VBS has come to a close.

Our morning started off in an incredible way. A bald eagle flew around by the church and landed on the pier we were literally just feet away from this wild majestic animal. It was incredible. This was the third eagle we have seen this week! We saw a golden eagle earlier flying over the church. Yesterday Joe spotted a bald eagle sitting at the top of a tree and then today we saw the other bald eagle. The Native Americans have a belief that when an eagle flies over a place where a group is meeting, it means that the Creator is showing favor upon you and your group! So what a great way to start the day!

Today's Bible Point was God is in Charge. WAAAAAAAHOOOOOOO!!! And the Bible verse for today was, "If You love me, obey my commandments." John 14:15

Caitlin and Elizabeth left their crew bag at the hotel so Michael had to go back and get it for them once VBS started. While Michael was gone, Caitlin and the other music leaders led the kids in the songs and they did a great job. The kids were totally excited about singing the songs and sang their hearts out since it was the last time for them.

It was Sybil's turn to teach the lesson today and her lesson was about Naaman. Naaman had leprosy and Elisha told him to bathe in the Jordan River to rid himself of the leprosy. He did as Elisha told him and he was healed. Sybil had the crew leaders take an onion and rub the onion on the back of the kids' hands. This is representative of the leprosy on Naaman. Then the crew leaders took the child's hand and stuck it under water and began to rub the back of a spoon over the spot where the onion was rubbed. The amazing thing is that the onion smell disappears! This is representative of Naanam washing himself in the river and being cleansed of the leprosy. This kids were amazed!!

For crafts Alison had the kids make magnet mazes. The kids were able to draw their own maze on a piece of paper and then placed a raised plastic cover over the maze so as to allow metal pieces in the maze to be guided by a magnet from the underside. This represented how we need to let God be our guide and take us through the maze of life because God is in Charge. WAAAAAAHOOOOO!!!

The day closed with giving the kids all of the decorations and other unused projects and small items from Bible school. They were excited to get these but they were sad to go. The fun thing is that we will get to see the kids again at Chief Seattle Days.