The children assembled for Worship Rally each morning to hear a Bible story, sing and watch an inspirational DVD with the theme of Discover, Decide, Defend. Discover the truth about Jesus, Decide to give your life to follow Him, Defend your Faith.
Crafts and snacks are an important part of any children's Bible program.
Even more important in VBS is Bible Study.
My part this year was in preparation and serving snacks. Perhaps not as creative as crafts or as important as Bible study and missions, VBS would not appeal to kids without snacks. My poor aching feet!
Check out the feet of one of our North Carolina volunteers. One afternoon after VBS we took the team into the Isabelle Pass to play in the snow and ice. This young man is proving how macho he is by standing on the snow covered ice.
Other afternoons after VBS and lunch, we volunteers worked on caulking the logs of the sanctuary. Two years ago we sanded and varnished the logs. The chinking needed to be replace. By completing the chinking (caulking) it will reduce the heating bill by half. So glad to be able to help since the morning temperature is still in the low 30s.
Friday after VBS and a hot dog/hamburger picnic we packed up a van and my RV to travel to Fairbanks where we stayed overnight at Faith Baptist Church. Saturday morning we were up at 4:00 AM and on the road by 5:15 to travel to Denali National Park. We boarded a converted school bus for a 67 mile trip into the park.
We prayed for Paul, our driver, as he negotiated the one lane, gravel road with ascents in fourth gear (gears grinding) and hoping we wouldn't face an approaching bus. That is the edge of the roadway beneath his elbow and a 1,000 foot drop.
We are now members of the "30" Club. Mount McKinley (better known today as Mt. Denali) is only visible 30% of the time due to it's own weather patterns of snow filled clouds. We were able to see this majestic mountain through out our trip.The mountain is 20,300 + feet tall. The dome is actually higher than the peak. Awe inspiring even from miles away.
In addition to moose, several caribou, and Dal Sheep perched precariously on the cliffs, we saw a grizzly sow with a new cub, and another sow with two yearling cubs. I'm running out of time to post so will send more pictures next time.
Returning to camp after dropping the North Carolina team at the airport in Fairbanks, Lynne captured this sunset at midnight. The cloud bank is caused by smoke from numerous wildfires.
Sunset today is at 12:02 AM and sunrise will be at 3:23 AM. Less than 3 1/2 hours of night, but even then it is not dark, just dusk.
Until I post again, pray for rain to help put out the wildfires. The smoke has been quite heavy.
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