The love of kids has been a lifetime passion for this young 85 year old woman. She has always taught Sunday School, VBS and held most of us as babies in the nursery. She is an amazing woman. What we love about our friend Hatie is that she remembers the names of a lot of the kids who have came through VBS. She tells us stories of how Jimmy* became a missionary or how Susie* became a State Senator and how God has used all those kids to make a difference for God.
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I did not grow up with VBS as a kid. It was not until I was 28 years old that I even understood what VBS was all about. Our church was recruiting volunteers for this thing called VBS and they needed some people to help with the game time. Me being the avid sports guy thought it would be fun to spend my evenings planning and doing games with kids. I signed up and received the material and was all set to have fun. Wow was I blown away at how extensive VBS really was. I came my first night and sat through the opening session and watched at how the kids learned many new songs and learned about the message for the night. When it came time for games, I followed the talk exactly how it was written and we played the games each night. At the end of the week I realized how working with those kids had impacted ME! Continue reading ‘Reached at an older age’
