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On August 18-20th, we had two on-site sessions each day for three days. Participants were able to register for either the morning or the evening on-site sessions or could choose to participate from home and a take home packet with supplies will be provided to their family.
For those that registered for the at-home option, we used a “social distance awareness”-friendly VBS called Backyard BOLT: Towards Faith in Jesus. With minimal preparation, easy-to-follow instructions, and a video that leads you and your kids step-by-step through each of the 3 days, BOLT is designed for you to carry out with your family at home. It’s so simple!
Whether they participated during BOLT on-site or at-home, the children participated in fun games that illustrated what it means to listen to, focus on, and follow Jesus. Each day’s experience lasted about an hour and a half (two hours for on-site sessions). It was a great experience for kids of all ages!
We wanted to take this COVID-19 crisis and turn it into an outreach opportunity! We encouraged our church families as they were comfortable gathering with others, to invite their neighborhood kids, friends, and family to their houses for BOLT. We challenged our families to share the good news of Jesus with others in our community!
Much fun was had by all and we thank those that volunteered to make it happen! Praise God for an opportunity to still experience Vacation Bible School in 2020!
In Him,
Paula Holmen, Children’s Ministry Director
For those that registered for the at-home option, we used a “social distance awareness”-friendly VBS called Backyard BOLT: Towards Faith in Jesus. With minimal preparation, easy-to-follow instructions, and a video that leads you and your kids step-by-step through each of the 3 days, BOLT is designed for you to carry out with your family at home. It’s so simple!
Whether they participated during BOLT on-site or at-home, the children participated in fun games that illustrated what it means to listen to, focus on, and follow Jesus. Each day’s experience lasted about an hour and a half (two hours for on-site sessions). It was a great experience for kids of all ages!
We wanted to take this COVID-19 crisis and turn it into an outreach opportunity! We encouraged our church families as they were comfortable gathering with others, to invite their neighborhood kids, friends, and family to their houses for BOLT. We challenged our families to share the good news of Jesus with others in our community!
Much fun was had by all and we thank those that volunteered to make it happen! Praise God for an opportunity to still experience Vacation Bible School in 2020!
In Him,
Paula Holmen, Children’s Ministry Director
June 3-7, 2019 |
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Last year's Vacation Bible School was held June 3-7, 2019. Vacation Bible School continues to be a true testimony and huge demonstration here at NL Covenant of the “body of Christ” in action as the children experienced a week of the “Incredible Race”. The kids learned songs, memorized scripture, made crafts, ate snacks, and played games all in the context of a race around the world.
Our theme…“The Incredible Race…One Family. One Race. One Savior.”…a race that began at the Garden of Eden and continues until this day. A race made up of all people from all time. The human race! As we moved from continent to continent in The Incredible Race, we made stops at various times before, at, and after the largely important Tower of Babel incident and saw how it matters greatly today! We discovered our need to yield our lives to Christ as He reaches out with His love! We had over 120 kids attend throughout the week and 70 adults and youth who helped. About half of those kids participating, are not from regularly attending families. We served about 700 meals/suppers to people throughout the week. The kids and adults raised just about $700 for the VBS mission project, which was to help provide PE equipment for the Youth Group's July 2019 mission trip to the Blackfeet Nation in Montana to share with the children they served there. Praise God for a great week!!
Our theme…“The Incredible Race…One Family. One Race. One Savior.”…a race that began at the Garden of Eden and continues until this day. A race made up of all people from all time. The human race! As we moved from continent to continent in The Incredible Race, we made stops at various times before, at, and after the largely important Tower of Babel incident and saw how it matters greatly today! We discovered our need to yield our lives to Christ as He reaches out with His love! We had over 120 kids attend throughout the week and 70 adults and youth who helped. About half of those kids participating, are not from regularly attending families. We served about 700 meals/suppers to people throughout the week. The kids and adults raised just about $700 for the VBS mission project, which was to help provide PE equipment for the Youth Group's July 2019 mission trip to the Blackfeet Nation in Montana to share with the children they served there. Praise God for a great week!!