Faith Presbyterian Church

June 7-11 brought an African Safari and heat wave to Faith Presbyterian Church’s Vacation Bible School 2010.  And yes, it was a blast!  It actually felt like a Rainforest Adventure on Monday with the rain storm but that did not stop the fun.

Each day brought a Bible story, Bible verse, theme, and critter.  On Monday the children met Faye, the zebra, and heard the story of “Abraham to Canaan.”  The theme was Trust.  Tuesday the theme was Love and Amy, the Red Colobus Monkey, helped with the story of “Joseph and His Brothers.”  Bud, the elephant, helped with the theme of Follow on Wednesday.  The Bible story was “Jesus calls the Disciples.”  Thursday the Bible story was “The Good Samaritan” and Care was the theme.  Sam, the meerkat, was the critter.  Jonathan, the giraffe, was the critter on Friday.  The theme was Share and the story was “Philip and the Ethiopian.”  The children enjoyed receiving their toy critter and trading cards each night as they went to different sites.  There was storytelling, crafts, and music.  During storytelling we told the story for each night, and crafts were made with each theme in mind.  With music, there were parades, learning sign language and motions, and playing musical instruments.  We also had a pre-school class that stayed in one room but still learned what the older children were learning each night.

Of course, after registration each night, everyone enjoyed fellowship with a delicious meal.  There was spaghetti, chicken strips, pizza, hot dogs, and red beans and sausage along with many side dishes, salad, and desserts.  The children then enjoyed an incredible opening celebration.  There were skits and a lot of joy and laughter!  There was also a collection for the mission project, Africa Jam.  The children raised an outstanding amount of $229.96!!  After a couple of sites the children enjoyed sensational snacks such as fruit salsa, ants on a log, and fruit cups.  After the last site the night ended with a closing celebration.

Sunday brought us a special worship service all about VBS.  Many of the children and families attended and then shared another wonderful meal provided by Fun and Fellowship.  To all the parents, thank you for sharing your beautiful children.  They were all such a joy.  Thanks also to everyone who participated.  It was truly a Baobab Blast!

And A Special Thanks To:

Pastor John Blewitt

Karen Blewitt

Garnet Pierce

Jill Wild

Kelly Surace

Carol Bell

Bobbie Broussard

Dora Summerell

Dona Werner

Lois Warner

Niki Wild

James Wild

Connie Raggio

Craig Rowley

Jim Wild

Dwyer Broussard

Sandy Broussard

Denise Summerell

Jack Summerell

Juan Letelier

Lee Soileaux

Freda Knight

Cleo Lambert

Roger Lambert

Sharon Gautreau

Alice Kennedy

Danah Frens

Jack Frens

Laura Acosta

Lauren Berthelot

Blaine Amoroso

Lauren Amoroso

Katarina Frank

Nichole Anderson

Buddy Anderson

Cheryl Anderson

Rosemary Goodell

Sarah Burke

Pat West

Kathy West

Jo Kay Tullos

Emily Rowley

Brandon Dixon

Drake Smith

Art Frens

James Frens

Chyrel Frens

Robert Crawford

Barbara Crawford

Mariel Acosta

Lukas Acosta

Everyone in our church family that supported us in prayer.