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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Every year my
husband and/or I work at our church's Vacation Bible School and
send our kids to VBS. And every year right after it we are exhausted and
can't for the life of us think of doing it again the next year. After a
little rest and relaxation (and good sleep!) we realize how good it was and what
a difference it makes in the lives of the children who attend. So we are
buzzed about it the next year and volunteer all over again! I have great
memories of VBS as a child, and my children get to experience the very same
things.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>This year, our church
has again registered our limit of K-6th graders, not counting the Preschool
Program because that is only for the worker's children, and have almost the
same amount of adult/teenage workers. We hate to turn kids away, but
it happens every year.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>If you guys have kids ages
3-12 or so, I highly recommend that you find a Vacation Bible School in your
area and take your kids to it. No matter what they charge, it is worth
it! My favorite publisher of VBS materials is GROUP and their VBS program
this year is called Avalanche Ranch. If any church near you has that
one, GO!! It is a fantastic program that grabs kid's attention with
videos, great songs, crafts and snacks that have meaning, good Bible lessons
that you won't forget, and I could go on and on.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Well, that's enough from me
about VBS!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080
size=2>Jeanene</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>