First day of VBS!

In the morning we began setting up for the VBS which was scheduled to begin at one in the afternoon. Since the actual VBS had been planned, and most of the materials prepared, by us in the weeks before we came, preparation at the church only involved rearranging the chairs, setting up tables, checking sound, and laying out materials as needed.

Registration, which was accomplished smoothly, included recording the children's name and age, as well as taking each child's photo to be used in a craft later in the week.

We based this VBS on the "Wordless Book", in which coloured pages remind us of various things in relation to God's plan of salvation. The first page is the black one, which reminds us of sin. I told the Biblical account of creation, and how God created everything perfect in the beginning. However, because mankind disobeyed God, sin entered the world. Each one of us has done wrong, and our hearts are black with sin, I told the children. This separates us from the holy God who created us.

In the evening, we watched the sun set over the Rupert River, and the traditional dwellings standing along its banks. Shortly thereafter, the full moon rose: a glowing orb appeared above the treeline. Our second day, and we felt at home...