The Town of Odyssey

Arla · Post by **Arla** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:06 pm

Our church's backyard VBS is ending this week. Has anyone else had their VBS or do you still have to have it?

Arwen · Post by **Arwen** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:11 pm

Well, my church in Baltimore always does it the last week of June so that it's the same week as ours Convention, and we have kids from the churches all over the world. At my church here in NY, though, we are short on volunteers and short on kids. Last year we just did one big day of VBS, and nothing's even been said about it for this year at all.

Evil Chick · Post by **Evil Chick** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:36 pm

We're having a VBS of sorts at my house next week. We've invited a bunch of kids from my siblings' school and stuff, so we're really praying that some kids will come. It'll only be Monday-Wednesday, and then Thursday we're having an open house and inviting the parents in the hopes of reaching them, too.

Danielle Abigail Maxwell · Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:10 pm

My church has all ready had VBS. it was about two weeks ago. I missed it 'cause I was somewhere else, but I wouldhave loved to go and help. I always do. They needed me, desperately. Oh well, my other two friends had fun together, without me.

DanP740 · Post by **DanP740** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:38 pm

Our church's is starting on Monday.

WatchaCall · Post by **WatchaCall** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:09 pm

Ours is next week. Splash Zone!

J-man · Post by **J-man** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:08 am

Ours was the end of June..

Fei · Post by **Fei** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:34 am

Ours is starting this coming Monday. I plan to volunteer there! $\:D/$

redcanadian87 · Post by **redcanadian87** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:52 pm

Ours is coming up this Monday as well. I'm definitely involved, with music and skits and such. Ours isn't done by any one particular church, rather, it attempts to be non-denominational. What ends up happening though, is that church leaders from one denomination get upset when leaders from another church try to teach certain Biblical principles... like salvation. Much prayer is needed, cause We'd really like to see these kids come to know the Lord, but it is hard when we're threatened when we try to tell the Kids that Jesus is the only way to heaven.

Stubborn · Post by **Stubborn** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:44 pm

Ours ended last week. It was amazing. 35 kids came. 34 kids accepted Christ.

Yay! $\:D/$

Aelwyn · Post by **Aelwyn** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:22 am

We had VBS last week. I'm not sure how many kids we had in all, but every night we had at least 26. Not very many visitors were brought in, but the kids came back practically every night!

DanP740 · Post by **DanP740** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:40 pm

Our's started on Monday.
I'm the mini-soundman. (Tim's the official soundman)
I get 5-seconds of fame tomorrow by being in the skit for a tiny part... as a crazy super-soaker touting 4-yearold

Conniepaw · Post by **Conniepaw** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:25 am

Our was the last week in June and we did Group's Avalanche Ranch (awesome program btw!) we had 150 kids!!! Now for a real small church thats exciting since all the other years the most we ever had was like 105 - 110. Praise God!

Life · Post by **Life** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:41 pm

I missed my VBS..=( I go EVERY year but this year I missed it!! I was very sad!! My church doesn't have a VBS I go to another one that's in another church...If we had one at our church I would most DEFF be helping out...

fatlooy · Post by **fatlooy** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:19 am

I help w/the VBS at my church...I'm a kindergardener teacher this year!! the date it aug 6-10/11 (the 11th is a BBQ/end of VBS aprty thing for all the ppl at my church and all the familys in VBS) So if you live in socal (Southern California) in the LA aria and are interested in doing VBS lat me know!!! The theam is Sunforce Kids (secret agent theam) and itss PreK-5th grade.
-Looy

darcie · Post by **darcie** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:17 pm

There's a few of us out here, but none probably close enough to you.

Kimberly did VBS last year and loved it, but we're going to miss doing it this year. She just started preschool, and there's just not enough time in the day for both. Which is too bad, because our church is doing a really cute fairy tale theme this year (what God wants our "Ever After" to be). Last year was pirates (Matthew 6:21). $\:D/$

Elrohir · Post by **Elrohir** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:11 pm

my church is too small to do VBS but I usually go help out at other churches. one ADD 7-year-old told me he was "behaviourly challenged".

I think I still have Life Way's Game Day Central songs stuck in my head... -_-

jasonjannajerryjohn · Post by **jasonjannajerryjohn** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:38 pm

We already did VBS, and we did Gameday Central!

Sherlock · Post by **Sherlock** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:42 am

Man, I haven't been in VBS for about 10 years, but it was awesome! I still remember running around playing a Biblical take on "capture the flag" before the tore up the church lawn for a parking lot.

Kait · Post by **Kait** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:08 pm

Sherlock Holmes wrote:Man, I haven't been in VBS for about 10 years, but it was awesome! I still remember running around playing a Biblical take on "capture the flag" before the tore up the church lawn for a parking lot.

Darn those parking lots!

The last time I went to VBS was....about 4 years ago