September 2009 VBS

We just had a great week with our VBS in Sompovloun, Cambodia. We had an eclectic team this year - two people from Seattle, one person from Nebraska, 3 people from Phnom Penh, and myself. We also had some of the youth helping the younger kids with their projects. So it was a great team effort - and fun to have such a diverse group.


Our team:


Every morning we started with singing, memory verse, and a lesson on the armor of God.




We had a daily craft putting on the armor we learned about
each day.





After Bible time, the boys worked on their skill - carpentry.
They spent the week making a box with hinges and a lock.




The final product:



The girls each made a small quilt by hand:










In the afternoons the team had various projects.
Two afternoons they put in a garden for a widow that
had broken her wrist.



Two other afternoons the kids and the team
went throughout the community picking up
trash.



And the final afternoon we had a program for the
parents. They learned all about the armor of God,
saw the children's projects from the week, and then
shared a snack.




We praise God for many answers to prayer this week: the rain did not interrupt any of our activities, no one was injured from the tools or projects, the children learned how to stand strong in their faith and how to stand against the enemy, they gained knowledge in lifelong skills, and they helped their community.

Thanks to many of you who prayed for us through this week, and for giving financially to make this week happen.

Blessings,
Gayle