We just wrapped up Pandamania, our most awesome Vacation Bible School ever. Just the stats make me want to thank God – and a whole lot of others. From about 100 kids last year, we saw almost 150 kids attend this year. About 75 workers were on sight with their cool green T-shirts during the week – including yours truly – with a total of 135 people volunteering time to make this possible.
But the stories were the big deal. All week little eyes and spirits came alive to God’s great big truths, especially that God is wild about them. As pastor, I was very impressed with the Gospel presentation on Thursday. It was clear, accurate, and reinforced all morning. One crew leader reported that two kids in his group gave their lives to Christ for the first time. How great is that?
Sunday morning was our report to the church, with all the kids singing the songs and sharing the lessons they learned. Lots of new people showed up as well. At the end of Pastor Jim’s talk, we learned that two little girls walked all the way from town – over 2 miles – in hot weather to be at that Sunday service. Their crew leader connected with them, took them home, and plans to bring them back next Sunday.
We are pursuing our goal to double our congregation within five years through outreach. God opened so many doors as our amazing church members caught the vision to reach out to our community. And to think that there is an even greater harvest before us. Let’s go after it!
