I spent most of the day working on plans for summer activities. I can't wait for vacation Bible school and camp!
I love the weekly activities that help to build and maintain relationships and commitments to God. But, growing up, camps and retreats were instrumental to my faith journey. So, I love the opportunities and possibilities that these events can bring! VBS was always fun and always is an exciting week where the whole congregation can work together to reach out to the children of the community. That is an awesome thing to think about! So, I love dreaming and planning for these events.
Today, I talked to people about camp and am excited that we may need a bigger cabin because we don't have enough room! Our connections with other churches is expanding and I love that our youth can connect with teens all around them who are going to be experiencing the awesomeness of camp with them!
While working on VBS, I started to list the people we would need- which came out to about 50. This seems like a long list, but I am already starting to fill it. So, I am envisioning 50 adults loving children of the community throughout the week! How cool is that?! I ordered our VBS package at a greatly discounted price. Then, I went online and posted on some of my church facebook pages asking if anyone had any of the extras. Several people have already responded with offers of their cool extras! Cool decorations and supplies- here we come. So, that leaves more of our budget for some of the other necessities to help make the week fun and inviting for the kids.
Lastly, I got a confirmation for the last link to the spring break mission trip. The 3 day trip means we are staying at a lot of churches along the way there and back. So, I've been busy confirming all of the places. The last one just confirmed tonight!
I love that the Methodist Church is a connectional ministry! By connecting with other churches, we are all able to bring more children and youth to know and build a relationship with God! We also get a chance to build relationships with each other.
So, where was God today? He was in the connections He helped bring together.
Blessings,
Jennifer
I love the weekly activities that help to build and maintain relationships and commitments to God. But, growing up, camps and retreats were instrumental to my faith journey. So, I love the opportunities and possibilities that these events can bring! VBS was always fun and always is an exciting week where the whole congregation can work together to reach out to the children of the community. That is an awesome thing to think about! So, I love dreaming and planning for these events.
Today, I talked to people about camp and am excited that we may need a bigger cabin because we don't have enough room! Our connections with other churches is expanding and I love that our youth can connect with teens all around them who are going to be experiencing the awesomeness of camp with them!
While working on VBS, I started to list the people we would need- which came out to about 50. This seems like a long list, but I am already starting to fill it. So, I am envisioning 50 adults loving children of the community throughout the week! How cool is that?! I ordered our VBS package at a greatly discounted price. Then, I went online and posted on some of my church facebook pages asking if anyone had any of the extras. Several people have already responded with offers of their cool extras! Cool decorations and supplies- here we come. So, that leaves more of our budget for some of the other necessities to help make the week fun and inviting for the kids.
Lastly, I got a confirmation for the last link to the spring break mission trip. The 3 day trip means we are staying at a lot of churches along the way there and back. So, I've been busy confirming all of the places. The last one just confirmed tonight!
I love that the Methodist Church is a connectional ministry! By connecting with other churches, we are all able to bring more children and youth to know and build a relationship with God! We also get a chance to build relationships with each other.
So, where was God today? He was in the connections He helped bring together.
Blessings,
Jennifer
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