Thursday night, our first night out, was more fun than we imagined it would be. With the help of Mollie, Kristin, and Pastor Sarah, we put our ideas together and came up with a new plan for vacation Bible school. What if we invited kids to come for an evening of fun that included Bible Time and dinner? Our plan included games, crafts, singing, Bible messages, dinner and a movie. We set the dates for June and July, ending with a barbeque for all of our church family. As we made our plan, we hoped that if this becomes a success, we would like to continue once a month through the fall and winter.
Our Bible Time included a message from Psalm 4. We took part of the message and simplified it for the kids to learn. Repeating after the teacher, the kids responded: “Psalm 4, I’m not afraid, when I go to sleep, because God is with me.” This became a game of who could remember the verse and by the end of the night, everyone remembered the entire message.
Other things we did were, sing the song “Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Heart,” play games, eat dinner together, went on a bear hunt outside, and ended with a movie.
We are thrilled that everyone had fun and parents were happy to hear that the kids had an amazing time. Next time we get together will be July 8th at 5:30 p.m. We are looking forward to another adventure and evening of fun.