Colin did a great job learning his memory verses. He learned motions to go with them and was eager to show me at the end of the morning. When I asked the kids to tell me their verses, Riley would often say, "I don't think we had one." Then Colin would jump in and say, "Yes, we did!" and proceed to recite it. Of course Riley then had to correct any words he might have omitted. 
The most exciting thing that happened this week was my little girl giving her heart to Jesus. We were talking in bed one night about the story of the Good Samaritan. It had been the Bible story at VBS that morning. Riley, who has a strong sense of justice, wanted to know if the police caught the guys who beat the man up so Pop-pop could put them in jail. We talked about how that wasn't really the point Jesus was making. She told me that what the men had done was sin, and they were very bad. This led to a discussion of how everyone sins. Before I knew it, Riley was sobbing about her own sin and asking me to help her tell God she was sorry. We talked about how Jesus loves us so much, he paid for our sins by dying on the cross and he conquered death when he rose from the dead so we can be with him. All the pieces came together and Riley gave her heart to Jesus. I can't begin to describe to you the joy of knowing that your child's name is written in the Book of Life and the privilege of praying with her. Amen!!!
The most exciting thing that happened this week was my little girl giving her heart to Jesus. We were talking in bed one night about the story of the Good Samaritan. It had been the Bible story at VBS that morning. Riley, who has a strong sense of justice, wanted to know if the police caught the guys who beat the man up so Pop-pop could put them in jail. We talked about how that wasn't really the point Jesus was making. She told me that what the men had done was sin, and they were very bad. This led to a discussion of how everyone sins. Before I knew it, Riley was sobbing about her own sin and asking me to help her tell God she was sorry. We talked about how Jesus loves us so much, he paid for our sins by dying on the cross and he conquered death when he rose from the dead so we can be with him. All the pieces came together and Riley gave her heart to Jesus. I can't begin to describe to you the joy of knowing that your child's name is written in the Book of Life and the privilege of praying with her. Amen!!! I was going to post some video of the closing program on Friday, but I'm experiencing some technical difficulty. I will have to try again later, but I will leave you with some VBS quotes from the kids.
Colin: When I grow up, I want to be Mr. Randy!
Note: Mr. Randy is our Pastor of Worship Ministries and he, along with Mr. Steve, lead the kids in worship and perform some hilarious skits. Colin is still talking about Mr. Randy smashing a watermelon.
Riley: Colin, you need to ask Jesus to forgive your sins . . .cuz you sin ALOT!
I guess we still need to work on fine tuning those evangelism techniques.
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