The Classics Never Die

Well... they say the classics never die, and as another week of VBS comes to a close at the MHBC, I have to agree! Though there have definitely been changes, like no more trail mix on Thursdays (BUMMER!) and we had orange sherbert tonight instead of watermelon (the first time we haven't had watermelon on Parent Night since I can remember), it's still basically the same. The kids are still great... we still have fun... 3rd & 4th grade still gets candy (only now I'm giving it out instead of getting it!)... Susie still does music... Dan still does rec with whatever random assortment of youth boys are there... and kickball is still THE game to play! And, of course, Charlie the Church Checker shows up with his random and assorted group of Bobs. Tonight they serenaded us with "We Are Family," in honor of our theme, The Jesus Family Reunion. Trouble is, it sounded like no one could remember anything except the line "We are family," so mostly they sang that over and over. And, I tell you what, nobody can sing like Charlie the Church Checker... he doesn't hit the notes, he KNOCKS THEM OUT!

Another classic that never dies (much as we want it to sometimes) is Father Abraham. That song just won't go away! :) Of course, it's great for embarrassing people... see rec boys Charlie, Kyle, and Nate, who were tricked into doing it with the 3rd and 4th grade class because they made the mistake of walking upstairs during our music time! And, of course, Susie thought that Dave REALLY needed to do it for us tonight at Parent Night, so he did. I have it taped, complete with sound, but I just haven't figured out how to blog a video... so I'll keep working on that! :) You'll notice I'm not onstage with my kids... 3rd and 4th graders are big enough to handle it themselves! Plus, somebody's got to take the pictures! ;)

Well, with one day left, we are almost done with another year. And I have to stop and remember why we're really here. As funny as Charlie the Frog is... and as much as we all love Father Abraham, we're there for the kids, and I have a lot of fun teaching them, and helping them learn to be better Christians. As we head into tomorrow morning's evangelism talk, I find that several kids are really on my heart, just hoping that they put aside the junk that is in their life, the not so good home life they've had, or the need to be cool and impress, and listen to what Dave has to say tomorrow morning. We've got one last shot with this group of kids... here I go to give it my best! :) And maybe have a little fun along the way! If you've never taught or helped at a VBS... it's like no other experience you will ever have! You will be more exhausted every night when you go home... but you will never miss another Bible school, if you can help it!