Yokohama International Baptist (YIBC) Reaches the Unreached through VBS
REACHING KIDS AND FAMILY FOR CHRIST
FUN FACTS about 2019 VBS
at Yokohama International Baptist Church (YIBC) from YIBC pastor, Ben Howard
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Only 30 of the 138 enrolled in YIBC VBS were part of the church.
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138 YIBC used Lifeway’s “In the Wild” VBS curriculum
but, since more than
90% YIBC’S VBS Ran Tuesday thru Sunday
unsaved moms joined an adult class during VBS where they discussed the gospel and the lessons about Jesus in detail each day, primarily in Japanese.
of the children speak primarily only Japanese, the curriculum was heavily translated and adapted to work in a Japanese context. Along with Lifeway’s VBS songs, YIBC used songs with Japanese, and memorized the key verse in both Japanese and English.
FOR DADS
John 20:31
The last regular day of VBS was Saturday so that dads who normally work weekdays, could join in!
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VBS ended with an evangelistic worship service during which the children SANG SONGS to the many parents, and the GOSPEL WAS PRESENTED IN JAPANESE AND ENGLISH to go along with the message the children gave in the songs.
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