Local churches have once again combined their efforts to organize Vacation Bible School (VBS). This year’s theme is “Weird Animals: Where Jesus’ love is one-of-a-kind!”
VBS will run July 7 to 11 at the Drayton Reformed Church (74 Wellington St.), and is offered to all children in the community who have completed JK up to those who have completed Grade 5.
This year’s mission project will be supporting World Vision in Rwanda as they bring clean water to communities and prevent child disease and needless deaths from drinking dirty water.
Each day children will be encouraged, if they are able to bring in money to help with this project.
On the last day of VBS, July 11 at 10:45am, the community is invited to attend the VBS closing program.
“We encourage everyone to mark this date on your calendar – the children’s enthusiasm is contagious,” organizers state.
“Kids love crazy, weird animals – the weirder the better. So we searched the globe for the most special, unique, rare, never-before-seen animals we could find to help kids discover what Jesus one-of-a-kind love means in their lives.”
Community members are invited to join the zoo crew by registering their children to be a part of Weird Animals at VBS or volunteer to help out.
Anyone not able to volunteer but still wanting to help is encouraged to donate a gift card from the Drayton Foodmarket to help buy snacks for the week. Cards can be given to Tracy Kabbes or dropped off at the Drayton Reformed Church Office.To register or volunteer go to www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/draytonvbs.
Organizers note that, for teenagers, helping at VBS can count as high school volunteer hours. For more contact any of the churches’ VBS representatives, and or e-mail/call Tracy at kabbespatch@hotmail.com/ 519-638-3349.
