VBS is over. Last night was the family fun night. Of the three VBS I've volunteered for at our church this one was probably the best in terms of organization. Everything was well structured; very little down time which is great when you're in charge of 18 preschoolers.
The theme was Roar; life is wild, God is good. Nate and I joked that all Fort Wayne churches must have gotten a Groupon for this VBS because you drive around town and everyone is doing this program. My biggest issue with VBS this year was the time. It ran from 6-8:30 for 5 nights. Most evenings we arrived to church and Jameson looked like this. The church did provide dinner for all volunteers which was incredibly helpful.
There were fun crafts, catchy songs, and lots of time to play outside. I wasn't in charge of 18 kids by myself. The other adult leader is friend of mine and a preschool teacher so that was awesome. She had all sorts of tricks to keep kids focused. And we had three great youth helpers.
Our church has amazingly talented artists who transformed the church for VBS. I didn't get a picture of the sanctuary/gym but it seriously looked like something out of the Rainforest Cafe (there was a real waterfall). Evelyn was super excited to get a picture with Mrs. Soldner (who was her preK music teacher) and then this youth helper also happened to be there and we didn't want her to feel left out.
Last night we learned that VBS raised $4,000 (the kids raised just over $3,000 and then an anonymous donor rounded it up to 4); enough to bring two children from Africa to the United States for medical treatment for conditions that can't be adequately managed in their home countries. I thought that was pretty amazing. Then there were bounce houses and food trucks; a nice way to end a long week.
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