Por el Mundo con Jesus
(Around the World with Jesus)
We had a great week of VBS last week! The theme was "Around the World with Jesus". The different age groups visited different "countries" every day and learned about different aspects of the journey (adventure- Abraham, loyalty-Ruth, bravery- Esther, hardship- Paul, and preparation- Moses). The countries were Ireland, Mexico, Papau New Guinea, India, and Japan.
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We were in charge of the Mexico room (surprise surprise!) and taught the kids about the apostle Paul and how sometimes we have to go through hard times to be a witness. Hard times can also be good times because God uses them to clean my heart and make me ready to help others! We taught in the morning during the English VBS, and then after lunch we had another VBS in Spanish. Two friends from Hermosillo, Mexico came to help us as well as my new friend Judy whose dad is a Spanish pastor nearby. We had a great week of ministering together! The Spanish VBS was especially fun because the kids had never experienced anything like it before. We emphasized the Wordless Book everyday and the kids received points for wearing the "color of the day" everyday (does that sound familiar Beth Ann?). Alex was Capitan Millan (the good guy), and I was Señor Pecador (Mr Sin) who did not believe the Bible. Whenever Señor Pecador showed up, all the kids stood up to sing Yo creo la Biblia...la Palabra de Dios (I believe the Bible, the Word of God). Some of Señor Pecador's friends also came. Doña Vanidad (Madam Vanity) who was too consumed in herself to share the Gospel; La Floja (Lazy) who is too lazy to share the Gospel, and La Miedosa (Fearful) who is too scared to share the Gospel. We had a great week with all the kids! We appreciated the puppet team who made the effort to do their puppet play in Spanish every day. It is wonderful how the the people at Northside are so incredibly supportive of the Spanish ministry.
=Thanks to all who prayed! Three of the children accepted Christ on Wednesday and the father of two of the kids came to the program on Sunday and got saved. Praise the Lord for providing all the help and strength we needed to get through last week.
Our Future Capitan Millan
Misael didn't miss a day
Alex teaching in the Mexico room.
"Bienvenidos" means "Welcome"
Rally Time
Luis and Alexis enjoying Game Time
This was a favorite game of the week: Each child had a picture or a number taped to his back and they had to guess what the other had with their hands behind their backs. It was so funny to see them hopping around and trying to peek at the other person's picture without giving away what was on their back!
Craft Time
Snack Time
The kids are Hearing the story of Ruth in the Japan Room
Monica and Karen having fun at the Saturday Carnival
Miriam enjoying a snow cone at the Carnival
Capitan Millan in the Dunk Tank!
Plenty of Tickets = Plenty of Candy!
Francio was one of our little guys and he was all smiles all week long!
Some of the moms came to the Carnival, and a few ladies from the church were able to sit with and minister to them while all the kiddos had fun.
The kids sang during the Sunday morning program. After that, they received a certificate of participation. The parents were all invited to a special lunch in the gym where we feasted on Tostadas. The tables were decorated with the Wordless Bood colors (Green table coverings, red and yellow napkins, black construction paper place mats and white styrofoam plates).
