of. There were over 300 kids each day, and it takes the entire church to be involved, including over 100 volunteers and many of the pastors and staff. I was the 2nd grade storyteller, which meant that I told a Bible story to 3 groups of 2nd graders, about 20 kids each. It was a struggle, especially because the kids often seemed like they weren’t paying attention, but we reviewed each day about the previous stories, and they could remember, so that was especially encouraging. And it was all worth it because on the last day, I prayed with each of the kids individually and gave them the choice to ask for a blessing or to ask Jesus into their heart, and ten kids accepted Jesus on Friday! Wow, that was so exciting. It is hard working with kids because you don’t always see the fruit of your labor, but I guess I just need to leave the rest to God. We also had some visitors from Central, so it was wonderful to enjoy fellowship with them. I can’t believe that today is our last day here, and I’ve already had to say goodbye to so many people. It is all bittersweet, though. I’ve had such a great experience here in California, but I’m also very excited to come home and see my family and friends. So I guess that this is goodbye via blogger for now. I will start up in about a month, though when I am in Spain for the fall. Thanks for reading these blogs and supporting me. I hope to talk to you in person soon!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Leaving Cali
The California Adventures are coming to an end! Our last week was amazing! Vacation Bible School at Emmanuel is the biggest and grandest kids’ event I’ve ever been a part of. There were over 300 kids each day, and it takes the entire church to be involved, including over 100 volunteers and many of the pastors and staff. I was the 2nd grade storyteller, which meant that I told a Bible story to 3 groups of 2nd graders, about 20 kids each. It was a struggle, especially because the kids often seemed like they weren’t paying attention, but we reviewed each day about the previous stories, and they could remember, so that was especially encouraging. And it was all worth it because on the last day, I prayed with each of the kids individually and gave them the choice to ask for a blessing or to ask Jesus into their heart, and ten kids accepted Jesus on Friday! Wow, that was so exciting. It is hard working with kids because you don’t always see the fruit of your labor, but I guess I just need to leave the rest to God. We also had some visitors from Central, so it was wonderful to enjoy fellowship with them. I can’t believe that today is our last day here, and I’ve already had to say goodbye to so many people. It is all bittersweet, though. I’ve had such a great experience here in California, but I’m also very excited to come home and see my family and friends. So I guess that this is goodbye via blogger for now. I will start up in about a month, though when I am in Spain for the fall. Thanks for reading these blogs and supporting me. I hope to talk to you in person soon!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Day Camp done, VBS this week!
Day camp finished this week and we have only one more week here. I can’t believe it. I feel like I sound like a broken record, but the time is really going very quickly, especially the last few weeks because I’ve had so much fun. Day camp finished well with a field trip to Riley’s farm. It was a two hour drive each way, but the kids enjoyed the colonial farm. They learned how to weave, do calligraphy, make candles, and learned proper etiquette. Goodbyes were tough, too, but most of the kids will be attending our Vacation Bible School this week! We are so thankful for that because we love these kids so much and want to teach them about Jesus, and now they will be able to learn about Him at VBS! I decorated my room today – they go all out here, and it took us about 4 hours to finish it! I worked on the mural, and I’m especially proud of the trees. VBS runs this week from 8:30-noon, and then they offer an aftercare program from noon-3 that Jill and I, along with our new friends Hannah and Luke, will be working aftercare. So pray for VBS this week at Emmanuel and that the kids would have a good time and that Jesus would transform their lives.
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