Glorify

Today we completed VBS week, and it was very bittersweet. As exhausting as it was, we had so much fun with the kids. We have already seen a lot of what we did with them sticking in their minds. Today our theme was glorify so for the skit we presented them with the story of Jesus' death and resurrection and then explained to them the Gospel message. Then we had a free day to hang out with them, showing that now we have freedom in Christ. In preparation for the day with the fun and this heavy topic, yesterday we went through a nearby village and invited any kids we saw to come today. They responded extremely well to our invitation because today we estimated having 50 more kids than we have had in previous days. It was also really encouraging because as we walked through the streets, kids called us by name. Monica seemed like a local celebrity since kids would go "whoo whoo!" which was her team cheer. Another way that we knew they were soaking in what we did at VBS was that multiple times we heard some of the younger kids singing worship songs that we had taught them.

On Wednesday, our theme was endurance so we did a skit about the life of Joseph. The kids loved it! We continued with teaching them basketball and volleyball that day, as well as introduced them to frisbee. Then on Thursday we talked about training. Our skit was about how Jesus avoided temptation in the desert because he had the biblical training to know how to withstand and respond to Satan. To go along with the theme we had training stations that they could do. Monica taught the kids how to stretch and run so that they could do so in a healthy way on their own. Tim continued their basketball training, and Mari did relay-type drills with them. It was actually hilarious to watch because she had the kids running left, right, forward, and back, and then dropping to the ground at each blow of her whistle. That was a fun day for the kids though.

Thursday was also fun because the team decided to go out and play basketball with the kids in the afternoon. We played hard for awhile with even teams and we had a lot of fun, but the boys were discontent. Cris and Tim wanted to play together so we played Cris and Tim versus everyone else. Let's just say it went badly for everyone else. They showed us up pretty well, but hey at least the kids have a good example of something to strive for when it comes to skill in basketball.


Overall VBS week went extremely well and we were sad to say goodbye to the kids, but there is still a lot more work to be done here at Agape Children's Village. This weekend we are helping out at a church in a nearby village, teaching them how to evangelize. If you could be praying for that whole experience, that would be great. We have really appreciated all the prayer you guys sent our way concerning sickness. We are all feeling a lot better and your continued prayers for not just us, but for the health of the entire village, would be amazing.

To see more pictures from VBS week go to Uganda 2012 Album 4