Blessed in Sisseton, South Dakota: Reuniting with our Dakota Alliance Church Family

                                                                         VBS  Day 1 2015 

                                                             Finding your voice

                                                                       Painting

                                                               Thank you Pastor Richard
   

                                                          Lunch time with new friends.

Psalms 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God.

Team members all arrived safely on Tuesday evening and began preparations for Vacation Bible School.  Excitedly, we met and unloaded all the supplies for the week, and met with Pastor Richard.
Thank you to Pastor Richard and the Dakota Alliance Church for hosting us this week.
We are deeply honored to be here in Sisseton.  For our family, this is our fifth year, and we continue to be moved as Claudia and Timothy are eager to help out. We are especially blessed seeing their faces light up as they build lasting memories with church family here in Sisseton.

Our day began early this morning as we held our team meeting and devotions prior to beginning our day.  Joel L. held devotions this am and encouraged everyone in our group to utilize their gifts and talents for the Lord this week.

As we prepared for the VBS activities, we could hardly wait for the children to arrive.
All the families, and children gathered in the sanctuary to begin our week singing and praising the Lord.  All the children were delighted to see a puppet show.  Thank you Mr. Dance~ and our theater team.

Our day has been fully blessed as we held a morning VBS for elementary and preschool children, served lunch, and held a finding your voice activity in the afternoon. T-shirts were tie-dyed in vibrant colors as we learned about being the hands and feet of Jesus.


 Gusty winds kept us all cool during our sunny afternoon, but let up just in time for our traditional campfire.

During the afternoon, many team members worked diligently in building a ramp up to the church. After supper, we enjoyed visiting around a campfire roasting marshmallows and having a Jiffy Pop popcorn popping contest!   God is so good! We can hardly wait for another beautiful day tomorrow.

Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement.  

Please continue to pray for the physical and spiritual health for all children and families attending VBS this week.

Upcoming:

Tomorrow we will hold Day 2 of VBS and visit a nursing home in the afternoon.