VBS Wednesday - Get Praying!

VBS opened tonight with another visit to the rainforest, and we watched as Sean and the Professor finally returned to the outpost after being trapped on the wrong side of the rising river. But when they arrived, the door was locked and their repeated knocking could not get any response from the group inside. Sean worried that this was because they didn't like him and his jokes, but Professor Hinkley said that was nonsense, and that they should just keep trying. Sure enough, finally Antonio and Terri heard the knocks on the door and let them in.

In our classes, we learned about the Parable of the Midnight Knocker. This man was also knocking on a door to get some help, and although the person inside did not want to get up to find out what his neighbor wanted, the man persisted, kept knocking, and eventually the door was opened and he got some help. Jesus told this story to let us know that no matter what our circumstances, we need to ask for help, pray to God and keep asking, and our prayers will be heard and answered. This was our challenge for tonight: Get Praying!

In crafts, some of us made door hangers to remind us of the need to keep knocking. Others made maracas, which was a lot of fun. It got pretty noisy in the fellowship hall when everyone tried out their finished maracas. We realized that sometimes when we pray, we pray alone and quietly. But other times, we can pray (and praise!) loudly and all together.

We also found out we can sing loudly - with 91 kids in the sanctuary for the closing, we were singing louder than the music accompaniment! It was exciting.