VBS at church

We kicked off Vacation Bible School at our church today. Thirty-five kids attended, with 14 of those being Pre-K/K kids! We praise the Lord for the turnout and are anxious to see how the attendance grows the rest of the week. We're posting photos of each day on the church's blog (http://www.bereanbaptistpioche.blogspot.com/). Besides the typical activities (Bible story, craft, snack, games, and fun songs with motions), the kids are involved in two separate contests. Girls and boys are bringing pennies each day in a heated race. These pennies (10 pounds collected today alone) will go toward Nevada Baptist missions. The other competition is among teams (or classes). Each team member has the opportunity to earn daily points for attendance, bringing a Bible, knowing the memory verse, completing a service project, and bringing a friend. At the end of the week, the team with the most points will win the prize of water ballooning Pastor Mitch at Saturday's family night event. Mitch may not be looking forward to this "fun" but he's a good sport about it. Most importantly, we are praying that the Lord will draw children to Himself this week and that we'll see professions of faith made and that new families will join our fellowship. Thanks for your prayers for our week.