We are about 2 weeks away from Community VBS. During these final weeks we are praying for our different areas.So far we have covered Family Leaders, Snacks, Crafts and games. This week we focus on Bible Time!
The Bible stories are the foundation of VBS. The lessons are what drives the games, snacks, crafts and music. The Bible story leader is also a representative of the Community VBS. Their character,witness, love of the Word and love of children are vital to communicating Biblical truths to children. This year we are blessed with Mikey Bishop as our Bible teacher. Mikey and his wife Val are rock solid Christians and he has a long history of ministry to youth and a great heart for the poor.
Mikey will play the role of the Apostle Paul under arrest in Rome. He will share with the kids the adventures he has experienced with Jesus. Mikey will also have a person role playing a Roman guard who will hear the good news about Jesus for the first time right along with the kids. This is sure to be exciting, inspirational and fun. Here are some suggested prayers for our Bible story leader:

* Pray that Mikey will be lead of God in his preparation for the lessons
* Pray that God will help Mikey in the role of Paul
* Pray the God would plow up good soil in kids hearts to receive the seeds of the Gospel
* Pray that God would bless the person who plays the role of the Roman guard
* Ask God to keep the distractions low and the kids attention levels high
* Pray that God would help the fruits of His Spirit to be bountiful in this station during VBS week
* pray for whatever else God lays on your heart for Bible story time
* ask God to show you whatever else He would have you pray for concerning the Bible Story Time

Psalm 119:103 103 How sweet your words taste to me;
they are sweeter than honey. NLT.

Game Time! VBS Prayer Week 4

We are about 4 weeks away from Community VBS. During these final weeks we are praying for our different areas.
So far we have covered Family Leaders, Snacks, Crafts and this week we focus on Games! Gary Moore from the Nazarene church has been with us since we began doing VBS at the Grove and he does a Fantastic job! Gary has told me how he loves running into kids at Wal-mart and hear them say "hey! I know you, your the game guy from VBS!" That is a big part of VBS, connecting with kids with our gifts and touching their lives with the love of Jesus in such a way as they have positive connections to the Gospel. Here are some suggested prayers for games:

* Good weather!
* Kids safety
* kids would be good sports
* Gary would be able to find all the supplies for the games
* The games would help communicate the Gospel lesson for each night
* The games would be fun & wet!
* God would take care of Gary's locksmith jobs while he is at VBS
* Grace to work with the large groups
* Pray that God would help the fruits of His Spirit to be bountiful in this station during VBS week
* pray whatever is on your heart for games
* ask God to show you whatever else He would have you pray for concerning games

Nehemiah 8:10
...the joy of the Lord is your strength!”

We are about 5 weeks away from Community VBS. During these final weeks we are praying for our different areas. There are many aspects we could focus on but the ones that we are concentrating on are:

1. Family Leaders
2. Snacks
3. Crafts
4. Games
5. Bible Time
6. Teens
7. Kids

So far we have covered Family Leaders and Snacks. This week we focus on Crafts. Kathy Hampton and Oxford Church of God have joined us this year for VBS and they will be heading up our craft station. We are glad to have them with us and here are some suggested prayers:

* Pray that Kathy and her crew adjust well to our outdoor format
* Pray that the Market Place theme of this VBS goes over well
* Pray that all needed supplies and preparation goes well for the craft crew
* Pray for the crafts that have been selected work well within the allotted time frame
* Pray that the crafts help connect kids with the Bible story
* Pray that the teen helpers do well helping in this station
* Pray that anything that is painted is dry when it is time for kids to go home
* Pray that God would help the fruits of His Spirit to be bountiful in these leaders during VBS week
* pray whatever is on your heart for the craft team
* ask God to show you whatever else He would have you pray for concerning crafts

Deuteronomy 16:15 (New International Version)
For the LORD your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.