New Library Materials August 2012

The following materials have been added to the church library and are ready for check out.
Acts: Seeing the Spirit at Work by John Stott
Bonhoeffer, Pastor, Martyr, Phophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
Fireproof Your  Marriage Leader's kit  and DVD
The Love Dare by Stephan and Alex Kendrick
Serendipity Bible for personal and small group study

Henderson Settlement Update

HUMC sent a team of 16 short term missionaries to Henderson Settlement in Frakes, KY July 8-12. The team worked on two separate projects during the week. Project 1 was to build the other half of a room addition that we built during the 2010 mission trip. Project 2 was building a shed in TN. Here is a picture of project 1 being finished by the team working at Henderson Settlement during the week of July 23-27.

Day 5 SonRise National Park VBS

The theme for the final day of SonRise National Park VBS was True Hope. The bible story was about Paul and Silas singing and praising God in prison. In spite of their circumstances, their true hope was in Jesus.


We made dirt buddies in crafts to remind us that we should stick together and help each other. The animal for the day was the caribou. Caribou were created to travel in herds. God created us to travel together as well. Sometimes we forget that Jesus is always with us, especially when we're hurt or sad. So God has given us friends in our churches to help us remember that Jesus loves us, He is always with us and always helps us.

 We all enjoyed "Snowballs" (ice cream) topped with chocolate & sprinkles during snack time. The snack ladies did a great job of helping us keep up our energy. We had some yummy snacks at SonRise National Park this week.

Each family went home with a CD of all the VBS songs. If you pass a car with children in the back seat  singing, waving their arms, clapping their hands, and wiggling in their seats, it's likely they're listening to "Cool, Cool Summer" or "God Will Meet All Your Needs".


This year's VBS offering will support area food pantries. Throughout the week, we were encouraged to fill a tent with items that cannot be purchased at the food bank, such as laundry detergent, paper towels and toothpaste. Monetary donations were also accepted.

Day 4 SonRise National Park VBS

True Love was the theme for Wednesday night's activities.  We had very enthusiastic, praise-filled worship, played fun games, made cross sun-catchers in crafts, and had popcorn for our snack. In the skit, one of the contestants on True Nature Survivor sacrificed her 1st place prize so that another player could win the prize and fulfill a life-long wish.

We talked about Jesus' great love for all of us; that He died in our place so that we can be forgiven for our sin and live forever with him in heaven. We discussed what the Christian faith is all about and we rejoiced with one 6th grader who prayed with her adult leader and asked Jesus to be Lord of her life.  During the closing assembly, we all had an opportunity to pray and ask Jesus into our hearts. Even though there was a more serious tone during the evening, we still had lots of fun & laughter, singing & celebrating God's love. To quote one first grader, "We come to VBS because it's sooo cool."
    
     "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us." 1 John 3:16

Getting ready for sled relay races

Pastor Steve & Quinn telling a bible story

God will meet all your needs

Day 3 SonRise National Park VBS

Tuesday evening we focused on relying on God's word to help us obey God. When Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness, He used God's word to resist. We learned that when we're tempted, we also can rely on Scripture to resist temptation. Jesus gives us True Power.

In the skit, the 3 contestants of True Nature Survivor were all tempted to cheat in order to win last night's competition. The true winner was the one who came in last place but resisted the temptation to cheat.

During crafts, the children talked about all the things that they carry around in their school bags and what things they would carry in a back pack if they went on a hike. We also sometimes carry things we can't see--like anger, jealousy, sin and unforgiveness. We all agreed that we already carry enough heavy stuff around every day, so we shouldn't carry all the extra bad stuff. We decorated back packs to help us remember that Jesus gives us true power to resist temptation.

The children had a great time at games with the giant parachute and surfboard races. There was also some super soakers to keep everyone cool(er). "It is Written" is a really cool song we learned to remind us to depend on God's word. We also discovered that we have some very good dancers in our group. Even our adult group leaders got into the competition.

"God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out."

                                                                                1 Corinthians 10:13

Day 2 of SonRise National Park VBS

Day 1 of SonRise National Park VBS focused on True Peace. The children learned that Jesus is always with them and will always help them and give them peace in every circumstance. 

Day 2 was based on the SonRise National Park VBS foundational verse-- Philippians 4:19.  "My God will supply all your need according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus." The children learned that God takes care of them and provides all that they need. We are getting to know the players in the daily skits and have had fun watching them compete in the game show "True Nature Survivor". Everyone loves the music and is having a great time learning new songs and dance moves to go with them. Plus fun games, yummy snacks, interactive bible stories & cool crafts make for lots of fun & smiles. 

Creativity is messy

Our nests were warm, safe, and strong. 

Mon. Night snack--Trail Mix

VBS Props

HUMC has some talented artists who have devoted many hours to painting props for VBS.