Today was the first day of VBS. It felt good to get to this
day because we spent all last week preparing for it. The three hours seemed to
fly by. There were about 80 kids that showed up today which was encouraging. We
are hoping that number increases as we continue on through the week. We hope to
have 100 or more kids. The day started out with everyone in the church as Miss
Christmas, one of the Antiguan teachers, led the children in some songs to get
everyone warmed up as well as talking about the theme for VBS. Then the
children were divided up into their respective age groups and were led off with
their teachers. Next, the teachers used the next hour and a half to teach the
lesson for the day, complete the craft, and have snack time. The day ended with
some more songs in the church followed by the skit which reinforced the lesson
that was taught. After we made sure the kids were picked up to go home, we had
lunch. As we had lunch I asked everyone what they thought about day one. I
thought I would share some of the quotes that I wrote down from different
people. Here are some of the things that were said: “So this has confirmed that
I want to teach.” “After this I’m not even scared to teach. I love my kids so
much.” “I loved it and I’m excited to do it again.” As a teacher, this was
pretty incredible to hear! We always hope that this is an encouraging time for
these students as they consider preparing for the full time public ministry. To
hear that they loved it, were excited, and couldn't
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