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VBS 2010

July 12-16, 2010
9am-12pm
ages 4 - 6th grade
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Approximately 140 kids per day and 66 volunteers participated in VBS 2010!
A check for $1002.71 was presented to the School Fund Drive during the closing celebration.
Thank you to our very supportive congregation and community!

Bible Stories & Meet the Baobab Blast Critters

Day 1

Trust with Faye

Bible Story
Genesis 12:1-9
God told Abraham to pack everything he owned and move his family to a new land. Abraham trusted God and did what God asked him to do. Like Abraham, we need to trust God.

Bible memory verse
Let the Lord lead you and trust him to help.
Psalm 37:5

Faye the Zebra is today’s Baobab Blast Critter. Zebra foals trust their community to keep them safe, just as Abraham trusted God!

Faye the Zebra

Day 2

Love with Amy

Bible Story
Genesis 37, 41-45
Even though Joseph’s brothers had been really mean to him, Joseph loved them and helped them when they needed it.

Bible memory verse
Love never fails!
1 Corinthians 13:8

Red colobus monkeys love their young and care for them for up to three years.

Amy the Red Colobus Monkey

Day 3

Follow with Bud

Bible Story
Luke 5:1-11, 27-32; 6:12-16; 8:1-3
Jesus invited fishermen, tax collectors, women, and children to follow him—and they did! Everyone is invited to follow Jesus!

Bible memory verse
I will study your teachings and follow your footsteps.
Psalm 119:15

Elephant babies and adults follow a single matriarchal herd leader.

Bud the Elephant

Day 4

Care with Sam

Bible Story
Luke 10:25-37
The Samaritan cared for the hurt man, even though he didn’t know him.

Bible memory verse
Our Lord, you chose me to care for your people.
Jeremiah 17:16

Meerkats care for strangers, allowing other species (yellow mongoose and ground squirrels) to live in their underground burrows.

Sam the Meerkat

Day 5

Share with Jonathan

Bible Story
Acts 8:26-40
Philip shared his faith with an Ethiopian official. The official was so excited to learn about Jesus he asked to be baptized!

Bible memory verse
Share your faith with others.
Philemon 1:6

Giraffes share nursery duty by taking turns caring for young calves so the other mothers can find food for nourishment.

Jonathan the Giraffe