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VBS 2010 was extra special!
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| Everyone enjoyed the drum chorus under the direction of Sam Holmes! |
Vacation Bible School 2010
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| Peg Ewing presenting Nancy Smith with a stuffed elephant and our thanks for all Nancy has done to make this week's Baobab Blast such a great success. |
What an amazing week this has been! We had 44 Teachers and Helpers lead 108 children on an African Safari under the branches of the Baobab Tree.
We learned about Trust, Love, Follow, Care and Share. We saw some fabulous real-life snakes, owls, a beautiful hawk and met Petunia, the opossum at our Wildlife Show given by Kathy and Arliss Brigman. Our ears were piqued with live African animal sounds from Vee Thompson. Rhythm rocked the rafters with Sam Holmes and Norma Eaton teaching percussion on djembe’s at Madagascar Music.
Thanks to Connie Hospodar,violin. Storytelling on the Savannah from Charlotte McCloskey and Lauren Melton brought our Bible stories to life! Peg Ewing and Heather Golden mastered tons of energy for our Grassland Games! Cathy Smith, Bonnie Carlton and Beth Taylor took the children to the Kalahari for interesting and unusual crafts!
The Safari Canteen kept us going through the jungle with delicious treats from Lynn Dodson, Linda Lee Gordon and Lassie Dye! We visited the Serengeti and stood in awe at amazing science projects from Keith and Cathy Scott.
Our Safari leaders who safely brought us through this week are: Jennifer Berryman and Cathy Cowart, Nursery; Barbara Ress and Claire Carlton, 3’s and 4’s; Sonia Cargile and Suzanne Renick, K-1st; Ann Gezymalla and Sue Ceravolo, 2nd and 3rd; Bill and Jean Ann Miller and Toni Hicks, 4th-6th.
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| Arliss and Kathy Brigman held everyone's attention with the snakes and wild birds from Amicalola State Falls Park. |
Thank you to all of our volunteers: Linda Brashears, Nicolas Depoy, Ben Drew, Jeff Drew, Margie Bowyer, Margaret Anderson, Donna Geisert, Sofie Bolivar, Louise Johnson, Ruby Belins, Katie Chapman, Annie Carlton, Lindsay Wesseling, Tori Smith, Chloe’ Krhut and Laura Catherine Wallace.
Thank you to our Oasis Hospital staff who did a fair amount of doctoring: Janet Noyes, Charlene Terrell and Kathleen Ingram. Special thanks to Paul Renick, Justin Jordan and Jack Mitchell for all of the moving, toting, set-up and heavy work. A very special thank you to my personal assistants: Susannah Melton and Amanda Denkler.
Thank you to everyone who donated money to AFRICA JAM—we successfully helped a village of economically challenged teens in South Africa! My pith helmet is off to all of you for an outstanding. Baobab Blast Vacation Bible School!
Thanks be to God for his abundant blessings to us!
Nancy Smith
(Photos by Lynne Dodson, Valerie Doll, Peg Ewing, Heather Goldman, Melissa Lowrie)
Mark Your Calendars - VBS is taking off to Egypt on June 13–17, 2011
Looking back on VBS in 2009...days to remember
Vacation Bible School at Big Canoe Chapel - June 15-19
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| Many smiling faces tell us the Chapel's Camp E.D.G.E. was a great success. |
Lynne Searfoss
2009 VBS Co-Chair
What a fabulous week at Camp E.D.G.E. VBS! We played, sang, studied, learned--Experienced and Discovered God Everywhere with 98 campers and over 30 volunteers.
The children, along with your help, raised $1,726.41 for our mission project in Haiti! With that, we can provide clean water to an entire village and build a home for a family!
Thank you for making a difference!
VBS 2009 - Camp E.D.G.E (Experience and Discover God Everywhere)
VBS 2008 - Another great adventure
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