VBS week 2 (AIM RIGHT)

Youth group from Southern Indiana (Berea Mennonite) helped with AIM RIGHTS first week of VBS.  We also provided staff for PICK (Phoenix Inner City Kids) so there was an on sight and off sight VBS going all week long plus 60 people staying at the Aim Right building!  crazy...

The off site location kids on crazy hair night!

Bible memory class

 AIM RIGHT VBS  Studio GO!  Game show theme.

Each night we had games to play (hence the game show theme) 2 kids had to eat 2 cookies that were fed to them while being blindfolded.

Bible story skits each night

Decorated bus!

SNACK TIME!

Bible Memory craft

Kids who knew there memory verse.

Preparing this afternoon for the next youth group that is coming this evening to teach week 2 of AIM RIGHT VBS.

Blessings and Requests

Week 2 of 3 weeks of VBS is underway, a youth group of almost 60 is here from southern Indiana.  They have been flexible and adaptive as Aim Rights hot water heater is not working thus cold showers for the group!  Last night was the first night of VBS and it went fairly well.

Blessings: 
Youth group here to teach VBS and complete a few work projects.
Lots of kids excited to come to VBS.


Requests:
Continued good attitudes from all volunteers.
Continued excitment and good behaviour from the kids.
Another youth group from Ohio coming on Saturday for next weeks VBS
Water heater fixed!

Thanks again for all you who have encouraged us with your prayers and support!  Received a letter this week from a total stranger who wanted us to know that they have been praying that God would send someone to help with skate club in the Sunnyslope area!  Thanks for affirmation Father God!

VBS Week One

Week one of VBS is over and it was a great week!  For AJ and I it really helped us get to know the kids in the Sunnyslope area.  (this is the area Aim Right is hoping we can expand the ministry too)
After this week i now know why!  I have never encountered such blatant disrespect from kids/teens.  It did not help that they did not know us and we were the only ones in the van picking them up and dropping them off.
Relationships were made and in the end I really think this week was a huge stepping stone to our involvement here.  This verse has been running through my head and I think it may just become the theme for the year

^"All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other." 

John 13:35

 

This song goes well with the verse...

They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love

We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord
And we pray that all unity may one day be restored
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
They will know we are Christians by our love 

We will work with each other, we will work side by side
We will work with each other, we will work side by side
And we'll guard each one's dignity and save each one's pride
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
They will know we are Christians by our love 

By our love, by our love

And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
They will know we are Christians by our love 

We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand
We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand
And together we'll spread the news that God is in our land
And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
They will know we are Christians by our love

By our love, by our love 

And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love
They will know we are Christians by our love 

A youth group from Nebraska taught VBS

They did a wonderful job getting the kids involved with singing.

Skits

Recess...bubbles.

and a favorite of the girls...hu-la-hoops.

Jump rope also a favorite.

Each night the kids learned a new Character trait and put on the cross there goals, hurts/grudges, and things they were thankful for.

coming to a mailbox near you...

Hiking

Our friendly neighburs brought us a flower!

 Decided to take our prayer walking up a mountian...

and these would be dessert flowers.

 

 

 

Gorgeous brown city

Thanks for your prayers...designing prayer cards this coming week that u all will be getting in the mail.

Bible School Week 1 starts Monday night...prayers!