The name of VBS this year was Rainforest Adventure a tree top Bible blast.  The children had a different theme for the 5 days.  We grow, We share, We give, We love and We praise.  This was the first year for the children to participate in a station that was science based.  For the week Einstein was in the building.  This was a great time for the kids to hear and learn the bible story with a hands on approach. 

This year our numbers were down in the amount of kids that we ministered too.  Our highest number was 42 and that was on Wednesday night.  This year we had about 5 children who attended our VBS who did not know anyone that attended Mt. Hawley Church.  As a director that is what my intent is to show God’s love to children who have not heard about God or that to Him they are special.  

Every night we took up an offering.  That offering was given to the House of Blessing Orphanage in Haiti.  Phil and Lonnie Murphy were the missionaries that started and ran the orphanage for about 25 years.  It is my hopes that having our kids see the importance of giving to missions will run through into adulthood.  I am so proud of the children this week in raising $116.68.  There were also hats set on the tables after the closing program and another $25.00 was added to what the children raised.   

I would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. THANK YOU!!  With out everyone that helped with VBS this year. I could not have done it with out you.  For those of you who do the same things year after year thank you!  It is a great peace of mind to know that your part is taken care and taken care of well.  For those of you who are new and just jumped right in to help anywhere, the week would not have run as well with out you.  For those of you who helped in little ways and think that your part was nothing you are so wrong VBS takes everyone working together to do their little/big part and with out you VBS would not have been the great success that it was.  THANK YOU for a job well done. 

Jenniffer, Director VBS