VBS Night 6....

Well, we survived the week. Unfortunately the rain came down hard tonight which affected our numbers but we managed and we still had a good time. We were blessed to have 5 days of good weather. Even with the rain we still had 100 kids and 42 adults so that's nothing to complain about. Over the course of the week we registered 200 different kids for VBS and 68 of them still had perfect attendance as of tonight.

Tonight Gospel Man and Bible Boy took on Stealing Steve. After a chase that was slowed down due to a little run in with Officer Thurman, Stealing Steve managed to capture our two heroes with a huge net. When we left them they were hopelessly tangled. We'll have to wait for the live ending on Sunday night to see how it all turns out.

For our special activity tonight Thurman made a daring cycle stunt jump over 5 cars, a fire engine, and a bus. We had been really talking this up all week so the kids were really excited. The excitement was building all night and the kids were in a frenzy. Thurman prepared himself for the jump by donning his Superman shirt, protective gloves, a bulletproof vest, and a helmet. The cars were lined up and the ramps were in place.....and Thurman wheeled into the auditorium on his tricycle, surveyed the placement of the ramps and cars and began his approach. Unfortunately his legs were too long for him to be able to pedal the trike and he just didn't build up enough speed to be able to clear all the cars and the jump ended with Thurman and his trike overturned in a heap on top of the cars. He had to be carried from the stage but soon recovered and we're happy to say that he'll live to jump another day!

We've just had such an awesome week. God really showed us this week what we can do if we put Him first and seek His will with an open mind and a willing heart. Just as scripture says, we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength. We just have to believe it! A special thanks to all the people who made this week such a success. We are so blessed with such a wonderful group of people here at New Life. We thank God for each of you daily!