Quick Update

Its almost 11p.m. and we just got done filling(and breaking!) a bunch of water balloons.  I am going to look over my story and then head to bed, but just wanted to give a quick update on how VBS is going.  To sum it up, it is going FANTASTIC!  Today we had a grand total of 46 kids!  Looks like Raymond is going to become a human rice crispy treat tomorrow!  In my class alone we had 12 kids!  Did you hear me?  12!!!!! That is 12 four and five year olds (with a 2 and 3 year old thrown in the mix! :-) ).  We were a bit busier today, but it was so much fun.  I was so happy to see that many in my class.  As I was preparing for VBS, I was praying that we would get at least 5 - exactly how many we had on our first day!  Praise the Lord!

The kids were a little more rowdy today - due in part to the fact that it was raining and we were stuck indoors (AND it is a full moon? Yes, I do believe that plays a part in our moods! Don't worry - I'm not super-stitious - just a little-stitious. ;-) )

Also, so far this week the kids have accumulated over 50 pounds of pennies, with the leaders getting over 30 pounds (we are having a competition).  All the money will go to one of our missionaries, the Grants who serve in Bolivia, and just happen to be back here on furlough.  Their three boys are attending VBS, and tomorrow night Mike and Talitha Grant will be at our BBQ and we will present them with a "check" for all the money (Matt made a huge check out of poster board - it looks cool!).  SO, not only do Matt and I get to put together over 100 hamburgers tomorrow afternoon, we get to roll pennies!  Ahhh... I love VBS.....

Please continue to pray.  Especially for tomorrow night at the BBQ.  We are expecting a lot of unsaved parents and siblings to come and they will most definitely hear the gospel.  We are really looking forward to it.

Well, it is off to bed I go.  This weekend I will give a much more detailed report of our week, as well as show some pics.  Today was duct tape day, and we had some VERY interesting creations made out of duct tape - everything from a ties and suspenders to a  motor bike helmet to a girl wearing and actual pair of pants completely made out of duct tape!  I bet she was really hot by the end of the morning! Ha!

Oh, and my hear husband had the "bright" idea to tell the kids that if they reached 50 kids tomorrow, they could make HIM a human rice crispy treat!  I am almost positive they will reach that goal!  Yuck!  He is going to have marshmallow everywhere!  Oh, don't worry - if it happens I will be sure to take pictures!

Until next time...