Highland Urban Musical Mission

First Night of VBS

We just wrapped up our first night of VBS at the Open Arms Home. Our own kids outnumbered the local kids, but things still worked out great. We had LOTS of infants and toddlers and, surprisingly, a group of five middle school kids, who were eager to participate.

Things seemed eerily familiar to me tonight. The same folks who do VBS and bible classes at Highland were just doing them at a different place. I wonder if that is what being mission-oriented is about - taking the good things that happen in your own faith community and bringing them out into the world.

At the end of the evening, we had an unplanned group meeting, where the kids talked about their experiences from the day and we talked about the events that will be coming up on Friday. We ended with a group prayer, with the parents holding hands as they encircled the kids.

Tomorrow: we do the musical at Christ's Haven and then have a second night of VBS at Open Arms.

posted by Matt @ Thursday, June 23, 2005