It has been a fun-filled week at First Baptist. We held our annual Vacation Bible School (VBS). It is four days and one evening of singing, playing, studying and eating!

There are always fantastic snacks at VBS. Sometimes the music is “meh,” sometimes the videos we show that tell the gospel are less than impressive, and sometimes the kids act up in ways that end a volunteer’s kids’ ministry tenure, but there are always fantastic snacks.

At our VBS, we have lunch for all the servant volunteers and their kiddos. We make sure and thank them for helping make VBS all it can be, because without their help, corralling 100-plus kids from grades K-5 would be almost impossible.

We had a great turnout of adult servants this year. They all had smiles and seemed to really enjoy themselves. Some of them even danced along with the songs we learned. I can appreciate adults who don’t care if they look silly dancing along with the kids. They aren’t afraid to look silly, because they know that if even one kid turns his/her life over to Jesus, all the embarrassment of being a bad dancer is worth it!

Our adult servants have experienced the new life found in Jesus, and so they come and give their best efforts to pass on the faith to the next generation. They are willing to look silly, endure embarrassment, and even be vulnerable, all to see our kids find Jesus.

I am grateful for such adults. They epitomize what we find in the book of Romans. Romans 1:16, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes…”.

Do you know the good news? It is not just a story we hear at VBS every year; it is the power of God for salvation, and it will change everything in your life and, more importantly, your eternity.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Ty Houghtaling is the lead pastor at First Baptist Church. Contact him at ty@fbcartesia.


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