June 18, 2004

Vacation Bible School is over today, and my sabbatical has unofficially begun. (It starts June 20). Our VBS was "Davey and Goliath's Camp Creation" this year, featuring the 'beloved' 1960s/70s icons Davey Hanson and his talking dog Goliath, which are characters owned by our denomination. VBS went well--112 children were registered, the second highest enrollment since I've been at Christ Lutheran. Not included in the 112 are 25 youth helpers who have completed grades 6-12, nearly twice the number from last summer. We had no major injuries, good attendance, and good offerings--one of which was an offering to help dig wells in Bangladesh. Twelve children are registered for our evening VBS program, July 11-13, which will be held while I'm on sabbatical. Most of my time tomorrow will be spent cleaning up from daytime VBS and organizing supplies and materials for evening VBS.