WETASKIWIN VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL BLESSES MANY

After two years of no summer Vacation Bible School for the children of the Wetaskiwin Seventh-day Adventist Church and the community (due to pandemic restrictions and hesitancies), a group of eager volunteers from the church congregation started planning for this summer's program back in the spring. The theme chosen was “Cactusville,” a fun-filled, active program with a southwest flavour for all the little“buckeroos” and “cowpokes” who would join us.

Utilizing numerous promotional opportunities, we were so excited as a family after the family started calling us to register their children in July and early August prior to the program starting on August 8. In total, sixty-five children between four and eleven years old attended the week-long VBS program, run by fourteen team members from our church family. Of these children, twenty-three were from church member families, while forty-two were from community families. The program went very well, and we were excited to fill our church sanctuary with children and their parents for a final closing program at the end of the week, all having had a wonderful time together!

Because of the influence of our VBS this year, two new students have registered and now attend Peace Hills Adventist School, and some thirteen others have indicated they are registering to be a part of our Peace Hills Adventurer Club ministry, which should grow our club to approximately thirty-five children for this year. We look forward to building strong relationships with these children and their families and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with them all year long! The value of children’s ministry programs as evangelistic tools should not be underestimated. While we still wait to see what God will do from this year’s efforts, we know we are ready to cooperate with Him to bless His children (older and younger alike)!

Submitted by Jason Williams, Pastor (Wetaskiwin and Warburg Churches)