First Night of VBS

Well folks, the summer has finally arrived. You know it is summer by the sound of running children, the smell of exhaust fumes from church buses and church vans, and the smell of cookies and kool-aide. That's right vacation bible school is finally here. Tonight was our first vacation bible school/camp of the summer and we spent it in my home town of Columbus. I must confess that it feels a little strange to go back to the church that I grew up in and now minister to the children of kids I hung out with. Growing up in Columbus meant that Linda Taylor was the one who did VBS. I must admit that there are many things that I learned from Sis Taylor so I guess you could say that although she is not there this year in a way she is because she left a little part of her in me.

Tonight was great with all the kids and the excitement of a new theme for the Davis family. The had hoped for 52 kids this first night but they surpassed it with 57. I have challenged the kids that if they can get 85 kids by Thursday night that they can make me into a human smore...Chocolate, marsh mellows, and graham crackers. If you can image that on a hot summer evening. I had better go to bed. I left my wife and boys in Columbus because I have to go to work tomorrow (Tuesday) and am off the rest of the week.Please pray for us and for the church in Columbus that this week will be fruitful. Our goal is not for us to be seen and remembered, but to plant the seeds for the kingdom.