By Littleton Adventist News — Littleton, Colorado … “I feel absolutely ecstatic. It is amazing. I am floored at the work, detail, joy, and the love of God that is being poured out to my children. I’m so thankful,” commented Jacki Miller, Littleton church member and parent, on the Vacation Bible School held recently at Littleton Adventist church.

“You are treasured” was the message 65 children discovered during the four-day VBS held recently at the Littleton Adventist church.  The program was one of many Vacation Bible Schools held in RMC this summer.

Every evening, attendees began their adventure-packed night through songs, skits, and an animal buddy, learning about how God loves them because they are treasured by Him.  Volunteers from middle school to high school led children ranging from one to eleven in activities involving crafts, Bible lessons led by adults dressed as Bible characters, and games that often involved a water aspect to help cool the kids during the hot weather.

For Marcus Henry, a high school volunteer, it was a great way to obtain the community volunteer hours his school requires. “Of all the ways to get volunteer hours, this is definitely the funniest I could think of. VBS is always a good time. I remember attending VBS as a kid growing up and now volunteering is great. [I loved] going to the different stations and seeing kids be kids.”

For another high school volunteer, seeing the kids praise Jesus through song was the best part. “I enjoyed seeing all the kids being happy and all the videos we played. Also, seeing them dance to the music was fun,” Noah Warner, a high school volunteer commented.

The countless hours of planning and the detailed behind-the-scenes work that went into planning VBS was worth it for Alise Weber, Littleton pastor for family and children. “Absolutely it was worth it! VBS has a very simple message about how God treasures each child and I want every child to leave knowing they are very special to God.”

The best part of VBS according to Turi Kirkland, age 11, was “KidVid cinema because it had a lot of interesting videos and the games were fun.”

The event ended with a spaghetti dinner that featured homemade sauce, created by a church member, and snow cones for the kids and families gathered on the lawn. However, the one item that made the most memories and was thoroughly enjoyed by the children was the bounce houses including one that involved a water slide.

For the Littleton church, VBS culminates a summer of building multi-generational relationships among members to let them know that they are treasured and loved.

The relationship-building doesn’t stop because summer is over. The church is planning activities for the fall including a father figure and son camping trip and weekly dramas throughout the upcoming Exodus series.

–Littleton Adventist News; photos by Jon Roberts