Tuesday of Bible Camp October 2

Galatians 3:26-27

 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

Rhonda Grant ready for anything with her backpack and hat.  Ready to tackle games with 75 precious children who attended Bible Camp.

  I was in charge of crafts and today they decorated slippers.  I felt like this guy from Cinderella fitting 75 little, dirty feet.

Water from the tap.  The children use the communal glasses - no wonder we are all so sick all the time. Germs!

Rhonda and Ginger teamed up games with music. For musical chairs the children sang.

They separated the wee ones for their own set of musical chairs - except that no one ever got out.

Fun, fun, fun playing games.

Inside the church Jessica Harrison lead the Bible study today on FAITH.

One child answer to what faith is, "To take the step that something is true."

Galatians written in Zulu.

100 pairs of slippers, or to American flip-flops, or to Afrikaans slops.

Boys using paint markers to write on their slippers.

Girls waiting patiently for their turn by coloring.

Sweet messages they wrote.  "God is love me."

Joe drew a basketball court.

How funny that this child wrote Lutheran Church???

Sweet girls

This is the reason I left my children, job, Solomon, and all that I loved in America.  These children understand that JESUS LOVE ME.

With all the children trying them on to find the correct size, they sure got dirty.  The funny thing was when I asked each child what size they wore they ALL said size 3.  Didn't take me long to know by looking about what size they wore and it WASN'T a size 3.

At Bible Story time they drew pictures of 'faith.'

Galatians 3:26-27

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

In Zulu, now try saying it!

Jessica and some helpful helpers.

Busy, busy, busy decorating their slippers.

The 100 are thinning out - yikes I hope everyone gets a pair at fit!

These are the cheeky boys - always working a scam.

Thankful that they all love to color, no matter how old they are.

Trying them on to see what fits.  It was an act of faith purchasing 100 pairs without knowing anyone's shoe size.  Thank you Jesus that it all worked out.

Sweet tiny girl with new slippers.

They were so very proud of their slippers.

Drawing 'faith'

Displaying for all to see.

Review, review, review...

First in English - then in Zulu.

Group closing with more singing with Ginger leading us.

The absolute best part of the day was being in Ntshongweni in the afternoon and seeing the children of the township walking around in their new FAITH slippers. So another awesome day serving the Lord at Bible Camp.

Monday of Bible Camp October First

Galatians 3:26-27

 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

Four, 4, this is the fourth Vacation Bible School I've had the humble privilege to participate in. 

October 3 -7, 2011, March 26-30, 2012, June 25-29, 2012 and this week.  Every time there is a break in the school year, the Lutheran church in Ntshongweni leads a Bible Camp. 

This week we are blessed with two fellow Americans: Jessica Harrison and Rhonda Grant.  Here Jessica is getting ready to lead the bible story by writing the Bible Verse and main themes on paper on an easel.

All Jessica's supplies ready for the week of teaching the children about Christ Jesus and his clothing us with his love and blessings.

Here in the preparation time, Ginger hangs up the colorful sheets of the song the children will sing all week. Rhonda is helping as are some boys. Each song will teach the truth of Jesus.

Poor Rhonda probably had it the roughest having to be outside in the hot sunshine all morning playing games with the precious children.  Here they play ball toss.

No one on the planet sings more beautifully than the Zulu people.  NO ONE!  Here a little girl leads her peers in some songs.

I lead the craft time as the four groups, divided by age, rotated through Bible Story, Music, Games and Crafts.  My first group of the oldest children 12+ were just 3 boys. Here they are playing the dot game since they quickly assembled their cross and bead necklace.

Next group of children and with the girls sitting at one table, make their necklaces.

Boys at the other table - they sit like that on their own.

Across the sanctuary, Jessica is teaching about how God loves ALL people.

Necklaces are easy to string together so we fill the time with a game of UNO.

Lovely necklace to remind each person of the sacrifice Jesus made for us on the cross.

Girls finished their necklaces and had time to color.

Lovely lady with her cross.

The day ended on the soccer field with snacks, more singing and closing prayer.

Ginger Taff, world's greatest music leader!

Group circle for closing to a wonderfully blessed day in the Lord.