Last week, our church had the incredible opportunity to minister to over 100 children (and their families) during Vacation Bible School. It was only because of your generosity and the faithfulness of our volunteers that we were able to do this. I can confidently say that God’s love was made known in a big way, not only to the little ones, but to the adults as well. This year’s theme, “Rainforest Falls: Exploring the Nature of God,” focused on five main truths about God: God is our Creator, God sees and knows us, God is our safe place, God is love, and God is forever. I am proud of the way that our volunteers not only taught these truths last week, but more importantly, embodied them to those in their care.
I am proud of and humbled by the individuals who helped to make V.B.S. a success this year. We genuinely wouldn’t have been able to do it without each and every one of the following people:
Stage Construction and Design: Marie Berry, Megan Dozier, Jim McCullough, and Vicky McCullough
Crew Leaders: Emily Berry, Dana Burton, Randy Duckett, Nancy Holmes, Patrick LeGrand, Brannon McComb, Lindsey McCullough, Mary McQuinn, Melanie Pniewski, Kami Rice, Nicole Rodrigues, Lynn Sampson, Gigi Talbert, Haley Waltz, and Karen Wilson
Station Leaders and Support Staff: Francine Alsbrooks, Christa Berry, Cathey Braziel, Tom Braziel, Christian Burton, Zach Derr, Christine Hoffman, Nick Huffman, Sarah Laurence, Marshall Looper, Betty McNorrill, Bob McQuinn, Susan Myers, Marcy Reid, Tom Reid, and Marilyn Winn
AFBC Youth: Violet Bohman, William Fishpaw, Hayden McAlister, Caden Pniewski, Ali Rice, Kingsley Rice, and Maggie Tice
And all those who showed support in other ways (decorating, cleaning up, praying, encouraging, advising, and/or donating snacks, supplies, and monetary gifts)
Please continue to be in prayer for the lasting impacts (seen and unseen) that V.B.S. will have on the lives of those in our care last week. Whether we ever see them again or they are prompted to continue engaging with our church further, may we continue to be examples of God’s deep love for them. Just as we encouraged those last week to look out for “God sightings,” may we be a people whose hearts and eyes are always attentive to seeing God in both the ordinary as well as the not-so-ordinary. May we also never grow tired of giving thanks and praise to God for the many ways we have been blessed!
If you didn’t get a chance to serve during V.B.S. this year, I have great news for you! We will need your help next year! We actually had to cap registration early in order not to exceed what our current number of volunteers could handle. So, I would love to get you plugged in next year! Don’t be afraid to reach out to me or others who have served in order to get an accurate idea of what it’s like. Again, thank you all for your continued investment in the children’s ministry here at AFBC! It is vital for the continued vitality of our church!
In truth and love,
Matt Waller
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