VBS: "Its Over, Hallelujah!" Or "It's Hard To Say Goodbye"
With VBS you never know what you will get. You get the kids to come to your church and you get their friends and the people that live in their neighborhood that don't go to church. You have kids from all walks of life. They come to have fun, not necessarily to learn stuff. Then you have the kids that their parents consider VBS as free babysitting. There are no child care forms to fill out, no proof of income, ect. You just register your child to be picked up by the church van.
There are things I have noticed about today's kids. They are more aware of things. They have had to be. They have had to grow up in a society that is full of drugs, predators and single parent families. They are more observent as well. They will ask questions , like "why do you hold your book close to your face? "I don't mind the kids asking, because there are things you have to explain to them and it is better that they ask. They actually learn, when you don't think they are paying attention, they have caught on to what you are saying...
VBS is hard to teach because we are teaching the generation of kids that play Xbox, 360 and WII. They have short attention spans, and certain age groups if someone is hiccuping or something, it is the funiest thing there is. Some of the kids have their minds made up, they don't like this or that and they pick on each other. You have to separate them sometimes. It is a challenge getting a lesson taught. They will hear what you are saying despite of how it looks. One class had about 50 in it. I felt sorry for the teachers.
I really don't know if I will be in a position to do VBS next year. I say this every year and end up helping in some way. I would like to sat back and attend the adult Bible study. Doing VBS reminds me of Jimmy Kirk, he would call and give me updates each morning. There are a few kids who, if encouraged, will make a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. When I asked them about this, some raised their hands. Then I asked what being a Christian meant. Some said going to church and reading the Bible. The answers were based on works. I told them that being a Christian was having a relationship with Jesus. I think some of them might be ready. We had some prayer requests. One of them wanted prayer for their mom. When I heard this I thouight about a song from Squire Parsons called "Five Little Pennies". One wanted prayer for the grandma. One of the boys didn't eat their snack because they had ate at paw paw's house.
The best thing about this Bible school was at the end of it, the ministers prayed for each of the kids. We didn't pray long. We asked God to bless and protect them and help them to learn and help them to realize that they need Jesus in their life. So until next year, we will see.....
There are things I have noticed about today's kids. They are more aware of things. They have had to be. They have had to grow up in a society that is full of drugs, predators and single parent families. They are more observent as well. They will ask questions , like "why do you hold your book close to your face? "I don't mind the kids asking, because there are things you have to explain to them and it is better that they ask. They actually learn, when you don't think they are paying attention, they have caught on to what you are saying...
VBS is hard to teach because we are teaching the generation of kids that play Xbox, 360 and WII. They have short attention spans, and certain age groups if someone is hiccuping or something, it is the funiest thing there is. Some of the kids have their minds made up, they don't like this or that and they pick on each other. You have to separate them sometimes. It is a challenge getting a lesson taught. They will hear what you are saying despite of how it looks. One class had about 50 in it. I felt sorry for the teachers.
I really don't know if I will be in a position to do VBS next year. I say this every year and end up helping in some way. I would like to sat back and attend the adult Bible study. Doing VBS reminds me of Jimmy Kirk, he would call and give me updates each morning. There are a few kids who, if encouraged, will make a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. When I asked them about this, some raised their hands. Then I asked what being a Christian meant. Some said going to church and reading the Bible. The answers were based on works. I told them that being a Christian was having a relationship with Jesus. I think some of them might be ready. We had some prayer requests. One of them wanted prayer for their mom. When I heard this I thouight about a song from Squire Parsons called "Five Little Pennies". One wanted prayer for the grandma. One of the boys didn't eat their snack because they had ate at paw paw's house.
The best thing about this Bible school was at the end of it, the ministers prayed for each of the kids. We didn't pray long. We asked God to bless and protect them and help them to learn and help them to realize that they need Jesus in their life. So until next year, we will see.....
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